An inside look at the life of a US Air Force Loadmaster

This is a look inside the life of a US Air Force Loadmaster

[@DosJof5118]

Retired C-130 Loadmaster. Been there, done all that and more, loved it, and would do it again.

[@KryptonianSaiyanssj3]

Trying to get this job currently any advice to help my chances of securing that job?

[@docohm50]

Hot tip instead of being a loadmaster become a flying crew chief. You still get to fly but when you get out you can walk into a job maintaining aircraft in the civilian world. A loadmaster is good if you want to see the world but want to go to college afterwards.

[@marquiscoleman6502]

Wait you said *A loadmaster is good if you want to see the world but want to go to college afterwards* do you mean that a loadmaster is good job if your planning on going to college after or do you mean a crew chief

[@docohm50]

@@marquiscoleman6502 There's more of a demand for nose to tail aircraft mechanics than load masters. Aircraft mech need a A&P license and a FCC certificate and usually your own tools. Not a college degree.

[@lockheedload]

Nice job, load. Former C-5 Load here. Happy Thanksgiving, brother.

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Loading Hard or Hardly Loading Incredible Examples A Real Look into This Career Wish The Military Is as Transparent as This

[@Joshthewinner]

Is this job still hard to get

[@raul9789]

50/50 get a good asvab and you can ask for the job

[@KryptonianSaiyanssj3]

In some cases even that isn't enough it's still pretty difficult to get into ​@@raul9789

[@JosephLucas-jo9sm]

Nice beard though

[@osubuckeyeno1]

What type mission requires ramp/door to be open for so long (except airdrops) & requires/allows a loadmaster to sit on ramp with feet over edge (2:26 in video) with only a restraint harness that only provides restraint to restrict movement past a certain fuselage station. Provides ZERO stability! I don't believe even search/rescue personnel are required to do this. I was C-130 Loadmaster 20 years & never had a mission where we just went back & sat on ramp at leisure. Airdrop normally consist of low level route with violent up/down/turns to simulate threat/terrain avoidance, pop up for the drop, load clear, close ramp/door, back to low-level. Never seen so many loadmasters just hanging off ramp on sight seeing tours. I can't even imagine doing this when I think of how much you get thrown around during these maneuvers! Please don't say "Mission Set", or Didn't get Q3'd so it's okay. Mostly I'm just not familiar with what missions they are doing where they have time to just sit back there? If you are spotting/observing you would need to be moving back & forth to clear all areas to left/right. If this aircraft made a hard bank or jinked up/down, I cannot be convinced that this loadmaster would not at least be rolled/thrown around! Sorry, great coolest job, seems to be so much grandstanding!

[@Superhead_collectables]

I was a 130 load for 21 years. We sat on the ramp all the time for any number of reasons. It’s actually a pretty common thing.