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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... There was no waiting list. And a middle schooler like yourself would know this because...? The waiting list was hundreds long. You wouldn't know. |
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On 8 Sep 2004 04:54:03 GMT, Ian MacLure wrote:
Eris wrote in : [snip] Guard Association of Texas, was quoted in the press as stating: 'There were definately waiting lists. There wasn't any question about that.'.. But were they waiting to make the six year commitment including 2 1/2 years on full time active status required of pilots? Funny you've never answered this one simple question. IBM Yes they were, as I answered before, they were waiting for the Air force to open some slots for them to send men to Basic Training. There were no slots available at that time. If you were alive then, you would have a completely different perspective of this whole era. Eighteen months of full time commitment was nothing compared to 12 months of hell. |
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"Eris" wrote in message ... Yes they were, as I answered before, they were waiting for the Air force to open some slots for them to send men to Basic Training. There were no slots available at that time. There were four available pilot slots in the 147th FIG in 1968. |
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Steve McNicoll wrote in part:
There was a waiting list at Group level only due to a difficulty in getting slots in basic training. That "difficulty" couldn't have been too bad, as the USAF managed to close a basic training base in late 1968. What USAF basic training base was that? Rick Clark |
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"OXMORON1" wrote in message ... What USAF basic training base was that? Amarillo AFB. Lackland AFB became the sole USAF basic training base in 1956 when Sampson and Parks AFBs were closed. In early 1966 there was an outbreak of meningitis at Lackland, so in February the Air Force diverted incoming recruits to Amarillo for training. It was supposed to be just a temporary measure, but due to the influx of trainees for the Vietnam buildup, Amarillo continued basic training until December 1968. |
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I asked about the USAF training base closed in '68:
What USAF basic training base was that? Steve replied: Amarillo AFB. Lackland AFB became the sole USAF basic training base in 1956 snippage.. In early 1966 there was an outbreak of meningitis at Lackland, so in February the Air Force diverted incoming recruits to Amarillo for training. It was supposed to be just a temporary measure, but due to the influx of trainees for the Vietnam buildup, Amarillo continued basic training until December 1968. Thanks, I should have remembered that. A high school classmate of mine died during basic ( meningitis) about that time. Rick Clark |
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For Bush: Are They Going To Sink John Kerry?
From: Eris Seriously I would vote for Mc Cain in a heartbeat. I and half of America would like to see the Pat Roberstons, Jerry Fallwell and whatever fundamentalist Jews there are in the Whitehouse, out of the Whitehouse for good. ZOG? Interesting footnote. Twenty, thirty years ago the Christian Fundamentalist hated all Jews with a passion, now they love them with a passion. What happened? They grew up. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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