"Embrace the suck!" I miss flying! Almost 3 decades ago I served as a Flight Engineer on CH-47D Helicopters. We used to say that it "beat the air into submission". Today, I can still pick out their unique "chopping" sound as they fly over. I miss flying, but I don't miss all the junk we had to deal with. I don't miss not knowing what was going on. I don't miss sitting in the hangar for 24-48 hrs with no idea why. I don't miss 5:00AM PT in tiny gray shorts! But I miss flying, I really, really do! I miss flying NOE I miss calling a load I miss flying at with NVG I miss the smell of hydraulic fluid I miss the rush of air created by those blades What's the point? There will be good and bad, where ever you work It has been 27 years since I was discharged I still remember the good...and the bad And, to some degree, I am what I am today because of it. So, if you are dealing with any junk at work - I am sorry, I understand. Hopefully, it won't last. Hopefully, it will make you stronger. In the end, I don't know that I want to "embrace the suck" like I was told. I"d rather embrace the good. However, after all these years I know that the "suck" was part of it. --------- I'm Dr. Steven. I work with leaders and organizations to increase organizational efficiency. P.S. - What do you miss?
Embrace the suck is a reminder that difficult times are a part of life
Lantz Howard
1y
Embrace the suck…it makes you stronger. 💪🏼 Stay the course!
Tom Riley
1y
Excellent point!!! Thanks for sharing.
Well said, Steve!
Miss our youth, time is always gone forever
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1yI realized that I used a couple acronyms that most will not know. NOE = Nap of the Earth - this is when we would fly just above the tree line NVG = Night Vision Goggles Calling a Load - the Chinook Helicopter is designed to carry internal and external loads. Externally, it has 3 hooks. When we would pick up a load, the crew member would have to hang upside down outside the "hell hole" to call the pilot down onto the load