Well, I Am Getting SHORT!

[Marc]

Realization set in today. I will be leaving Japan real soon. Of the past 10 years, 8 years have been spent at Kadena (1 1/2 year break in Hawaii).

The packers are here packing me out as I type this. We leave 25 June. I will be stationed at Hill AFB, UT. I will be the Chief Enlisted Manager of the 2nd Combat Camera Squadron. Good job, but future deployments will be the norm until I get out in 3 years.

I also will be starting the build of my cobra. It has been in storage for the past 4 1/2 years. I have near $12K in parts sitting in my Father's garage ready to be installed (to include a 2.9 Whipple).

This will be my LAST PCS. I have 27 years in and 3 more to go to retirement.

 

[yelostang]

Congrats on making it 27 and possible 30!

 

[myersusaf]

congrats, Hill should be nice! I used to be 2E1X4 and we did MX for the combat camera units.

 

[nitemarestang]

Grats Chief. Im gettin short aswell. Less then 2 years for me, but not retiring.

 

[SVT4ME]

Wow, it is a change to go from active to civilian. Just seems like yesterday when I got out after twenty. And that was 7 years ago. Tough to break some of those habits that really don't matter once you get out. Like carrying a bag in your left hand so you can pop a salute.

 

[Marc]

19 days and counting! And about 29 days before I see my cobra again after 4 1/2 years in storage!

 

[mustangmike02]

post pics of the cobra in and out of storage, im combat camera as well, just at fort meade... deploying soon myself...

 

[Marc]

post pics of the cobra in and out of storage, im combat camera as well, just at fort meade... deploying soon myself...

Here are the before pictures. This is my build thread. You can check out all the parts waiting in the garage waiting for installation--probably over $12K in parts alone.

[ame=http://www.unitedstangs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36275]Project AGENT ORANGE--My 2004 Cobra Build Thread - UnitedStangs.com "The United Mustang Community"[/ame]

 

[OU812]

I can't wait to leave Japan, Yokota has been my least favorite assignment so far! I just volunteered for another 6 month deployment just to get out of here, I'll get back and start out processing to PCS! Needless to say I'm counting the days!

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

Congrats and good luck with the new assignment. I PCS back to the states from Oki a week after you.

 

[Marc]

2 weeks and counting. Cobra on it's way to Utah as I type this.

 

[Rochard]

Congrats on the thirty years.

I honestly don't know how you guys do it... Be in the military for thirty years, living in places like Japan and Hawaii.... Gonna suck when you get out. The real world is dull!

 

[Marc]

6 days and counting. Less than 3 weeks and the 2.9 Whipple upgrade begins.

 

[DaleM]

I bet the sushi isn't as good in UT as it is in Japan!

 

[Marc]

Nothing like fresh sushi and sashimi!