Any day now....

[Phantomgrift]

(I figured this would go here because by definition, we've been told that we're "customer service" whenever we're dealing with pilots, aircrew, enlisted, etc.)

I'm about to scream.
My inoculations from last week finally caught up to me, my head feels stuffed with guaze and here I sit on watch.

Standard? The pilots land, turn over there classified crap, we secure it and go home.

These last two idiots landed at 1230. ......... It is now 1400.
The instructor is debriefing their entire flight IN MINUTE FRIKKEN DETAIL and better yet... IS STILL TALKING!

There is a fine line between "teaching" and "Holy fucking hell, dont you people have homes to go to?".

I cannot leave until I secure everything.
No-one is allowed to be in here by themselves, hence the watchstander.
My current job? To sit at a desk and be bored.
I'm honestly looking forward to my deployment to Guantanomo Bay- At least then I'll be doing actual work again.

This!? This if baby-sitting walking egos!

[Ironclad Alibi]

This!? This is baby-sitting walking egos!

Oh, so you know a few fighter pilots?

[Salted Grump]

Old joke; What's the Difference between a Fighter Pilot and a jet Engine?

The Jet Engine stops whining when the plane's shut down.

[Green_Fairy]

yeah...it's usually the pilots that come into my coffee shop that complain about stuff. one stayed for a good 20 minutes talking about his day. i'm beginning to think they really like hearing their own voice

[Hobbs]

These last two idiots landed at 1230. ......... It is now 1400.
The instructor is debriefing their entire flight IN MINUTE FRIKKEN DETAIL and better yet... IS STILL TALKING!

There is a fine line between "teaching" and "Holy fucking hell, dont you people have homes to go to?".

Having been briefed on a pilot's training, I would like to say that this is typical of a debriefing for a training flight. Even after passing pilot candidate training [around 9 mo. if memory serves], then 3 or so months of advanced training. Then you go to an instruction flight, and you have around 6-8 mo. to even become a wingman in a squadron. Then it's another year until you lead a two-man flight, then another year or so before leading a four-man flight.

I've sat through 3 hr. briefings before, so this seems pretty standard.

I doubt the instructor or the pilots are waxing their ego's, there's lots of things that needs to be covered in a debriefing concerning training flights.

[BlaqueKatt]

one stayed for a good 20 minutes talking about his day. i'm beginning to think they really like hearing their own voice

solution:
Step 1: obtain and bring small tape/digital recorder to work
Step 2: when pilot shows up ask if they can explain how a plane "works"
Step 3: if pilot starts explaining place recorder on counter and do something else
Step 4: profitwhen pilot asks what you're doing, explain your having trouble falling asleep and your doctor recommended either sleeping pills or a relaxation tape, explain you can't afford them and figured boring yourself to sleep was worth a try...

Step 5: call unemployment office.....