You Know You're Old Dept.

You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

wrote:
You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AJ_Savage.jpg == not the posting
R.S. is referring to, but it will do in order to further the
discussion.

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

My version of You Know You're Old When: a class of ships,. where you
served on the "first of class", is decommissioned. All of them.

In a previous article, "flybynightkarmarepair" said:
My version of You Know You're Old When: a class of ships,. where you
served on the "first of class", is decommissioned. All of them.

The first ship my brother served on is now a dive reef. He's taken before
and after pictures of his station.


--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
"Tech Services - We Aim To Please, We Shoot To Kill"
-- H. Wade Minter, ASR

flybynightkarmarepair wrote:
wrote:
You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AJ_Savage.jpg == not the posting
R.S. is referring to, but it will do in order to further the
discussion.

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

My version of You Know You're Old When: a class of ships,. where you
served on the "first of class", is decommissioned. All of them.

You know know you're old when every unit and base you were ever at no
longer exists. I was in for 21 years and only 1 unit out the many I
was at world wide is still in existance. That includes all the TDYs.

Harry K

"Harry K" wrote in message
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flybynightkarmarepair wrote:
wrote:
You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AJ_Savage.jpg == not the posting
R.S. is referring to, but it will do in order to further the
discussion.

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

My version of You Know You're Old When: a class of ships,. where you
served on the "first of class", is decommissioned. All of them.

You know know you're old when every unit and base you were ever at no
longer exists. I was in for 21 years and only 1 unit out the many I
was at world wide is still in existance. That includes all the TDYs.

Harry K

Harry,

I can't top that one.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
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"Harry K" wrote in message
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flybynightkarmarepair wrote:
wrote:
You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AJ_Savage.jpg == not the posting
R.S. is referring to, but it will do in order to further the
discussion.

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

My version of You Know You're Old When: a class of ships,. where you
served on the "first of class", is decommissioned. All of them.

You know know you're old when every unit and base you were ever at no
longer exists. I was in for 21 years and only 1 unit out the many I
was at world wide is still in existance. That includes all the TDYs.

Harry K

Harry,

I can't top that one.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

Neither can I. New River's still there, so is Cherry Point. But El Toro's
gone. And Tustin's done gone too... or rather, still there but the jarheads
are all gone.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...54245&t=k&om=1

Juan



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You know know you're old when every unit and base you were ever at no
longer exists. I was in for 21 years and only 1 unit out the many I
was at world wide is still in existance. That includes all the TDYs.

Harry K


Harry,

I can't top that one.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder


Even my late father would not be able to top that.. He was AF and USA...
Rucker is still there
Bragg
Shafter, Wheeler, Hickam

Dunno about his time in Europe..
Laredo AFB is off..
Da Nang is definitely off the list..
Oui-jom-bu or whatever, Korea.. Is the US still there in that town with
Helos?

He was so many places in 20 years.

Dave

Dave S wrote:

You know know you're old when every unit and base you were ever at no
longer exists. I was in for 21 years and only 1 unit out the many I
was at world wide is still in existance. That includes all the TDYs.

Harry K


Harry,

I can't top that one.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder


Even my late father would not be able to top that.. He was AF and USA...
Rucker is still there
Bragg
Shafter, Wheeler, Hickam

Dunno about his time in Europe..
Laredo AFB is off..
Da Nang is definitely off the list..
Oui-jom-bu or whatever, Korea.. Is the US still there in that town with
Helos?

He was so many places in 20 years.

Dave

After some cogitating I realized that I had not counted Lackland AFB
(basic training). I think that still exists. My specialty was Russian
Linguist with USAFSS (Security Service). I haven't kept track but I
think even that name has changed. We had a _lot_ of small bases around
the world, most that one wouldn't want to be at.

Harry K

I get the same type of a blank stare when I mention A3D.

You know you're old when ...the only place you can find an aircraft you flew
during your military career is a museums.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/


wrote in message
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You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

Wayne Paul wrote:
I get the same type of a blank stare when I mention A3D.
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Roger that.

Even worse, see what happens when you mention an A-5 :-)

-R.S.Hoover