Pretty simple question really but something I have been thinking about lately.
How do you respond when someone asks you what you do for a living? Do you tell them you are a Naval Aviator or a Student Naval Aviator? Why? Why not? How do you respond to follow on questions?
I'm assuming you're new at this. If asked in conversation, I'll tell someone exactly what I do. If their questions stray into actual OPSEC (this is rare), then I'm not going to be having the conversation in the first place, or I'll politely change the subject (a shrug, or pretending not to hear the question does a lot). If someone makes stupid jokes or starts acting like a know-it-all, I'll just excuse myself. You can usually spot a problem before you get to that point in conversation. I might mess with people once in a while if I'm inebriated. For example, I once told a girl at a bar I was a pizza delivery guy, and made up an elaborate story about flying pizzas to needy rich people in nearby cities. The details are hazy, but as I recall, she bought it. This being in my single days, I took her home, but did not marry her.
Pretty simple question really but something I have been thinking about lately.
How do you respond when someone asks you what you do for a living? Do you tell them you are a Naval Aviator or a Student Naval Aviator? Why? Why not? How do you respond to follow on questions?
. . . I once told a girl at a bar I was a pizza delivery guy, and made up an elaborate story about flying pizzas to needy rich people in nearby cities.
Some of the most entertaining shit I heard in flight school was people coming up with creative "alternative occupations" to pick up chicks in local bars, because they were convinced "I'm an SNA/SNFO" would just lead to "oh, not another one." I mean, if you're chasing SNAGs, maybe . . .Reminds me of a pilot know using the penguin safety officer line.
Better on submarines, where they belong, than on battleships, where they would be if Biff Tannen had any say in the matter.I install screen doors on submarines.
On the road, at a bar, the creativity gets fun.
I think our best was convincing a herd of nursing students earning tuition through creative dance that we were attending a dog-catcher convention.
Having a degree in Animal Science made that pretty fun...
When I was in Pensacola, I was a fan of saying I used to be a lawyer but then got into some trouble with the law, so I was currently working as a youth hockey coach as part of my community service. And then just basically seeing how deep you could go before she realized you were telling her the plot line of the Mighty Ducks.