What years did you serve during and what was your MOS? I'll probably be able to tell you why we had different experiences just based off of the answer to that question.
That, good sir, is why we had very different experiences. I gather by the length of your service/contract and the chosen word "flew" that you were an officer yes? If so, those first few years were dedicated to you earning your wings. Depending on what kind of 130 it was, you MAY have been on fire support missions if it was an AC variant, but if not you were probably shuttling troops/equipment back and forth to the combat zone or doing fuel runs.
And again, per our convo in the comments below, being a minority does not auto-equate to being liberal. Plenty of minority conservatives out there, particularly in the latino demographic.
You and I had very different experiences after we joined. And I joined from a liberal part of NY.
What years did you serve during and what was your MOS? I'll probably be able to tell you why we had different experiences just based off of the answer to that question.
2005-2012, I flew 130s in the AF.
That, good sir, is why we had very different experiences. I gather by the length of your service/contract and the chosen word "flew" that you were an officer yes? If so, those first few years were dedicated to you earning your wings. Depending on what kind of 130 it was, you MAY have been on fire support missions if it was an AC variant, but if not you were probably shuttling troops/equipment back and forth to the combat zone or doing fuel runs.
None of that changes the fact that 48% of 11Bs are minorities.
And again, per our convo in the comments below, being a minority does not auto-equate to being liberal. Plenty of minority conservatives out there, particularly in the latino demographic.
Peep the bar charts for the USMC here:
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/demographics-us-military