Originally Posted by Timmay (Post 3406511)

Some of us idiots were military and also came through the regional airline route. After multi-year deployments and right seat in an RJ for more than 7 years, I'm here to tell ya it all sucks.

Originally Posted by Zard (Post 3406553)

I like the training center.

Sure, it looks like a bunch of I love me walls, but I enjoy the stuff from the peeps who flew at SWA in the 70s and 80s just as much as I like looking at the NASA stuff and U2 space suits and blues and thunder chickens swag. It’s all cool history and reflects well on who we are and where we collectively came from.


I’ve flown with some intolerable mil peeps and some intolerable civilians. Neither background has a monopoly on douchebaggery. 99% of the peeps I fly with are awesome and that’s all I really care about.

Originally Posted by hoover (Post 3406501)

I commuted from NYC and had to walk through Harlem at 0200 carrying my things. Does that count?

Originally Posted by at6d (Post 3406527)

At least your were in a respectable organization! How many crayons did you eat per day? It’s always a good day when the Marines are here.

Originally Posted by Zard (Post 3406553)

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I’ve flown with some intolerable mil peeps and some intolerable civilians. Neither background has a monopoly on douchebaggery. 99% of the peeps I fly with are awesome and that’s all I really care about.

Originally Posted by Duke Beamer (Post 3404840)

I tend to stay away from commenting on here. And I don’t care if people have different opinions, but it just seemed like a new level for him. It’s the same thing as other pilots commenting on politics, and getting a reaction from you or Zap on FB or the Forum. I don’t care that you vote left, or where you went to school, or what you did before SWA. It’s all good. Let’s have a good trip, let’s treat people with respect, and not cause any unnecessary drama. Zap usually follows that line of thinking, and so I just found it surprising he went there with a specific stereotype. He was just joking, but that’s what every pilot says when he goes off on a tangent on the forum.

Originally Posted by KPer (Post 3407086)

We get it. You weren’t offended by The Zoo comment. But, just to be clear, can you confirm for a third time?

Originally Posted by tm602 (Post 3406494)

I don’t want to sound harsh but you kind of brought this on yourself. Now I wasn’t a fighter pilot, just an enlisted Marine. To understand the military mindset is an impossibility for a civilian. Your world is different than ours. Perhaps if you ever experienced true self sacrifice, real discomfort and had your life threatened for the safety and rights of others, and learned real brotherhood you’d get it. And no, frats don’t count. But I guess its just easier to make fun of others. A little kidding around is fine and even enjoyed, but the disparaging attitude from some is just offputting.

Originally Posted by Mainline Mulier (Post 3407194)

As someone who flew in a foreign NATO Air Force, I can answer in the affirmative to all of that bro code fraternity bs. I can also say the hero-worship of the military in the United States is a uniquely weird cultural phenomenon. It’s similar to what you would see in the Soviet Union, except it self generates and people actually believe it’s not state propaganda.

American military members identify as an astronaut on their way to the asteroid to save earth.