# See you guys later... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2002, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996 "2002-03-19T05:09:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/21 "2002-03-19T21:31:27Z")
Well, **Airman** , it’s time for me to add my good wishes to the list already here. I hope you have a good (?) time and keep us posted on things! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/22 "2002-03-19T21:42:02Z")
I still have not heard from Dave, so I assume he’s still in the air somewhere. It’s a pain to get from Harrisburg to Biloxi (I checked last night), and if I’m not mistaken, he’s got at least two stops to make. However, he is a LOT closer to me now than he was in PA, so I’m happy. 🙂 When I get his address (hopefully, this week), I’ll post again to this thread and let anyone who wants it have it. He really enjoyed getting all those letters and cards in basic training, and would love to get mail while he’s in tech school. Robin, who can’t wait till next month, when he can see her really pregnant for the first time! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/23 "2002-03-19T21:54:35Z")
Good luck Dave. Hurry up and finish so’s you can get off your Keesler. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/24 "2002-03-19T22:43:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Hey! You can’t exit just as I re-enter! people will start to think we’re the same person, or something. I mean, what is this, a French bedroom farce? \*\* " The French are funny. Sex is funny. But, French Sex Comedies are NOT funny." 😃 Take care, Dave. WB, Eve. Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/25 "2002-03-20T00:04:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > \*\*I’m off to Tech School, at lovely Keesler Air Force Country Club, where > they turn your sheets down every night, put a mint on your pillow, and > polish your shoes for you while you take a whirlpool bath. > \*\* No, dude, you are thinking of CE Tech School, at the Wright-Patt Luxury Suites. Trust me. . . Safe trip, man, and don’t be a stranger. Tripler And don’t forget about WPAFB’s breakfast/brunch-in-bed that they offer. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/26 "2002-03-20T01:43:28Z")
Damn. Get another Mississippian, no matter how temporary, and we’re not there any more. Hope you like Biloxi, Airman. Make sure you hit casinos for the food. It’s fantastic down there. Best of luck! ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/27 "2002-03-20T02:10:39Z")
Just an engineer’s daughter wishing you good luck. Oh well, at least it looks like the world will get one more competent tech out of this. CJ ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/28 "2002-03-20T02:19:45Z")
Thirteen weeks?! That’s practically forever, for tech school! Goodness, I was only in tech school for a paltry 29! Good luck, PINGER! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/29 "2002-03-20T02:25:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miss Creant \* > \*\*Thirteen weeks?! That’s practically forever, for tech school! > > Goodness, I was only in tech school for a paltry 29! > > Good luck, PINGER! \*\* Or, you know, that could have been ME forgetting to log out. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/30 "2002-03-20T04:03:51Z")
I just talked to Dave, and he made it to Keesler okay. He’s got a roommate, his dorm room is nice, at least compared to his dorm at basic training, and he’s locked himself out of his room once. He’s basically confined to post for the first 28 days, and the month after, he’s got some freedom, but not a lot. In any case, he’s got his work cut out for him. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/31 "2002-03-20T04:06:32Z")
Ooh… Spring on the Gulf Coast. Wonderful. 🙂 There’s a Shell gas station on the beach near the Beau Rivage, which you should visit. There’s a small plaque at six feet which reads “Storm Surge. April 1970 Hurricane Camille.” But it’s pretty. And it’ll be warm. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/32 "2002-03-20T04:11:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miss Creant \* > \*\*Thirteen weeks?! That’s practically forever, for tech school! > > Goodness, I was only in tech school for a paltry 29! > > Good luck, PINGER! \*\* MrC, I don’t want to hear it. The **first** phase of my tech school (called “A” school in the Navy) lasted six months. The second (had I finished) would have lasted roughly another six to seven months. Besides, after Dave’s done at Keesler, he’s got a few more months of training with his unit before he’s finished. Like I said, he’s got his work cut out for him. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/33 "2002-03-23T00:46:07Z")
This is Dave, posting from lovely Keesler Air Force Golf Club, which isn’t far from the truth, believe me. When I said about turning the sheets down, little did I know how close to the truth I was. This, my fine friends, is the life! 😃 I get to wear my uniforms, march around, and just generally act like the professional I’ve become. And it’s all so easy! Geez, I don’t even have to make a dust cover bed, fold clothes properly, or anything. It’s like a Marriott where the owners can yell at you. And now, for the big news…at least to me. I’m a candidate for a green rope, aka Airman Leader. Being the ambitious person that I am, with my sights firmly set on my future, I volunteered to be universally reviled. Imagine that. But hey, it’ll get me my third stripe faster and will go on my personnel record as a Very Good Thing, which is important for me, as I’m trying to decide whether to attempt to become an officer (God forbid), or a T.I., which is not impossible, just very difficult, which is why I need to make some things happen for myself. And school starts on Monday, so I’ll tell you all about that later on when there’s something to tell. Anyhow, I gotta roll for now. Just checking in. I see things are still the same without me. Damn you all for that. In closing, Hi Robin. I love you. 🙂 Talk to you tonight. And I’ll talk to you all later. Bye. -A1C David Cartwright PS-When I said about the T.I. thing, I was dead serious. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/34 "2002-03-23T04:54:29Z")
Glad you’re there safe and sound, Dave. And kudos to ya on the green rope. Sounds like Aaron is going to have an old man he can be proud of. 🙂 Take care, Zap! ---
**Author:** ![novacaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@novacaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/novacaine)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/35 "2002-03-23T07:09:03Z")
When you get to Keesler keep an eye open for a guy named Shane Butner. He is my brother and has just recently arrived at Keesler for tech school as well. And just a tip from somone who has been there, take every oppertunity you have to go down to New Orleans while you are in that part of the country. I promise you won’t regret it. Later. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/36 "2002-03-23T07:22:48Z")
I’m also glad you’re there safe and sound… keep us posted! ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/37 "2002-03-23T07:56:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > \*\*as I’m trying to decide whether to attempt to become an officer (God forbid), or a T.I > > \***(snip)** > PS-When I said about the T.I. thing, I was dead serious. \*\* Oh sweet Jesus, now I’ve heard everything. . . :rolleyes: Tripler May God help us all . . . 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/38 "2002-03-23T14:19:12Z")
I talked to Dave last night, and I’ve got his address. If anyone wants it, please e-mail me (just click the button below), and I’ll send it on. I am moving this weekend, so it might take a bit before I can answer, but I promise I will. Robin, who thinks Dave would make one hell of an officer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996/39 "2002-03-23T16:42:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\* > > Oh sweet Jesus, now I’ve heard everything. . . :rolleyes: > Tripler > May God help us all . . . 😃 \*\* What can I say, **Trip**? I’m an ambitious little bastard. If for some reason I can’t make it to OTS, then I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let these fuzzy faced slick-sleeved infants walk around without showing the proper bearing and discipline that I demonstrate while in uniform. They will act like professionals, or by God I’ll make them do so. I’m gonna be a terror as an NCO, I just just tell. Oh my God…what am I saying!!! I’m starting to sound like an adult! :eek: When did THAT happen? 😉 -Dave [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-guys-later/98996.md?page=1)