[Rhodes22-list] Wally's reply- not on WMD-To BRAD

brad haslett flybrad at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 10 20:47:04 EDT 2005


Phillip,

I thought my old man was a bad ass, all the stories
about the Great Depression and WW2 duty.  Alex has
been spared nothing.  If anyone has a some good ideas
about this fatherhood thing, give me clue.

I was the most fortunate son, last in line of children
who had tested their parents.  When I told my mother
that she HAD to drive me to the airport for flying
lessons at 15 she was like, "whatever, just be gone
when your 18!"  

Brad



--- Philip Esteban <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
>     I'm not sure I want you to repeat it ;').  I
> have two boys and I have a
> similar problem.  The oldest barely gets out of bed
> and the younger is
> always on the computer designing games and
> consistantly makes the honour
> roll at school.  Hopefully they will both find their
> sweet spot.  Recent
> photos showed a huge cache of weapons captured and a
> bunch of high level
> badies.  Hopefully that will slow them down a bit. 
> Keep in mind that 48%
> (and at times higher) are Reserve and National
> Guard.  The Guard and Reserve
> jokes have pretty much stopped.
>    That said, the Air National Guard is not a bad
> choice, especially with
> the school perks.  Most states waive tuition at
> state universities if you
> are in the Guard.  With recruiting down there may be
> more incentives down
> the road.
>    Before I was mobilized my part time job was
> projectionist at the Fairfax
> Square Theatres in Tyson's Corner.  I was the main
> projectionist there for
> several years.  I don't know if the job will be
> there when I get back
> though.
>    According to my Air Force (and Air Guard)
> acquaintances all pilots are
> prima donnas who drain resources from the really
> important stuff.  That's
> not true ;'0!
> 
> Philip
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf
> Of brad haslett
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:49 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Wally's reply- not on
> WMD-To BRAD
> 
> 
> Phillip,
> 
> Thanks for the "gouge".  He put in an application at
> FedEx this week to work in the hub.  I can't do
> anything to accelerate his hiring - if they find out
> his dad is a crewmember it would probably be the
> kiss
> of death - the company always blames us prima donnas
> for everyone else not getting a raise.  We're in
> contract negotiations right now so the same old BS
> is
> flying.  Anyway, I think Alex's best bet would be to
> get on here and then join the local Air National
> Guard
> unit.  They just got C5's and are building a new
> airport facility (we're getting their old one). I
> work
> with a lot of the officers in the unit and could
> provide some help there. He's already said he
> doesn't
> want to get stuck on a boat.  His grandfather on his
> mother's side is retired Army Special Forces.  He's
> said much the same thing to him as you did about the
> Army.  Unfortunately, I didn't do a very good job of
> dividing up the work ethic and motivation between my
> two sons.  The oldest I have to throttle back
> constantly and the youngest seems to always need a
> kick in the ass.  Right now the youngest is
> discovering the joys of poverty and has finally
> figured out he needs to do something.
> 
> If Alex can get on at the hub and in the Memphis
> Guard
> it will be the best of both worlds.  FedEx will pay
> for college as well as the Guard.  I promised to put
> the equivalent amount in an IRA for him.  Of course
> at
> 19 he has no idea what an IRA is or why anyone would
> want to put money away that couldn't be spent for 40
> years.  The Memphis Guard has been getting activated
> alot lately but mostly its trips to the desert and
> back.  I met a guy in the bar at Tysons Corner
> outside
> DC last night who's made some trips to/from Baghdad.
> He said the airport was opening up to passenger
> traffic this week but they're still using special
> approach procedures.  There are a lot of SAMs out
> there and still unaccounted for Stingers from
> Afghanastan.  After seeing the photos and reading
> the
> story of the DHL Airbus that took a missle through
> the
> engine, I'm glad I don't fly there. My biggest worry
> is making sure that when I get up in the middle of
> the
> night to go pee, I'm really in the bathroom (long
> story from before you arrived here that I don't want
> to repeat.)
> 
> Brad
> 
> --- Philip Esteban <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Brad,
> >     It is a good move to push the Air Force. 
> After
> > 31 years of both USMC
> > and US Army service, I would not counsel any young
> > person to join the Army
> > (the reasons are too long to go into here).  I do
> > tell the kids if they are
> > full of P*ss and Vinegar and want to Shoot, Move
> and
> > Communicate, the USMC
> > is their best prospect for training and esprit de
> > corps, however; if they
> > want a good tour, making the same money, in decent
> > quarters and great
> > training/education opportunities, the Air Force is
> > the way to go.  The Navy
> > is ok, but you spend a lot of time on "floats". 
> In
> > the end, if you are
> > injured or wounded, the Army tends to kick you to
> > the kerb.  You can
> > ultimately get treated but you have to fight for
> it.
> >  The pat' answer is "go
> > to the VA".
> >
> > Philip
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On
> Behalf
> > Of brad haslett
> > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:50 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Wally's reply- not on
> > WMD
> >
> >
> > Wally,
> >
> > First, you need to be a bit more PC.  My 'boy'
> Ford?
> > You would get a "nine" up your butt for saying
> that
> > in
> > this town.  Unfortunately, Ford Junior seems to be
> a
> > nice kid and is on track to be our next Senator if
> > not
> > something bigger down the road. Bad timing for
> him.
> > His father was a crook, his uncle is going to jail
> > for
> > being a crook,  but for the race card which will
> > surely be played, just like it was for Harold,
> > Senior.
> >  I'm not quite sure why Jr. wants to leave his
> > secure
> > congressional seat for the Senate, but hey, it's
> his
> > life.  The only Republican announced against him
> is
> > that idiot that ran against Bredeson for governor.
> >
> > I do think Iraq is turning but it will be a "long
> > row
> > to hoe".  My youngest son is still on the verge of
> > enlisting.  I'm pushing Navy and Air Force but
> we'll
> > see.  This is where the "rubber meets the road"
> > between your political beliefs and reality.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Brad,
> > >
> > > My nephew emails me every month or so with
> updates
> > > from Iraq. It does seem
> > > we are making progress. In the end history will
> be
> 
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