Bought a Van......
I haven't heard jive turkey in a while...
In the service, sometimes living on little sleep my emotions would get away from me.
I had given up on making rank so when someone pissed me off, they were referred to as a jive turkey.-It was for my protection, Chiefs and Junior Officers would agree (often, under pressure from SWFLANT & Squadron 16) to a much faster schedule, and I would light them up occasionally in consideration of my young men.
When they had not slept much for a few days, the men would make mistakes and sometimes try to cover them up-even weapons officers and submarine captains would try to hide mistakes-consequences were deadly for careers.
conducting maintenance on WMD’s & ICBM’s, we’re Not allowed to make mistakes. It was very easy to snow ball a small mistake covered up by one guy, into a message sent to the Pentagon.
“Sorry SecNav, the Trident Sub schedule (only 14 boats for east & west coast) is shifting again please sign here-they closed a muzzle hatch on a grounding strap, opened a muzzle hatch onto powered lighting, disconnected the ground strap on 60 tons worth of spun-nitro glycerin solid rocket motors, dropped a guidance component, you name it.”
Too much responsibility, mixed with fat egos.
Jive Turkey is my go to with the new society.
People in California allegedly getting in trouble for wrong personal pronouns, the ‘okay sign’ becoming a symbol for white power-I just can’t keep up with all the ways I can get into trouble. I guess it is my safe (insult) word. I should stop caring but am programmed now. My daughter still thinks I am calling her a giant turkey.
