David Devine:  

Life Retired from the Air Force after 24 yrs. Married twice and divorced twice. Two kids - 32 yr daughter and 27 yr son. Spent 7 yrs in Maine, 8 yrs in Germany and then 9 in Illinois. I then worked as a defense contractor serving the Air Force overseas. I lived in Manama, Bahrain in the sunny and hot Persian Gulf for almost two and a half years. I got to go where ever they needed me (like a month living in a tent in the northern Saudi Arabian desert) and experience whatever life had to throw at me - as long as it wasn't some lunatic with explosives wrapped around his chest. After experiencing Europe and now the Middle East, I can say without a doubt, the US definitely has more to offer. If you want to live like Fred Flintstone, try living in the Middle East. I'm happy to say that I was able to secure a job back in Illinois near my kids. It seems I'm destined to serve the US Air Force all of my adult life. I was hired on as civil service as a cell supervisor for AMC's Regional Supply Sqd in 2005. Since then the unit and the Air Force have changed considerably. When I was hired, it was to help manage support equipment for 12 AMC bases. Now our unit has expanded and transitioned into a larger unit. We now manage 114 bases worldwide and over the next two years, my equipment management flight will become its own squadron as we take on the management of support equipment for all USAF bases. Talk about a challenge. Since 2017 I moved up to HQ Air Mobility Command to work in the same job I did at the time of my retirement from active duty in 2002. I've been able to get back into scouting and now serve as an Assistant District Commissioner for East Belleville working with 16 cub scout, boy scout and venture units. I was able to see my son make Eagle Scout and then join the ranks as an adult scouter. I enjoy spending what time I can with my kids when our schedules allow it. I am a member of American Legion Post 2007 working with...Expand for more