Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Speaking for civilians, we aren't sure we get the significance of the drunken Air Force rituals, or swearing at superior officers; WGAF? We had frat brothers who were out of control, but that is because they weren't getting laid and had nothing better to do.
Maybe a difference would be that most USAF pilots had already gone to college, had similar frat experiences and then went to UPT. We're not all Academy grads. Virginia Tech here.
Another difference, possibly, is that many Air Force pilots a year or two removed from UPT would be fighting in combat, dropping bombs and killing people while being shot at. A little more sphincter-tightening than flying an ILS in a Cessna.