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DEROS 50 Years Ago Today (Original Post) Bo Zarts Sep 2021 OP
12/70 pwb Sep 2021 #1
It feels damn good The Wizard Sep 2021 #2
While I was in the AF nurse corps, I kept a journal... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #3
As a pilot, my favorite was "DNIF." Bo Zarts Oct 2021 #4
I will have to ask my retired pilot husband... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #6
Welcome back. Aristus Oct 2021 #5
. Champp Oct 2021 #7

The Wizard

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2. It feels damn good
Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)
Thu Sep 30, 2021, 10:10 PM
Sep 2021

53 years for me. Every year on my DEROS date I have a shot of tequila or a glass of champagne.

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3catwoman3

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3. While I was in the AF nurse corps, I kept a journal...
Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 11:48 AM
Oct 2021

...for a while, and realized it was possible to write several sentences with no real nouns - all acronyms - DEROS, SPTC, OER,TDY, AFSC, ETA, ETD, D/W and on and on.

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3catwoman3

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6. I will have to ask my retired pilot husband...
Reply to Bo Zarts (Reply #4)
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 03:03 PM
Oct 2021

...if he knows this one.

In the nurse corps, we didn't have that one.

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Aristus

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5. Welcome back.
Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 02:30 PM
Oct 2021

Mine was March 14th, 1991. DEROS from the Gulf War...

Tanker tough!

Anyone says liberals hate America can kiss my veteran ass!



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