Any Military???My Brother-in-law is done with basic and 1/2 done AIT Gets to come home for 15 days

[greenbriar]

My Brother-in-law is done with basic and almost done with his AIT training in Georgia

He is learning Sattalite communications training.

Thinks he will be sent to Germany.


I am so scared he will end up in the desert.


He is coming home Thursday for 15 days

[Aristus]

1. Germany is a great place to be stationed. I was stationed there

from 1989-1991. With a quick detour to the Gulf in February, 1991. I'll pray that he doesn't get sent into Baby Bush's Boondoggle.

[TomInTib]

2. Is he in for 4 or 6 years?

If he qualifies for advanced schooling, the greater his chances of staying out of the Bad Place.

Why the hell did he decide to enlist?

[greenbriar]

3. I think he thought financial freedom would follow

but he is still struggling


I am not sure how long he enlisted for 5 years?


he is thinking of making it a career tho

[lonestarnot]

4. Boy that's a wierd number of years, prollee 6.

[greenbriar]

5. I know that his bonus that he thought he woudl get after basic

is being spread out over 5 years

[lonestarnot]

8. Then prollee 6 year enlistment.

[TomInTib]

9. No shit? His bonus is spread over 5 years?

I am not even going to say what I think that implies.

Goodness...

[greenbriar]

11. what?

I figured it is to keep him in!!!

[lonestarnot]

12. I elected that kind of educational bonus. They ripped it off when I got hurt.

[greenbriar]

14. I can see that

I still think he is crazy for what he did,

but


now that he is there, I just pray he doesn't go to Iraq

[lonestarnot]

15. I will pray for him too.

[TomInTib]

16. That's what I was inferring.

What lonestarnot said.

[Release The Hounds]

19. I had a five year enlistment

because of the top secret clearance my MOS required. They didn't offer it for four years.

[lonestarnot]

20. What branch?

[lonestarnot]

6. I remember back when Greenbriar said he was going to do it, and think

it was financial, couldn't get a job.

[greenbriar]

7. he had job

I think he just felt so overwhelmed by all that he owed, and thought he would get that bonus in one lump sum and could pay a lot of stuff off

[lonestarnot]

10. Sorry didn't mean to answer for you. Didn't know you were still here.

I thought I recalled something re finances and a job that he could make a living doing. May have been another DUer.

[greenbriar]

13. no problem...I think we are on the same page

he had a job, but couldn't advance (little college) and thought this would be his ticket to financial freedom

[lonestarnot]

17. Damn! I still have a memory after this past seven years? Woot!

:bounce:

[Breeze54]

18. "He is learning Sattalite communications training."...Hello IRAQ!!!!

My son was also trained in satellite communications

and POOF! There he went!! :grr:

Good luck!

[lonestarnot]

21. No sense in being a pessimist now.

[greenbriar]

22. thats what I am afraid of

and am praying that he doesn't go


he mentioned Germany or Japan

[Breeze54]

23. BUT that job doesn't always mean being out

in the field. He spent a lot of time (so he tells me) behind a computer while others
went out to check the "lines of communication", so Germany sounds good too. ;)