Stories of Services
Back in the 70's women were put into Male career fields
Katherine
I had gone to school for a couple of years to become a nurse but decided I wanted to leave and koined the Air Force. Walked into the recruiter’s office said what do you have to offer me? 4 years active duty . Joined 29 Dec 76 to 15 Dec 1980 crew chief on T-37’s Williams AF Base in AZ then Hahn AB Germany worked Trans Alert out for 2 years then Joined McEntire ANG in SC worked flightline on F16’s first 5 years .twas a weekender 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks in the summer then last 5 years got a full tome technician job in military pay and had to change career fields. Left in June of 93, remarried and moved Guard Units to Kirtland ANG NM as a weekender was suppose to go into Mil Pay but they said job was full.
So back out on the flightline with F16’s stayed till 2000 retired with a total of 21 years total in Military.