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Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy
The Air Force calls their barracks dorms and, on some installations, have a cleaning service. They rarely get shot at, have no sea time and their worst deployment is South Korea. That's the branch you want to serve in.  |
not exactly true. when the army got stretched, AF cops were doing a lot of convoy and guard duties in the middle east, and most AF vehicle operators (truck drivers) and IED guys spend more time deployed than home. linguist can get thrown deep into those 20 man middle of nowhere outposts too, but most end up at desks.
the deployments are shorter though (unless you're IED or volunteer). 4-6 months, sometimes only 2 months for aircrew (though they go twice a year in those cases usually).
honestly, your time in the service is, in a lot of ways, determined by your supervision (immediate, and shop level, and then whatever you're commander/superintendent is pushing down).