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Old 9th Jul 2002, 18:13
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B Sousa
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It depends on what you want out of it. I can only speak for those days gone by many years. I had fun and made good money. I now get a check every month just for breathing air. Something that has been brought up on other threads as of late (retirement).
Some of the guys who are currently flying in the Army can give you the latest. I do feel that they will mention, there are some real good points and then there are "additional duties" which take away from the enjoyment of flying. Further that numerous deployments from the U.S. playing World Policeman must weigh heavy on a family life, more so than what I was used too.
I knew I was in for fun when I got into a Cobra Cockpit and saw Mud on the pedals. So if you dont want to get your boots too muddy, you may want to look at other branches, namely Air Force where camping out is which Ramada Inn are We going to tonight, or the Navy/Coast Guard. Lots of Water, little Mud....

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