tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8617417714802489766..comments2024-03-29T05:28:17.263-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: UniformityOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61288441147357266172015-09-01T23:49:49.360-07:002015-09-01T23:49:49.360-07:00It went on for about three months, probably 2-3 fi...It went on for about three months, probably 2-3 fights a month, and at least one broken arm and a broken leg... Dunno what was up with that... They were banned for at least 6 months that I remember.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46895283141401253132015-09-01T23:49:45.347-07:002015-09-01T23:49:45.347-07:00It went on for about three months, probably 2-3 fi...It went on for about three months, probably 2-3 fights a month, and at least one broken arm and a broken leg... Dunno what was up with that... They were banned for at least 6 months that I remember.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16920282341980547362015-08-31T16:24:07.465-07:002015-08-31T16:24:07.465-07:00I always heard the 57th was kinda staid, being int...I always heard the 57th was kinda staid, being interceptor drivers and all. Getting banned...That musta been a bad day or something. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9940492463305414972015-08-31T16:21:41.548-07:002015-08-31T16:21:41.548-07:00The dickies were before my time. Scarves however....The dickies were before my time. Scarves however....juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75460611438502657522015-08-31T14:27:53.507-07:002015-08-31T14:27:53.507-07:00OH yeah, re bars, 57th FIS was actually banned fro...OH yeah, re bars, 57th FIS was actually banned from the Brass Nut in Kef because y'all kept getting drunk and stupid and picking fights, or falling down stairs and breaking things... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-439168731331138592015-08-31T14:26:03.132-07:002015-08-31T14:26:03.132-07:00Y'all worried WAY too much about that crap... ...Y'all worried WAY too much about that crap... You even polished your flight boots (no-no for fire)... And those cute little dickies y'all wore... Really??? McPeak was a strange one, and yes, even the Navy heard about him. In the Navy, we were just happy to have a flight suit that didn't have holes in it. And boots that didn't have duct tape holding the sole on...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11483367094782855082015-08-31T12:20:25.522-07:002015-08-31T12:20:25.522-07:00He was also the first person I thought of when Sar...He was also the first person I thought of when Sarge was talking about generals taking over and their first official act was to redesign the uniform. The Air Force went from being Bus Drivers in their Class A's to being Airline Pilots. Which, of course, caused a bunch of pilots to actually become Airline Pilots.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13067636306285084612015-08-31T12:18:03.408-07:002015-08-31T12:18:03.408-07:00Heck there was even one in my office in my first j...Heck there was even one in my office in my first job at the Pentagon. You just had to know where to look.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19344609265482002712015-08-31T11:09:03.846-07:002015-08-31T11:09:03.846-07:00Squadron Bar? Heard the term before. Even seen pic...Squadron Bar? Heard the term before. Even seen pictures of one. Still hard to believe. A BAR in SQUADRON spaces!!!SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87513956805336969572015-08-31T10:01:29.400-07:002015-08-31T10:01:29.400-07:00And then the nav selected the Blue Death Uniform a...And then the nav selected the Blue Death Uniform as their BDU style. SMH.<br /><br />Having read his books I find mcpeak a scary guy.<br /><br />After the Desert One fiasco I got to help update/rewrite Navy CSAR doctrine/procedures in the early to mid-80's. Lots of superb flying and rewarding hard work. Then I got to watch as better ideas came off the cuff and to the fore in '90 and '91, guaranteeing the reinvention of costly mistakes. Whatchagonnado?<br /><br />There are two versions of the DS/DS story. One holds that the late-Veet-Nam generation vowed to make up for the horrible doctrine they endured as JO's and fixed everything. The other is the truth. Not that I'm keeping track or anything.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88003946280057297822015-08-31T08:06:49.057-07:002015-08-31T08:06:49.057-07:00Well he was relieved for incompetence. Which was ...Well he was relieved for incompetence. Which was a twofer for Mrs Juvat. No longer having to work for that incompetent boss and now being the boss.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66545644652558157862015-08-31T07:29:12.134-07:002015-08-31T07:29:12.134-07:00What kind of yahoo would brief pilots on the prope...What kind of yahoo would brief pilots on the proper wear of BDUs? (Oh yeah, a complete yahoo.)<br /><br />McPeak. (I'll say no more.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66039786114804457482015-08-31T06:21:08.120-07:002015-08-31T06:21:08.120-07:00Other than having been a Misty Fac in Vietnam (thi...Other than having been a Misty Fac in Vietnam (think Col Bud Day), I never saw much "there" there.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37870725992213484332015-08-31T05:50:28.145-07:002015-08-31T05:50:28.145-07:00Oh yeah. McPeak. Even us Navy guys heard of him. F...Oh yeah. McPeak. Even us Navy guys heard of him. Felt sorry for the USAF for the first (but not last) time in my life,Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.com