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Old May 3rd, 2008, 13:45   #40
azpilot84
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Default Re: Military or Civilian??

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Originally Posted by Hacker15e View Post
Although you don't pay out of pocket for USAF flight training, it's not at all "free".

In fact, the joke goes that you pay for your "million dollar" training "one nickel at a time, shoved up your @ss."

If you count all the intangibles, like the 10-year training contract and the fact that you can't say 'no' when you bid a bad schedule, it is far from free.
I made a point of not saying it's free but that you don't pay any $ for it. It costs quite a lot... sometimes your life.
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