Jim Shorts 's definitions

Combat tourism

Going into a combat zone for only a few hours just to get a combat patch.

Yeah the officer has a combat patch. But he/she only got it through combat tourism. They didn't earn it.

by Jim Shorts May 27, 2019

Flyboy

Someone who flys with the aircraft, but doesn't do any maintenance.

Hey did he do a pmd after his flight yesterday?
No.

Oh. So he's not a crew chief, just a flyboy

by Jim Shorts June 19, 2020