A;; too often people put themselves on a pedestal thinking that I'm better than you so therefore I don't have to put out for anyone. Many years ago while based at YMJ I was walking across the hangar on a very cold day and two young airmen were trying to move a very large door which was jambed with ice.
I went over and asked of they could use a 200 pound mule and we got the monster open. As I was walking back to my kingdom in the tower a tweeny Second Lieutenant pilot trainee asked if always helped the junior ranks .in such demeaning tasks.. "I may be a Captain but I'm also human..are you!"
I asked if he even knew the name of the Corporal that helped with his pre-flight and start and of course I got a blank stare from the RMC Ring Knocker. A year later the same kid walked up to me in the bar and thanked me for the good advice...it saved his ass.
Barney
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