Originally Posted by
serpens
It sounds like someone was in the Navy. …
Busted … again 😊 .
Originally Posted by
serpens
… Naval Aviator who wore a polyester turtleneck under his flight suit. Short story is it didn't end well.)
Yuck.
Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
…(black shoe), …
And if I'm understanding correctly, a lawyer. Nobody’s perfect
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Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
I was in the Navy, …
In all seriousness,
good on you, thank you.
Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
… If one really wanted to be prepared, one could have Nomex long underwear, and don Nomex gloves and headpiece for takeoff and landing.
For the uninitiated, “Nomex is a flame-resistant meta-aramid material developed in the early 1960s by DuPont and first marketed in 1967, an inherently heat and flame-resistant fiber that won't melt, drip or support combustion providing a superior barrier between what's inside (often a human being) and the hazards around it.” What none of the references will say is that when worn as any sort of attire (flight suit, jacket, long underwear) it’s highly efficient insulation, to the point that wearing a Nomex jacket in cool weather will feel way TOO warm, let alone on a 70-80 degree day or in the sun or in a hot cockpit.
JFK’s words below apply just as well to this century!
“And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: ‘I served in the United States Navy.’”
John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States: 1961 ‐ 1963
August 01, 1963, remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy (early evening at Bancroft Hall at a ceremony honoring the new class of midshipmen)