Finn Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 An A-6C getting a Paveway I 500lb LGB: Jaari Alex, rock1947a and Isar 30/07 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Finn said: An A-6C getting a Paveway I 500lb LGB: Jaari Pretty scruffy looking bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Oldbaldguy said: Pretty scruffy looking bunch. That’s the 70s Navy. As CNO, Zumwalt made a lot of changes that didn’t sit so well with the old breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 12 hours ago, easixpedro said: That’s the 70s Navy. As CNO, Zumwalt made a lot of changes that didn’t sit so well with the old breed. Ha! Tell me about it. My dad was a Chief with 27 years in beginning with WW2. He ranted about about Zumwalt nonstop for years. He was most pissed about the switch from Dixie cups and sailor suits in the lower ranks to uniforms more closely resembling a CPO’s uniform. He was very jealous of his chief’s hat. Tony McPeak did similar things to the Air Force and nobody much liked that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Oldbaldguy said: Ha! Tell me about it. My dad was a Chief with 27 years in beginning with WW2. He ranted about about Zumwalt nonstop for years. He was most pissed about the switch from Dixie cups and sailor suits in the lower ranks to uniforms more closely resembling a CPO’s uniform. He was very jealous of his chief’s hat. Tony McPeak did similar things to the Air Force and nobody much liked that either. Ha! True! You can read all of Zumwalt's initiatives here: List of Z-grams (navy.mil) Looking through the list, a lot of it seems common sense (like letting people take leave after deployment). But one thing is certain--people don't like change and there was a lot of change under the leadership of both individuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I was in the Air Force and lived through Tony McPeak...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, aircommando130 said: I was in the Air Force and lived through Tony McPeak...... I was part of the wear test for his stupid navy-style uniforms. Was stopped repeatedly on bases around the country for being a “foreign” officer. And then there was his obsession with Total Quality Management. Unbelievable. But back to Finn’s photo: Did the ordies on the boat load everything by hand? You see an awful lot of photos of them wrestling bombs and such around and onto the airplanes using nothing but muscle power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: But back to Finn’s photo: Did the ordies on the boat load everything by hand? You see an awful lot of photos of them wrestling bombs and such around and onto the airplanes using nothing but muscle power. For the most part things were loaded by manpower: although heavier and specialty items they had help: Jari John1 and Oldbaldguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 A lot of "VA disability" claims for bad backs in those pictures! easixpedro and GreyGhost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Imagine trying to do this when the ship is rocking and rolling in rough water or at night. Flying is not the only hard job on a carrier. Alex and GreyGhost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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