I am enjoying retirement after fifteen years in the Air Force, and twenty-seven years as a Southern Baptist pastor in Missouri, Ohio and Illinois.
While in the service I considered myself to be a military career person, and looking to complete at least twenty if not thirty years, and retiring at the ripe old age of fifty. June of sixty-three was only six months away, and I had to make an important career decision: To re-up for six more years, or to follow my desire to becoming a chaplain. Facing my two options, and taking all things into considerations, I (my family of four and I) decided to accept my discharge coming up in June, and attend college, and seminary and upon completion of both I would have met the qualifications necessary to becoming an air force chaplain. I completed college and seminary in seven years
Now, at the age of forty-one, I applied for the chaplaincy. The age cutoff for a Chaplain was thirty-seven, but because of having fifteen year of prior service they waved the age factor, but they cut back the chaplains quota for all branches of service. The irony of it all was that my S/Sgt rank was frozen at the time I got out of the service, and after qualifying for the chaplaincy I felt the cold north wind once again.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Douglas B-66 Destroyer Length 75.13 ft | 22.90 m Width 72.51 ft | 22.10 m Height 23.62 ft | 7.20 m Engine(s) 2 x Allison J71-A-11 / J71-A-13 turbojet engines generating 10,200lbs of thrust each. Empty Weight 42,549 lbs | 19,300 kg MTOW 83,776 lbs | 38,000 kg Max Speed 634 mph | 1,020 km/h | 551 kts Max Range 2,467 miles | 3,970 km Ceiling 39,370 ft | 12,000 m | 7.5 miles Climb Rate 5,000 ft/min (1,524 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 2 x 20mm cannons in remote-operated tail turret assembly.
Up to 15,000lbs of internal ordnance Accommodations 3
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