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Transcontinental SongThe Army’s in Korea to support our great allies. My comp’ny’s role is simple: drop some troopers from the skies, And as a junior pilot I just keep the rotors high, SO let’s all fly to Asia for the Army....

required memorizationBack when I was in AFROTC, hoping to fly for the Air Force, I was required to memorize a poem: Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and...

new TSA madnessMost of what I have to say is simple repetition of others. Still, this much at least is original: while the new restrictions remain in effect, I will not fly commercial air in the US. I will not succumb to...

i rock at flightI soloed* today. I was the first in my class to do so. I rock at flight. Soloing is, of course, a strictly controlled and tightly scripted event which leaves no decisions in the hands of the pilot in training....

Professional Development DayIt’s that time of year again: the entire BN took the day off to attend mandatory seminars. Until lunch, it was the familiar parade of lectures that boil down to “It is better for you personally and for the Army...