Air Force people ROCK Wordy, but worth the read. Thule Air Force Base. Greenland A US Air Force C-130 was scheduled to leave Thule Air Force Base. Greenland at midnight during a winter month. During the pilots pre-flight check, he discovers that the latrine holding tank is still full from the last flight. So, a message is sent to the base and an airman who was off duty is called out to take care of it. The young man finally gets to the air base and makes his way to the aircraft only to find that the latrine pump-truck has been left outdoors and is frozen solid so he must find another one in the hanger., which takes even more time. He returns to the aircraft and is less than enthusiastic about what he has to do. Nevertheless, he goes about the pumping job deliberately and carefully, (and slowly) so as no to risk criticism later. As hes leaving the plane, the pilot stops him and says, Son, your attitude and performance has caused this flight to be late and Im going to personally see to it that you are not just reprimanded but punished. Shivering in the cold, his task finished, he takes a deep breath, stands tall and says, Sir, with all due respect, I am not your son, Im an Airman in the United States Air Force. Ive been in Thule, Greenland for 11 months without any leave and reindeers asses are beginning to look pretty good to me. I have one stripe, its 2:30 in the morning, the temperature is 40 degrees below zero, and my job here is to pump crap out of an aircraft. Now just what form of punishment did you have in mind?
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 02:22:12 +0000
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