Ok Hacker, since I refuse to get into a ****ing contest with you, I will agree to disagree with you. Perhaps one day we'll have this friendly, yes I consider it friendly, conversation over a beer. Nowhere in my orginal post did I attack you directly or your community but rather the philosophy by which the USAF operates. It's just different. They make it work for them and we make ours work for us. One doesn't make the other any better or any worse, just different. You chose yours and I chose mine and the end result of serving our country and defending the Flag and our freedom is what really matters, the rest is gravy.

As for the sandstorm, its true. You guys didn't fly. NOt because you were afraid but because you couldn't. We could, by virtue of being on the boat, that was my only point. I certainly would never sit here at wings level 1G flight at my desk and say...........anyone wearing a unifrom wouldn't have wanted to help. So, perhaps a little thicker skin on your part would have helped. Again, no insult was ever intended. Its a forum.

Safe flying!

Bdger