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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
Seahawk, I'm not military, so perhaps I'm missing something here. Why you would not want your father to speak? Group hazing or something?
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Quite the opposite of hazing...there were a ton of guys in flight school that for some reason felt compelled to let folks know they were Admiral X's son, Captain Y's son, Senator Z's son, etc. The Navy, like the other services is very, very rank conscious.
It is a world full of "ring knockers", coattails, who you know and insider trading.
I finished number 2 in my primary class and number 1 in my advanced helo class all by my lonesome. The last thing I wanted was for anyone to know who my father was and think I had some advantage.
Even when I got to the fleet I was mum. I know that sounds odd, but there it is. And trust me, if my dad thought I would ever try and take advantage he would have been crushed.
Not a picture of my dad, but one that got away!
