tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post642435083078069329..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: USAF PME, On the O-SideBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77129975330680779042008-01-26T14:00:00.000-07:002008-01-26T14:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for the clarification, Buck. And the war s...Thanks for the clarification, Buck. And the war story. MY first encounter with a buffer almost hospitalized my Dorm Chief with a broken ankle, but it was "only" severely bruised. There was a trick to controlling those things; it was very easy to learn and you never forgot it, once learned. But the FIRST time?<BR/><BR/>Not so much...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-65997719310690164932008-01-26T11:58:00.000-07:002008-01-26T11:58:00.000-07:00Just to set the record straight...not that it is v...Just to set the record straight...not that it is very far off...<BR/><BR/>The AMMOS is for Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officers School. The concept being a "Weapons School" for MX and MUNS officers.<BR/><BR/>As far as needing instruction...a tale from many years back comes to mind:<BR/><BR/>Dad had recently purchased a new house in Ferndale MI and I had moved back in with him for a short period before I was due to ship out to basic training.<BR/>One day I arrive at the house to see my father "cleaning" the shiny, hardwood floors...or so I thought. I had honestly never seen a floor buffer before. He laughed at me and told me I'd become very familiar with it in months to come, at which time I told him he must be mistaken...I had enlisted into the electronics career field and I was SURE I wouldn't have to do any of that type of housework.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, on my first phone call back to Dad during basic training, I informed him that I HAD become more than familiar with the buffer, and could probably have buffed his living room in less than 10 minutes, given all the practice I'd had!<BR/><BR/>Ah...the memories!<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>SN1AFMAJBUCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07448511201317559376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-90747970705624570042008-01-26T11:12:00.000-07:002008-01-26T11:12:00.000-07:00Mushy sez: You writing "ossifers" reminded me... ...Mushy sez: <I>You writing "ossifers" reminded me... </I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, I hear ya! I've pretty much broken any old habits I had because both boys are on the O-side. But the us-vs-them attitude and mindset is still intact. <BR/><BR/>At some point in the future I <I>might</I> post a rant about the last remaining bastion of blatant class-structure in America. It's not quite <I>feudalism,</I> but it's pretty danged close. The problem is... I don't have a viable alternative to suggest.<BR/><BR/>Abe: It IS pretty much true, ain't it? <I><B>;-)</I></B><BR/><BR/>Pat: I haven't been to Las Vegas (NV. LV, NM... often) since 1980. The only reason I went then was to visit friends who lived there. I probably won't ever go back, either. Some things simply don't interest me, and Vegas is but one.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-16356083804180928602008-01-26T06:50:00.000-07:002008-01-26T06:50:00.000-07:00Nellis...Vegas, we had our reunion: VSPA in 2006 t...Nellis...Vegas, we had our reunion: VSPA in 2006 there....but whenn in Vegas, I tend to gravitate towards The Gold Coast, and we ain't talking beach.PRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429172501061105316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-10904552392024192582008-01-26T05:10:00.000-07:002008-01-26T05:10:00.000-07:00I seldom laugh, out loud, this early in the mornin...I seldom laugh, out loud, this early in the morning, but I did when I read the last line in this long post. Really funny and true as I remember it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-65373058977484628552008-01-25T21:29:00.000-07:002008-01-25T21:29:00.000-07:00That boy's had practice!You writing "ossifers" rem...That boy's had practice!<BR/><BR/>You writing "ossifers" reminded me of when I stopped a Major one night for a traffic violation and called him ossifer! We had kidded around in the barracks so much that I could not break the habit!fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-33895865025929112232008-01-25T17:10:00.000-07:002008-01-25T17:10:00.000-07:00The real story: Most all AF courses, on both the ...The <I>real</I> story: Most all AF courses, on both the O and E sides, have "clean up" time at the end of each day. This particular vid was recorded during just that time. I figured I'd have some fun with it, after clearing "the concept" with SN1, who agreed.<BR/><BR/>All in good fun. Except for that bit about the other services.<BR/><BR/>THAT was all true. <I><B>;-)</I></B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com