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 EC>> Supposedly the discharge process wasn't even initiated until after the
 EC>> supposed injury, after he spent a lot of time recuperating while

 BA> Supposedly happened to the brother of a former co-worker.
 BA> Right at the end of basic training he'd apparently hurt
 BA> himself and was offered separation immediately
 BA> after he got out of the hospital.  He took it.  Dunno the
 BA> details and my former co-worker has zero experience with
 BA> the military.   I've no idea whether or not the
 BA> brother's explanation of events bears any resemblance to
 BA> reality.

 Come to think of it, we did have a fellow discharged from Basic.
 He was gone in a real hurry. Like days, not weeks. If the
 discharge is not through disciplinary action, they can be gone
 in no time. I would not pretend to know what happened in any
 individual case unless I was directly informed.

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 EC>> all sorts of AF jargon such as the Air Force nickname for aircraft
 EC>> carriers.

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 BA> If he used "AF jargon" like 'bird farm' that's a navy term.
 BA>  I don't know of any
 BA> other slang term for an aircraft carrier.

 If we used a term for an aircraft carrier, it would be "Flat
 Top". It's not like it was a common topic of discussion for us.
 Then again, I was out 7 years before he went in.

 The only one I saw in my entire tour of duty was the one that
 had that major fire out in the Pacific, sometime between
 '69-'71. The channel it went through to get to Pearl Harbor was
 right off the street that went past our hangar. I was coming
 back from lunch or some such when it went by. I was truly
 impressed.


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