Active Military Beekeepers

Billy The Beekeeper · February 08, 2008, 09:40:05 PM

Hi im A1C William Kessinger US Air Force i wanna see how many active military members we have in this forum and so we can share advice on alot of different subjects this is not a only 1 branch or country thing hence "Military Members" well i would really like to hear from you guys

Thanks
Billy :-D

johnnybigfish · February 09, 2008, 10:40:05 AM

Hey Billy!!
I work at the DRMO here at Sheppard for the last 5 years...I was working base supply Pick-up and Delivery before this since 1985!
You must have just got here?(at Sheppard, I mean). I'm assuming that you're living on base?
PM me if you want. I can find you in the "Global" Monday. If I get a chance I'll email you!
your friend,
john

Billy The Beekeeper · February 09, 2008, 09:48:31 PM

Hi yeah ive been here since the 21st of Jan so you a Civilian Contractor??? Im a crew chief on a c-130 well im goin to school for it. so how long have you been doin beekeeping i dont know if i stated it but ive been doin it for 3 years well just email me ill get back to you it would really be nice to meet someone in the hobby well just get back with me ill ttyl

Nice Meet You

Your Friend

Billy

asprince · February 09, 2008, 10:08:21 PM

Small world.

johnnybigfish · February 09, 2008, 10:36:23 PM

Hey Asprince,
have you noticed the world even gets SMALLER the older one gets?
Especially when your in the military,. I remember my dad running into people he knew from other bases everytime we moved. I saw another guy here from Wichita Falls when I was looking through past posts but I never found out who he was..cant remember the name though either.
Ok,...I gotta go.....one of my dogs just got sprayed by a skunk :( and he wants in! I hope the skunk got away. I dont want tank getting any satisfaction out of what he's gone and done!...poor lil' guys out there cryin' ta get in....
your friend,
john

I'll be getting in touch Billy!!

Kathyp · February 09, 2008, 10:44:15 PM

skunk. yuk.

a lot of x's and i think one or two reservists. my husband, who often reads and shakes his head, but does not contribute, is still in the navy reserve.

how will you manage the moves? that was always the hard thing for me in any hobby that didn't fit in a box :-)

Galaxy · February 09, 2008, 11:49:50 PM

Hi Billy the Beekeeper:

I worked for Lockheed Aircraft in the Marietta, GA plant that built the C-130 Hercules, the C-141 Starlifter, and the C-5A Galaxy. In fact, my handle and avatar come from the C-5A Galaxy. I was the system analyst responsible for the computer system that maintained the budget cost control on the C-5A. The C-5A is the largest plane ever built in the USA. All three of these aircraft were being built at the same time in the Marietta plant in the 1960s.

The C-130 is perhaps the most successful aircraft ever built for the military. It was first produced in the early 1950s and is still very useful.

We all owe a great deal of gratitude to our military personnel. To me they are some of the most selfless and productive members of our society. Good luck in your military career.

gunny · February 10, 2008, 03:14:25 PM

Billy:

Now how are the movers gonna take this when you get PCS orders?

Spent almost 22 years active in the Marine Corps.

afretired · February 10, 2008, 09:19:44 PM

Billy
I to am going to echo some of the other comments. Unless the Air Force has changed since I retired eight years ago, it is going to be hard to work with bees. Just about the time you get your hives in good shape it will be time to move. And the way it used to be in the states for one tour, then over seas for the next, then back again. I hope it works out well for you.

Dave

BMAC · February 11, 2008, 02:24:14 PM

Quote from: Billy The Beekeeper on February 09, 2008, 09:48:31 PM
Hi yeah ive been here since the 21st of Jan so you a Civilian Contractor??? Im a crew chief on a c-130 well im goin to school for it. so how long have you been doin beekeeping i dont know if i stated it but ive been doin it for 3 years well just email me ill get back to you it would really be nice to meet someone in the hobby well just get back with me ill ttyl

Nice Meet You

Your Friend

Billy

C130s eh.. I worked on C130 F/R models for 4 years in the Corps. airframes/hydraulicsman then I latteralled into Computer programming. Now I am just a slimy civilian, but atleast I still work for the Corps when I am not playing with bees.

Kathyp · February 11, 2008, 03:07:41 PM

OT...sorry up front :-)

last year my youngest son called me. he was then an ensign on a gator freighter. we talked for a bit and then he asked me "mom, how would you feel about me dating a Marine?"

well, i was an FMF corpsman in the days where there were not many female marines around. at least not with the combat troops that i was hanging around. all i could think to ask was "is it a girl?" i got back "MOMMMMM"!

turned out she was a very nice young lady, but they didn't hit it off. it did make me feel quite old.

bassman1977 · February 11, 2008, 03:25:32 PM

GO NAVY! I did 12 years, 8 with the Seabees, 2 overseas shore, and 2 with VF-213/USS Carl Vinson.

johnnybigfish · February 11, 2008, 08:00:39 PM

Hey Billy, you might bee able to do bees on base..Theres a nice green field and woods right across the road from where I work and behind the firing range..As a matter of fact, entomology is the first building you see on the left coming towards where I work.Talk to them and they might be able to get it to where you can have bees where i,m talking about.They may refer to it as a "Bee Study".
Brian, you might appreciate this:> My dad was allowed to have racing pigeons when we lived in base housing here. Of course the health guys checked on them at random(which really wasnt random) to see if dad was keeping a clean coop. I remember my dad even picking up feathers off of the lawn so people wouldnt complain.
See billy?..anythings possible!
your friend,
john