BA>>> I read an item recently that AF basic training had been extended a
 BA>>> bit
 SH>> so they
 BA>>> could train the AF troops to be infantry.  Just what the AF needs...

 SH>> Yes, how icky it would be to have to train to fight instead of hanging
 SH>> around the dorm soaking up Uncle Sam's air conditioning.

 BA> Some of us prefer a bed and regular hot meals.  Some of us
 BA> also prefer to fight with our brains instead of with our
 BA> *ss.  Those of you who don't are perfectly free to do it
 BA> your way.

 Actually, I spent most of my working time out on the flight
 line. Whenever I could that is. Much nicer than sitting around a
 shop. Even in Maine.

 OTOH, Hardegree may like to talk about training to fight, but he
 has no more combat experience than any vet whose service he
 trashes, and far less than Wilson.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

... ...Just one of the messy, loose ends of a civilized society.
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