No one ever bothered to keep in touch. If I was an idiot I could probably find them on the FB, but... No.
So, it is what it is. There were only ~5 I'd ever want to talk to, anyway.
Yeah. Those things get weird sometimes. It was annoying joining later than most since I was older than many staff sergeants and captains. 🙄
"Lookey here, SIR. You technically outrank me, but in my shop, *I* am both the subject matter expert and safety officer. Kindly GTFO."
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I get it.
They do get weird. Hard to carry relationships like that outside of the service.
Rank can definitely overinflate a person's ego. I've seen too many bad calls occur because of that exact reason.
I never got that impression from that captain. She was a CO of a medivac unit. I did a bunch of work for them. I got a commendation out of it.
We even went on leave at the same time. It was very pleasant to have her squished next to me (even in full body armor) on the C130 cargo netting seats. She had a jailbroken ipod and was playing a brick breaker game... I melted. Like, I knew she was cute, but that? Man...
Then we got stuck a few days before catching a flight back to the base. I talked to her a bit there since we were all in PT uniforms and no one knew it respective rank. I kinda regret not saying something more than just acceptable chit chat. I honestly didn't want to cause her any trouble. She wouldn't deserve that.
But I do wonder...
You should try and find those 5 that you mentioned. Strong (often unbreakable) bonds come with military service.
Nope. That time is past.
