Go Army! Beat Navy!
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My Dad was a Navy pilot and had over 100 carrier landings around that same time period. I think the Saratoga was his ship. From what my oldest brother tells me, the old man was a test pilot - I do know he had a couple flights where he had to eject because he got injured both times. I think he mainly flew A14s off the carrier.
Oh, Go Navy!
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My Dad is a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. I’ll be sure to tell him.you disgust me
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Still alive (close call, got hit by a car on my bike last year). Mostly just lurk.
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Heard about that, good to see you and glad you’re doing alright!
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He actually was probably in the U.S. Army Air Forces if he joined after 1941. The Army Air Corps still exists like the Quartermaster Corps and Corps of Engineers. BTW: my dad was a flight engineer on B-17s and B-29s. The war ended before he deployed. My FIL was a pilot on B-17s, shot down on his 9th mission and spent two and half years in a German POW Luftstalag.
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A-4s?
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I beat “Navy” all the damn time... and I yell “beat Navy!” at him every time until all the little seamen are out.
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Pfft.
My father was in the Army Air Corp, After the war he went into the reserves and retired as an AF Colonel. He worked with Navy for most of his career and retired as a GS equivalent of Admiral. He didn't know who the hell to root for.
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There is no GS equivalent to an Admiral. Was he an SES?
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There used to be a GS-16 rating. He never talked about what he was equivalent too. I looked it up a while ago. I'm pretty sure that was an Admiral Equivalent.
Although he retired the the day the clock allowed him to. He said civil service drove him crazy.
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There used to be up to 17 if I’m remembering correctly
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You're right; it was the Army Air Forces. He joined in '43 and was on B-26's(?). He was from Missouri and trained at what later became MacDill AFB; fell in love with the area and he and my MIL moved there after they were married not too long after the war was over. Their planes had a crew of seven and were averaging a crash a week in training. He said their saying was "a man a day in Tampa Bay." He's almost 95 now and still in remarkable health. Was able to take him (and the MIL) to the Peach Bowl last year; it was his first live Gator game since Mrs G. was at UF in the 80s.
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Huh, learn something new every day! Thanks for the correction. I’m guessing the GS-16 is now a SES-1?
And I can understand why. I’ve worked with a bunch of GS folks...
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GS ratings used to go up to GS-18. What was GS-16, 17, & 18 all became SES (Senior Executive Service) of which there are five levels. An SES is considered equivalent to a general officer in the military; a GS-15 an O-6, a GS-14 an O-5, etc.
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That makes sense. I know the SES folks get the same benefits as general/flag officers too.
lol never would’ve thought I’d get a brief history of the government civilian pay structure this morning. Another reason this place is the best.
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So in addition to the Throwin' Samoan and the Mowin' Samoan, we now have a Rowin' Samoan in Poly HOF.
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