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| So I am a cadet in US Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps |
| This is me during Spring 2003 |
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| This is the rank I will have when I commission in June 2004 --> Second Lieutenant |
| What's in Store for Me? Graduate from NYU - May 13, 2004 (NYC) Commission into the USAF - June 1, 2004 (NYC) Off to Foreign Language Immersion - June 14-July 30 (Israel) Working at the Detachment - July 31-Aug 30 (NYC) ASBC (Officer School) - Aug 31-Oct 13 (Alabama) Military Intelligence Tech. School - Date TBA (San Angelo, TX) And then..... who knows? |
| But, what have I done? Well, I spent one year at Detachment 560 in the Bronx trying to learn everything I could about being a cadet and the Air Force, because the following summer (Summer 2003) I was off to Field Training (Boot Camp) for 6 weeks in San Antonio Texas, Lackland Air Force Base. It was hot, tiring, hard but a great experience now that I look back on it. I learned a lot about myself, and people and did things there that I don't think I would have been able to do otherwise. It was great, I think everyone should go through something similar, but know that only certain kinds of people would make it through. Overall, a great time, (although I hated pushups.) But, right before I went to Texas for basic, I went to Barksdale AFB, LA for some Professional Development Training. I had a whole bunch of fun hanging out with Intel. Officers, Navigators, Pilots, and just other cadets. It made me realize that this was definitely something I wanted to do with my life. Anyway, the below photo is of a bunch of there. I am the short one, duh. Now, I am back at Detachment 560 trying my best to learn all there is to being an officer so that when I commission in June I won't be totally clueless. And, at the same time am trying to pass on some of what I learned to the cadets that are just starting out and learning. Not too shabby... |
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