Jim Shorts 's definitions

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

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