A friend once told me of a 2nd Lieutenant who was called before a Flight Evaluation Board after only his second flight as a USAF navigator. That’s pretty serious, because FEBs determine whether you are allowed to keep your wings.
It seems the lieutenant was assigned to a troop carrier outfit flying C-119s out of Ohio.The 1st mission was routine training flight, and everything went fine.The second mission was a practice troop drop and carried some paratroopers along for the jump.
When the C-119 got to the drop zone, the 2nd Lieutenant navigator observed all the guys jumping out the back so he jumped out, too. It would seem to me that maybe the Aircraft Commander should have briefed the lieutenant a little better.
