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Spot the EedjitBy lex, on August 26th, 2009
August 26th, 2009 | Tags: Gratuitous slap | Category: Gratuitous slap
23 comments to Spot the Eedjit |
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“Imagine a world without war.”
“After we’re done playing make-believe can we play dress-up too?”
Unfortunately, I’ve never had a chance to use this one.
– Max
I’d like to nominate a different group … the AFA doth protest too much, methinks.
What a bunch of thin skinned people. Are the writers even active duty? I had to live with Brown Shoe jokes…and I got my fair share in. I didn’t see anyone stunted from the experience.
Used to be the AF guys took pride in not having it that hard…going back to beer and air conditioning at the end of each mission. Sorta like P-3 Bubbas, huh?
It’s rough duty, but somebody’s gotta do it.
I’ll be in Key West next week, testing the finest Duval St. has to offer. You tell me how that JP-flavored water at the scuttlebutt on USS Boat is.
Humble;
Roger…I’ll let the AF Times staff know you’re mean like Patraeus…:)
I can’t wait for the moment, when civilians find you you flew in the Navy, ask you what ships you were on, and you stammer out, “None?”. Just to watch VP guys explain how they are Naval Aviators, without trap one, to civilians, is priceless.
I had the opposite experience, actually. When I told civvies I was a naval aviator, far too many of them replied, “The Navy has airplanes?”
ISYN.
“Yes,” I would reply. “We fly them off aircraft carriers. Perhaps you’ve heard of them?”
Well, I see I am doomed to fulfill one or the other of the stereotypes, so here goes…
“What’s a VP aviator?”
And Lex, I think it’s not so much that they don’t know the Navy has planes, as they think only the Air Force has planes. In their world, the Army has infantry and artillery, the Navy has ships, and the Marines… well, the Marines just guard embassies and fight like maniacs using anything within reach.
FbL: The maritime patrol squardons are designated “VP,” like figghter/attack are “VFA.” They now fly the P-3, and will one day get the P-8, but…they fly from the beach, return to the beach. No tail hooks installed…they get per diem while “deployed,” but like USAF, can get a bear after a long day of recon (or in the old days, sniffing out and pi$$ing off Soviet subs and ships by arriving “On Top” with torpedoes or Harpoons in the bay/on the wings.
They catch max crap for such a cushy job, but they sure are nice to have to look way out in front and tell you what to get ready for, or, if they could have their way, just tell you “taken care of…continuing.” Get AW1′s take…he’ll fill your ears for day…:)
Was in the USAF, not a pilot, spent most of my time in jungles playing with bombs and such to support the pilots, and took great pride in it. Still do.
Had no guilt in going back after 14,16,18 hour days of humping bombs in exotic locales to what was, in relative terms, comfort. Listened to my Dad about the USAF being a damn good choice, and it was. Hard to believe it was 40 years ago.
OT, but someone mentioned Jerry Pournelle in the past day or so. I remember him back from the BYTE days, and still read Chaos Manor. He has a lot of Heinlein in him. Or vice-versa
Ron;
When all is said and done, I know all services work hard, and there are a few morons who flaunt their momentary opportunity, and it becomes legend and a part of the “persona.” Uncle was one of the first 5 C-5A navigators, and his friend who I got to meet (during the SE Asian War Game) was a BUFF Bombardier. Wasn’t an easy life over NVA, let alone the endless hours over the blue of the Pacific to/from Guam or the jungles to/from Thailand.
For us, we had the Marines come aboard, eat all the chow and ice cream, watch all the movies, then bitch when the same one came on again. On non-Gators “Shoe” ships, the Helo dets stepped in to make life a pain in the butt when you finally got a chance to sit down for a movies…only to find out the stash of microwave popcorn was already gone, too.
Still fun to make fun of each other…after all…VALOUR-IT 2009 is coming soon….
Xformed/
OT, but I’m having trouble getting in touch w. you. Lex gave me your address but doesn’t work for me. Have Lex give you my email and contact me direct if you would be so kind.
xformed at chaoticsynapticactivity dot com works…xformed at hotmail is alt comm circuit
I agree, and it gets “funner” as the years roll on.
Most bases I was at had Marines coming in for chow on a regular basis. Happy to accommodate them -they were a bit, umm, extreme though.
Made me a believer in “No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy”.
Regards,
Was it just me? Or did that not make ANY FREAKIN’ SENSE!!!
Oh. Yeah… target audience and all that…
I thought it was about the one guy walking on the deck at the 19 sec mark.
Greetings:
Having had an all-expense-paid trip to sunny South Viet Nam, I certainly understand both the logic and the message. Hadn’t come across “eedjit” though, since my father, who was born in Ireland, died. I think my mother must’ve told him it was my middle name.
Could be worse, 11B40. One uncle used to refer to a few of us kids as Kartoffelschale. Well, we didn’t speak German very well and finally asked him what it meant. Said it meant potato peel, which is good for nothing. And that’s what we were was good for nothing.
Thanks for reminding me of this — I now have a nickname for the dog. And all the cats.
– Max
Humble, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the view from your favorite seat at the Green Parrot, but try not to do too much Duval street testing. They haven’t rescinded “don’t ask don’t tell yet”.
When progressive people say, “Imagine a world without war”, they mean a world where “everyone will submit to a world Socialist Government.”
The mass murders and reeducation camps will be unfortunately “necessary”.
Hmmm, I’m kinda thinking “these things would be great money makers”. You could use ‘em for container cargo, carry Toyotas and Hondas, you could have a 9 hole golf course on them and put in golf condos, and then it could drive around the world so you play in exotic climes, you could have some refurbed guppies and Scooters, and give rental rides to all the wannabes out there (or to the Air Force drone drivers desperate for some cockpit time and show them what real pilots USED to do), or you could sell it to a Saudi sheik so that he can finally have the world’s largest yacht with the world’s largest helo pad. Anything to help defray the 9 trillion debt. And with the hospital facilities onboard, you could always park them off-shore for those that can afford to bypass Obama-care and directly pay for their health-care. I’m sure this august group can come up with some more profitable ventures.
@VX: check the spelling — it should read “chaoticsynapticactivity@…”, not “chaotiscynapticactivity@…” as I’ve seen spelled in some back-channel traffic.
- SJS
I knew E-2s did autocat…but…here?
thanks, SJS