Air Force People would like some info.

[Albuquerque30]

FRED taking it from both ends. Haha. I want to be a flyer later on in my career, but I've heard that a lot about the family thing, which is deterring me away from it. Do you mind saying what your AFS was?

[M-technik-3]

AFS? Not sure what acroynm that is. I am stationed at Westover ARB, have been there since 1996. I am x1a71 and I am an instructor as well.

[Ral]

Nice hot 125 degree evening in Djibouti. I will say flying gig is so much better than my other previous career fields in USAF. But it is not the job for having a family and trying to remain married. My marriage crapped out a few years back when i had decided to retire, so I stayed with the mistress.

I do live on the road alot...abroad the last 8 days and have 5 more on this trip. Depends on your lifestyle.

It's 120ish here in Bahrain. And it's Ramadan. We got really close to being sent to Djibouti- nearly had to divert there because the ship was in a sandstorm after 6 hours of flying to it- never been so happy to set foot on a ship.

I'm the only single pilot on my detachment- no idea how the married guys are gonna hold together after 9 months of scheduled deployment.

[slaterd]

I was gonna sign up for the AF bout a month ago, I already had a thread made for this. But I couldn't be away from Allison for more than 2 weeks let alone 9 months. Plus we plan on getting married so I decided against it. Newly married couples and the military is a disaster.
To OP: If you are really planning on going into the military you should think twice about getting married with your girl. At least wait for a bit while your in the service to see if your relationship can survive it. Most couples can't. So think twice about getting married if signing up.

[kickinindian]

the only reason i think i can do it is because we have gone 6 months away from each other and made it pretty easy, but i guess it is kinda easy for us because we trust each other, we both have been cheated on wayyyyy to much to do that.

[FLYNAVY]

the only reason i think i can do it is because we have gone 6 months away from each other and made it pretty easy, but i guess it is kinda easy for us because we trust each other, we both have been cheated on wayyyyy to much to do that.

This would of course depend on what you end up doing, but don't discount all the time you will also be away on TDY detachments during pre-deployment workups. My squadron isn't even in work ups right now, and I have been home a total of 4 days in the last 30 days....currently on my 3rd detachment since the beginning of July (including a week on the boat for one of them). You will probably be gone a lot more than you are home during an operational tour (or for AF dudes, a CAF tour). Just some food for thought.

[kickinindian]

yea i understand that, its really gonna suck, but both of us are gonna do our best to stick together, and if she cant do it, i told her when i was weighing the options, that if you feel that you have to go for the good of your sanity and heart then i understand go, id be heartbroken but thats life i guess.....

[FLYNAVY]

yea i understand that, its really gonna suck, but both of us are gonna do our best to stick together, and if she cant do it, i told her when i was weighing the options, that if you feel that you have to go for the good of your sanity and heart then i understand go, id be heartbroken but thats life i guess.....

Yep, not trying to make you doubt your relationship.....my wife and I are strong and make it work......plenty of time apart while we were in college, while I was in flight school and she was in grad school, etc, so it CAN be done. You just need to be realistic in your expectations, and those that you pass along to her....that is all.