Hoping for some air

Logan Wells is a senior at Saratoga Middle/High School and has been giving serious thought to enlisting in the Air Force. While many members of his family, including his uncle, have been in the military, it suggested an option for him until this summer.

"I was kind of thinking, 'Oh my gosh. My life's getting ready to start' and I was just kind of looking at all my options," said Wells. "My uncle was in the Air Force, too, so he kind of introduced me to it. Most of my family has been in the Air Force and the military and they said it would be really good."

Should Wells get into the Air Force, he has already decided on what he wants to do for his military occupation service code (MOS); remotely piloted aircraft.

"I'd be flying aircraft, like drones, and I'd be in contact with ground troops," Wells said.

The senior admits that he is both excited and nervous about the Air Force and what it may hold for him.

"I have mixed feelings," said Wells. "I think it will be a little difficult because what I want to do is kind of stressful. At the same time, though, I think it will be pretty fun and good to know and learn."

Wells said that, another factor in joining the Air Force was affording school as well as seeing the world. He highlights both of these as possible reasons for underclassmen to look into serving.

"It's just a good way to get out and travel the world and go travel while you're young. I have two sisters that are graduating the same year as me and a year underneath me, so it's going to be really expensive," said Wells. "If it's just four years, it'd be a good learning experience."