Pararescue vs. Predators!

[SoupOrMan]

Okay, if the Air Force goes to more and more remote-piloted aircraft, what's going to happen to Pararescue?

I have the solution.

"Vulture 3, we've spotted the target, lowering the basket now."

"How does it look?"

"Bad. The rubber band is broken, we're missing a training wheel, and the camera is covered in bird crap."

"I thought the pilot said he lost visual signal?"

"It's a lot of bird crap, Vulture Ops. Vulture 3, lower me down some Windex. We can save this Predator."

[skruball253]

Does that mean PJ's would become the new Mcgyver? I mean they would have to use like tin foil, a paperclip, and chewing gum to save its "life" right?

[SoupOrMan]

There's nothing you can't fix if you have your safety wire with you.

I can also see some poor freshly-minted PJ pounding on the backbone of the Predator and shouting "LIVE, DAMN YOU! NOBODY DIES ON MY WATCH!" until its engine sputters back to life. Then naturally he's reprimanded by his team chief for striking a fellow airman or some such nonsense.

[cadrock]

and their medical bags have been emptied and refilled with duct tape and ball pen hammers.

so... does this mean we will hve to add mechanics to protected personnel along with the medics and chaplians?

[SoupOrMan]

Nah, it just means that crew chiefs and flight line specialists will be going to jump school and carrying guns, much like Pararescue.

[cadrock]

dont say that too loud or they'll actually demand it

[skruball253]

Hmm...maybe the next big military movie will be "Predator Down"

[cadrock]

ha... do you remember back during the kosovo campaign i think it was, when we got a UAV shot down and for three days the news kept trying to figure out the status of "downed pilot"....

[DallasRocks]

Oh that's great!!!!
I just remember my math teacher kept talking about the war in Kosovar. I ended up in detention for trying to correct him.

[cadrock]

lol... I got a D in college history after correcting the proffessor on his knowledge of the war of 1812 in class. Somehow he could spend 2 weeks talking about reconstruction after the war, but only three sentences on the war and one of those sntences was wrong.