I've come to the conclusion that almost everybody had more excitement in the military than I did.
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I've come to the conclusion that almost everybody had more excitement in the military than I did.
Depending on the story, that's probably a good thing.I've come to the conclusion that almost everybody had more excitement in the military than I did.
Things/Events that make good stories, SUCK when you are in the middle of the action.
It's only later, when you tell the story, that it seems great.
Absolutely. The best people on the planet. Certainly always made things bearable.Most of my old stories start with the preface, "I laugh now, but at the time......."
It's pretty easy to look back on things with rosey colored glasses. I miss the guys I was around, because going through those times with good people made all the difference.
THIS!!
Had a Company Commander who ran marathons. Every day we went on a run, he ran until everyone dropped out. Might take 3-5 hrs. It was the pits.
I wasn't bad, about in the middle of the pack, still a f####ing nightmare.
Don
Grenada, October 1983
C-141 Flight engineer running the Combat Entry Checklist and one item is turning off all exterior lights.
I am flying with an E-9 that has 30,000 flying hours, has farted more air than I have flown thru, chest of medals that go up to his epaulets and could wrap around onto his back. As we wait our turn to descend, land and offload, we can see tracer fire in and around the airport and other portions of the island.
There is a FAA rule that below 10,000 ft all exterior lights need to be turned on. As we dip below 10,000 ft I see the E-9 reach up and turn every exterior light on. Thinking he is doing that out of habit I remind him where we are.
He turns to me and says...........BOY, if you want a medal, you need to be shot at. To be shot at, you need to be seen.
True story
Put women aboard and it will be one bathroom for five women and a lot of plastic bottles and plastic bags going out the torpedo tubes.
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You know this is really messing with my fantasy illusion of what it is like to patrol the seas in a submarine.
There is a lot more to it than dodging depth charges and firing torpedoes.