Theres alot of people who have joined and are stationed where they want to live is this really the case most of the time? What do you have to do to be able to be stationed in a particular city or state?
2007-09-01 18:10:14 · 6 answers · asked by pedro_p40 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
My sister wanted to be in Ca and they sent her to NJ....where are you getting your facts? Maybe they just got lucky. Air Force sends you wherever they want, at least the Navy tries to work with you, talk to them.
2007-09-01 18:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by Holly K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Davis-Monthan AFB is in Tucson, AZ. Website is below.
To be stationed at a base you must first have the AFSC rating needed at that base. (Does no good to be a qualified B1 mechanic if they do not have B1 Bombers at the base.) So first research the base and find out what kind of mission it has then try to get an AFSC that fits that mission.
If you already have skills they need, such as doctor or nurse and they have openings there, you can pretty much write your own ticket. They will agree to send you there for 3 years, then they send you where they want at the end of the 3 years.
But do not plan on "homesteading" at that base for any great length of time. Three years as about par, four years if you are lucky, but after that, expect to be shipped somewhere else.
2007-09-02 10:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The absolute "nuts and bolts" of your question is where does the Air Force need you to be. IF you have been trained in a career field that is used at the Air Base close to Tucson, then it is possible that they might send you there. The need of the Air Force comes first and your desires a distant last. With time in service, and knowing the right people in your career field with a service record that makes you stand out as exemplary, you might get the chance to be stationed there.
2007-09-01 18:23:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what's in your contract. There's Air Force bases all over the place, because they're tiny. I know there's one in Phoenix, but the chances of getting a specific base are slim if that.
2007-09-01 18:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can request to be stationed there. However, it's pretty unlikely that you'll get it. Unless there's an open slot for your MOS there or something along that line. Pretty much everything depends upon your MOS; though USAF BMT is always at Lackland AFB.
2007-09-01 23:50:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to do some time in the service before you can choose where you'd like to go. Also, if they disagree, you could be sent anywhere they desire. Be sure that you want to have that loss of control of your life before joining and good luck.
2007-09-01 18:18:20 · answer #6 · answered by Lex 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋