[quote]Beast27195 wrote:
I look forward to the day when there are no “higher-ups”.
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One good thing I found about being in the airwing, was that a lot of the O’s were pretty cool, and the majority of douchenozzles were the grunt/motor T SNCO’s and up.
Some of the groung guys would get so pissed at how we’d talk to our pilots like they’re are friends when those guys practically snap their spine getting to the POA when a 2nd LT walks past.
Grunt: “GOOD MORNING SIR!” ::SALUTE::
Airwinger (Cpl or above): “Hey sir” ::half assed salute::
Disrespectful? Maybe a little. But that’s just how we roll. The pilots know that it’s us that allows them to do their job.
One of the best feelings was to be out on the flightline when the birds (helicopters for you non-military folk) were turning and ready to launch, and they’d call over Sgt. Ink to troubleshoot some avionics issue they were having, and the fix is something like “Oh, yeah, Sir, see this switch right here? Yeah, it’s supposed to be in the “ON” position…”
And it’s icing on the cake when the pilot is your CO ![]()
Damn, I feel like rambling today. Better do some work instead…
Carry on




