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Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1726106)
That's why we get drunk, that's why we blow it out, it's your last chance. The next day you are going to have to wake up and face the reality of your assignment....for the rest of your career.
It's a lot more important than any Frat party, or which RJ you got. Just joking...I get it. |
Hehe, my drop night was pretty tame in comparison to these ones. Matter of fact my entire UPT class was kind of lacking in the "fun" department. It was like pulling TEETH to get 23 year old guys to spend a day in Tuscaloosa at the biggest party in the south during game day. I guess the academy does weird things to your sociability...
"nah, sorry I gotta study my T-38 boldface in case I track there in 3 months..." "nah, we're gonna stay and play beer pong and talk shop for 3 hours this saturday. Alabama Vs. LSU is not on my radar..." "who needs to talk to girls when there are limitations to study?!" |
Originally Posted by contrails
(Post 1726113)
Then why is the civilian a/c assignment day nicknamed the same thing? ;)
Just joking...I get it. |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1725457)
Speaking for civilians, we aren't sure we get the significance of the drunken Air Force rituals, or swearing at superior officers; WGAF?
May I suggest you try the forum over on autoerotica. com? :D these stories are fantastic! |
Originally Posted by Extenda
(Post 1726116)
Hehe, my drop night was pretty tame in comparison to these ones. Matter of fact my entire UPT class was kind of lacking in the "fun" department. It was like pulling TEETH to get 23 year old guys to spend a day in Tuscaloosa at the biggest party in the south during game day. I guess the academy does weird things to your sociability...
"nah, sorry I gotta study my T-38 boldface in case I track there in 3 months..." "nah, we're gonna stay and play beer pong and talk shop for 3 hours this saturday. Alabama Vs. LSU is not on my radar..." "who needs to talk to girls when there are limitations to study?!" |
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[QUOTE=FmrFreightDog;1726083]
Almost everyone here has made their bones one way or another. Call me cranky, but the civ/mil dick measuring contests are just getting old. FFD: Reading the thread, I don't get the impression anyone's measuring anything. The former military and af guys (:D), are merely reminiscing about a significant milestone in our lives and careers. As has been mentioned, the training was very structured and time restricted. The Air Force guys all started and finished as a class; the Navy/Marines, not so much. On the Navy side, we finished and got our 'Fleet' orders just before getting our wings. We didn't have a 'drop,' but the parties after wingings were GREAT! For the most part, they were celebrations and graduations. Life-long friends were made that you'd come across 'in the fleet', on a cross-country at the Miramar O-Club, or after getting hired at an airline. Sadly, we also lost friends... The point is, much of the what, where, how, and with whom was institutionalized. After each accomplishment, recognition, reward, and celebration occurred. It's a common thread... and it's ours. Carry on... DFW |
Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1726112)
Are you really comparing flying cancelled checks with flying an F-117 over Baghdad during the first night of Desert Storm, or the helo guys that flew SEAL Team 6 into Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, or my airdropping of the 82nd Airborne into Grenada while AAA guns were raking the airplane? Really? Were you shot at? Did you watch your buddies get shot down and die? Did you have the American flag on your shoulder and your fellow soldiers depending on you to not eff up? Really?
We don't all have similar "bones." Please don't try and compare my experience to yours. It's not the same and you cannot understand that. At our current airline, we're all equal. That's great. But don't assume you know what the military guys have gone through and experienced. Just don't. I guess its a generational thing. You guys are more clueless than I could ever have imagined. Most of the sh!t I did flying single pilot cargo scared me way worse than anything I did in the Army. You are way out of line with your assumptions, Buzz. |
Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1726121)
Wow, that must have sucked. The best thing about Del Rio was, there were no outside distractions, so we all had to suffer together. BUT...we only had one zoomie in our class, and he was great!
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Originally Posted by FmrFreightDog
(Post 1726130)
Wow... Considering I'm the roughly the same age as you are and spent several years in the Army as an 11A before cycling back through the civilian aviation world to get the rest of my ratings, you might want to chill the F out.
Most of the sh!t I did flying single pilot cargo scared me way worse than anything I did in the Army. You are way out of line with your assumptions, Buzz. |
Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1726133)
Then you should know better.
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