02-13-2023, 2:54pm
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Originally Posted by CurtP
Oddly enough, it was very rare for us to be referred to as brown shoes (E6 and below weren't allowed to wear brown shoes anyway). Most of the time were were called Airdales. We always referred to everyone not in aviation as "shoes", short for black shoes. I don't recall anyone ever being offended by the names we called each other. Of course we can no longer have tradition, so now all E7 and above can now wear brown shoes, even if they're not aviation.
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My bad. My assumption was that her sister was an aviator officer. Plane captain is USN equivalent to USAF Crew Chief?
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