Moving to texas.

Going to Air Force BMT in 26 days , and after that, Ill be in Witchita Falls for 20 weeks or so. Dont know where Ill be going after tech school, but Ill be in texas for a good amount of time. Planning on buying another XJ (just sold mine). Im from Connecticut so XJ's are plagued with rust up here. Im assuming that isnt much of a problem down there?

What type of terrian down there? Legal wheeling?

This is what I have up in the northeast

What are the prices like for a 97 up jeeps?

You can find a clean 4x4 for 3500 and higher. Look up ExTankerGuy on this forum, he is at Shepards AFB I believe.

For a little more local wheelin info, check out www.torc4x4.org We are located in Wichita Falls...

You won't have much chance to wheel while in Tech school. The Air Force babies their young. When you first get there you will be basically locked down for the first month. After about 2 months you can actually leave base.

Unless you are married, then it's a whole nother ball game, you can even live off base.

I went to Tech school at Keesler in Mississippi. I was a smoker, and picked that base partially because of that. They made a nice set of rules.

See if you can follow this.


Students may smoke.
Students may not smoke in uniform.
Students may not leave the dormitory out of uniform Until 3rd phase (approx 4 weeks to reach 3rd phase).
No smoking is allowed in the dormitory.

:new: Students can only smoke off base nowadays...

You will prolly have a chance to wheel, depending on how long your Tech School is...What is your job gonna be?

Also, not a lot of 4 wheel drive XJs around Wichita Falls...(To quote a salesman at the Jeep dealer "This is Texas. Why do you need 4 wheel drive?)

right now the contract is open mech hoping to get Tactical Aircraft Crew Cheif or Armament Systems, but I signed the contract in May and I changed my mind on what I want to do. If I can, I want to go TACP. If I cant get it, Ill be more than happy as a crew cheif or load toad. 15 weeks is for the Crew Cheif i believe.http://afforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=140

93_xj said:

right now the contract is open mech hoping to get Tactical Aircraft Crew Cheif or Armament Systems, but I signed the contract in May and I changed my mind on what I want to do. If I can, I want to go TACP. If I cant get it, Ill be more than happy as a crew cheif or load toad. 15 weeks is for the Crew Cheif i believe.

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I went in open Mech about 6 years ago, that bonus was calling my name, ended up getting F-16 crew chief. Been stationed all over the world and loving it, just recently had a TDY back to Sheppard, to bring a jet home. Good luck at BMT.

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