Sorry if I offended any Dave Ramsey fans out there, but I had to scream about my freedom from the AF...but there are no talk shows to call into. I'm sure there are many on this site that can recall (or dream of) the freedom felt when you applied for retirement from the military after 20+ years. My whole life, I have been working for The Man, and finally I've reached the top and have started a free fall back to normal life. Hanging up the brown flight suit, turning in the chem gear, getting the retiree ID card. I am consumed with an undeniable glee as I stare at the bottom of my scotch glass, savoring the bitter taste and dreaming of the green grass on the other side.

For all you military fliers, keep the faith. Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is a train, but if you are a true aviator, you have honed those natural survial instincts and you will survive to fly again. If not, you'll die, and you won't know what hit you...