Originally Posted by
swamp
Don't know if he was a LCA, but jumpseating on a 757, first thing out of CA mouth, "so what branch did you fly for?" Needless to say it was a long commute listening to him tell me I didn't learn to fly the "honorable" way... Sorry didn't realize supporting an American business with $50,000 of my money wasn't honorable.
Tell them "The Guard, Coast Guard, that is"
My favorite is "I went to the Academy" to which the Captain get excited and will respond "which one?" If he's Air Force, he'll already inhale and hold a breath so as to be ready to tell you about his Air Force Academy experience.
Your reply should be "Comair" or "Delta Connection." Then observe the Captain turn purple while trying to figure out what to say.