Originally Posted by
exnavy
You ought to try an army staff meeting if you really want to experience discomfort and awkwardness. I think back to my navy days of debriefing over a beer in the squadron bar(I wonder if the tap in VT-4 duck pond still works), raucous safety standounds, and the infamous Key West dets where even the skipper makes it a point to go to get sauced. Times have changed I suppose. Sigh.
Bar taps worked next door at 10 when I left in 2007. Talk about a fricking amazing way to end a day of flying! Funny how student grade sheets went from....."Crappy".....sip sip......"Well I guess it wasn't that bad"....sip sip......"That guy rocked it!". Good times.
PCSing to North Whiting next month. Looking forward to instructing again. Hope the spirit is still alive up there.
I remember hanging in a bar with a reserve P-3 crew in El Sal circa summer '03. A SELRES pilot and DAL FO told me, "Flying for Delta is better than flying for the Navy in every way except we don't do this...."(he pointed out the mix of active and reserve crews drinking together, then raised his beer and clashed it with my pint glass).