re: So you want to be a Carrier Pilot

Lot of difference between Air Force and Navy pilots.I was a young Seabee in Iceland(equipment operator)and occasionally got tasked with driving officers around.
The Air Force pilots were like junior executives,hair just so,manicured nails,struck me as prima donnas.
Once I had to go pick up some Navy pilots that flew in off a carrier.Got to the BOQ and these 4 came out,each with a 6 pack of beer.They were in jeans and cowboy boots,t-shirts.I just rode them around on a sight seeing tour.
One in the backseat was missing his top 4 teeth.I kept looking at him in rear view mirror and he said”what the hell you looking at boy?”
I said I was just wondering what happened to your front teeth,sir and won’t the Navy give you some false teeth.
He started laughing hysterically(they were already kinda lit).He said it was a rough landing and he “ate the stick” and he had some false teeth but he only wore them to inspections.
They mostly just wanted to ride around Reykjavik and check out the women,asking me questions about Icelandic pussy and such.

That night they got really lit and got with some nurses and were jumping out the windows of the BOQ into a snowbank that had piled up against the building,all in their underwear.

Base security reported them,I heard the C.O.of the base was not amused.
Doubt they gave a frick.

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My old squadron, triple F-14 launch

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I worked on Tomcats for years.