Military question

[GAsux]

Greggy,
You should email me your pilot friends name. Where in San Diego is he working for the Air Force? Just curious. I might know him.

As for your question, they don't "send you back to Iraq". As a pilot he has a minimum ten year service commitment from the date he completed pilot training. Reason they do this is because they invest a substantial amount of money in training and don't want to have that person turn right around and get out and get a job with comemrcial airlines.

When you turn down an assignment, they don't flog you, give you shit jobs, etc. It is however a black mark which will affect your promotion and your ability to re-enlist at a later date if you so choose. In the case of officers, it basically guarantees that you won't be promoted.

EDIT- P.S. about your college degree theory, no offense but you're wrong. They don't join the military because they can't hack college. You can't be an officer with a college degree. Well, in the Air Force you cant. I suppose the Army and Navy still have warrants but in the AF every officer is college educated.