Really? A military reprimand? Non Valk related humor.

[wiggydotcom]

Unsure of the origination but this was taken off of Facebook from a post by Gary Coleman.



A US Air Force C-130 was scheduled to leave Thule Air Base, Greenland , at midnight during a winter month. During the pilot's preflight check, he discovers that the latrine holding tank is still full from the last flight. So a message is sent to the base and an airman who was off duty is called out to take care of it.

The young man finally gets to the air base and makes his way to the  aircraft only to find that the latrine pump-truck has been left outdoors and is frozen solid, so he must find another one in the hangar, which takes even more time. He returns to the aircraft and is less than enthusiastic about what he has to do. Nevertheless, he goes about the pumping job deliberately and carefully (and slowly) so as not to risk criticism later.

As he's leaving the plane, the pilot stops him and says, 'Son, your attitude and performance has caused this flight to be late and I'm going to personally see to it that you are not just reprimanded but punished.'

Shivering in the cold, his task finished, he takes a deep breath, stands tall and says, 'Sir, with all due respect, I'm not your son; I'm an Airman in the United States Air Force. I've been in Thule , Greenland , for 11 months without any leave, and reindeer's asses are beginning to look pretty good to me. I have one stripe; it's 2:30 in the morning, the temperature is 40 degrees below zero, and my job here is to pump s**t out of an aircraft. Now, just exactly what form of punishment did you have in mind?'

[The emperor has no clothes]

 

[Chrisj CMA]

Doubt its true.  In the Air Force young enlisted NEVER talked back like that to an Officer.  I just don't buy it.  Its a funny STORY though.

Our C-130s only had whats called a "honey Pot" anyway.  You just opened the top and removed the plastic bag full of poop.  Only Space-A passengers used the Honey pot because we had a rule...No matter rank, you use it first, you empty it!

[wiggydotcom]

Doubt its true.  In the Air Force young enlisted NEVER talked back like that to an Officer.  

Yeah, I can't vouch for whether it really happened or not. But I will make the comment "NEVER" as you stated....is a LONG time and that itself is a fictitious statement, is it not?

Case in point. When my son was in Marine Corps basic training("probably" the toughest of any branch), he wanted to see what it was like to get PT. So, on purpose, he spoke up for another recruit who was getting read the riot act. That quickly turned the Drill Instructor's attention to my son-and he got his PT. Was my son stupid? Having known him for 32 years before and after that incident, I'd say certainly not. Was it "temporary insanity"? You betcha!

[old2soon]

Skipper of my 2nd Squadron V R C-50 told me if an enlisted man phrased it properly and appended Sir you could address an Officer with your concerns. Most anything could be discussed EXCEPT the Officers ancestry.   As long as he knew that you knew!   RIDE SAFE.

[Jess from VA]

Yeah, it's a story and probably not true (heard many variations).

From my experience, those young airmen and Jr NCOs that got crap duty on northern tier flightlines or missile silos out in the frozen tundra got respect and pretty good treatment.  Any officer who doesn't know his first duty is to his men, is not worth spit.

And having served a number of years in JAG (who designs and delivers the lions' share of official punishments), one should always remember that no matter how shitty your job or duty location is, things can always be made worse for you.

Personally, my favorite story is about the guy who ran off AWOL on foot in the snow from Minot AFB ND.  Three days later, he was still visible from the base HQ.    That's also just a story.

Why not Minot?  Freezin's the reason.


What's the state tree of ND?    Telephone pole.