Navy woke-ness to the max...

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

[Hardluck]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

I agree that the military has gone woke. But probably not to the level or extent that some here do.

Anything is in the realm of possibility.

Showing the troops and having a flyover and all the thunderbirds and blue angels shows…a lot of that is for recruiting and retention. My mind said: of course they want to make the biggest visual impact.

Because that’s in the realm of possibility, too.

My post was not speaking to whether it was possible or not. My comment was a statement about people collectively trying to find a reason to be offended. Or jumping to conclusions when there are, in fact, other possibilities.

But I guess it’s normal to come to conclusions based our own experiences. We all have confirmation bias at some level.

You sound like a shrink!

[CurtP]

Originally Posted by ZipZap

My bad. My assumption was that her sister was an aviator officer. Plane captain is USN equivalent to USAF Crew Chief?

Plane Captains are usually E1-E3 and work in what we call the Line Shack, which is literally a shack on the flight line (on land) or easily accessible to the flight deck (aboard a ship). They do daily/turnaround inspections, launch/recover aircraft (when on land), huck tie-down chains, wash aircraft, fuel (on land), do fuel/oil samples, move aircraft in/out of the hangar (on land) but don't don't do normal maintenance tasks. It's a tough, under-appreciated job.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by CurtP

Plane Captains are usually E1-E3 and work in what we call the Line Shack, which is literally a shack on the flight line (on land) or easily accessible to the flight deck (aboard a ship). They do daily/turnaround inspections, launch/recover aircraft (when on land), huck tie-down chains, wash aircraft, fuel (on land), do fuel/oil samples, move aircraft in/out of the hangar (on land) but don't don't do normal maintenance tasks. It's a tough, under-appreciated job.

Yes. This is my sister. ❤️

[CurtP]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Yes. This is my sister. ❤️

Looks like a F/A-18. What squadron? I was in VFA-137 at Cecil Field from 1987 to 1991 back with lot VIII F/A-18A, part of CAG 13. That base got BRAC'd and the squadron moved to Lemoore in 1992. They're flying SuperHornets now.

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit

Looks like various flight deck crews to me.

I agree the flight deck crew wear different color suits but
very not knowing about this, indeed

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by TheRealBadger

Seriously?

You weren’t in the navy were you?

This is pretty standard on a carrier.

I was on a ship that the officers and deck crew would wear different color uniforms meaning different jobs on the flight deck

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by CurtP

Looks like a F/A-18. What squadron? I was in VFA-137 at Cecil Field from 1987 to 1991 back with lot VIII F/A-18A, part of CAG 13. That base got BRAC'd and the squadron moved to Lemoore in 1992. They're flying SuperHornets now.

I’ll have to ask her. She spent most of her time at Lemoore. 94-97.

Edit: She was in VFA-125.

[Tikiman]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Yes. This is my sister. ❤️

Attachment 76370

She's adorable. And clearly not afraid to pump her own gas.

[sublime1996525]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

We don't have the Village People doing our theme song

That was 45 years ago. The Army has far surpassed the Navy in gheyness

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Being a man that served in the Army i always thought the Navy was gay so what's the argument?

No argument, you just picked the wrong branch. The real gayness is in the Army

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by sublime1996525

That was 45 years ago. The Army has far surpassed the Navy in gheyness



No argument, you just picked the wrong branch. The real gayness is in the Army

I got two words for you ghey squids.... HOT RACKING!

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

I got two words for you ghey squids.... HOT RACKING!

Never did that when I was in the Navy.

What's it like sharing a sleeping bag in a tent with an Army buddy?

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Never did that when I was in the Navy.

What's it like sharing a sleeping bag in a tent with an Army buddy?

Never did that at any point in my life. In the Army, we slept on different ends of the fox hole like real men..... one at a time while the other stood guard.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

Never did that at any point in my life. In the Army, we slept on different ends of the fox hole like real men..... one at a time while the other stood guard.

Real men sharing a fox hole. Sounds kinky.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Real men sharing a fox hole. Sounds kinky.

Not as bad as submariners 100 men go to sea, 50 couples return

[sublime1996525]