Well, it’s a joke…so "lighten up Frances" and everything…
but a few Airman aren’t appreciative of it..
considering that he is Commander of CENTCOM
and maybe the joke is inappropriate…
my response?
Remember, he is from the service that has to use comic books to
teach soldiers how to do periodic maintenance.
‘nuf said…
onward..and upward.
http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Fea…9petraeus.aspx
Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of US Central Command,
during his presentation at the Marine Corps Association Foundation
dinner on July 30 belittled the contributions of the Air Force to the joint force.
Here’s the entire section from Petraeus’ remarks with the "joke" as given at the dinner:
"Come to think of it, in fact another bedrock element of the Marine Corps
is unquestionably having the best recruiting ads on television. [Laughter]
But this concept is not just an advertisement.
The marines’ sense of toughness permeates the Corps’ lore as well as its reality.
To recall an illustrative story, a soldier is trudging through the muck
in the midst of a downpour with a 60-pound rucksack on his back.
This is tough, he thinks to himself.
Just ahead of him trudges an Army ranger with an 80-pound pack on his back.
This is really tough, he thinks. And ahead of him is a Marine with a 90-pound pack on,
and he thinks to himself, I love how tough this is. [laughter, applause]
Then, of course, 30,000 feet above them — [laughter] —
30,000 feet above them an Air Force pilot flips aside his ponytail. [laughter, applause] Now — I’m sorry.
I don’t know how that got in there — [laughter] —
I know they haven’t had ponytails in a year or two — [laughter] —
and looks down at them through his cockpit as he flies over.
Boy, he radios his wingman, it must be tough down there. [laughter]
Well, TV commercials and all joking aside,
we’ve all seen that marines truly and consistently live up to their reputation."
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