You Know You've Been Air Force Too Long When
March 31, 2009|
You have a conversation like this:
Friend: I heard a fighter flying over my house last night. It was particularly low.
airforcewife: Did you?
Friend: Yes, and that's very unusual here.
airforcewife: Well, I don't know why it would be. You have [rattles off names of several Air Force Bases] around you. Plus there's [names of Navy Bases]. And don't forget all the civilian bases in your area, too.
Friend: Civilian bases? You mean... airports?
airforcewife: Um. Yes. Airports. Sometimes I get stuck in a mindset, you know.
Friend: Yes. I've noticed.
You become what you hang around especial after a long period of time, lol:)
Posted by: eodwife77 | 03/31/2009 at 09:39
I lived on Bolling AFB for 6 years. I got used to the noise, but was always startled to see the landing gear just outside the window!
Once my husband and I stayed overnight at a hotel in Savanah. We got there late. As we were falling asleep, suddenly the windows rattled and bright light flooded the room. I gasped what was that. He calmly replied" sounds like a c-xyz(insert numbers I can't remember)on approach". We were right next to the air base.
Posted by: Ann - AF spouse | 03/31/2009 at 16:23
You've been in too long when you can start recognizing the planes by their noise, when its not your job to know. DH's mouth about fell open when I did that one day. Of course, he can tell the difference between a 50 cal and an ak47. ;-)
Posted by: tankerswife | 04/01/2009 at 23:00
I used to live in the flight path of A10s. Great bird, great sound. Now I live in the flight path of F15s, so I can identify that, as well as C5s. Love that noise!
Posted by: 21B wife | 04/02/2009 at 07:00
My mother is here visiting, and yesterday she asked, "What was that loud noise last night, like a big boom or something?" My husband and I looked at her blankly. We don't even notice gunfire, aircraft, or big booms anymore. Neither does the dog; he gets really agitated when someone slams a car door, but big booms don't even faze him. Heh.
Posted by: Sarah | 04/02/2009 at 09:51
I've never thought about them as civilian bases before hehe..
I've actually lived near airports my entire life so when I lived on post for the first time, it was actually comforting to hear the planes flying by at all times of the night.. What I was not used to though was the big boom of the gunfire which made our windows & walls shake at times, although I did eventually get used to that too. It was fun to see my family's reaction to the booms when they would visit hehe ^_~
Posted by: Penny | 04/02/2009 at 12:03
do you know of any air force bases with army units or personnel stationed there? oh and in califrornia.
Posted by: Cyrina | 04/02/2009 at 17:12
You know you have mil-brats when they correct their civilian relatives.
A couple of years ago, my sister was pointing out an aircraft to my nephew, saying, "Look, a helicopter!" My then 7 year old daughter looked, rolled her eyes, and said, "That's not a helicopter. That's an Osprey."
Posted by: Marine Wife | 04/02/2009 at 17:12