Duty Boom
Boom operator advice?
I leave for Air Force Basic Training and after that I am going to be an in-flight refueler. Just wanted any advice you have. I am really excited and I have researched it a lot but never actually met anyone who does it. So I have a few questions. Do you deploy a lot? What are the possible duty stations, permanent and TDY? Best/worst parts?
any insight you have would be helpful.
and to anyone currently serving in any capacity, thank you.
I can't exactly answer your questions, but can give you some insight.
Here's the job description and where all you'll be going to tech school. It used to have a link to assignments but that seems to be dead now.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjob1a0x1.htm
Where you'll be assigned depends on which plane you'll be on.
KC-10
Travis in California
McGuire in New Jersey
KC-135
Altus
Mac Dill in Florida
Fairchild in Washington
Kadena in Okinawa
Mildenhall in England
McConnell in Kansas
Grand Forks in North Dakota
Little Rock in Arkansas
Being on an air crew you'll be flying off somewhere all the time and not necessarily be returning that night. It may be the next day or two. The list of bases may not be entirely accurate it came from Wiki.
Good luck.
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