I’m embarrassed for these guys. The photo captions say they are in the Air Force, and are displaying their “skills.”
But here’s a tip. If you find yourself slithering along the dusty ground with a bayonet on the end of your rifle, you may have joined the WRONG Air Force! There’s a chance you got drunk and signed up for that other branch, Dudes Who Crawl Along With Bayonets Until They are Strafed by the Air Force.
By definition, guys in the Air Force are supposed to see the enemy from way high up in the sky, not from the end of a bayonet.
I’ll go further. Any organization that defines using a bayonet as a “skill” probably isn’t where you want to spend your life. I know that will get me in trouble with the Bayonet Jugglers and Snake Handlers Union, but I have to call ‘em as I see ‘em.
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Air Force personnel display their skills during the passing-out ceremony at their air force base in Trincomalee, eastern Sri Lanka October 18, 2008. REUTERS/ Stringer
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This is a passing out demonstration of the Sri Lanka Air Forces Special Forces Wing troopers. They are specialized in counter Insurgency Operations,
the writer seems to be a chicken who is afraid to see bayonets or blood, go join the church you nitwit!!
- Posted by MarkyI think what has many upset is the suggestion that soldiers in the US Airforce are not, somehow, real soldiers. You have to realize that, for soldiers, the order to afix bayonets is the order no soldier wants to hear. It’s tough and brutal. Hand-to-hand combat is what all true soldiers must prepare for. And Airmen are true soldiers.
- Posted by Dr. DollWhats so odd about having a ground combat force within an Airforce..? Ill go further.. Holding a rifle with a bayonet at its end does not mean that you’d be using the bayonet only.. I’m sure the rifle does some work as well..and maybe the slithering..Its a bad joke.. lets move on..
- Posted by ImranWhy are these “military types” so insecure?
- Posted by nazWow. Apparently jokes about the armed forces are illegal now.
- Posted by GThanks Robert. I did find it funny-one of my favorites lately, actually.
This is craziness! As soon as you say something about military people, two hundred thousand people comment saying they’re so offended. My goodness. People should get passionate about something else. This is ridiculous.
Robert Basler, I think this blog is great. I’m sure you’re not worried about all these people gettin’ all “het up” about a joke, but I just wanted to let you know you do a fine job. Keep it up! I read every day!
- Posted by ChriYour first line is “I’m embarrassed for these guys. The photo captions say they are in the Air Force, and are displaying their “skills.””.
Am embarrassed at your weak attempt of humor and reality.
Are you so naive to expect that every air force member (in every world air force) have only skills related to aircraft PERIOD?
Those guys pictured have to defend the aircrafts,air bases and go deep in enemy territory to pick up downed airmen etc.
- Posted by Ron