Just when you think you day is going bad
Feb 12, 2015 19:04:04 #
Going the e-mail rounds. :lol: :lol:
A US Air Force C-130 was scheduled to leave Thule Air Base, Greenland , at midnight during a winter month. During the pilot's preflight 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 hangar, 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 not to risk criticism later.
As he's leaving the plane, the pilot stops him and says, 'Son, your attitude and performance has caused this flight to be late and I'm 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'm not your son; I'm an Airman in the United States Air Force. I've been in Thule , Greenland , for 11 months without any leave, and reindeer's asses are beginning to look pretty good to me. I have one stripe; it's 2:30 in the morning, the temperature is 40 degrees below zero, and my job here is to pump s**t out of an aircraft. Now, just exactly what form of punishment did you have in mind?'
A US Air Force C-130 was scheduled to leave Thule Air Base, Greenland , at midnight during a winter month. During the pilot's preflight 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 hangar, 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 not to risk criticism later.
As he's leaving the plane, the pilot stops him and says, 'Son, your attitude and performance has caused this flight to be late and I'm 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'm not your son; I'm an Airman in the United States Air Force. I've been in Thule , Greenland , for 11 months without any leave, and reindeer's asses are beginning to look pretty good to me. I have one stripe; it's 2:30 in the morning, the temperature is 40 degrees below zero, and my job here is to pump s**t out of an aircraft. Now, just exactly what form of punishment did you have in mind?'
Feb 12, 2015 20:43:32 #
Elwood wrote:
Going the e-mail rounds. :lol: :lol: br br br ... (show quote)
My dad did a tour in Thule. Then we were sent to Laredo, TX. and while we were there he was sent to Vietnam where the chopper he was crewing was shot down. Afterwards he was sent back to Thule and then we went to Idaho for four years. I wonder who he pissed off. :roll: :lol:
Feb 12, 2015 23:38:30 #
Parrothead wrote:
My dad did a tour in Thule. Then we were sent to Laredo, TX. and while we were there he was sent to Vietnam where the chopper he was crewing was shot down. Afterwards he was sent back to Thule and then we went to Idaho for four years. I wonder who he pissed off. :roll: :lol:
:lol: :lol: Good question.
Feb 13, 2015 16:40:35 #
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