Company man, zoomie, ltcol, army, navy, AF, corporate, whatever. If you haven’t worked at an airline during an economic downturn you have no idea how expendable we and our benefits are. As Reagan’s corollary says, a receding tide lowers all boats—and makes most discover their inner unionist. And with a $T added to the debt every year going forward the big one is coming.
PS, a Lieutenant Colonel is not an “O-6”