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Ducimus · 07-13-11, 02:18 PM

I knew a guy who committed two sins before he even got to boot camp.

1.) His last name was Slick. Which, is the TI's favorite deragatory term.
"What were you thinking there slick?!" Or , "HEY! Airman slick! Fall in!". Slick applied to anyone, but when your last name is slick.... geez.

2.) He enlisted under a general. Which means, "ill take any job you give me". For example, I enlisted under "General Mechanical" , meaning, I'll take any job i get that is mechanically oriented, and the AF assigns you a job before you leave basic training. Your ONLY garuntee, is that you'll be doing something in the mechanical field. (which is quite board... i ended up in construction.)

So Airman slick...... i don't know if he specified any field or not. I just remember he enlisted under general.

Well, about 3/4s the way through basic we find out our jobs. I find out i'll be swinging hammers. Airman slick? Bus driver.

So after that day came, the whole Flight (Platoon in army terms) got together and decorated his bunk to look like a bus. Even the TI got in on the act. I think he supplied some of the "resources" that were used. (paper plates from the chow hall for bus wheels for example).

Should have seen the look on slicks face when he came back to the barracks and saw his bunk. Poor guy.

07-13-11, 02:18 PM	#25
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I knew a guy who committed two sins before he even got to boot camp. 1.) His last name was Slick. Which, is the TI's favorite deragatory term. "What were you thinking there slick?!" Or , "HEY! Airman slick! Fall in!". Slick applied to anyone, but when your last name is slick.... geez. 2.) He enlisted under a general. Which means, "ill take any job you give me". For example, I enlisted under "General Mechanical" , meaning, I'll take any job i get that is mechanically oriented, and the AF assigns you a job before you leave basic training. Your ONLY garuntee, is that you'll be doing something in the mechanical field. (which is quite board... i ended up in construction.) So Airman slick...... i don't know if he specified any field or not. I just remember he enlisted under general. Well, about 3/4s the way through basic we find out our jobs. I find out i'll be swinging hammers. Airman slick? Bus driver. So after that day came, the whole Flight (Platoon in army terms) got together and decorated his bunk to look like a bus. Even the TI got in on the act. I think he supplied some of the "resources" that were used. (paper plates from the chow hall for bus wheels for example). Should have seen the look on slicks face when he came back to the barracks and saw his bunk. Poor guy.