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I have a job interview tomorrow with a company named L3 for a maintainer slot. They support the A-10, F-16, and C-130 workload and I don't know which airframe this position is for but, at this point I don't really care it's a job.

My contract is up on Tuesday of next week and if I don't find work I will be storing my stuff here and moving back to VA (mom's house) unit I can find work somewhere.

Ugly But Well Hung

Hope ya get it. Cant stand the thought of you standing on the corner with a sign saying "Will BPO / Preflight for food"

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Good luck if not I get teach you to shake the can.

Dice, finding good qualified wrench benders is very hard these days at the depot (hence the co-op program) I have a feeling it will turn out well for you. The guys that I have known that "defected" to the darksid.....er....I mean C-130 have all enjoyed it.

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Gravity....its not just a good idea, its the law.

Good luck Dice. I am sure you will land on your feet. Seems to me the bastards have no honor laying you off just before Christmas.

Fender
"A woman drove me to drink
and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her".
W.C. Fields

Dice,

Been working for L-3 down here in GA for about 5 months now, they're a great company to work for. GOOD LUCK with the interview.

capche-capche da - we go forward together

Faugh ah Ballaugh -Clear The Way-

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Dice,

I'm sure no luck is needed. But, Good Luck buddy!

You might be a "Bulldog" if: You bend over and grab your ankles when you hear: "EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!"

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Seems to me the bastards have no honor laying you off just before Christmas.

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Thanks everyone...fingers crossed! <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle> Fender, honor is not a word spoken aloud in some areas of this dpeot. <img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

Hawg166, good one and I may have to use that if I don't land a job. I can see it now me standing outside the West gate with a sign saying "will BPO/Pre-flight" for food!! <img src=newicons/anim_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

Ugly But Well Hung

Good luck!

Salute
Dutchy

Termites do it in the dark!
(47FS Barksdale afb)

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Seems to me the bastards have no honor laying you off just before Christmas.

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Thanks everyone...fingers crossed! <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle> Fender, honor is not a word spoken aloud in some areas of this dpeot. <img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

Hawg166, good one and I may have to use that if I don't land a job. I can see it now me standing outside the West gate with a sign saying "will BPO/Pre-flight" for food!! <img src=newicons/anim_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

Ugly But Well Hung
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I would pay to see that!!!!!!!<img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

You might be a "Bulldog" if: You bend over and grab your ankles when you hear: "EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!"

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Put on your tinfoil hats, the black choppers are coming, and I'm calling them in.
Former DCC OA-10A T/N 80-278

Luck

"Pilots Without Maintainers are Just Pedestrians With Leather Jackets and Cool Sunglasses."

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Good luck Top!

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Snipers...and targets.</b>
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I got a job offer today and will start as soon as my background check comes back in 2-4 weeks. That's not a big problem because I have saved enough money to get me through Dec.

I will be working the <b>F-16 Fighting Falcon</b>!! To tell you the truth I asked to be put on another airframe because of some things that have happen to me this past year. I'm very disappointed with a lot of facets of the A-10 world here at Hill...and that's as far as I will go on that subject. Also it will help prepair me for the F-22, who's workload will be here in the future.

I'm going to keep-up with door art and try to finnish my book this winter. M&M looks like you have some "Viper" company now! <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

Ugly But Well Hung

Great News Dice,
(I'm still scratching my head on why it would take so long on a background check for an Old Ex Lifer?)But hey its a New World.

Goose

LIVE FREE OR DIE

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Congrats Dice, I knew it would work out for you. I would imagine I will see you in an egress class at the very least. They dont have me teaching the lawndart stuff lately, its been the A-10 and gearing up for the F-22. They going to get you on days or swings?

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Gravity....its not just a good idea, its the law.

Dice,

Congrats on the new job, I'm sure you'll enjoy working for L-3 just not sure about that pointy nose aircraft though...

Goose,

Thats a good question, you'd think that a 20 year vet who already had a security clearance would have his background check in no time but for some reason it doesn't work that way. I've been waiting for 4 months just for computer access so I can do CAMS and it doesn't sound as though it's going to happen anytime soon. Oh well I always hated CAMS anyway, so maybe they'll take even longer

capche-capche da - we go forward together

Faugh ah Ballaugh -Clear The Way-

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Goose, yea you would think my old security clearance would be enough but it's not. O'well I can use some time off over the holidays just to get in a new mind-set.

M&M, I will be starting-out on days but could go to any shift after that. Yea, I'm sure I will be seeing you for an egress class and maybe a FAM class also. I'm sure you know I will be working in 225, we will have me meet at the base restaurant for lunch once I get setteled-in.

Ugly But Well Hung

Excellent news, dice, congrats. Old dog, new tricks time, eh?<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

"Pilots Without Maintainers are Just Pedestrians With Leather Jackets and Cool Sunglasses."

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- Thomas Jefferson

I was just wondering, in 1999 I was offered a Job(They still had me on the American Legion Employment list) That needed a Security Clearance and they told me "I was good to go already that my Clearance was approved" I turned it down anyway.
It must of been the "Pre- 9-11 " way.

I could see if you were out for "Years but not really Months"

Goose

LIVE FREE OR DIE

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Post 9-11, every new hire requires a re-verification of security clearances regardless of your previous status.

Too bad you didn't get the hog Dice, the old girl needs all the help she can get. Second would have been the 130, sounds ugly but it's not a bad transition. I managed it, actually enjoyed working on something I could stand up in and see what I was doing without a flashlight and a mirror. There's a lot of system similarities, just times 4. If there hadn't been a change in corporate philosophy about what's important in aircraft maintenance, I'd probably still be working 130's instead of driving a FedEx truck (just sign anywhere in the block and thanks for using FedEx). Now, to illustrate just how screwed up we've gotten in this country, I'll tell you I make more money running packages than I've ever made working on aircraft. Figure that one out.

Anyway, congrats Dice, you'll have absolutely no problem adapting to the contract maintenance world.

OC

Chief,

I did the samething,made more money making Pharmaciticals than touching an Jet.
But did see a "TF-34" 3 of them everyday. They were used foe CO-GEN
just missing the Front end.

Goose

LIVE FREE OR DIE

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Pharmacuticals Goose? Hmmmmm..being a child of the 60's, I probably have a different idea of what that means..<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

OK, Chief Drugs!

You wouldnt want any of the ones I made unless your life was in the balance they were to keep you alive as in Plasma and other Anti-viral drugs that the French make now since someone didnt have a brain cell to make sure the US kept at least "ONE" drug maker in the US making this kind of stuff..

Our sister plants made "The stuff" Your talking about.

Goose

LIVE FREE OR DIE

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sweet news on the new start Dice.

Best of luck!

TG out

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I go to work on the 20th of Dec. I figure it will be a slow time during the Holidays so I can meet people and ease into the new job, and I get paid for Christams break.

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Ugly But Well Hung