By BGEN Greg Stroud (Ret)
Some of you know that I was recently "retired" as the 162 Fighter
Wing Commander. The decision was made by Brig Gen Mike Colangelo, the
Arizona Air Commander, who replaced me because he "just wants to change the
culture at the 162nd". Not for cause or performance or any other reason.
This officer never commanded anything bigger than an Air Control Squadron
and somehow he wound up in charge. Heck, the guy probably got beat up in
grade school everyday. I think it is indicative of what is happening in our
Air Force and reinforces what Bruce MacLennan and the anonymous author have
to say below. Well, I also have something to say about our changing Air
Force and it's quickly disappearing Fig hter Pilot culture.
How many scope dope drone operators does it take to change a
lightbulb? Two. One to change the bulb, and one to kiss my ass. That's
right. I said kiss my ass. 'Cause I've had it. The air superiority
fighter and its PILOT are not dead and the Chinese are so far not impressed
with drones.
I am tired of Fighter Pilots suffering at the hands of all the
pencil pushing REMFs and ladder climbing opportunists and shitty non-rated
managers (who think they are leaders) just because the Air Force is
currently more interested in feelings and sexual orientation than fighting.
Not all officers have what it takes to lead warriors yet too many of them
are in charge in our military. At this rate we may lose the next real war.
These shit bird officers need to be run out of l eadership positions
and get out of my face already. We have too many
people in our military that feel the need to play political victim and go to
court instead of just dealing with it themselves, no one can have any kind
of fun anymore. Men and women can't flirt, hug, look at anyone sideways, or
drink beer out of mermaid mug because of you "victims" and your lawyers.
Are you happy?
And while I'm at it... Fighter Pilots, who are willing to die so
that we can have low prices at the gas pump and shop at the mall, should be
able to throw the wildest parties they can manage without one uptight biddy
coming in and stopping it. There were scads of women at the '91 Tailhook
party who were having the time of their lives, voluntarily being just as
debauched as any of the men were. Everyone who flew a plane, or even knew
someone who flew a plane, knew how wild those partie s were and what went on.
What does our society expect? A prayer service? It's worse now than it was
then.
"Victims" need to just throw some punches of their own whenever
guys, gals, lesbos, or homos get out of line. Doesn't our tax money go to
teach all of our military how to fight? I'm not trying to make the idiotic
"she had it coming" argument here, which would go something like "of course
they grabbed her breasts, look how big they are." Plus, just reaching out
and grabbing some boob is wrong no matter what. When I was at Tailhook,
even at our most drunken admin parties we never acted like that. No matter
how hard I try I can't think of an excuse good enough to do something like
that. But it's still nothing to lose a career over or get your panties in a
wad.
Besides, fighter pilots are supposed to be aggressive assholes.
That's how we used to train them. I don't know about you, but I don't want
a military of fighter pilots who are gifted at giving sensitivity seminars.
I want mad-dog, rabid killers going to battle for me and mine.
When our homeland is threatened by Middle-Eastern
Muslim radicals, or when we want to force our form of government on some
poor, unsuspecting poppy growing shit hole, or when uppity North Korean
despots develop nuke weapons, I want to be able to call on men and women who
like to fight and drink.
I want an officer who knows how to whack some drunk in the balls
when he grabs her tits, not call a press conference and a lawyer. If you're
a wimp who doesn't know how t o find the exit at a rowdy party, go fly a
kite, not a jet fighter. Fighter Pilot should always be capitalized because
it is a hard earned title - So there. Perhaps it's time for me to retire.
Greg "Mongo" Stroud
Some of you know that I was recently "retired" as the 162 Fighter
Wing Commander. The decision was made by Brig Gen Mike Colangelo, the
Arizona Air Commander, who replaced me because he "just wants to change the
culture at the 162nd". Not for cause or performance or any other reason.
This officer never commanded anything bigger than an Air Control Squadron
and somehow he wound up in charge. Heck, the guy probably got beat up in
grade school everyday. I think it is indicative of what is happening in our
Air Force and reinforces what Bruce MacLennan and the anonymous author have
to say below. Well, I also have something to say about our changing Air
Force and it's quickly disappearing Fig hter Pilot culture.
How many scope dope drone operators does it take to change a
lightbulb? Two. One to change the bulb, and one to kiss my ass. That's
right. I said kiss my ass. 'Cause I've had it. The air superiority
fighter and its PILOT are not dead and the Chinese are so far not impressed
with drones.
I am tired of Fighter Pilots suffering at the hands of all the
pencil pushing REMFs and ladder climbing opportunists and shitty non-rated
managers (who think they are leaders) just because the Air Force is
currently more interested in feelings and sexual orientation than fighting.
Not all officers have what it takes to lead warriors yet too many of them
are in charge in our military. At this rate we may lose the next real war.
These shit bird officers need to be run out of l eadership positions
and get out of my face already. We have too many
people in our military that feel the need to play political victim and go to
court instead of just dealing with it themselves, no one can have any kind
of fun anymore. Men and women can't flirt, hug, look at anyone sideways, or
drink beer out of mermaid mug because of you "victims" and your lawyers.
Are you happy?
And while I'm at it... Fighter Pilots, who are willing to die so
that we can have low prices at the gas pump and shop at the mall, should be
able to throw the wildest parties they can manage without one uptight biddy
coming in and stopping it. There were scads of women at the '91 Tailhook
party who were having the time of their lives, voluntarily being just as
debauched as any of the men were. Everyone who flew a plane, or even knew
someone who flew a plane, knew how wild those partie s were and what went on.
What does our society expect? A prayer service? It's worse now than it was
then.
"Victims" need to just throw some punches of their own whenever
guys, gals, lesbos, or homos get out of line. Doesn't our tax money go to
teach all of our military how to fight? I'm not trying to make the idiotic
"she had it coming" argument here, which would go something like "of course
they grabbed her breasts, look how big they are." Plus, just reaching out
and grabbing some boob is wrong no matter what. When I was at Tailhook,
even at our most drunken admin parties we never acted like that. No matter
how hard I try I can't think of an excuse good enough to do something like
that. But it's still nothing to lose a career over or get your panties in a
wad.
Besides, fighter pilots are supposed to be aggressive assholes.
That's how we used to train them. I don't know about you, but I don't want
a military of fighter pilots who are gifted at giving sensitivity seminars.
I want mad-dog, rabid killers going to battle for me and mine.
When our homeland is threatened by Middle-Eastern
Muslim radicals, or when we want to force our form of government on some
poor, unsuspecting poppy growing shit hole, or when uppity North Korean
despots develop nuke weapons, I want to be able to call on men and women who
like to fight and drink.
I want an officer who knows how to whack some drunk in the balls
when he grabs her tits, not call a press conference and a lawyer. If you're
a wimp who doesn't know how t o find the exit at a rowdy party, go fly a
kite, not a jet fighter. Fighter Pilot should always be capitalized because
it is a hard earned title - So there. Perhaps it's time for me to retire.
Greg "Mongo" Stroud
