<p>One last story and then I'm done..... (promise!)...last year the Thunderbirds flew the Missing Man Formation over the funeral of the fallen Blue Angels pilot. Now that was a special tribute. One would think that the AF and Navy demo teams are rivals but in reality they are all friends. I salute every pilot in America's forces. They truly are all heroes.</p>
<p>Okay kind of still on thread...</p>
<p>When President Ford died the Strikes from SJ did the missing man...It was the finny flight (to cadets...the very last flight you will ever fly) for our dear friend. SJ even went and put nose-art deco on the jet with Pres. Ford playing football with U Mich attire.</p>
<p>Funny story behind it, the fly over was delayed due to the funeral procession, they almost ran out of gas from circling so long, and we sat on the flight line waiting for their return...long enough that Bullet showed our friends daughter how to get her Dad with the fire hose (again for cadets...it is traditional to hose you down, the fire trucks come out to do it, but we were so bored they allowed Bullet to teach her how to do it!)</p>
<p>NOTE TO CADETS: IF YOU EVER HAVE AN EOT FLIGHT IN AK, LEAVE A SPARE FLIGHT SUIT IN THE SQUADRON...YOU WILL HAVE ICYCLES (SP?) ON YOUR EYEBROWS BEFORE YOUR MOVE 40 FT!</p>
<p>Lol! eyebrow icicles don't sound very pleasant...</p>
<p>We have coins here, but actually challenging someone is quite rare.</p>
<p>Oh G<em>d watch your wallet when you go AD...Bullet has had to pay because the D</em>mn coin rolled out....Also learn how to play 4 5 6! </p>
<p>Oh heck just take a TDY to the Pentagon and stay with us! we will make sure that you know how to play CRUD, and 4 5 6...to be honest as a young wife I feared Fridays in the squadron (would we have money to go to the Commissary!) JUST KIDDING</p>
<p>If you stay with us, we will also show you the proper way to roof stomp, and the quickest way to get them off of the roof!</p>
<p>Here is a good story, afterall, I need to keep the cadets laughing...</p>
<p>Bullet as a Lt. was/is a good poker player...he promised me he would be home by midnight I go to bed and wake up@5, and his A** isn't home...dutiful wife knows better than to call to see if he is dead on the road! He rolls in @ 6 a.m. and explains to me THAT THEY WOULDN'T LET ME LEAVE...ah ha like I am falling for that one... he then proceeds to open his wallet and he has checks written out to him, in the MEMO it says PROSTITUTION MONEY. </p>
<p>Just so you know I happily cashed it that day, and hired a babysitter for the night :D</p>
<p>The squadron proceeded to have weekly games, and I was quite okay with it :)</p>
<p>Also watch out for your flight jacket at CGSC (Army 0-4 school = ACSC AF 0-4)
** they took a jacket soaked it down in water and put in the freezer! He sent out an email to every officer complaining about it and at graduation the **Sec of Army said I have a frozen jacket here for anyone that wants to claim it!</p>
<p>Jeez I could go on for hours about the stories, and honestly Bullet has even better ones...but we might get in trouble for telling them!</p>