The USAF E-9 who ran the 376th. Avionics Maintenance Squadron at Kadena when I was there had an odd habit when he went to the beach- - - - -he would walk around 10 yards offshore without getting his feet wet! He had been an O-4 in WW II, and got caught up in the RIF program- - - -got reassigned as an E-5 and worked his way back up through the enlisted ranks. The Lt Col squadron commander was just a figurehead- - - - -Chief was the guy who kept things running smoothly!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!