I almost joined the Air Force to be a pilot. I made the wrong choice out of High School though. Should've joined ROTC and finished college. Now it would be way too much time before I would know whether I could be one or not, so I stuck with my other love......computers. Not quite the adrenaline rush, but it keeps me challenged and I'm pretty good at what I do.

 

Close... but its not the Air Force, althought they are one of our biggest customers...

 

Luke, I never knew you wanted to be a pilot! I did, too! I definitely didn't want to join the military, though. I looked seriously into going to the Embry Riddle school in Arizona (wasn't that one of the schools that trained those bastard 9/11 pilots?), but I was too much of a stoner and didn't follow through.



Not sure I would be happy being a pilot these days, though. Whoring in the Corner is much more fun!

 

Let's see, Zoe, if I knew my military planes ... If it's not Lockheed, does McDonnell-Douglas even exist anymore? I work for a company that's a spin-off from Raytheon. Hmmm. Do tell.

:drums fingers, waiting for Zoe to tell us where he works:

 

Wait a second...

Let me see if I got this right...


On this thread, pants are optional...right?




By the way, "Lockheed Martin" was the answer to my previous question (i.e. you might have an "in" now )

 

Cool! I could have never done it privately for a living. I would have had to fly fighter jets to be content. F-15, F-16, or the new F-22 would have been my choice.

:insert day dreaming here:

FYI - In case others don't know, George (The Raptor) used to fly F-4 Phantoms.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Zoechops
[B]Wait a second...

Let me see if I got this right...


On this thread, pants are optional...right?

 

... Nothin' can stop the US Air Force ... (I'm humming to myself).

I was a cadet at USAFA back in another life. I, too, wanted to be a pilot. They took us on a few really exciting "training missions" at the Academy. One was in a trainer known as the T-27 "Tweet". The pilot took me in a 4G roll, and I almost puked my guts out. One of the best times I ever had!

 

Sorry for the delayed response (like you guys are sitting around waiting for me to speak!!!),but I just had to drive from Baltimore to Pittsburgh...in the rain...in the S2000...NOT FUN!!!

Anyhow, I worked for Lockheed, back when it was still just Lockheed (before Martin came along in late '94). I performed field modifications on aircraft ( the aviation version of taking your car to Best Buy and having them install a new stereo ) only I went out in the field. After 4 years of too much travel, I quit and went to work in Vegas as a...get this... stuntman. Half of you guys have probably seen me. I worked as a pirate/British Sailor on the Bucaneer Bay Sea Battle at Treasure Island. After 3= years, I realized that I missed working with military aircraft, so I went back to Lockheed (actually, they came to me) and started work with them on Sept 10th, 2001. Little did I know that unfortunately for the rest of the country, business was about to get better. I am currently in Baltimore, on assignment, working with the Maryland Air National Guard. Unfortunately I cannot tell you any more than that.

I usually have lotsa free time during the day, so that is when I'll normally be posting. I work 4 - 10's (Tues-Fri), so you probably won't hear from me much on the weekends. I look forward to hangin' with y'all (said with an obvious southern slang... for no other reason than the fact that I am buzzing ).

Has anyone seen my pants???


Hey Weintz, all In know right now is that LM operates its IT department out of Orlando ( I think )... but I'll know more on Tuesday.

 

Hey, Zoe,

Yeah, we in the corner are not exactly patient!

Welcome aboard! Your varied background means you'll fit in just great around here, Zoe!

Just be warned, this place is addictive!