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Thinking about the Airforce
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daveleau
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Are you planning on going into the USAF after college and going in as an officer or going in after high school and joining the enlisted ranks? We have both aspects of this covered by active duty USAF members posting in this thread, so we can answer anything you need. And we can give you realistic interpretations of what recruiters tell you (some can stretch the possibility of things). Also, if you'd like to talk, PM me your phone number and I'd gladly discuss anything you like.
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I'd give ya my phone number, but I'm stationed in England right now 
On a side note, it's pretty difficult to get into the Air Force right now, and probably the Navy as well. My AFSC for example has completely halted training for my career field.
On a side note, it's pretty difficult to get into the Air Force right now, and probably the Navy as well. My AFSC for example has completely halted training for my career field.
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Negative - My source about.com said the only people who didn't meet their goals for FY 2004 was Army Guard and Air Guard.... The article did say that the army will be beefing up its recruiting program this year....
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While it may be better to ask someone involved with Army recruiting who would know more than either of us, the fact that the Army is involved with the Blue-to-Green program and activated Stop-Loss procedures tells me something.
Besides, current manning levels and recruiting aren't the same thing.
Besides, current manning levels and recruiting aren't the same thing.
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Yep, it depends on the amount of people getting out versus the projected amount the Army thought would get out. This number with the total manning numbers is what drives the recruiting goals. I believe the recruiting goals for the USA are going to go up over the next couple of years as the USA has many people jumping ship because of long deployments. It is sad, but...hopefully I am incorrect. The USN numbers may go up as well, but I think the USAF numbers will go down.
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Warsong, you're in USAF but you're over in England correct? Just wondering. By the way you're picture is awesome. dptaylor if you got questions about Academy let me know I'll answer them best I can.
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Actually, the Army has been meeting their recruiting goals, but (at least in my opinion) the main reason why is because they're offering obscene amounts of money to new combat arms recruits as enlistment bonuses.
Of course, the stop loss is not hurting the numbers either. I'm one of the lucky ones - I ETS'd last month and missed my unit's stop loss by mere days. I'm now working as a Gov't contractor.
My advice is that if you're going to do the military, GO AIR FORCE, if you can. Much better quality of life and much better jobs. I have a link on my website I call "75 Things I Hate About the Army", and on the list, I put "It's not the Air Force" about 4 times. That should tell you all you need to know...
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Of course, the stop loss is not hurting the numbers either. I'm one of the lucky ones - I ETS'd last month and missed my unit's stop loss by mere days. I'm now working as a Gov't contractor.
My advice is that if you're going to do the military, GO AIR FORCE, if you can. Much better quality of life and much better jobs. I have a link on my website I call "75 Things I Hate About the Army", and on the list, I put "It's not the Air Force" about 4 times. That should tell you all you need to know...
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