After the first 1500 or so the goal is to avoid flying as much as possible.
It seems at times that the harder I try to not fly, the more time I get. I recall one in particular when the commander offered a 2 hour mission on a cold winters morn. I reccommended (from my comfy office chair) that he give it to the young warrant officer across from me. The boss took me up on my offer and my co-pilot thought he had just witnessed a grand act of senior wisdom. 2 hours later the 5 hour grinder came down the pipe and I was left to perform! Co-pilot lost his respect for my scheming abilities. Argh
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