Originally Posted by
fooflighter
Blah blah blah. After paying dues in sweat equity of flying to build time only to have a ball dropped in your lap as some cutesy hazing ritual? No thanks. Keep your 'proud' tradition. Glad I'll never have to see it. Let me do my CBT's, get my training done and get out the door with my paycheck. This place is not my life, nor will it ever be. I feel sorry for the newhires subjected to this lame crap. But again you were brainwashed and told as l-ual hires back in the day you were the best of the best of the best. So it's no surprise your ego's are in rationalized damage control mode to hang onto your ill-gotten perceived truths
Gentlemen and ladies, I want to comment to the guy that hijacked a thread to see who was in my class and took it in another direction.
Tradition is what makes our country great. If you don't like it then leave but don't start dropping turds because you are upset. The 8 ball sounds like an awesome tradition. Have you ever heard of the anchor man (lowest graduating GPA) at the academy, someone I knew who went on to become a highly decorated Helicopter pilot loved his anchor. The problem with our military services and other corporations now a days is they are getting rid of traditions because of one persons objection.......Thank you United you just gave me another reason I am making the right choice.