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My only experience is with F-16s, which pilots are usually have a superiority complex. So some are cordial, some are rude, and some barely think the maintainers exist. I've heard from others that heavy cargo aircraft pilots are usually pretty cool to work with. But it's seems F-16 pilots are apparently to top of line for douchiest. Actually, since it's hard to tell in civilian clothes that I am in the Air Force, let alone an aircraft maintainer I like to play a game of "Stroking the Pilots Ego". Which usually involves getting the self identified pilot to talk about themselves and the miraculous human beings that I'm blessed to be in the presence of. It usually leads to hand gestures mimicking their flight maneuvers.

Yes, I have :)

The one coming to mind would be..While at a nearby restaurant/bar I was waiting on my pizza order when some visiting pilot (from another base) was a few drinks into his night when he started chatting it up. Then of course after playing up his ego and asking him some simple questions all gobbed eyed like, which led to the inevitable hand gestures of his recent awesome sortie and all the super cool maneuvers he did. He was so busy in story telling he kept buying drinks for my husband and I. Long story short this light weight couldn't handle he tequila and ended up puking and passing out in the bathroom. This all happened during our 20 minute wait for our pizza.

I have never been abused by senior officers. I have however been in my opinion treated unfairly by peers or immediate supervisors, but nothing that I would classify as abuse.

You sound like a sensible man. My husband, who is also a service member happens to be quite handy with his hands. He fixes and does most of the "handy man" type things around the house, mostly because I rather play the womanly house wife role at home and allow that be our relationship dynamic. However, I do have better more professional knowledge on tools and certain electrical components than he does, so sometmes while watching him over his shoulder struggle with something I tend to just bite my tongue. There are rare occasions he gives in and lets me try. :)