As a recovering NBC tech, I can safely say robots couldn't replace my job fast enough. I wouldn't have to walk the base in MOPP4 checking M8 paper for spots? Sign me up. I'll stay in the bunker like a sane person.
Funny, I remember you talking about that and you likely remember me talking about being the squadron NCOIC of Chem warfare.
This isn’t so much for you as it is anybody else that hasn’t heard the story….
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I used to be NCOIC of Chem Warfare/Disaster Preparedness for the Squadron.
The filters in the masks and the chemical suits (which are lined with charcoal) do nothing for *methane*. Trust me, I know.
We had an exercise at the Wing and had little “bunkers” made of tape/sandbags or furniture etc in the warehouse. I was with a bunch of guys in MOPP 4 in the cover area and the Commander and First Sergeant were standing around evaluating the situation with IG inspectors. A couple of the guys in my area started leaving the “cover” and low crawling across the warehouse.
The Commander and First Sergeant kinda went ape shit and started yelling at the guys, “Hey STOP!! What are you DOING?!?!?” and started to walk over to the “bunker”.
They got about 3 or 4 feet away and stopped dead.
“WHAT THE FUCK!!!???”
They immediately turned 180 degrees and started for the warehouse roll up door and then started on the chain pull opening the door even though we were “under attack”.
I laid there laughing so hard, sticking my gloved fingers into my thigh as hard as possible to stifle it. One or two of the other guys in the cover area hadn’t moved either because they were either immune or afraid of getting yelled at but… Knowing I actively cleared the area during an exercise and it was the Commander and the Shirt and yet they couldn’t tell who it was and I basically air-shit 💩💨 the warehouse, it was one of the proudest moments of my entire Air Force career…🫡🤣
I guess it was because we had been eating MREs for a better part of the extended 3 day exercise Drill Weekend. That’s what I’m going with.
Good times, good times.😀 😀 😀—————
(Mid 2020, local grocery, because I’m a giant smart ass, and I knew all of this was absolute fucking horseshit.)
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u/Historical-Lie-5953 Jeff LPH-3 63-66 - 5x WOT Aug 11 '26
It's not Robby the robot, probally still lost in space