tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1835523267311178131..comments2024-03-28T09:32:13.767-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Ma Vie Militaire (Part I)OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83181888259801677892012-06-12T07:13:54.122-07:002012-06-12T07:13:54.122-07:00I like your hypothesis. At least in my little fami...I like your hypothesis. At least in my little family group, my kids are WAY smarter than me. I can't take too much credit there, the Missus did all the heavy lifting in the child-raising area. Heck, the Missus is smarter than me as well. I think the one really smart thing I've done in my whole life was to marry her.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23533616414134516862012-06-11T09:40:05.949-07:002012-06-11T09:40:05.949-07:00My Grandfather's generation was Army, as was m...My Grandfather's generation was Army, as was my Dad's. My generation was Air Force. The kids are all Navy. Will my grand-kids be Marines? Who knows..."<br /><br />I'm guessing YES.<br /><br />My grandfather was Army - coast artillery back in the '30s. Both of my great-uncles were Army Air Corps (so pretty much USAF) in WWII. My dad and oldest brother went Navy - and my other brother went Coast Guard. So, of course, I had to join the Marines. My prevailing hypothesis is that the generations get progressively smarter. :-)Dave Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437432687237528664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57570386465407680252012-06-09T19:19:26.024-07:002012-06-09T19:19:26.024-07:00Very nice! There's a better than even chance t...Very nice! There's a better than even chance that the WSO might be going to VFA-2. So that pic is looking good. Of course, the VFA-154 bird all dirtied up coming in on Stennis is mighty fine as well. And Black Aces over Afghanistan, how could I go wrong with that? I have much to ponder. But thanks for the pics Tuna!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73993189189070139582012-06-09T19:12:45.464-07:002012-06-09T19:12:45.464-07:00Lemoore Rhino pics?
http://www.navy.mil/view_si...Lemoore Rhino pics? <br /><br />http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=77467<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:F-18F_VFA-2_in_flight_2005.jpg<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FA-18F_VFA-154_landing_USS_Stennis_2006.jpgTunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67188091472598070602012-06-09T15:34:11.552-07:002012-06-09T15:34:11.552-07:00Doing a series seemed like a good idea. We shall s...Doing a series seemed like a good idea. We shall see how that goes. By the way, I'm still playing around with the top of the blog. I like the big Rhino, but I take your point regarding the casual readers. Might also be time for a new look anyway. I like playing around with the pictures. Besides what with the flyers in the family heading out to Lemoore, I'll need to give those West Coast squadrons a little love.<br /><br />E-4 pulling in 38K! Man, things seem better than back in my day. Course I didn't do it for the money but I'm glad the pay is better. Truth be told though, they still don't pay the troops enough, especially when you consider all they're doing for us.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12271454937696752822012-06-09T09:10:24.261-07:002012-06-09T09:10:24.261-07:00Ooh, a continuing series. And I don't even ha...Ooh, a continuing series. And I don't even have to pay for a subscription! My father was drafted into the Army for Korea, and quickly ran down to the Navy recruiter and joined up. 24 years for him and 24 for me. Recruiters don't have to lie...correct that- stretch the truth- nowadays. Business is good since the economy isn't. They're paying awfully well now too- an E-4, with pay and allowances in Norfolk is making 38K. <br /><br />Looking forward to the next post.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.com