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Hi, My son joined the AF. My biggest fear was that one of my 6 boys would join the military. (Awful huh) After he ditched collage (Dentist) and joined w/o telling me, my anger took over and I just don't want to ask him these questions or am convinced he will lie to me. He has been to the country of Georgia and now is stationed in England. He is a head crew chief mechanic for Ospreys. My question for you is 1. Since he is a mechanic, won't he be sent to front lines to attend to broken helicopters? I know he has gone to other military branches to work on these things in the U.S., have you seen AF mixed with Navy, Marines or Army as support services in your deployment? 2. How do all these airmen get killed if they are not seemingly, a front line service? Really, I am not as worried for him as I am for my 16yo coming up who wants to join. He has his mind set on fighter pilot and maintains straight A's in HS to stand out in his application. Do you think his chances of flying are easier with the Navy or AF? He has a very high IQ and I know he will need to apply to some type of service collage but what extra things can he do to spice up his application? A few ppl told me ROTC is not worth it as it runs the same time as his advanced classes. He will have to choose one or the other. I would ask a recuiter but my other son's recruiter was such a little rude arrogant prick that I refuse to deal with them. Wish my kids weren't so deadset on this but they have to grow up and lead their own lives. I just wish they would wait and go to collage first, grow up a bit, ya know? I want to thank you for your service. Im very proud of you....make sure you let your fam know often that you love what you do....