[SZonian]

I wish I was as enlightened as this POS when I enlisted in the AF about the "easy jobs". There is always something to be done in the service, and the personnel assigned to each unit are invariably the ones who do it. I thought that being a mechanic on airplanes would be like working on the family car, what an education I got!!

12-16 hour days/nights on freezing/scorching flightlines occassionally with chemical protection gear on and still having to perform your job as you would normally.

Sometimes weeks of duty without a day off because the jets had to be ready to go. Exposed to hazardous chemicals on a daily basis, jet noise, jet blast, etc. During DS 1 we went over 45 days before we got our first "day off". This was so we could wash our uniforms for the first time and regroup and gather ourselves because we were starting to make mental mistakes from fatigue.

This clown has no freakin' clue what folks in the service do, and for him to state we're sucking off the taxpayers teat is deserving of good a** whoopin'.
(rant off)

Cheers!

[nothingnew]

You can say "ass whoopin'"....go ahead...it feels good.

FMCDH(BITS)

[dakine]

You got a "day-off"? Just kidding...welcome to FR...

[Anvilhead]

Hey SZonian, thanks, I appreciate it.

You're my first reply. This is like my Freeper birthday! ;)

I always thought my first reply would be someone criticizing my grammar or spelling. I was actually a bit scared. I think I'd rather get beaten with a pipe then verbally reprimanded by a knowledgeable Freeper.

I figure it would be less traumatic.