The DC-3 known to the military as the C-47 couldn't take a lot of damage but it was a workhorse. In WWII it flew in our paratroopers, equipment and towed the gliders.
I have been in Floriduh the last two days. When I arrived at the airport this evening, I had to catch a tram to the parking garage.
About 8 young guys got on at one stop. They all had identical manila envelopes and other documents. Several wore An Army Of One t-shirts.
It took about 1/2 a second for memories to flood in. I reminded the young men to NEVER EVER refer to a female DI as "sir". Speaking from training day 1 experience, this will not endear a recruit to his DI.
BTW, I have within less than a 2 week span bought official NASA stuff from both the Johnson and Kennedy Space Center gift shops.