Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

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.