is guide will assist you in your efforts to 'Fit In' with civilians, when you leave the forces.
Speech:
Time should never begin with a zero or end in a hundred, it is not 0530 or 1400 it is 5:30 am or 2 in the afternoon.
Words like "deck", "scratcher", and "PT" will get you weird looks; floor, bed, workout - get used to it.
F****ing cannot be used to replace whatever work you can't think of right now, try "um" instead.
It's a phone, not a radio, conversations on a phone do not end in "out".
Style:
Do not put creases in your jeans. Do not put creases on the front of your dress shirts. Do not refer to your suits numerically, your best jacket & trousers are not your number1's. Wearing a hat indoors does not make you a bad person, it makes you like the rest of the world. You do not have to wear a belt ALL the time.
Women:
Air Force girls are easy, very easy, not all women are this easy and will probably punch you in the nuts if you treat them like Air Force girls.
Being divorced twice by the time you are 23 is not normal, neither are 6 month marriages, even if it is your first. Marrying a girl so that you can move out of the barracks does not make "financial sense", it makes you a retard.
Personal Accomplishments:
In the real world, being able to do lots of press-ups will not lead to automatic promotion or help your career in any way. The time you got really drunk and sucked your mates cock in the middle of a bar..... also not a personal accomplishment.
Drinking:
NATO is an organisation, not the way you want your tea made. In the real world being drunk before 5pm will get you a written warning, not a pat on the back from your boss. Shouting "Naked Bar" at your works Chrismas Party will have no effect. That time you drank a bottle o Absinthe and shat in your plas suitcase is not a conversation starter. That time you went to combat life saver school and practiced giving vodka iv's will probably not impress a civilian.
Bodily Functions:
Farting on your co-workers and giggling while you walk away may be viewed as "unprofessional". The size of the dump you took yesterday will not be funny regardless of how bit was, how much it burned, how much it smelled....or how clear the photo is. VD will also not be funny.
The Human Body:
Most people will not want to hear about or see your balls. Odd as that may seem, its true. If your anus is sore, don't ask your colleague on the next desk if he can see what's wrong with it.
Real Jobs:
They really can fire you - on the flip side you really can quit. Screaming at the people tht work for you will not be normal. You can't tell your secretary to "follow it down" if she drops her pen and taking naps at work is not acceptable. Sport is no longer part of your working week.
General Knowledge:
Pain is not weakness leaving the body, it's just pain.
They won't wear anything shiny that tells you that they are more important than you are. Read contracts before you sign them, remember what happened the first time.
Speech:
Time should never begin with a zero or end in a hundred, it is not 0530 or 1400 it is 5:30 am or 2 in the afternoon.
Words like "deck", "scratcher", and "PT" will get you weird looks; floor, bed, workout - get used to it.
F****ing cannot be used to replace whatever work you can't think of right now, try "um" instead.
It's a phone, not a radio, conversations on a phone do not end in "out".
Style:
Do not put creases in your jeans. Do not put creases on the front of your dress shirts. Do not refer to your suits numerically, your best jacket & trousers are not your number1's. Wearing a hat indoors does not make you a bad person, it makes you like the rest of the world. You do not have to wear a belt ALL the time.
Women:
Air Force girls are easy, very easy, not all women are this easy and will probably punch you in the nuts if you treat them like Air Force girls.
Being divorced twice by the time you are 23 is not normal, neither are 6 month marriages, even if it is your first. Marrying a girl so that you can move out of the barracks does not make "financial sense", it makes you a retard.
Personal Accomplishments:
In the real world, being able to do lots of press-ups will not lead to automatic promotion or help your career in any way. The time you got really drunk and sucked your mates cock in the middle of a bar..... also not a personal accomplishment.
Drinking:
NATO is an organisation, not the way you want your tea made. In the real world being drunk before 5pm will get you a written warning, not a pat on the back from your boss. Shouting "Naked Bar" at your works Chrismas Party will have no effect. That time you drank a bottle o Absinthe and shat in your plas suitcase is not a conversation starter. That time you went to combat life saver school and practiced giving vodka iv's will probably not impress a civilian.
Bodily Functions:
Farting on your co-workers and giggling while you walk away may be viewed as "unprofessional". The size of the dump you took yesterday will not be funny regardless of how bit was, how much it burned, how much it smelled....or how clear the photo is. VD will also not be funny.
The Human Body:
Most people will not want to hear about or see your balls. Odd as that may seem, its true. If your anus is sore, don't ask your colleague on the next desk if he can see what's wrong with it.
Real Jobs:
They really can fire you - on the flip side you really can quit. Screaming at the people tht work for you will not be normal. You can't tell your secretary to "follow it down" if she drops her pen and taking naps at work is not acceptable. Sport is no longer part of your working week.
General Knowledge:
Pain is not weakness leaving the body, it's just pain.
They won't wear anything shiny that tells you that they are more important than you are. Read contracts before you sign them, remember what happened the first time.
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