• Please take a moment and update your account profile. If you have an updated account profile with basic information on why you are on Air Warriors it will help other people respond to your posts. How do you update your profile you ask?

    Go here:

    Edit Account Details and Profile

Are Naval aviators really away from home more than Air Force pilots?

ea6bflyr

ea6bflyr

Working Class Bum
None
Super Moderator
Contributor
There's always Diego Garcia AF deployments....that's always fun for the AF long-range bombers. I was there for a week in 1984 enroute to USS Enterprise, while it's a beautiful locale, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

There's nothing to do except go to the gym/exercise, drink, watch movies, or anything else to eat time. OOF!
 
cfam

cfam

Well-Known Member
None
Super Moderator
Contributor
ea6bflyr said:
There's always Diego Garcia AF deployments....that's always fun for the AF long-range bombers. I was there for a week in 1984 enroute to USS Enterprise, while it's a beautiful locale, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

There's nothing to do except go to the gym/exercise, drink, watch movies, or anything else to eat time. OOF!
Click to expand...
My friend was the JAG there. Island fever is a real thing. She had some interesting stories about how weird it was.
 
R

Ralph

Registered User
Clustered4985 said:
I keep seeing that letter from Bob Norris that says Air Force pilots will be home for most important family events but I don't see many posts that can verify that, especially post-Afghanistan. Where are Air Force pilots being deployed nowadays? Do they get a TDY to a cushy overseas base like some posts make it seem?
Click to expand...
Go guard or reserve.
 
Griz882

Griz882

Frightening children with the Griz-O-Copter!
pilot
Contributor
When I was a kid my dad, a naval aviator, took me to an air show on an AF base. Heading toward the ramp I noticed a golf course and asked, “Pop, how come they have a golf course?” He said something like “So people can golf.” and I noted “You golf but our base doesn’t have a golf course.” He then said…”We save the room on our bases for flying stuff because we are better aviators, they have golf courses because they are better golfers.”
 
AllAmerican75

AllAmerican75

FUBIJAR
None
Contributor
TacticalTater said:
"I want to serve but only if it works with my weekend schedule."🙄 FFS

Where you go depends on your airframe, rest assured we go to all the same garden spots as the Navy our runway just doesn't move.
Click to expand...
You forgot to mention the pristinely manicured golf courses on every USAF base.

Griz882 said:
When I was a kid my dad, a naval aviator, took me to an air show on an AF base. Heading toward the ramp I noticed a golf course and asked, “Pop, how come they have a golf course?” He said something like “So people can golf.” and I noted “You golf but our base doesn’t have a golf course.” He then said…”We save the room on our bases for flying stuff because we are better aviators, they have golf courses because they are better golfers.”
Click to expand...
The best military course I've seen is in Port Hueneme. The Seabees use it as a training platform for doing Seabee things so they are constantly working and tinkering on it. It's a beautiful course.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top