After a short wait my tests were scheduled and I, in my mind, was on my way back to the flight line, slowly but surely.

Soon after setting up my test gear the flight crew returned to the bird. They had been out earlier doing preflight checks with the pilots. They jokingly told me that the problem was way too much for me to handle and that the C.O. was going to have swabbing every head in the squadron the next day. I laughed and shot right back at them. This lighthearted cross fire lasted until the pilots came out the hanger. We had two fairly new pilots that day. Both of them had less time in the squadron then any of us out there. Boot Pilots are a strange bunch. They are as professional as a Wall Street Lawyers because of the mission at hand but they are as mischievous as frat boys since most of them are pretty recent college graduates. Needless to say my self and the two Aircrew Marines weren't exactly sure how to handle them, but within minutes we all were on the same page and ready to fly.

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