tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7729534537793037529..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Once more.......With Feeling!OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31758157894800178592017-08-15T16:04:21.187-07:002017-08-15T16:04:21.187-07:00Thanks, Yeah he described flying and pulling 9g&#...Thanks, Yeah he described flying and pulling 9g's pretty accurately, even as a pilot, it hurts a bit. And if you don't do it right, it can hurt A LOT! As I found out.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37227698944837461572017-08-15T16:02:57.908-07:002017-08-15T16:02:57.908-07:00Thanks,
Yeah, softball the way the "just play...Thanks,<br />Yeah, softball the way the "just players" play it is a lot more fun than the other way.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90034250285768747582017-08-15T08:13:06.826-07:002017-08-15T08:13:06.826-07:00Hey Juvat;
LOLROFLMAO, I loved that AF/Marine...Hey Juvat;<br /><br /> LOLROFLMAO, I loved that AF/Marine story, now that was practiced deception and very well done, and bet the beer tasted good also. And the Bill Engvall video was very good.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19023467808073869942017-08-14T19:35:28.227-07:002017-08-14T19:35:28.227-07:00That's a great story. Show 'em what they e...That's a great story. Show 'em what they expect to see. Works almost every time.<br /><br />Had a lot of fun on the naval softball fields.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89114967751437348722017-08-14T14:41:18.440-07:002017-08-14T14:41:18.440-07:00Thanks Paul. I thought the Bill Engvall one was h...Thanks Paul. I thought the Bill Engvall one was hilarious, I would have loved to have given him that ride.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23856958900031091052017-08-14T14:34:58.117-07:002017-08-14T14:34:58.117-07:00Yeah, I'm glad I didn't have to coach the ...Yeah, I'm glad I didn't have to coach the team the next year. Used up most of my sorcery by that time.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76573597456082871122017-08-14T14:34:20.617-07:002017-08-14T14:34:20.617-07:00Thanks. Sun Tzu was the second year though. The ...Thanks. Sun Tzu was the second year though. The Colonel was Peeved!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55499123252937817372017-08-14T14:33:29.728-07:002017-08-14T14:33:29.728-07:00Thanks for the post. At the usual standard. The ...Thanks for the post. At the usual standard. The videos are especially good.<br /><br />Paul L. QuanedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33563117255021360022017-08-14T14:16:47.928-07:002017-08-14T14:16:47.928-07:00Me thinks you had read Sun Tzu by that time! Outs...Me thinks you had read Sun Tzu by that time! Outstanding story! I can picture the apoplexy of the full bird, red face, spittle, frothing and bulging eyes and neck veins! <br />Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16172864884932950552017-08-14T13:39:01.902-07:002017-08-14T13:39:01.902-07:00LOL, good for y'all! We DID beat the Jarheads ...LOL, good for y'all! We DID beat the Jarheads a few times, much to their dismay... They usually field teams that are pretty much at the semi-pro level on most bases... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61992790281182305272017-08-14T13:12:21.758-07:002017-08-14T13:12:21.758-07:00Reminds me of a story.....Thanks Dave! Reminds me of a story.....Thanks Dave! juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9543083695645362562017-08-14T13:11:21.545-07:002017-08-14T13:11:21.545-07:00My current boss served a tour in the AF as enliste...My current boss served a tour in the AF as enlisted. When I asked him what he did he said "Softball". Not sure what his AFSC was, but apparently he played softball.<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48318363058934126752017-08-14T11:49:50.953-07:002017-08-14T11:49:50.953-07:00When the kids were in school, I learned the benefi...When the kids were in school, I learned the benefit of that rule. Parents get to actually go home at a reasonable hour. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30805896966980501932017-08-14T11:30:43.182-07:002017-08-14T11:30:43.182-07:00They have the mercy rule in little league in Santa...They have the mercy rule in little league in Santa Cruz. Not so much in Gainsville.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14531979125573041842017-08-14T11:01:23.282-07:002017-08-14T11:01:23.282-07:00I had completed my flying career and I had decided...I had completed my flying career and I had decided early on that should it ever be for "realsies", I wasn't going to be chivalrous. I wasn't going to wrap a challenge up around a wrench, fly over the bad guy's airfield and drop it, then wait for him to come up and get ready. If I got 5 kills with their gear down in the landing pattern, that would be just fine with me. So, yeah, I had read about Operation Bolo, and yeah, I did want them to think we'd be a pushover. All's fair in Love and War and....Softball.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33251166912490544602017-08-14T09:45:33.863-07:002017-08-14T09:45:33.863-07:00I remember 2011 like yesterday. I moved from San D...I remember 2011 like yesterday. I moved from San Diego to Ohio and across the street the children played baseball for the local HS and I learned for the very first time of the Mercy Rule. I cannot remember it now but it ran something like if one team is up by more than 10 runs in the 7th, Mercy falls and all go home without drawing out the agony of defeet. yes yes, I know.<br /><br />HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83482196322282470882017-08-14T09:19:43.945-07:002017-08-14T09:19:43.945-07:00Hhmm, this is sort of like Operation Bolo. They th...Hhmm, this is sort of like Operation Bolo. They think they're going up against 105s, actually they're Phantoms. Essentially, you Robin Olds-ed them.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35138050334978120502017-08-14T09:03:50.046-07:002017-08-14T09:03:50.046-07:00My Navy experiences remind me that the best Softba...My Navy experiences remind me that the best Softball players were mostly E-6 and E-7 atta hed to schools commands, supply centers, and types commands.<br />My ship had a team, but there were really only three or four 'real' players, the rest were of the beer league variety.<br />At one point we had a pretty good pitcher, a First Class Signalman.<br />We were in Hong Kong when he suddenly got orders to CruDesPac.<br />Softball season was starting and they needed a pitcher. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12395090834603999982017-08-14T08:10:35.748-07:002017-08-14T08:10:35.748-07:00That's one possible reason, a more likely one ...That's one possible reason, a more likely one is that the Navy didn't think that educating it's officers in corps level planning in the European theater was all that important. I seem to recall that their weren't any Line Officers from the Navy there, only logistics folks, which would make some sense.<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49841735651179684962017-08-14T07:31:42.515-07:002017-08-14T07:31:42.515-07:00I wonder if the Navy had simply decided that their...I wonder if the Navy had simply decided that their free time was better spent in pursuit of members of the opposite sex, and the consumption of adult beverages!<br /><br />Great post and a perfect example of the two snowball trick. John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54233661344507575722017-08-14T07:23:38.636-07:002017-08-14T07:23:38.636-07:00It's not the beer, it's the conditions tha...It's not the beer, it's the conditions that brought about the drinking thereof. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83236995897848023432017-08-14T06:57:25.646-07:002017-08-14T06:57:25.646-07:00Miller Lite??? Really?
Miller Lite??? Really?<br />SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1516822930967923622017-08-14T06:09:42.890-07:002017-08-14T06:09:42.890-07:00Yes, but friendly competition strengthens those bo...Yes, but friendly competition strengthens those bonds. (and I know you were being facetious)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62869538383438068782017-08-14T06:08:10.087-07:002017-08-14T06:08:10.087-07:00I think I heard that same story, and yes, it was a...I think I heard that same story, and yes, it was a very well maintained post. I especially enjoyed watching the formation lawn mowing team in action. The Thunderbirds could learn a few things from them.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51203337999074662772017-08-14T05:53:40.434-07:002017-08-14T05:53:40.434-07:00But as members of the US Armed Forces, aren't ...But as members of the US Armed Forces, aren't you all on the same "TEAM?"<br /><br />Why no I never served, why do you ask?<br /><br />Great story!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com