Dragon of the Week Published Nov. 3, 2009 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Name -- Staff Sgt. Dale Franklin Unit -- 332nd Training Squadron Position -- basic metrology course instructor Time in Air Force -- seven years Time at Keesler -- almost four years Hometown -- Mobile, Ala. Why did you join the Air Force? purely out of curiosity What are your goals? short-term, to be accepted into Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program; long-term, becoming a nursing corps officer in the Air Force. What's your favorite quote? "If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves." -- Thomas Edison What are your hobbies? hunting, fishing, kayaking, being awesome