53 WRS
I plan on applying after my ADSC for the initial Herk training expires. I've got about 9 months left here at Maxwell in the C-21 before I head to Little Rock for the C-130 schoolhouse. I'll be down at Keesler in a couple weeks attending the C-21 Instructor Pilot Qual course, so I plan on walking over and talking to a few folks while I'm there.
I had almost 8 years with the LA Army National Guard (enlisted/warrant officer time) prior to going AD AF, so I'm not too interested in putting 20 years on active duty. I'd rather go back to the Guard/Reserves and finish out there. My wife is from Louisiana and we both like the Gulf Coast area, so the 53rd is a perfect place for a future Herk driver to go to. I've got a total of about 12 years right now since I first enlisted as an E-1, and if it's a unit like the 53rd that doesn't require long deployments to the Middle East, I'll probably stay as long as the job remains fun.
If you're going to be around Keesler the first couple weeks of October, I'll be over at the 45th AS. I wouldn't mind getting the chance to meet some of the 53rd people and see the airplanes.