Also known as “Let’s go” or “Let’s get out of here,” in Air Force parlance, because you have to pull the chocks before the plane can leave the base.
Refers to pulling the wedges used to prevent a stationary aircraft from moving while parked on the flightline.
It shows up late with Starbucks cups and takes the most breaks while doing the least work. The chaff that fell through the cracks - The Dirtbag Airman has no regard for regulations, dress and appearance, customs and courtesies, or even personal hygiene. More advanced basic trainees will sometimes tell newer trainees they can’t eat the Nutri-Grain Bars at breakfast unless they take the bar, slam it on the Snake Pit’s table and shout out what flavor it is, then stand at parade rest until given permission to digest. Rumors of this form being used to report excellence are unsubstantiated. The 341 is an excellent way to introduce Airmen to the primary Air Force disciplinary system – Paperwork. When you screw up, one will be demanded of you and turned into your training unit. “Sir/Ma’am, Trainee _ reports as ordered,” the phrase you give an MTI anytime you need to respond to an inquiry.Įxcellence Discrepancy Report – Every Airman in Basic Training and Technical School must carry at least three of these small forms on their person at all times. In formation, they look like a dirtbag rainbow and probably smell bad because they have been wearing these clothes for 2-4 days. If the USAF ever did try this, the ghost of Curtis LeMay would burn the Air Force Secretary’s house down.īefore basic trainees get their first uniform issue (aka “slicksleeves”) at Lackland, they’re usually walking around in the civvies in which they first arrived. Other branches think we get these during basic training in case we need “to take a moment.” These have never existed and never will, but because of the Air Force’s old six-week basic training length, it sure sounds plausible. The most persistent myth about the Air Force. Never to be referred to as such – it is technically the Flight Office Technician, aka the MTI’s assistant. Where Air Force MTIs eat, usually right at the end of the chow line, so every Airman trainee has to walk by to get to their table. From Zero Week until graduation, anytime you forget where you are, you’ll hear this phrase right before you get a reminder. This is the trademark, go-to phrase said (yelled) by Air Force Military Training Instructors (MTI). He tried to put out a deadly aircraft fire by pissing on it while simultaneously shooting down Nazi fighter planes. The difference between the example and the real Airman Snuffy is the real Snuffy is a Medal of Honor recipient. The original Dirtbag Airman, he’s an example Air Force instructors use to train Airmen how not to do the wrong things in hypothetical situations. In its relative short history, its Airmen evolved a culture and language all their own. As the youngest member of the U.S. armed forces, the Air Force gets a lot of flak from other branches, despite having the capacity to (arguably) destroy all life on Earth in 30 minutes. MHRA 'FUBAR', All Acronyms, 15 July 2023, Bluebook All Acronyms, FUBAR (Jul. FUBAR, All Acronyms, viewed July 15, 2023, MLA All Acronyms. Retrieved July 15, 2023, from Chicago All Acronyms.
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