District court judge rules in favor of phony war heroes

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

*Not including the Air Force. We have standards.

Ohhh... way to ruin my fun.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Ohhh... way to ruin my fun.

I take the occasional dig at the USAF because whenever they're mentioned I notice a certain "look" come over the faces of most of the Army/Navy/Marines vets I know.

It looks like disdain but I suspect the Air Force reads it as envy.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I take the occasional dig at the USAF because whenever they're mentioned I notice a certain "look" come over the faces of most of the Army/Navy/Marines vets I know.

A family friend, who is retired Navy, now works at Tinker AFB. Don't ask him how it compares to the Navy...

[antikristuseke]

Why all the mockery of the chairforce?

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I take the occasional dig at the USAF because whenever they're mentioned I notice a certain "look" come over the faces of most of the Army/Navy/Marines vets I know.

It looks like disdain but I suspect the Air Force reads it as envy.

You know...... coming from a background in the AF where i actually had to work for a living, and spent time away from the comfy airbases, i struggled with this constantly. The looks were more priceless when you showed up wearing BDU's with AF insignia on it, in places nobody EVER expected to see the air force.

Regardless how much dirt you share with the Army and Navy (Seabee's in specific), you are rarely given due respect. After awhile, i figured out i didn't need to prove anything to anyone not in "The Horse." because they weren't schitt to me. That said, most "complaints" about the AF have some validity. I can't count the number of times i came back to home station and thought, "these people have it made and they don't even know it.". But hey, this is just smoke being blown from an Ex AF puke, so what would i know...........

EDIT:

Pictured:
Air Force Pukes, living the life of Riley, in comfy AC, good chow, and nowhere near the Army.

[mookiemookie]

You know, it's always funny to see how Subsim threads evolve. I smile when I see how this has turned into an interservice rivalry thread. You never know where the conversation will take you.

I love this place.

[August]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

...but I suspect the Air Force reads it as envy.

And Denial is not just a river in Egypt...

[Weiss Pinguin]

Pictured:
Air Force Pukes, living the life of Riley, in comfy
AC, good chow, and nowhere near the Army.

Can't see any of the pictures

[Sailor Steve]

When they sent me to meet my ship in the far western Pacific, my last day at San Diego NTC was spent policing the outer reaches of the drill field, picking up trash and cigarette butts from 0600 until 1630. They flew us up to Travis AFB, and the next day at about 0900 we were still sitting around when an airman wandered in and said "Hey guys, want a tour of the base?"

On the other hand, the Air Force certainly has the smartest enlisted men. In which other branch do the grunts send their officers out to do the fighting and dying?

[August]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

On the other hand, the Air Force certainly has the smartest enlisted men. In which other branch do the grunts send their officers out to do the fighting and dying?

I'd say every branch that has an air wing, which means all of them. Even in the Army Chopper pilots are at least Warrant Officers.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

On the other hand, the Air Force certainly has the smartest enlisted men.

They don't take just anybody. You have to score decently on your ASVAB. Before High school graduation, I was all set on joining the army, and wasn't too far away from signing some papers, going to MEPS, and "DEP"ing in. My lifes goal was to jump out of planes, kick butt and take names.

Then one day the AF recruiter called me, saying he was impressed with my ASVAB scores and wanted me to come down to the office to talk. As i recall, i scored a 97 in mechanical. Since i was already in an ROTC like program that was affiliated with the AF at the time (no army one near by), i said, "sure why not". Heh,. Well, obviously his sales pitch worked.

Only problem is, i signed up as "General Mechanical" since nothing specific was open. I signed on to be a Jet Mechanic, and they made me a construction worker. AF has something exactly like the Navy SeaBee's... who would have thunk it. Shame they don't advertise that. It's all about the high tech jobs in the recruiting office. What a bunch of crock.

[Platapus]

If only Air Force Recruiting commercials were realistic.



Now THIS is a recruiting video