When I was just a yound air-pup, waaaaay back in ’87, we had a 1st shirt who had a ‘stach like that, we called him “the great santini” to his face, even the commander did it. It was just too good to pass up,and his personality made it so the commander just expected him to have that “dead squirrel above his lip” everyday at roll call. When he retired we gave him, and “that ‘stach” a plaque each. When the front gate called and said we had a visitor about a year later the description included “a freaking huge mustache” the whole squadron turned out, we didn’t realize how much we missed the ‘stach, it turned into a bbq.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane Farva.
The unwritten rules, as I understand it, is that officers don’t grow staches. No idea why, one of their secrets. As for RAF officers, I’ve worked with a couple and they don’t grow em out either.
You have to see our A-10 Stach Club! They all have the “Dirty Stache” look going good! A lot of our pilots have the “Drity Stache” going also. We are just waiting for the Chief to tell us to cut the shit before we get back home! ^ months at the KAF and not a word. Now he’s giving us The Eye the closer we get to home……..
Okay, I’m confused….did Coffman drink so much on St Patty’s day that he actually decided to be nice to Barbie??? Or is this just some ploy to have something else to get on him about being out of regs on???? I don’t know if I can handle this “nice Coffman” thing….did Hell freeze over??????? That may be a possibility since it is the middle of march and it was near freezing this morning in Vegas….maybe the Myans are right, the end is coming….I mean Coffman is being nice to Barbie….isn’t that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?????
Yep saw this one coming. Prepare for NCO vs Officer, round 2 (at least I think it’s round 2). IIRC last time Barbie blew off an NCO when it came to regs he ended up doing some detail work.
When I was just a yound air-pup, waaaaay back in ’87, we had a 1st shirt who had a ‘stach like that, we called him “the great santini” to his face, even the commander did it. It was just too good to pass up,and his personality made it so the commander just expected him to have that “dead squirrel above his lip” everyday at roll call. When he retired we gave him, and “that ‘stach” a plaque each. When the front gate called and said we had a visitor about a year later the description included “a freaking huge mustache” the whole squadron turned out, we didn’t realize how much we missed the ‘stach, it turned into a bbq.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane Farva.
Which front gate makes a habit of having retirees call their old units to get on base?
He came by local bus, asked for a ride to the squadron, old fart didn’t like to walk.
Oh yeah…..Foist!!
There’s regs on mustaches??
Yeah there are. But, I tell ya, you wouldn’t know it based on some of the lip warmers I’ve seen during my 8 years in. YIKES!!
Can’t extend past the corners of the mouth and can’t go over the lip
except in march.
You mis-spelled “No less than four inches in width and an inch and a quarter in bulk.”
STS
Heh, Barbie thinks he’s Robin Olds.
That’s defiantly an Olds Stache’
@AirStart: There are regs for everything; including fingernail length.
I thought fighter-pilots were supposed to have handlebar moustaches. Or is that just the RAF?
The unwritten rules, as I understand it, is that officers don’t grow staches. No idea why, one of their secrets. As for RAF officers, I’ve worked with a couple and they don’t grow em out either.
You have to see our A-10 Stach Club! They all have the “Dirty Stache” look going good! A lot of our pilots have the “Drity Stache” going also. We are just waiting for the Chief to tell us to cut the shit before we get back home! ^ months at the KAF and not a word. Now he’s giving us The Eye the closer we get to home……..
I know a few A-10 maintenance guys that are deployed. You must be with them.
Okay, I’m confused….did Coffman drink so much on St Patty’s day that he actually decided to be nice to Barbie??? Or is this just some ploy to have something else to get on him about being out of regs on???? I don’t know if I can handle this “nice Coffman” thing….did Hell freeze over??????? That may be a possibility since it is the middle of march and it was near freezing this morning in Vegas….maybe the Myans are right, the end is coming….I mean Coffman is being nice to Barbie….isn’t that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?????
More likely he did it so he could correct him on it for being out of regs.
Barbie didn’t grow a Stache…the Stache grew a barbie.
Yep saw this one coming. Prepare for NCO vs Officer, round 2 (at least I think it’s round 2). IIRC last time Barbie blew off an NCO when it came to regs he ended up doing some detail work.
I think it would be cool if they would let guys grow out goat tees.
I’ve seen it. Guys get razor burn from dry shaving, go on a profile and can’t shave.
I love the look on Barbie’s face in the last panel! He’s so defiant!!