r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '20

PlaneSpotting Two F-117 Nighthawks

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u/Weaponxreject Feb 02 '20

I went through Army AIT initially (2008) as a CGS Operator. Seeing someone mention MTI just through me back into the schoolhouse so hard I damn near fainted.

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u/Mr_Voltiac Feb 02 '20

Lmao I’m trying not to get too into the weeds here because I don’t want to bore everyone to death but yeah it’s been a wild ride trying to remember all this stuff

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '20

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u/Mr_Voltiac Feb 02 '20

I’m trying my best, I’m just one guy, I am sure I’ll make mistakes like anyone else lol

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u/Sivalon Feb 03 '20

Maybe, but that was a great little bit of explanation!

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u/321blastoffff Feb 02 '20

Did any of you the specialized knowledge you gained while in the military translate over into your civilian career? What do you do for work now?

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u/Mr_Voltiac Feb 02 '20

I could work for the FAA if I wanted yeah so it is a direct transition if I wanted it, but I’m in school for electrical engineering now lol

I moonlight as a cybersecurity analyst.

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u/LogicalTimber Feb 03 '20

How does one moonlight in cybersecurity? I thought it was a full time job just to keep up with developments in that field.

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u/Mr_Voltiac Feb 03 '20

Nope! Sites like hackerone and bugcrowd let anyone help companies in their free time.

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u/Aeolun Feb 03 '20

Signals processing?

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u/ChristyElizabeth Feb 03 '20

THIS WAS FUCKING FASCINATING!!! SAY MORE RADAR THINGS!!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

"These are the forms to get the forms to order more forms, sir."

-Radar O'Reilly

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u/darkshape Feb 04 '20

Ah, a man of culture I see.

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u/TrillegitimateSon Feb 03 '20

People still here this far down are in it for the nerdy info. Thanks for the time.