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One of the things I continue to enjoy about RAMN is the spirited
participation of Ed and other current and former Blue-Suiters - despite their presence being overly-obvious "low-hanging fruit" for jibes and good-natured leg-pulling. To me this shows that the best among us ARE the best in spite of dressing like either bus drivers or Good Humor vendors. -- Mike Kanze "And why is radicalism so strong in California? Because the State is run by a dreadful combination of crooked politicians and grasping Babbitts." - H. L. Mencken (1924) "Ed Rasimus" wrote in message ... On 04 Mar 2004 14:14:04 GMT, (Pechs1) wrote: P.S. Air Force pilots wear scarves and iron their flight suits. BRBR They also flare to land and squat to pee... P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer Is there no one in this forum who will speak the truth? We flare to land because we can. We don't squat to pee. We don't iron our flight suits, they look that way because we put a clean one on every day and it hasn't been through the ship's laundry. We have a drink before meals and afterward as well. There's an O'Club at our operating location. We can leave the water running when we shower. They wash our airplanes so they don't look like something out of "Junkyard Wars" or "Mad Max". And, it is a helluva lot warmer in Colorado Springs in the winter than either West Point or Annapolis. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 |
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Only in Navy Air do you get a single last shot to come aboard a pitching,
rolling carrier by flying under a steel cable into a nylon net strung above the deck. And survive to brag about it! (just remember to pull that parachute pack out of your puckered sphincter before you deplane. WDA CDR USN end "Pechs1" wrote in message ... P.S. Air Force pilots wear scarves and iron their flight suits. BRBR They also flare to land and squat to pee... P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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Only in Navy Air do you get a single last shot to come aboard a pitching,
rolling carrier by flying under a steel cable into a nylon net strung above the deck. And survive to brag about it! (just remember to pull that parachute pack out of your puckered sphincter before you deplane. WDA CDR USN Gosh, that sounds fun for a while, but coming home to one's wife and kids nighly sounds even better than spending 6-9 months on a boat full of men. |
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Shaber- Gosh, that sounds fun for a while, but coming home to one's wife and
kids nighly sounds even better than spending 6-9 months on a boat full of men. BRBR Guess you never deployed to Osan....not many wives there, 1 R/R trip per tour, kinda like a 6 month deployment with a 10,000 ft runway. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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Only in Navy Air do you get a single last shot to come aboard a pitching,
rolling carrier by flying under a steel cable into a nylon net strung above the deck. And survive to brag about it! Only in the Air Force do you get to take on 120,000 pounds of JP-8 in one shot at night, in the weather over the middle of the Pacific.....wait a minute....that wasn't that fun....disregard everything after "only in the Air Force" BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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Speaking of the Air Force, I will never forget my AF captain neighbor at
grad school. Three rows of ribbons and he had never been outside CONUS. Whereas us Navy and Marine pukes were studying such exciting subjects as space flight, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, etc. he was immersed in MEDIEVAL history. And that's a fact! WDA end "Shaber CJ" wrote in message ... Only in Navy Air do you get a single last shot to come aboard a pitching, rolling carrier by flying under a steel cable into a nylon net strung above the deck. And survive to brag about it! (just remember to pull that parachute pack out of your puckered sphincter before you deplane. WDA CDR USN Gosh, that sounds fun for a while, but coming home to one's wife and kids nighly sounds even better than spending 6-9 months on a boat full of men. |
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WD- Speaking of the Air Force, I will never forget my AF captain neighbor at
grad school. Three rows of ribbons and he had never been outside CONUS. BRBR Generally in the USN there were no awards for 'faithful service'. The difficult was routine, the impossible just took a little longer. Not many 'I've been there ' awards in the USN...A NAM or a NCM was a special award. A MSM really something special. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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"Elmshoot" wrote in message ... A friend sent this one on to me I hadn't seen it before thought you would all agree with his comments. Sparky USN or USAF? Naval aviation exists for those that can't qualify for the Air Force. |
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roncachamp- Naval aviation exists for those that can't qualify for the Air
Force. BRBR righto-we all had assigned seats everytime the USAF exchange officer came aboard the boat...better show than either the USMC pilot or the movie... P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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