First off. Hello all.

Ok, I'm new to the forums and was going from thread to thread, and came across your post impeeling.
I don't want to dissuade you from joining the Air Force, however I feel there are a few things you should know that your recruiter isn't telling you.
(just so it's known. I'm a former USAF Combat Controller with 12 years in before I left for a civilian life)

1) After you arrive at Lackland, get off the bus and get yelled at after a door is kicked open. You will get to sleep at about 0300 hours. (don't set your bag down after forming ranks after getting off the bus btw.) After waking you will be lead to chow get yelled at some more, then you will head to processing. You will at some point be given a paper with 2 sets of 4-6 boxes, 1 on top, 1 on bottom. Top is for state side duty stations, bottom for over seas. Unless you show apptitude in a foreign language for the duty station you are requesting, you may as well leave the bottom set of boxes blank. However if you are fluent in the language you now have about a 10% chance of actually getting an overseas duty assignment.

2) It's cheaper for the military to assign you to a stateside duty station as it allows them to deploy you overseas to an area that requires your particular active duty assignment (job). With the situations that are rearing their heads in the middle east. Don't get your hopes up on japan.

Again I'm not saying this to dissuade you from serving your country, I'm proud to have done so myself. I just want you to go into this prepared so you don't end up dissapointed.

A recomendation for you. Airborne Communications. If your asvab score is high enough to put this job on your list... Take it!

Good luck to you!