Doc
Guess all services have their good and bad points. Food seems to be a universal though, best food I had was when a friend(he was in the Air Force) picked me up at Ft. Lewis when I was headed for Korea and took me to McCord AFB right next door. Got there at midnight and ate in his messhall(3 choices for dinner). Spent the night in his room(2 person), remember this was 1968. Techincally I was awol but I never left military property.
Also would have hated to have been the mess sgt in Germany the night after the Bn CO ate dinner(unannouced) in the mess hall we used. BADD!! meal. Within two months it was up for best mess in Europe.
Got the impression, correct me if I'm wrong, you spent some time playing with the Misguided Childern. Two hours sleep on a rocky hillside wrapped in a poncho, soaking wet with temps near freezing when we had to play infantry wasn't my idea of fun.
Long hours went with the job though when needed. Spent my share.
My son said the same about the stars at sea though, he had a spot he would go when he had free time at night and no flight ops. Said there was no way to really describe it.
"Air Force life, now that's the lfe for me, said Banicile Bill the sailor" the other service I told my son to join. Eleven year until the oldest is old enogh. Like I said, hope it's a safer world.
My son hasn't modeled much since he got out of the Navy, between work, school and the 3 kids, he doen't have much time, but he has expressed an interset in getting back into it, thinking about ships, he did cars mainly some planes and even a chopper or two.
John
Helicopets don't fly, they beat the air into submission