# Tell me how wonderful the Air Force is

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 22, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390 "2007-11-22T02:03:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390/21 "2007-11-23T17:56:01Z")

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As the mother of **whiterabbit** ’s brother, let me add that the Air Force was a terrific experience for him. Once he finished training, he really enjoyed it – he lived in a dorm, had all the consumer electronics he could find, and had a job with people he enjoyed.

Also, one advantage to the Air Force over the other services – thanks to a program called the Community College of the Air Force, enlisted personnel get college credit for a lot of their training. So although Young Tiger had barely a year’s worth of college credit when he went in, he’s coming out only one class short of being a junior. On that note: Make sure your brother signs up for all the GI Bill benefits available! There’s the basic program, plus an extra benefit that requires a $100 a month contribution for one year but that provides an extra $10,000 or something like that in additional benefits. Young Tiger did, and so he’s completely financially independent where college is concerned how, which pleases us all.

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390/22 "2007-11-23T22:34:02Z")

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> [@Mama Tiger](#):
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> As the mother of whiterabbit’s brother

Wait, what? You’re **whiterabbit** ’s mom?

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390/23 "2007-11-23T23:14:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington]  
Jesus, man, we’re not from Appalachia. :dubious: I’ll pretend that was addressed to my mother.  
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Hey, now. \*I \*am. Not cool. 😛

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390/24 "2007-11-23T23:24:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Aesiron]  
Hey, now. \*I \*am. Not cool. 😛  
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Well, you’re not my brother’s mother either, so rest easy. 😃

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-wonderful-the-air-force-is/427390/25 "2007-11-24T00:17:11Z")

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_Or is he?!?!?!?!_ :eek:

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