tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6604202822805503714..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Ch-Ch-ChangesOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88807674255025763342014-06-06T17:08:04.497-07:002014-06-06T17:08:04.497-07:00Concur Russ. If my officers complain, I'll say...Concur Russ. If my officers complain, I'll say it was your idea. Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50813528257814211402014-06-06T16:59:42.904-07:002014-06-06T16:59:42.904-07:00As far as I'm concerned the Master Sergeant sh...As far as I'm concerned the Master Sergeant should take precedence in the graphic. Everyone knows that the officers are there to make us look good but it's the NCO's that make sure that parts are all in the right place and torqued down properly. As my first trainer used to tell me repeatedly at Phu Cat (he was a Cajun from the Louisiana swamps and called himself 'jus an ole coon-ass from the bogwaters') "The officers are here to look pretty and take all the glory but someone has to push the wind through the trombone!" Besides, it's your blog so you can make up any rules you want! ;-)rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47310911990863439872014-06-04T06:27:22.210-07:002014-06-04T06:27:22.210-07:00Hhmm, now I wish you hadn't deleted them.
I a...Hhmm, now I wish you hadn't deleted them.<br /><br />I always keep a weather eye on F-4 pilots. Remember, I used to work with them.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78556145604761937592014-06-03T23:52:14.545-07:002014-06-03T23:52:14.545-07:00Wow!
This post loaded way faster than normal. It w...Wow!<br />This post loaded way faster than normal. It was swift and clean and it smelled good as it went by.<br /><br />I think you'd have liked the words I just deleted. On the other hand, mostly I err when I think that. I shall look forward to the posts of Juvat. As an F4 pilot, he bears considerable watching.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40993458215153442492014-06-03T16:44:46.463-07:002014-06-03T16:44:46.463-07:00Sounds like an appropriate punishment to me!
(Heh...Sounds like an appropriate punishment to me!<br /><br />(Heh. Air Force mittens. I like that.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64872404346167562012014-06-03T16:43:59.000-07:002014-06-03T16:43:59.000-07:00No way would anything happen to your place.
I enj...No way would anything happen to your place.<br /><br />I enjoy visiting too much! ;-)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86479463257731552872014-06-03T16:05:14.269-07:002014-06-03T16:05:14.269-07:00Seem to recall one of our Platoon Sargents gently ...Seem to recall one of our Platoon Sargents gently explaining to a FNG that we didn't wear Air Force mittens. Possible push ups were part of the course of instruction, in the snow, barehanded.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39842180912574217232014-06-03T15:56:13.026-07:002014-06-03T15:56:13.026-07:00Gonna be interesting... :-) And something happens...Gonna be interesting... :-) And something happens to mine, I might have to have a few 'friends' reach out... :-DOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47130030436137992882014-06-03T12:09:40.029-07:002014-06-03T12:09:40.029-07:00Heh. I see what you did there.Heh. I see what you did there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19927827421878021302014-06-03T12:07:30.908-07:002014-06-03T12:07:30.908-07:00Class ahead of Orville, or so I heard.Class ahead of Orville, or so I heard.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52122701147849497042014-06-03T11:52:22.334-07:002014-06-03T11:52:22.334-07:00Hhmm, good point.
I needed the extra guys Murph, ...Hhmm, good point.<br /><br />I needed the extra guys Murph, I don't have cool dog stories.<br /><br />D'ya think Old NFO might join us? I mean if something were to happen to his blog. Not that I'm saying that something might happen to Old NFO's blog. It's all theoretical and such at this point. (Is it true he went to school with Orville?)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77143453282441349202014-06-03T11:38:27.511-07:002014-06-03T11:38:27.511-07:00OMG, that's right - blue bombs. When I worked ...OMG, that's right - blue bombs. When I worked flightline BDU meant one thing. Later when I became a bit whacking wienie and was nowhere near the flightline, BDU meant something else altogether.<br /><br />Of course, now the Air Force wears ABUs - Airmen Battle Uniform. So I guess that renaming was done so aircrew wouldn't have to worry about wear and tear on blue bombs.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17535565472562607422014-06-03T11:25:19.515-07:002014-06-03T11:25:19.515-07:00It's an excellent addition, I say. It actually...It's an excellent addition, I say. It actually begs the question of how much age and experience you can shoehorn into one blog. Why if he didn't have his own blog, you could add Old NFO too and between the four of you, you could undoubtedly wax first-hand philosophic on every aviation subject and personality clean back to the Brothers Wright! ;-)Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38365254483071989342014-06-03T09:28:06.433-07:002014-06-03T09:28:06.433-07:00I guess this dates me, but I still have to remind ...I guess this dates me, but I still have to remind myself that to the average Air Force type, BDU does not mean a blue 30 lb practice bomb. When the AF started wearing them, we had a Personnel type (actually my wife's boss) come to an aircrew meeting and his topic of discussion was "The wear of BDUs". I saw that on the agenda and first thought was "Why do we care about the wear and tear on practice bombs?" We were all a flight suit mob and it wasn't until I went to "ARRRMY Training, Sir!" that I became familiar with BDUs. In fact, part of the Familiarization Course (Army Kindergarten) was how to roll the sleeves and blouse the pants. AHH the things we did, just to play nice.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64566263017950145342014-06-03T06:48:54.967-07:002014-06-03T06:48:54.967-07:00Actually we started blousing our trousers in the m...Actually we started blousing our trousers in the mid-80s with the advent of the Air Force wearing BDUs.<br /><br />Still kept our hands warm the old-fashioned way.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1114061159972088762014-06-03T06:47:39.199-07:002014-06-03T06:47:39.199-07:00:-):-)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68855189370908939822014-06-03T06:36:59.328-07:002014-06-03T06:36:59.328-07:00Probably with our hands in our pockets as well. It...Probably with our hands in our pockets as well. It's an Air Force thing, you wouldn't understand.<br /><br />And unbloused trousers. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57738237926206716562014-06-03T06:25:46.376-07:002014-06-03T06:25:46.376-07:00Thanks Sarge for the kind words. Thanks Sarge for the kind words. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com