Any active duty AD, what's it like being you?

ADbait09 · 01-18-2014, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by USNADrs

From what I have been told by my old recruiter who is an AS and worked close to AD's...he said that AD's have a relatively laid back job. But,it' not easy all the time. Sometimes you work non stop for a couple months and you will have other times where you will not have parts to fix an aircraft. Thus, creating down time. But,I am sure if you have down time from your rate you will be cleaning the ship or wherever you are. My current recruiter who is an 8 year nuke said that AD's are known as lazy. I do not know if this helped you, but this is all of the information I have. I picked this rate because of the opportunities it brings after the Navy. A friend of mine who was an AD from 1995-2007 got a job at Rolls-Royce making close to $100,000/year.

how did he find a job like that?

kforbs126 · 01-19-2014, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ADbait09

how did he find a job like that?

There are jobs out there for a lot of people in the military but people seem to assume you will get out and make a ton of money. That's just not the case. A lot of people make connections while in the military and that's how they get jobs. A lot of people also work for the government but a lot of that has gone away with the budget cuts and all.

TrustnDatThrust · 01-19-2014, 12:28 PM

Active Duty Mech (AD) here; on my phone and the internet is stellarly horrible so if you wanna' have any of your questions answered go ahead and give me a call or text me mate. 240-382-7719

Also, most of what was posted about Mechs on here is bloody bullshit aha. Don't let it influence your attitude mate. I truly love our rate.

Caitlyn · 01-20-2014, 10:32 AM

I joined a facebook group called "Aviation Machinist Mate(AD)". It has over 1k current and veteran ADs. I've gotten so much advice and such from them. There is so much more you'll find out there than on any AD page I've found. Plus, ask any question and they'll reply almost instantly. If there's anything you want to know, message me. I'm a future AD too, I ship out Feb 11th. Who knows, maybe I'll see you at A School.

ADbait09 · 02-15-2014, 04:05 PM

what is better to work on in personal opinions, jets or helo's?

TrustnDatThrust · 02-15-2014, 10:06 PM

It all depends. If you are going Jets chances are you will be doing O-level maintenance. And you can really only go to a select number of locations. Though doing maintenance on Turbojet engines is a stellar experience. Especially if you're trying to get out after 4 years.

If you choose Helos, you could either be doing I or O-level maintenance. You can go to a few more locations than jets. You'll have some extra learning to do.

It's hard for me to say really. I've only ever worked on Jets. I'm happy with my decision if that counts for anything.

~ Active Duty AD

ADbait09 · 02-19-2014, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TrustnDatThrust

It all depends. If you are going Jets chances are you will be doing O-level maintenance. And you can really only go to a select number of locations. Though doing maintenance on Turbojet engines is a stellar experience. Especially if you're trying to get out after 4 years.

If you choose Helos, you could either be doing I or O-level maintenance. You can go to a few more locations than jets. You'll have some extra learning to do.

It's hard for me to say really. I've only ever worked on Jets. I'm happy with my decision if that counts for anything.

~ Active Duty AD

At first I was set on jets but I have a feeling i might like the helos as well... Im looking to be stationed overseas hopefully spain or italy

louis8542 · 10-03-2017, 02:22 PM

I am not sure you will see this message since the date you wrote in 2014, I would like to know more about AD. Hope you can help me out of this.
Thanks.

01-19-2014, 12:28 PM	#3
TrustnDatThrust Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	Active Duty Mech (AD) here; on my phone and the internet is stellarly horrible so if you wanna' have any of your questions answered go ahead and give me a call or text me mate. 240-382-7719 Also, most of what was posted about Mechs on here is bloody bullshit aha. Don't let it influence your attitude mate. I truly love our rate.

01-20-2014, 10:32 AM	#4
Caitlyn Newbie Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	I joined a facebook group called "Aviation Machinist Mate(AD)". It has over 1k current and veteran ADs. I've gotten so much advice and such from them. There is so much more you'll find out there than on any AD page I've found. Plus, ask any question and they'll reply almost instantly. If there's anything you want to know, message me. I'm a future AD too, I ship out Feb 11th. Who knows, maybe I'll see you at A School.

02-15-2014, 04:05 PM	#5
ADbait09 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama for school Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	what is better to work on in personal opinions, jets or helo's?

02-15-2014, 10:06 PM	#6
TrustnDatThrust Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	It all depends. If you are going Jets chances are you will be doing O-level maintenance. And you can really only go to a select number of locations. Though doing maintenance on Turbojet engines is a stellar experience. Especially if you're trying to get out after 4 years. If you choose Helos, you could either be doing I or O-level maintenance. You can go to a few more locations than jets. You'll have some extra learning to do. It's hard for me to say really. I've only ever worked on Jets. I'm happy with my decision if that counts for anything. ~ Active Duty AD

10-03-2017, 02:22 PM	#8
louis8542 Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I am not sure you will see this message since the date you wrote in 2014, I would like to know more about AD. Hope you can help me out of this. Thanks.