(Air Force Times) Editorial: No more golf jokes

[unhappycamper]

No more golf jokes

Airmen take a lot of ribbing for being what some view as the softer service.

They endure jokes about spending more time in golf-course bunkers than in desert war zones. They’re mocked as members of the “chair force,” perhaps because some at stateside bases fly unmanned aircraft on war-zone missions, then go home for dinner.

Indeed, most airmen’s jobs don’t have the swagger factor that comes with the sort of ground-pounder duty carried out by soldiers and Marines. To be fair, though, many airmen can hold their own against anyone of any service. Think of the grit and guts required to be a joint terminal attack controller a pararescueman or war-zone aviator.

Nevertheless, with today’s wars redefining the battlefied roles many airmen are playing, service leaders find it necessary to overhaul how forces are trained. Right from the start: 6½ weeks of basic training — shortest among all the services — just doesn’t cut it anymore.

That’s why the next class of recruits, who start basic training Nov. 3, will be the first to undergo longer, tougher basic training.


Rest of article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/community/opinion/airforce_editorial_golf_102708/%2e

[thunder rising]

1. All I know is that the Air Force recruits can out type the 82nd any day.

[tazkcmo]

3. And out putt! lol

[tazkcmo]

2. My son was in the Chair Force

I'm an Army vet and 2 brothers Navy vets. I love the inter-service (friendly) rivalry because at heart we are all brothers in arms.

Was at a bar not long ago engaging in some back and forth ribbing with an AF vet that I had just met when a third person joined in to zing the AF guy. I asked what branch he had served in and he said he had never served. Of course at that point we told him to STFU, he has no place in this conversation.

[TahitiNut]

4. Sounds like someone's a bit tee'd off. (Fore!)

:rofl:

[BlueCollar]

5. They're gonna put in a full shift?

[Crowman1979]

6. Oh they should hear the jokes that Marines in the MAWs make about the Air Force.

Most are not appropriate for young children.