By an Anonymous Air Force Brat There I was, standing in line at base hospital, waiting to get my flu shot. We were about to PCS from Tinker AFB, Continue Reading
Humor
Low-Hanging Fruit and Other Ways to Sound Smarter Than You Are
Why people use complicated language to impress others, and why it often backfires. There is a peculiar phenomenon that occurs when otherwise Continue Reading
It’s Easier to Replace Fighter Pilots with AI Than Aircraft Mechanics
Fighter pilots might want to start updating their résumés. Aircraft mechanics can probably relax for a while. That may sound like a ridiculous Continue Reading
Fifty Cub Scouts and a Cobra
By an anonymous USAF Brat In 1965, PACAF (Pacific Air Forces) decided that it would be a good idea to set up a theater-specific survival school for Continue Reading
Cub Scouts the Air Force Way
By an Anonymous USAF Brat Back in the 1970s, Cub Scouts were a part of virtually every young boy’s existence. It was almost a rite of passage. Some Continue Reading
Things War Movies Made Me Think I’d Do in the Army
Based on watching war movies, these are some of the things I thought I’d be doing in the Army, but didn’t. Peeling potatoes as a form of Continue Reading
Try to Set the Sea on Fire
By Scott Staron “Does anyone want to know why I got into this line of work?” I looked out at my daughter’s class of fifth graders. No takers. “I Continue Reading
Kind of Feral
While we were in Texas visiting our son's family, Karin, Asher, and I spent nearly all of our waking hours in their double-wide home. The double-wide Continue Reading
The Seal Was Worth the Money
Traveling on a long road trip with a restless 5-year-old is an endurance test. Our grandson, Asher, is a good kid and we love him dearly, but he can Continue Reading
Dad, You’re on a List
My son, Hans, sometimes tells me stories of his youth without any warning. He did that today. He is a combat vet from the most recent Iraq War Continue Reading
The Helmsman Was on Acid
By Scott Staron Nighttime at sea. The ship’s bridge is dark, with red light coming from a few isolated pieces of equipment, but my eyes are Continue Reading
Without Discipline, Men Die
By an Anonymous USAF Brat The NCO club at Clark AFB in the Philippines backed up into Lily Hill. Lily Hill was one of those areas we, as Continue Reading