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Philgood · 01-20-2010, 07:13 PM

Im going into the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron doing RF Transmissions.

Im 29 - white - male - semi athletic and almost joined when I was 18 but wanted to go to college first. After school I did marketing for a few companies here in Florida and now I signed up to join the Air Force.

My girlfriend (soon to be fiancee) is proud of me but nervous because our squadron will be flying back and forth from Germany to Iraq and Afghanistan into combat zones to pick up critically injured soldiers. We will be in big C-130's so we wont exactly be stealthy and there could be a risk of surface to air missles hitting us or planes going down over the ocean, etc.

Of course we understand these risks when we sign up but I was just curious if anyone got any feelings about my joining and my time that will be spent serving.

Thanks!

01-20-2010, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Philgood Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6	Leaving for the military soon Im going into the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron doing RF Transmissions. Im 29 - white - male - semi athletic and almost joined when I was 18 but wanted to go to college first. After school I did marketing for a few companies here in Florida and now I signed up to join the Air Force. My girlfriend (soon to be fiancee) is proud of me but nervous because our squadron will be flying back and forth from Germany to Iraq and Afghanistan into combat zones to pick up critically injured soldiers. We will be in big C-130's so we wont exactly be stealthy and there could be a risk of surface to air missles hitting us or planes going down over the ocean, etc. Of course we understand these risks when we sign up but I was just curious if anyone got any feelings about my joining and my time that will be spent serving. Thanks!