Originally Posted by
Twister
And is there some kind of DAL tradition where the plug gets a party thrown in his honor or everyone above you puts cash in a hat for you? I've heard stories that at the AF Academy, upon graduation/commissioning the very LOWEST/last academically-ranked cadet gets a pile of money from all the cadets above them.
Here's what they do at UAL:
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