The smarter enlisted

[Heater]

Easy reading:

Of all the Services, the Air Force has the most intelligent enlisted
people.

This is not just theory; it's provable:

Take the Army.  When the sh** hits the fan, the young Soldier wakes up
to
the bellowing of his First Sergeant. He grabs his BDUs out of his foot
locker, dresses, runs to the chow-hall for breakfast on the fly, then
jumps in his tank.  Pretty soon, the Platoon
Commander arrives, gives him a big salute, and says, "Give 'em hell,
soldier!"

Now take the Marines.  When the sh** hits the fan, the young Marine is
kicked out of bed by his First Sergeant. He puts on the muddy set of
BDUs he was wearing on the field exercise he was part of three hours
earlier. He gets no breakfast, but is told to feel free to chew on his
boots. He runs out and forms up with his rifle. Pretty soon, his platoon
commander comes out, gives the Marine a sharp salute, and says, "Give
'em hell, Marine!"

Now take the Navy.  When the sh** hits the fan, the young Sailor is
eating
breakfast in the mess. He hustles the 20 feet to his battle station,
stuffing extra pastries in
his pocket as he goes. There he sits, in the middle of a steel target,
with nowhere to run, when
the Captain comes on the PA and says, "Give 'em hell, Sailors!  I salute
you!"

Now the Air Force.  When the sh** hits the fan, the Airman receives a
phone
call at his off-base quarters. He gets up, showers, shaves, and puts on
the fresh uniform he picked up from the BX cleaners the day before. He
jumps in his car and cruises through the McDonalds drive-thru for an Egg
McMuffin and Coca-Cola on his way to work.  Once at work, he signs in on
the duty roster.  He proceeds to his F-16, spends 30 minutes
pre-flighting
it, and signs off the forms. Pretty soon the pilot, a young captain
arrives, straps into the jet, and
starts the engine.  Our young Airman stands at attention, gives the
aviator a sharp salute, and says,  "Give 'em hell, Captain!"


Which proves my point, right!!


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[DoctorYO]

This is so true,


When I was in the army I was stationed in some sh** hole in the ROK (republic of korea)

The air force detachment to the 2ID got paid hardship money becuase the army barracks was not up to airforce standards...

Wait 1 sec,  same rank, same military, wheres my extra pay....

I would go south due to the nature of the weapon system I used and I must say the Airbases are very nice..  their chow halls have the best food I have had in the military..  Exp   our chow hall up north was selling the steaks and seafood to the koreans..  meals which was alotted to keep our morale up...  that ended for the mess hall sgt when a Major ate in the chow hall for a week and recieved the same kind of sh** food every stinking day....  Can u say busted.  JAG got involved and no more veal steak or soy burgers with katsup** for Camp Hovey...  **(the generic watered down ketchup that was actually called katsup")

2 cents worth


DoctorYO

[JimBear]

Funny as hell!!  I love it!   At one time I prolly would have taken exception to it being a wing wiper (as I heard the grunts mutter) Its hard not to remeber those lovely summer days spent in the Arizona and Saudi desert pre/post flighting and repairing A-10A's and just for changes of pace spending some quality time in Cold Lake Canada doing the same thing in the dead of winter (why didnt they switch that around?) But I still have the greatest respect for those guys in camo who were on the wall at night making sure that I could do my job.

JimBear

[SC-GManMP]

You ain't kiddin...

Those Air boys have it made, I'm stationed at Fort Richardson Alaska, we have Elmendorf Air Force Base right next door.  They moved our PX over there, now calling it the "multi-force shopping center" the hospital is over there... The only decent Chow hall is over there... and its like a friggin restaurant...
geez.. don't have to tell me where all the tax dollars are goin... Where's my new humvee??-this ones fallin apart!

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Garrett "SC-GManMP" Pella
Skeleton Crew, "E" Flight

[firbal]

Do you the idea that to the Air Force person, there is no since of urgentcy when the ballon goes up. Just my .02 worth from an ex Soldier  with alot of years getting alerts and having be loaded up and ready to roll in 2 hours.
fireball (101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) )

[firbal]

 

Originally posted by firbal:
Do you the idea that to the Air Force person, there is no since of urgentcy when the ballon goes up. Just my .02 worth from an ex Soldier  with alot of years getting alerts and having be loaded up and ready to roll in 2 hours and having the aircraft ready to fly also.
fireball (101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) )

[firbal]

Do you get the idea that to the Air Force person there is no since of urgency when the ballon goes up. I spent alot of years as an Soldier getting alerted and having to get everything loaded and ready to roll in 2 hours, and this not to menion also getting the aircrft ready to fly out. We might not be a country club, but the real job gets done.
Fireball
formerly of the
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

[This message has been edited by firbal (edited 02-25-2000).]

[JimBear]

Dont know about that, ever see a whole wing of B-52s clear off a Base when  Kalxon went off? Btw, The Real Job, is done by ALL the men and women of the Armed Forces