[MineralMan]

I joined the USAF at age 20, in 1965. I had dropped out of college due to boredom and was working a dead-end job. After my service, I returned to college, with a new sense of the importance of an education.

I recommend a tour of duty for all young men. It's a real experience that is more important that college at that time.

[derllak]

I joined the USAF at age 20, in 1965. I had dropped out of college due to boredom and was working a dead-end job. After my service, I returned to college, with a new sense of the importance of an education.

Well, that's almost me... dropped out of college, got a dead-end job, then joined USAF in 1974 to learn electronics. Served through 1980. Went into the computer maintenance field after that. I remember the first disk drive I worked on.... a whopping 10MB and took two people to lift it. Ah, those were the days.

My only regret is not making a career out of the Air Force.

[Supernatural]

I was 24 when I joined the USAF. Figured I owed my country something and it was time to pay them or lose the chance.