It's a wonderful institution, the USAF. In the Army and Marine Corps, enlisted are sent by officers to die. In the Navy, if a ship goes down, drowning is an equal opportunity killer.
But in the USAF, we pat our officers on the butt, put them in fast jets, and send THEM off to fight and die.
Meanwhile, I have a swivel chair, desk and coffee cup to attend to.
Seriously, God bless the men that fly and fight.
/johnny
Col.? Is that you?
Well, since my grandfather (USN, QMC, LT, 28 years, WWI, Caribbean Wars in the 20’s, China in the 30’s, WWII);
my father (USN, Korean War);
my older brother (USN, OCS/LT, USS Sunfish, etc);
me (USN/NROTC-A&M, nuke/EDO/shipyards);
and my sister (USN/EMCS/retired) were already in the Navy ... You’d figure my younger brother would join the Navy after he got his scholarship to A&M.
Nope.
He just retired from the USAF - Said the Air Force had better commissaries, cleaner newer bases, and better officer clubs.
But my youngest brother wanted Annapolis - rather than A&M (?????) for some strange reason - so he stayed wet. ANd had a joint retirement with John after 20 at the USAF base.