Anonymous

About the Author: The author of the following viewpoint was trained as a jet engine mechanic in the United States Air Force. She worked at an Air Force base in North Dakota before being transferred to a base in Mildenhall, England.

Iam a veteran of the United States Air Force, in which I spent six years from 1974 to 1980. My job was jet engine mechanic, and I had attained the rank of staff sergeant at the time of my discharge. I entered the service in September 1974 shortly after the war in Vietnam ground to a military halt, if not a diplomatic one. . . . I went to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in January or February of ’75. . . .

Ichecked in at the base, got settled down, got my gear, and got taken over to my shop, which worked on J...