Chris Slaughter joined the USAF as a jet engine mechanic in 1996. He worked all the way from the flight line to the engine back shop before retraining in 2004 to the Flight Engineer career field. Chris spent many years deployed in support of OIF/OEF.  He retired early from active duty in 2014 under TERA II and got a job in the Petrochemical field and eventually becoming the shift supervisor prior to retiring once and for all in May 2022 at the age of 42!