[mbynack]

The fact that you were in the Army doesn't make you an expert on the Air Force.

A lot of the work done in toughest combat areas of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanastan was done by Air Force special ops, combat control teams, forward air controllers, and pilots.

I spent three years in a mobile radar unit and we lived in the same conditions as the Army. We lived in tents, ate C-Rats and MREs, and stayed in the field for 179 days at a time. I spent another six years in the Rapid Deployment Forces and deployed to the middle east and lived in tents over there, too.

I had friends who were combat controllers, para-rescuers, and MOB members who went deeper into enemy controlled areas than any Army units, except for the special operators.

[Ispy4u]

Look, don't let my contempt for the entire AF get under your skin.

I know full well that there are AF guys from PJ's to Weather guys who endure the same stuff that the Army does.

Fact is the biggest portion of the AF doesn't know the difference between the field and that plot of corn outside the front gate.

I know my comments were pointed and seemed to be personal but I'm just your regular old crusty soldier who will forever be able to pick on the AF.