[TankerKC]

Must have had something to do with leaving the air-conditioning and the possibility of getting dirty.

I remember one time my supervisor actually let me have an hour off to get some stuff taken care of at CBPO. I came off of the flight line in sub-zero wind chills and heard the weanies in CBPO complaining cuz it was cold in their building. To add insult to injury, on of them was wearing a parka at their desk. I was still waiting for my issued parka cuz supply was all out of 'em.

[Gunrunner2]

>>I was still waiting for my issued parka cuz supply was all out of 'em. <<

Yup. Always the admin weenies had everything. For example, in Dec '90, I was on a 4-day R&R to Riyadh in Saudi. All, and I mean ALL the rear area weenies had the new desert cammo uniforms and gore-tex jackets, while the guys actually on the line didn't have this stuff.

But must say, the USAF colonel that arranged FAC visits to Riyadh punished his exec when the exec complained about us FAC's stinking up his 3-bdr villa!! The colonel sent the exec to the FAC that was working with the Saudi's. . . .and the exec never said a word after his three-week stay.
Ha!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Went down to check my records one day and the records clerk went back to her desk - I could hear her complaining (not real quietly) because "that staff sergeant smells funny."

The best part of it was the colonel who went over to her desk and told her "That's JP-4 and sweat - if you did something besides sit in here all day, you'd probably recognize that that is what makes the airplanes fly."