Every Day in Basic Was a Story

/danielmode on In Air Force basic training, there are many roles and responsibilities for the trainees. The trainee-leader is the Dorm Chief and he is responsible for ensuring all the members of the dorm... Read more

It Was Like a Tonka Truck, Only Better

“So the new {classified} system is going to have fiber optic communications,” announced the Chief Master Sergeant in charge of the Avionics workcenters for the U-2 at Beale AFB, California. “So one... Read more

The Rest of the Story

/daniel mode on January 1st, 1996 and I was cruising the AOL military bulletin boards, looking for information about a medal I might have earned in England. Perhaps you’ve read about it. One thing... Read more

A Few Bottles Are Still Here, Somewhere

There is no smarter connection to make in the military than with one’s chief of supply. And for a while, at Taif Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we were good friends with the night-shift supply... Read more

Flightline Electronics Lessons

Never release the Magic Smoke. Once a piece of equipment releases its Magic Smoke, it’ll never work properly again. When in doubt, get a bigger hammer. Very few problems cannot be solved by using excessive... Read more

We Played Putt-Putt Instead

Part I. In the Air Force, officers do not load C-5s; enlisted people do. In the Air Force, officers do not move all the equipment out to the C-5 to be loaded; enlisted people do. In the Air Force, officers... Read more

The Truck-Part is Just Bonus

In basic training, all trainees are the same rank: nothing. In the regular military, everybody has a rank and it’s obvious what you are. Enlisted or officer, you have an insignia that tells the world... Read more

The Last 3392nd STUS Student in the World

When one arrives as a student to Keesler Air Force Base, one is assigned to one of several training squadrons where one sleeps and eats and lives peacefully. The duration of one’s incarceration depends... Read more

Like MacArthur, Just Not in the Philippines

First things first, we have been in personal contact with Original Post Girl. Our confidence is high that she understands that we meant no harm, there was no malice in our heart, and that if there was... Read more

Zzzzzooonk

Space Shuttle launched at 2:30am. We got home at 4:30am, so technically, even though we’re watching SportsCenter right now, we’re still sleeping. But we have some news! First off, AC downed... Read more

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