I miss flying on goggles, NVGs. What do you miss from your military occupation?

CAPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 19:54:09 -0400

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jul 3 at 2015 8:19 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:19:23 -0400

I miss the esprit de corps.

Response by SrA Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2015 8:56 PM

SrA Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:56:35 -0400

I miss the Air Force. I do not neccessarily miss being a Surgical Technician! It was interesting but at this point in life I've burned out of medicine. I still love it as a topic. I'm just not as interested in doing it anymore. I really do miss the military though.

Response by TSgt Gwen Walcott made Jul 4 at 2015 12:12 AM

TSgt Gwen Walcott — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 00:12:33 -0400

Camaraderie, first and foremost.
Respect and appreciation, secondly

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 4 at 2015 12:48 AM

COL Charles Williams — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 00:48:10 -0400

Response by SPC Chris Early made Jul 4 at 2015 9:21 AM

SPC Chris Early — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 09:21:52 -0400

Everything i enjoyed the time i served, plus i miss my wrecker.

Response by CDR Michael Goldschmidt made Jul 4 at 2015 9:16 PM

CDR Michael Goldschmidt — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 21:16:09 -0400

I miss being a JO on the bridge at night, having the deck or conn, and navigating the ship with only a brother JO and our watch team. The ship and crew are safe, because we have the watch. The Old Man is safe in his cabin, quietly out of touch.

Response by CDR Michael Goldschmidt made Jul 4 at 2015 9:27 PM

CDR Michael Goldschmidt — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 21:27:20 -0400

I didn't get to do it for long, but I miss precision approaches to mins, working to back up the pilot, and not having to bingo. Then, despite bad weather, braking well enough not to have to trap in the overrun gear.

Response by SFC Jeffrey Couch made Jul 7 at 2015 5:05 PM

SFC Jeffrey Couch — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:05:04 -0400

I miss the comraderey of the tight nit crew you run with day and night and they become literally like your family

Response by PO2 Jeffrey Sheibels made Jul 7 at 2015 9:35 PM

PO2 Jeffrey Sheibels — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 21:35:05 -0400

I miss the small boats. I loved leaving the ship I was on and taking the RHI-CB out in the middle of no where. That was my morale. Granted I was in the CG so as Coxswain, it truly was my boat.

Response by CW4 Johnny Moncayo made Jul 18 at 2015 5:49 PM

CW4 Johnny Moncayo — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 17:49:04 -0400

The men and women who I flew and worked with. We had a purpose and that purpose was us all going in the same direction. Flying was Icing on the cake. NVG or Flir or Night hawk. The people involved in the mission are and will be what I miss the most.

Response by PO2 Alfredo Pacheco made Mar 8 at 2016 2:41 PM

PO2 Alfredo Pacheco — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:41:34 -0500

I miss doing hot pump/crew swaps at night. Especially as a PC. I always looked forward to those night evolution at home guard in the, then, HSL community. GO VIPERS!!!