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February 22nd, 2007, 14:32
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| Old Skool  |  So long! Well, the day has finally come. I'm leaving jetcareers. Nah, don't get your hopes up! As I discussed with some people in SOCAL and others through AIM,etc, I have made the decision to drop out of Air Force ROTC. I was able to officially disenroll this morning and leave on a good foot with the commander willing to write a recommendation letter. Now on to my ultimate goal: Get hired at a guard unit! My test scores are extremely competitive and I'm very confident that I will get calls from guard units. Now I just need to do some networking and make those connections. For those in and looking at the AFROTC program, it's the easiest way to get a pilot slot: it just wasn't the best option for me. Yes, it is 146x more competitive to get on with a guard unit. It is a risk to drop out of ROTC and try for a guard unit, but it's something I've got to do. There's always OTS, and I still have the option to re-enroll in ROTC during my graduate studies. FF is once again a civilian! 
__________________ Charter Member - JC Pilot Motion Picture Society (JC PiMPS) "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor Last edited by frog_flyer; February 22nd, 2007 at 16:22. Reason: clarification |
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February 22nd, 2007, 15:31
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KSAT & K1T7
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  | Re: So long! That's great news and I hope everything works out for you my friend! BTW....I was at that A&M game on your avatar!
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February 22nd, 2007, 16:28
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere in the Northeast
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| Re: So long! DANG IT! I thought you were going to leave us! AHHHHHHHH!  Anyway congrats on your choice. I am SURE you will make things work out for you the way you want them to. Remember my friends offer! |
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February 22nd, 2007, 16:34
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winchestertonfieldville
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| Re: So long! Quote:
EDIT: Okay.. I care.
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February 22nd, 2007, 16:39
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| Old Skool | Re: So long! Quote:
Thanks bwade! Seggy, for sure. Thanks! This frees up my summer: NJC CHITOWN IS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG
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February 22nd, 2007, 17:40
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles soon to be phx
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| Re: So long! well now that you have free time start practicing. good that you left in good standing and got the commanding officer to write a letter of recommendation. best of luck dude. |
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February 22nd, 2007, 21:58
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona
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| Re: So long! From our dinner conversation in SOCAL (remember when I bought you dinner??), this seemed to be the direction that suited you best. Good luck! Everything will to fall into place sometime.
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February 22nd, 2007, 22:07
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PIT
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| Re: So long! Do you think you would recommend AFROTC at all? I think if I do go the military route that I will probably go through the ANG, but I'm still "researching." Tis a big committment...
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February 22nd, 2007, 22:38
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: san jose, ca
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| Re: So long! Hello! So I'm assuming you'll be doing NJC07-Vegas right? Alright, see you there!
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February 23rd, 2007, 17:13
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| Old Skool | Re: So long! Quote:
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February 23rd, 2007, 19:56
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
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  | Re: So long! Frog you know that the Guard mostly has older "A" model F-16's right? Don't know who sig it is but they say never fly an A model anything! It's all about the F-16C111one!!!one1111  |
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February 24th, 2007, 15:24
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2002
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| Re: So long! Can I ask what you didn't like about ROTC and why you dropped out? |
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February 26th, 2007, 20:42
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| Old Skool | Re: So long! Quote:
If you'd like to discuss the other thing you asked about, feel free to PM me.
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February 26th, 2007, 23:40
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002
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| Re: So long! I was just curious because I probably would be in ROTC or at one of the academies if not for a medical problem. |
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