tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2053396353889470052..comments2024-03-18T19:45:58.932-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Karl, and Everybody ElseOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64608482987433583982018-08-11T11:38:16.734-07:002018-08-11T11:38:16.734-07:00I think their concern was with going over the side...I think their concern was with going over the side in that big bird. They sink pretty fast.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80146721257918419522018-08-11T08:39:03.226-07:002018-08-11T08:39:03.226-07:00The Tomcat must have had big throttle going on, sk...The Tomcat must have had big throttle going on, skidding the sideways-turned nose gear across the deck until it broke off. I wonder if the ejection(s) were because the crew thought they were going over the side.....bart simpsonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840436089787700707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46508420117611227762018-08-10T04:55:45.022-07:002018-08-10T04:55:45.022-07:00There ya go! Golf requires a knowledge of ballisti...There ya go! Golf requires a knowledge of ballistics, which is physics, which is science. What kind of hobby is that?<br /><br />(I caddied one summer, cured me of ever wanting to play golf.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67280793177848599982018-08-10T04:53:54.576-07:002018-08-10T04:53:54.576-07:00Ah, but I would believe you Cap'n. I've wo...Ah, but I would believe you Cap'n. I've worked with some NCOs who were dumber than a bag of hammers.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3857176211174483782018-08-10T00:28:12.823-07:002018-08-10T00:28:12.823-07:00You know I always tried the same argument when I w...You know I always tried the same argument when I was leaving early for golf....I'm off to study up on ballistics.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39599819543288595722018-08-10T00:26:45.365-07:002018-08-10T00:26:45.365-07:00But it never hurts to know all the answers, or at ...But it never hurts to know all the answers, or at least a flock of them should the need ever arise for an informed decision. You would not believe some of the petty officers I worked with that would frighten you with their density and resistance to learning.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85575194946024002882018-08-09T14:35:48.694-07:002018-08-09T14:35:48.694-07:00Karl kept his orders. From what I understand, OTS ...Karl kept his orders. From what I understand, OTS couldn't touch pilot/navigator orders.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37308778767196008582018-08-09T13:49:24.522-07:002018-08-09T13:49:24.522-07:00How did Karl get back into flight training? Did h...How did Karl get back into flight training? Did he do something to get his orders cancelled?Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66610029341454474622018-08-09T12:16:01.855-07:002018-08-09T12:16:01.855-07:00As we age, time compresses. That's my theory a...As we age, time compresses. That's my theory anyway. So from my point of view, I was at Kadena yesterday...<br /><br />Or not. ;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64825275217366245662018-08-09T10:36:00.632-07:002018-08-09T10:36:00.632-07:00Must be my imagination. I was at Kadena at the ti...Must be my imagination. I was at Kadena at the time.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21109303103646212762018-08-09T10:08:45.254-07:002018-08-09T10:08:45.254-07:00Shack!Shack!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89967068402962937722018-08-09T10:07:31.620-07:002018-08-09T10:07:31.620-07:00We had specially made socks. I think NASA produced...We had specially made socks. I think NASA produced them.<br /><br />Shirt garters!! Oh Dear Lord, there's a memory I thought I had suppressed forever.<br /><br />I'll be okay, not your fault Barry. (If by that you think that I didn't like them, you would be correct!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43856546085726875542018-08-09T10:04:52.593-07:002018-08-09T10:04:52.593-07:00"Karl" was commissioned in 1987."Karl" was commissioned in 1987.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64281455011885375652018-08-09T10:04:06.228-07:002018-08-09T10:04:06.228-07:00Beans #2 - Plotting would require organization. An...Beans #2 - Plotting would require organization. And time. It's almost as bad as golf!<br /><br />(As long as the voices in your head reach a consensus, there's nothing to worry about.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76431669726855443882018-08-09T10:02:48.999-07:002018-08-09T10:02:48.999-07:00Beans #1 - Golf? That requires equipment, and tee ...Beans #1 - Golf? That requires equipment, and tee times.<br /><br />This is free! I like free.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30630095673336005752018-08-09T09:38:39.154-07:002018-08-09T09:38:39.154-07:00I don't know about the Navy, but I can't r...I don't know about the Navy, but I can't remember a single AF OCS officer that was worth a darn. Which is not to say the there aren't some good ones, but they are very few and light years between. Lt Marks sounds like one. Interestingly, he looks familiar to me, like he might have gone through my squadron at LIFT. Wouldn't that be a coincidence? When did he get commissioned?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50438246337110646732018-08-09T09:37:21.311-07:002018-08-09T09:37:21.311-07:00I know you're talking about me. The voices in...I know you're talking about me. The voices in my head say they can hear you two plotting, plotting...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73970180350113195442018-08-09T09:36:24.837-07:002018-08-09T09:36:24.837-07:00What a pack of feckless, childish idiots the train...What a pack of feckless, childish idiots the training officers were. Were there any of them worth the buckshot to blow their heads off, thus increasing the IQ of the body by 100 points? No wonder the Chair Force went down in flames if that is what they wanted as officers.<br /><br />As to the idjits who put on improper rank, isn't it a felony to knowingly allow said impersonation? My suspicious nature thinks it was a setup by higher-ups to pin the blame on a certain 'prior' in order to ruin said person (and I'm not talking about the actual wearer of the 2nd Louie bars, either.)<br /><br />I am glad some people actually made it through as productive human beings, rather than just another worthless commissioned troll.<br /><br />And that changing postings after leaving? Seriously? The system is supposed to motivate the candidate, not turn the candidate into a ball-less pile of dog-squeeze. Talk about being on a power trip. Like something from a bad BF Skinner experiment, on LSD.<br /><br />Oy vey!<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11890483202220974382018-08-09T09:36:14.712-07:002018-08-09T09:36:14.712-07:00The installments are quite entertaining! Made me g...The installments are quite entertaining! Made me go back and look at family photos which include some my father took when he attended OTS (or its equivalent) at Lackland AFB in 1952. Looks like graduation day, his classmates (all male) are raising their khaki trouser uniform to show regulation black socks held up by garters and the socks are filled with everything they were not allowed to carry in their pockets, i.e. cigarettes, papers, etc. I never know Air Force folks could carry so much stuff in their socks! - BarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80702483001551964262018-08-09T09:28:46.766-07:002018-08-09T09:28:46.766-07:00What? WHAT? What is your obsessions with my rant...What? WHAT? What is your obsessions with my ranting abilities? <br /><br />You two need a different hobby. Like golf. <br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54598763074346963622018-08-09T09:20:43.611-07:002018-08-09T09:20:43.611-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28413377565380085142018-08-09T08:59:21.905-07:002018-08-09T08:59:21.905-07:00I’m beginning to understand the difference between...I’m beginning to understand the difference between the two Supply Officers on the ship. <br />The first was Regular Navy and squared away, maybe too much so.<br />The second OCS, Ahab, would’ve eaten him alive. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88818647250817908202018-08-09T08:41:51.441-07:002018-08-09T08:41:51.441-07:00Roger that.Roger that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22895433775762355722018-08-09T08:40:48.915-07:002018-08-09T08:40:48.915-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22023155331433545402018-08-09T08:19:08.438-07:002018-08-09T08:19:08.438-07:00BTW, I just got a report from Space-x, the satelli...BTW, I just got a report from Space-x, the satellite is stable in Geo-syncronous orbit. You are cleared to complete the mission.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com