I really wanted to be a navigator or a pilot but my vision prevented me from becoming a pilot and to be a navigator I had to have college, which I did not have, or be appointed to go to one of the military acadamies. I went the route to try and get appointments from congressmen but was unable to get any of them to agree to appoint me. So I went the route of enlisting. I had taken the entrance tests during my senior year in high school and scored high in electronics. I enlisted through the delayed enlistment program with my enlistment to start in the fall of the year I graduated from high school. I graduated high school at 17 years of age and had to wait until after my birthday in October to head off for basic training. Basic was normally six weeks long in the Air Force but ours was cut short by one week so we could get home for Christmas and then on to our next duty station for technical training.
I had joined to become an Avionic Navigation Systems Specialist which holds the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) of 328X1. During my eight year tenure in the Air Force I made the seven skill level of this specialty along with the seven skill level for the related field of Avionic Communications Systems Specialist which held the AFSC of 328X0. The X in the AFSC delineates the skill level of the person holding the skill, starting with the number 3 being semi-skilled, 5 being skilled, 7 being advanced skill, and 9 being the best skill. I was dual qualified as both a 32871 and 32870 skill set in a supervisory level.
I maintained and repaired over 30 aircraft systems on over 17 different types of military aircraft, both on the aircraft and in the shop. These systems and aircraft are identified in another entry in my blog.
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