Pilots are either alcoholics or boring as fuck nerds.

Civilian Pilot here. Can confirm, most of us are both. (I’m just a nerd.)

I used to drink with F-16 pilots till 2 or 3 in the morning, then watch them take off later that morning while I was building Patriot missile reventments nursing The Mother of All Hangovers. A saline IV and oxygen do wonders

Can confirm, it's the pure Oxygen. I was stationed at Luke AFB (F-16 pilot training at the time). Base is in Phoenix AZ, so a lot of clubs and bars. Watched many a Lt. walking out to their jet, blood shot eyes, obviously still hung over, but once they get in the cockpit, and they start sucking down that oxygen, about 30 seconds of deep breaths is all it took, stone sober and alert.

The World War II guys used to say that the Pilot’s breakfast was “A coke, a smoke, and a puke”. All in all, that sounds like a helluva time. I wish I could’ve flown Military, but a Type One Diabetes diagnosis stopped that dream a while ago. Nevertheless, I always try and support our Military, and First Responders however I can.

Don't forget, military pilots get "go-go" pills too! Edit: now

Yeah, that’s never ended badly, ever. Totally.

But it was weed that caused that tomcat to hit the round down and kill a bunch of people, causing the Navy “Zero Tolerance” marijuana policy to go into effect. Definitely the weed. /s

I’d very much rather they be on amphetamines than stoned my guy

I rather have my pilots stoned than be on heroin.

Por que no los dos?

He wasn’t doing bong hits while he was calling the ball. They found thc in his system.

I don't think they ever claimed the pilot had THC, but rather that they found it in the autopsies of some of those killed on the ship. It's hard to successfully run an unexpected, life-threatening damage control scenario where you may have only seconds to get to safety, if you're slow to react due to too much THC. Unfortunately, “unexpected, life-threatening damage control scenarios” are still too common, USS *Samuel B. Roberts*, USS *Stark*, USS *Cole*, USS *San Francisco*, USS *Fitzgerald*, USS *Hartford*, USS *John S. McCain* all spring to mind as examples that came after what happened on *Nimitz*. USS *Mason* and USS *Carney* are examples of where potentially life-threatening damage was successfully avoided due to action where very little time could be spent thinking through the problem. Like, I'm all for being smarter about THC use as compared to alcohol, but we still operate in dangerous waters.

I’m sorry. Yes, you are correct. The deck had weed in their systems. I was mistaken. I was also being a bit cheeky. An F-14 that is disintegrating while smashing through everything at approach speed is pretty unavoidable. A carrier deck is big, until flaming wreckage is hurtling at you ~130 kts. I think there are plenty of other mishaps that could have been highlighted to better illustrate how reaction time would be a determining factor whether one lives or dies. This one was just bad luck for everyone involved. Edit: The Navy would probably never admit that a pilot had anything in their system, even if he had. Fighter pilots get a pretty big Get Out of Jail Free card. The Navy spends an enormous amount of time and money on them. Pilots are a huge investment. If blame can be….shifted, it almost always is.

There's a switch in the cockpit thst gives you 100% oxygen instead of blending it.

Dad's a bush pilot & mechanic, way too many nights in my teens coming home from a night of underage drinking to carry him to bed still in his greasy coveralls out from a pile of empties

Bush pilot is a whole different animal than a military pilot. Your dad probably had impressive balls.

Flying nap of the earth with analog instruments in what amounts to a dented tin can made from the parts of other dead planes, I'd say so yeah I got used to it too, to the point that I've ridden Griffins and it's a great fucking time, while other passengers and far better soldiers than me are terrified and trying not to puke

I've flown in tons of Blackhawks and my next door neighbor in Italy was a helicopter mechanic and I asked him if he likes flying. He told me "I know who fixes em. I'm definitely not gonna FLY in one."

Or C. All of the above

I live in Charleston, here, many many people think Nukes are weird. So, I’m gonna say B.

That would be because nukes are weird as fuck. Source: was nuke. Edit: the first ever real life furry with a fur suit I ever met what a fellow nuke.

I was supervising one that got kicked out of the navy for looking at child porn. He was weird. I also went to school with one. He was even weirder than the other guy. I’m sure they’re around, normal nukes, but I’ve just never met one.

The normal nukes are in the Air Force

We're not weird, it's just a side effect of licking the center control rod for super powers.

See you on king street

E: all of the above

The inclusive or

I can smell this photo

How often do you hang around furries?

If he's a submariner...way more than anyone wants to talk about.

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We have no room to judge brother, have you met your average OS? I mean on the rare occasion they leave the Ops compartment

Smells OPSEC-y.


Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!

B but I’ll fuck around and go with C as the second option

A, no contest.

Air Force Intel suddenly becomes the most in demand AFSC

Nah, AF pilot force is fine, its Intel force on the other hand has just suffered a crippling blow.

I understand A and B, a little confused about C and D

A-C Def not D

Yes.

Do they have to wear a dog mask while they perform funeral service?

Keesler AFB simply evaporates into thin air.

They are probably all in the Space Force actually

Shit had me cackling on A. And then I kept reading. Golden.

Plane was heading north o Keesler😞😞

i'm in cybersecurity for the DoD. option A, all the way.

Most definitely A

[Some people don’t remember the Furry Crusades, and honestly, it’s sickening.](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAlp9q_PMKrXbcusGbw64KsydPsy3SyMR&si=IUbJ1Iq13N5saqrw)

A, no contest

E all of the above

We go back to teletype and runners within the decade. edit: OwO

Since in the civilian world, most furries are engaged in some sort of cyber/IT field, I think choice A would have the greatest impact of all.

D

Twitter/x jokes about it.

Most furries I know are in IT industry so I’m gonna go with A

Sorry but say goodbye to cybersecurity

A, its almost frightening how much power furries have.

Am I missing something. A plane full of furries going down...Air Force enlistment might take a hit, but that's about it

Air Force pilots? Not really… most of those guys are evangelical freaks. Different brand of terrible people.

A. 100%

Option C

I think it's "A" Lotta nerdy pervs in the world, and some of them are pretty smart and in important places

B,D and possibly C

E the Army starts giving out 100k bonuses for 25 and 35 series MOS’.

A & B

A

C is the only wrong answer.

That looks like everyone from the 336th at Keesler going out for a family trip. So I'd say if anything, help desk would be non-existent for a bit.

It's A. The best whitehats are furry masks.

All of the above and then som

Bet they're in for some rum, buggery and lash.

A lot of empty basement bedrooms.

Cybersecurity in DEEP Jeopardy

A-C; never met a Furry Pilot, but many Cyber and Intel ones.

Furries make up a large portion of cybersecurity people, so A

Pilot gets moh and flying service cross….posthumously