John Filleau sends his regards!

Professor MacJakeProfessor MacJake
edited July 18 in General
Hello everyone! I got a letter today from John's sister, letting me know that John is actually doing this Air Force thing, and to pass on to you his address:

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She notes that he can only recieve letters. DO NOT send packages or else he'll be savagely beaten.

I intend to send him a letter; I hope some of you will as well!

Comments

  • stefstef
    edited April 2006
    Awesome! I will! Wonder why he can't' have any packages.
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited April 2006
    What about a fruit roll up in an envelope?
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited April 2006
    He's in the Air Force? Cool!
  • DrLeopoldStrabismusDrLeopoldStrabismus
    edited May 2006
    And I just graduated basic training! Call me Airman Filleau from now on. That is all until I get regular access to a computer.
  • mariomario
    edited May 2006
    Glad to hear from you! You're still alive, hooray!
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2006
    Do you wear those leather jackets with the furry lapels now? They look cool.

    Also, isn't an airman the second lowest rank in the airforce? I think I read that somewhere.
  • mariomario
    edited May 2006
    A little less crass and a little more class, please. Thank you.
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2006
    I wasn't attempting to be crass, I was merely asking about the hierarchy of the US Airforce.

    But regardless, apologies for any offence caused.
  • NukivajNukivaj
    edited May 2006
    You're a Rocket Man?
  • jasonjason
    edited May 2006
    Congrats, Airman Filleau!!!
    Thanks for your service!! {salutes}
  • DrLeopoldStrabismusDrLeopoldStrabismus
    edited May 2006
    Airman IS infact the second lowest rank in the enlisted ranks of the airforce. However, I am THE lowest rank in the airforce, and that's Airman Basic. However, it's easier just to call me Airman.

    The first four ranks, Airman Basic, Airman, Airman First Class and Senior Airman are all usually just referred to as Airman. After that comes Staff Sergeants and Technical Sergeants, which (if you are at a comparable rank with them) can just be called Sergeants. The top three enlisted ranks are Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant and Chief Master Sergeant. If you know the first two personally, Sergeant is fine, otherwise you better use the whole term. Chief Master Sergeants are called Chief <insert last name here>

    Above that (on the chain of command, not necessarily in power wielded if that makes any sense) are the officers which go from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant to Captain to Major to Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel to Brigadier General to Major General to Lieutenant General to General. The Air Force doesn't have a super cool officer rank above general like the army does, so forget about it.

    To sum it up, of course I'm the lowest rank, I just joined. In 22 weeks after completing technical training school at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi I'll be promoted to an Airman First Class, which will be awesome pay-wise. After that the sky's the limit.

    Hoorah!
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited May 2006
    Wow! Sounds like it's all going nice and smooth. Congratulations, keep up the good work.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited May 2006
    Sky's the limit puns ftw!

    Although if you're in the Air Force, the sky ceases to be the limit, doesn't it?
  • KhanFusionKhanFusion
    edited May 2006
    Not unless the AF does missions offworld, like in the Stargate series.


    Speaking of which: Fish, if you learn of any Stargate-ness in the AF, let us know... ok?
  • DrLeopoldStrabismusDrLeopoldStrabismus
    edited May 2006
    Because of my pending investigation to get Top Secret Security Clearance, I'm going to have to deny you all any juicy information like that. It's for national security, you understand.

    Well, I'm now at Keesler Air Force Base in beautiful Bulloxi Mississippi for Technical Training School. On the bus ride in we saw the damage done by Katrina. Almost a year later and it's still not all cleaned up. The base here used to have a huge Commisary and Base Exchange Mini Mall, lots of housing, fun stuff to do, not to mention the surrounding community and New Orleans (which was only an hour away). So now we don't have much fun stuff to do. I'll try to get my hands on a cheap laptop soon and a wireless broadband card so I can get on the computer at night in my dorm (right now I'm just using the library computer) so that'll be fun.

    Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Rock on?
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited May 2006
    Rock rock on.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited May 2006
    You damn well better rock on!
  • KhanFusionKhanFusion
    edited May 2006
    Wylde Stallions!!
  • mariomario
    edited May 2006
    That's "Wyld Stallyns".
  • KhanFusionKhanFusion
    edited May 2006
    Damn, I knew those guys were retards, but was to misspell that badly....

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