air force reserves here, but i work full time at my base as a civil service position. the 2 jobs are tied together, i must stay in the reserves to do it, so during the week i come in as a civilian(they make us wear uniforms which is bullshit), and i still come in once a month and 2 weeks a year on military orders. this is an Air Reserve Technician(ART) position. it gets a little tricky because of the dual status but ill just give you a general idea of the goods and bads of being an ART.
Im an Aircraft mechanic on the C-5 in the Aero Repair(heavy maintenance) shop. basically we work on all the flight control, landing gear, and cargo door systems. anything thats big or moves, we change, rig, and troubleshoot those systems. I love the job that i do, but you gotta jump through a hoop of fire just to do a job because of all the regulations and management. you need to get some experience as a reservist before you can become ART but i can get more into that if you want PM me. Overall it was a great decision, definately changed my life for the better.
The Good:
The bad:
Adding to the bad… As mike told me the united states goverment issued pennies so the could be used as currency and a tool to take rivets off a multi million dollar plane… Or thats a least what Mike does.
oh yeah man. alot more. do they pay COLA as well?
my E5 BAH in the PNW was like 840 man… WEAKKKKK, my buddies E3 BAH in san diego was like 1500… and we both paid the same amount towards where we lived. he was making out big time.
FMFGSX
December 3, 2009, 2:01pm
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By moving to cali I’ll be making an extra $15000 a year.
beside the housing costs, living expenses arent much greater there, when compared to NY. sounds like a good deal. have fun
FMFGSX
December 4, 2009, 12:06pm
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Is there any other option? :lol