# Air National Guard **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 24, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-national-guard/464919 "2008-09-24T00:44:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-national-guard/464919/21 "2008-09-25T07:39:57Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > When the bus stops in front of your squadron, an enormous man, with a Smoky-the-Bear hat, glowing eyes, and flames coming from his nostrils will leap aboard the bus, launching into a tirade that will use the word “fuck” as more different parts of speach than you’d ever thought possible. When I was in basic (1979) they had a rule against the use of profanity. I don’t recall either of our TIs ever using the F-word, although a few other four-letter words slipped out from time to time. This applied to us as well. We we’re allowed to say those words either. Glad to hear they’ve relaxed that rule. It just didn’t seem like real basic training without being cussed out by the sergeant. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-national-guard/464919/22 "2008-09-25T11:30:31Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > When I was in basic (1979) they had a rule against the use of profanity. I don’t recall either of our TIs ever using the F-word, although a few other four-letter words slipped out from time to time. That pretty much resembles things from 1989 as well. But really, you don’t have to drop the F-bomb; there are lots of creative ways to make you feel miserable and denigrate you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-national-guard/464919.md?page=1)