Comments on: High School Drop Out to Air Force Colonel!http://www.becomefighterpilot.com/high-school-drop-out-to-air-force-colonel/Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:54:14 +0000hourly1By: bobsyrunclhttp://www.becomefighterpilot.com/high-school-drop-out-to-air-force-colonel/#comment-14Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:54:14 +0000http://www.afterburnerclub.com/?p=923#comment-14Thats the ‘old Air Force.’ Stuff like that doesn’t happen anymore, persistence and hard work paying off all by itself is a thing of the past. You need those traits to get anywhere in the long run and to stay ahead once ahead, but getting a foot through the door requires a bit of gameplay. Its all in the paperwork now. As a former AF enlisted, I can say from experience that the ‘good’ slots for good jobs and good training, typically go to the ‘exceptional fags’ (the people who really haven’t done anything special, but are ‘boss favorites’ because they have a good line of bull, clean paperwork and because they look the part.) The people with integrity who work hard and get things done are rarely recognized. If you want something the military doesn’t like to give (like a chance to fly,) you’ll have to paint yourself as one of those ‘exceptional fags’ and keep your paperwork squeaky clean. Plenty of people have what it takes, but the AF is a policy centric, managed organization now. It no longer relies on the judgement of competent hands-on leaders. Stellar paperwork and APPEARING to be an exception is what gets a person where they want to be. So don’t be afraid to swallow some pride and play the game a little. You can worry about making good on it later when you’re busting butt to keep that slot.

]]>By: Anonymoushttp://www.becomefighterpilot.com/high-school-drop-out-to-air-force-colonel/#comment-13Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:51:38 +0000http://www.afterburnerclub.com/?p=923#comment-13http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=213716&page=1

]]>By: Carolina Liechtensteinhttp://www.becomefighterpilot.com/high-school-drop-out-to-air-force-colonel/#comment-12Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:02:01 +0000http://www.afterburnerclub.com/?p=923#comment-12Thanks for sharing this!

Never give up.

Never lose hope.

Never assume you can’t do something great.

Never listen to nay sayers.

Work smart (efficient).

Work hard.

Be a team member.

Be a listener to mentors and instructors.

]]>By: D.J. Naryhttp://www.becomefighterpilot.com/high-school-drop-out-to-air-force-colonel/#comment-11Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:43:48 +0000http://www.afterburnerclub.com/?p=923#comment-11Now that is truly inspirational!

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