Cadet Leadership Enrichment Series Vol. 75 – Best Alive Francis E. McIntire Copyright © 2020 Francis E. McIntire All rights reserved. ISBN-13: 979-8674890614 Volume 75. 1st edition. DEDICATION To the USAFA Class of Seventy-Five – the Best Alive. No spit guys, y’all are falcon awesome! Congratulations! Other Works by Francis E. McIntire on Amazon and Kindle 480th First Series – A Culture of Commitment Educated Blackjack, 1977 1st ed. (Collector’s Edition) Educated Blackjack, 2nd ed. with novella, 1st ed. 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CONTENTS Pairings iii Cover Art & Guild iv Song of the Day v The Glossary vi Scripture xxii Foreword xxii 1 Cadet Training Pg. 1 2 The End of ZI Pg. 19 3 After Action Pg. 30 4 Parents Weekend Pg. 46 5 L’Ecole de l’Air Pg. 57 6 Bowling Balls Pg. 62 i FRANCIS E. McINTIRE 7 Winnebago Man Pg. 76 1st Intermission 8 Beer Fest Pg. 91 9 Prophesy Pg. 109 10 Stardust II Pg. 121 2nd Intermission 11 Psych Pg. 138 12 Edwards AFB Pg. 145 13 Night Watch Pg. 152 14 The Real Air Force Pg. 161 15 Safety Evangelist Pg. 177 16 Alpha Roster Pg. 192 17 June Week Pg. 198 ii CADET LEADERSHIP ENRICHMENT SERIES, VOL. 75 BEST ALIVE! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To the patriots – young, old, and departed. To the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines. To the coastal guardians and merchant mariners. To the men and women that support and defend the Constitution and the Commonwealth. QUOTABLES “Brilliant! Let’s make this required reading for freshman English Literature 101.” Dean of Faculty “Sierra Hotel.” Commandant of Cadets “This bears more study.” Superintendent PAIRINGS Mud House Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Gundlach Bundschu Heritage Selection Pinot Noir 2011 Foretell Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Frog’s Leap (CCOF) Chardonnay, Rutherford 2013 Jessi’s Red, Blanchard Family, Healdsburg, 2011 Blue Jacket “Mexican Radio” Imperial Stout, WDC Avery “Maharaja” Imperial IPA, Dictator Series Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, Milton, Delaware, USA Snack: Isle de France Brie, with Tamarind compote Snack: Bacon-wrapped tiger shrimp with red onion Fin: Pamplemousse avec Lyles GS treacle After: Gâteau au yaourt avec du chocolat iii FRANCIS E. McINTIRE COVER ART Alaska Native Writers and Artists Guild members contribute to the body of work and receive credit for all that they do for the families and children, artists, authors, and illustrators, and for their collaboration with top colleges and universities. Writers and Artists receive a full page in this Acknowledgements section to showcase their biography, “works by”, studio, contact information, and website. Your fine art, portraits – for novels; Your graphic and computer-generated art - for technical manuals, business manuals, and IT service catalogs. Original cover art provides a vehicle for those in the visual arts to get exposure to the global community. Novels serve as the backdrop for fine art and portraits. Business manuals, technical manuals, and IT service catalogs serve as a vehicle to present original graphic and computer-generated art to the global community. Artists and authors are invited to contact us for the opportunity to showcase their work on the global stage. [email protected] “Submit something in your current portfolio.” iv CADET LEADERSHIP ENRICHMENT SERIES, VOL. 75 BEST ALIVE! SONG OF THE DAY Lovely Jimmy (‘Meda Man) Lovely Jimmy, ‘Meda Man, When will you come to see me? Is it my turn today, please? You look good in your dress blues today . Hey hey hey! Lovely Jimmy, ‘Meda Man, The doolies are calling minutes, Ready to march to dinner? Can we sit together like yesterday? Hey hey hey! Cadet Chapel Guide Chorus On terrazzo or on the ‘vator, Don’t have a buddy that I like better, Ahh-ah-ah Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy ‘Meda Man Lovely Jimmy, ‘Meda Man, Command Post is playin’ Taps now, Lay my head on my pillow, Dream of you ‘till we welcome a new day, Hey hey hey! (Reprise) Lovely Jimmy, ‘Meda Man The Seegram Seven Chorale, with The Cadet Chapel Guide Chorus (Sung to the melody of Lovely Rita by The Beatles) v FRANCIS E. McINTIRE GLOSSARY A-ahhhh A verbal device used by pilots to garner the attention of air traffic control or a range control officer. “A-ahhhh Albuquerque Center – this is [Call Sign] – requesting unrestricted climb to flight level 500.” Aardvark General Dynamics F-111, Call Sign. AFI 11-401 USAF regulation governing the USAFA cadet flight orientation and indoctrination program. Afterburner An appliance installed in a jet engine by the manufacturer to dramatically increase thrust by spraying raw fuel into the engine exhaust. See references for Burner, Reheat. Annapolis The encrypted call sign for the U.S. Naval Academy somewhere in Maryland. AOC Air Officer Commanding. A commissioned officer (any branch) that babysits a cadet squadron consisting of 120 of America’s finest young men and women. Arnies (n.) The encrypted call sign for the cadet student union where upper classmen without cars go to pick up chicks. Bacon (n.) Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig. Connotation: raison d'être. Seegram Seven jargon for life and a life worth living. vi CADET LEADERSHIP ENRICHMENT SERIES, VOL. 75 BEST ALIVE! Back Yard Killer Gas BBQ Grill being ignited by the AOC with the metal lid in the closed position. Barbie (AU) Barbecue, BBQ (US). Barbie (US) Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend. Beer Ball Game The administrative rationale used by AOCs to authoriZe expenditure of appropriated funds to procure alcoholic beverages for underage cadets. Beer Response BRU; a tactical beer delivery system pioneered Unit by One Mile Brewing Co., Darwin NT. Bijou Bridge (n.) Classified extraction point used by cadets conducting urban assault missions. Blue Fox (n.) Motel on North Nevada that the Director of Admissions said was the haunt of pimps and prostitutes. Blue Jacket Brewpub in the Washington Navy Yard with an Imperial Stout called Mexican Radio. Bring Me Men (n.) The base of the ramp leading from the Ramp Corvette parking lot by the Mail Room to the Terrazzo. Broadmoor The hotel in Colorado Springs where Monty Post spent the weekend before taking the bus to the base of the Bring Me Men Ramp. Burner Military jargon for afterburner. See references for Afterburner (US); Reheat (AU). CCD (n.) The unofficial organized religion of the Seegram Seven cadets that professed the vii FRANCIS E. McINTIRE Roman Catholic faith. CCQ (n.) The state-sanctioned religion of all Third- Class cadets at Kamp USAFA. C-Store (n.) The forbidden encrypted call sign for the Kamp USAFA Country Store. Xenophons (including cadets’ parents) are not permitted to know of the existence of the C-Store. Cadet Term coined by Marie Antoinette to refer to the soigné young men who carried the French royalty’s golf bags. A term of endearment. Pronounced ‘ca-day’. Call sign An aviator’s nickname (‘Kid’, ‘Studly’, ‘Pudly’, ‘Camper King’, ‘Don-lee’, ‘Green Onion’, ‘Low-renta’, ‘Mo’, ‘Mutha’, ‘Stew’, ‘Tommy- O’, ‘Ziggy’, etc.) A personification of the aircraft or flight call sign used when communicating with FAA (Qantas Flight 30, Tiger 79, Gambler 77, or US Airways 1549). Camp USAFA The incorrect spelling of the encrypted call sign for the U.S. Air Force Academy (minimum security prison) in Colorado Springs. Correct spelling is ‘Kamp USAFA’. Corvette The official and authorized mode of transportation for Cadets First Class. DMZ Demilitarized Zone. North-south hallway in Seegram Seven (overlooking the parade field). DVP Distinguished Visiting Professor Dad’s Day (n.) Colloquialism used to describe the day viii CADET LEADERSHIP ENRICHMENT SERIES, VOL. 75 BEST ALIVE! that cadets invite their fathers out for an autumn football game at Kamp USAFA. Disambiguation: not Father’s Day (in June). Dash-1 An aircraft flight manual (military aircraft). Detachment 5 An agency of the Federal government that is responsible for operational test and evaluation of aircraft, aircraft components, aircraft systems, and aircraft support equipment. DoD The US Department of Defense. Do-gooder(s) A person or people in positions of authority who claim to have the best interest of others in mind; but who continually make decisions that are in their own best interest and make decisions that inflict considerable financial or personal harm on others. Dodge Coronet 500 1965 model with 273 cubic-inch V8 abandoned by a graduating cadet and adopted as the Seegram Seven urban assault staff car. Doolie(s) (n.) Member(s) of the freshman class at the Air Force Academy. Syn: Smack, Wad, Plebe. Eagle & Fledglings (n.) Statue of the eagle and little eagles that has the quote “Man’s flight through life . .” Elevator (n.) Mechanical device used to raise and lower cadets and Xenophons to and from the Terrazzo-level at Kamp USAFA. Commonly abbreviated ‘Vator. “Hold the ‘vator.” Elite A person or persons in positions of authority or trust who have no cognitive, behavioral, or ix FRANCIS E. McINTIRE affective recognition or consideration for any person or persons considered to be of a lower social caste or status.