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Pressure Chamber / Death by Powerpoint
- Thread starter jamnww
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You guys are a bunch of wuss's.
You see, we live in a world that has Power Point, and those Power Point slides have to be made by men with computers. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Fly Navy? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Squeeze, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Flash's job, while tragic, probably saves lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about in the ready room, you want Flash making those Power Point slides, you need him on that computer. We use words like Slide Number, Font, Hide Slide. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent making Power Point presentations. You, Fly Navy, use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the Power Point presentations that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide them. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a mouse and start clicking. Either way, I don't give a damn what EP's you think aren't correct.
You see, we live in a world that has Power Point, and those Power Point slides have to be made by men with computers. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Fly Navy? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Squeeze, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Flash's job, while tragic, probably saves lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about in the ready room, you want Flash making those Power Point slides, you need him on that computer. We use words like Slide Number, Font, Hide Slide. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent making Power Point presentations. You, Fly Navy, use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the Power Point presentations that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide them. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a mouse and start clicking. Either way, I don't give a damn what EP's you think aren't correct.
CAI as in CBT? Yea, been there done that and I agree with Gatordev....I just don't learn like that. Ironically, new SWO's get to do their initial training via CBT on the ships (in addition to their practicals). Those are the ones you should weep for. :icon_cryi
Steve Wilkins said:
The above is probably the best, funniest, wittiest post I have seen on AW .... and from a SWO, to boot. I weep .....
The Horror .... the Humanity .....
Hang on, Steve, let me get a piece of paper and make a list of the things I should weep for regarding the SWOs....
@Fly and Nit: While there aren't as many mistakes as when I was going through as a student, the T-34 still has errors as well. I try and avoid the CBTs as much as possible, and I'm pretty sure the guy I have to go talk to if I don't complete a set is the same guy that was in my last squardon, so not too worried there.
@Fly and Nit: While there aren't as many mistakes as when I was going through as a student, the T-34 still has errors as well. I try and avoid the CBTs as much as possible, and I'm pretty sure the guy I have to go talk to if I don't complete a set is the same guy that was in my last squardon, so not too worried there.
Got out early on Fri cause of that :icon_smil
Steve Wilkins said:
You know, there is nothing more satisfying than coming home after a day when I spent an hour creating a slide answering a General Officer's question "Icing? I thought it was hot over there [Middle East], how could the [aircraft] crash because it flew through icing? I know it was 20,000ft but it must be too hot for icing." Thats right, I came home and cracked a cold O'Douls because I knew that I was keeping the world safe for democracy by completing my powerpoint for the day.
I cannot believe how low I have sunk. After two fleet tours and 8 years of flying, I am reduced to being chained to my desk and doing powerpoint slides. As hard as it is to believe, the above story is real. Instead of being surrounded by people who know aviation (any squadron in the military) an 'operator' are a rarity where I work. You are thankful if you get a chance to talk to someone who has an operational background, I am even thankful when we talk to SWO's
. Even they 'get it' when it comes to operations. I deal with people who have never worked outside the DC area and are oblivious to reality, the comment was made the other day "operational neccesity ain't gonna cut it, everyone needs to attend [another BS class]" ARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH :icon_rage And Steve, a very good post. Probably the funniest thing I have ever read on AW, did you have to make me the subject though.......?
