On Terminal Leave :)

thestaton

thestaton

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Just wanted to gloat that I'm finally on terminal leave!!! Being a load was a fun 4 years, that went by in the blink of an eye.

For anyone looking for a career change, hit me up and I'll get you in contact with the right people.

I'll never forget the saying from many who fly on the C-5. The only thing louder than the whine of the engines are the crew members :)

Off to pilot school.
 
Welcome back to civvy street my fellow load. Yup those 4 years go by quick, and you will probably never have better stories to tell as a result!

Get off to pilot training and keep us updated!
 
Speaking of Terminal Leave. . . I start my outprocessing time on Monday. Then start terminal leave on April 5th. Can't wait.
 
Congrats on the terminal leave! I got stop-lossed when I got out, so I didn't get to do that.

Good luck in the civilian world!
 
Terminal leave... ahhh... I'll be knowing the feeling in 3 months...

Congrats man... and thanks for your service.
 
I've been on Terminal since March 22. Its wierd. I feel as if I need to be at work tomarrow. Today feels like a Sunday.
It truly is a relief to be free again, well, somewhat free. My first drill weekend at March ARB is the 5th and 6th of May. Fun Stuff!!!
With all this free time, now I can finish my ratings :)
 
thestaton said:
Just wanted to gloat that I'm finally on terminal leave!!! Being a load was a fun 4 years, that went by in the blink of an eye.
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Me too! On terminal leave till 1 June, and I'm enjoying it! I've played more golf in the last month than I have in 10 years! Now if I can just find a job to pay the bills, all will be perfect! ;)
 
ChinookDriver said:
Sounds like a mad-dash military exodus these days. Wonder why...
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Well, in LOTS of cases it's cause the military is "force shaping," which in civilian parlance is "laying people off." In my case, I was passed over twice for promotion to Lt Col and was told my service was no longer required. They let me stay until 20 years so I could retire (thank goodness, since I was at about 17 at the time), but I wasn't allowed to continue past 20.

At the time it bugged me, and I fought it, but with each day that passes I'm realizing that it's all good.... :)

You see, we have too many people in the military. That's why we have guys in the Army on 12+ month rotations to Iraq, AF guys who are 120 days gone, 120 days back on a continuous basis, and so on.... sounds like an overabundance of people to ME!:sarcasm:
 
Fly4Pay said:
Well, in LOTS of cases it's cause the military is "force shaping," which in civilian parlance is "laying people off." In my case, I was passed over twice for promotion to Lt Col and was told my service was no longer required. They let me stay until 20 years so I could retire (thank goodness, since I was at about 17 at the time), but I wasn't allowed to continue past 20.

At the time it bugged me, and I fought it, but with each day that passes I'm realizing that it's all good.... :)

You see, we have too many people in the military. That's why we have guys in the Army on 12+ month rotations to Iraq, AF guys who are 120 days gone, 120 days back on a continuous basis, and so on.... sounds like an overabundance of people to ME!:sarcasm:
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Well, I was kind of asking that rhetorically, but I like your answer.

Passed over twice for LTC? Must've been AF, right? Cause they don't do to much passing over in the Army these days.
 
ChinookDriver said:
Well, I was kind of asking that rhetorically, but I like your answer.

Passed over twice for LTC? Must've been AF, right? Cause they don't do to much passing over in the Army these days.
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I realized it was rhetorical, but it was a good question! (and one that's been on my mind a lot as I packed up a lot of stuff...)

Yup, AF. In my particular aircraft, pilots are gettin' the shaft as far as promotions. SO... I get to start my new career here in a month or two (I hope--should know for sure this week or next).
 
Yup it's a bummer.

I managed to get ACC's Weather airmen of the year for 06, have a nice letter from Gen. Keys sitting on my desk.

Too bad. . . not worth the damage to the family that will be done if I re-enlisted, and deployed. . .no thanks, not anymore.
 
Thank you for your service. Instead of blowing hot air, you manned up, put your money where your mouth was, and showed what a real patriot is. You are a true hero.Now, youtr work isn't done. You must continue to contribute to a strong America, but you can do it in your own personal way.But not until after you bum around for a while - that's what terminal leave is all about, right? :)I remember my 60 . . . nice!
 
Rock on, good luck with civi life. Seems like there are a lot of Loadmasters on this forum. I can't wait to start cross training to be one
 
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