Originally Posted by
SASless
"NO!" is the most difficult word in the Pilot's Vocabulary....especially if directed towards a Senior of some sort.
That inability to articulate such a simple word....only two letters in it...one syllable.....and Pilot's will rather kill themselves than utter that word!
SASless: sad but true.
I once did that and, in part due to the style of my saying "no," was grounded by my CO for three months and directed to take anger management training. (I kid you not). What's funny is that in the long run his directive had some embedded wisdom. That wasn't bad training as it helped me later in life in a variety of situations. The CO and I served in another squadron later and had a solid relationship.