NEO - I have flown with (and still do fly with) a lot of Army NCO pilots - maybe we have met somewhere?
I certainly wasn't trying to 'eleven o'rife or 'black dog' anyone in terms of exposure to danger - just trying to clarify what was a very throwaway element of my non-stories. I am in awe of those I still fly with who have seen stuff in places in Iraq and Afghanistan both on the ground and in the air - hence why I said my stories are boring in comparison.