You've ever slept on the concrete under a wing.
You never go anywhere without your red and black pencils and your
line badge (including church).
You've ever said, "oh yes sir, it's supposed to look like
that."
You know what a pointy head is.
You know what an R&I trailer is.
You consider 'moly b' fingerprints on food an "acquired
taste."
You've ever sucked LOX to cure a hangover.
You know what jet fuel tastes like.
You've ever used a grease pencil to fix an overworn tire.
You have a better benchstock in the pockets of your coveralls
than the squadron can supply you.
You've ever used a piece of safety wire as a toothpick.
Someone has tackled you right before you cuss out the squadron
commander over the radio.
You refer to a pilot as a "control stick actuator."
You've ever been duct taped to a tow bar and doused with PET and
sand.
You've ever been told to go get "some propwash and a yard of
flightline from support."
You've ever worked a 14 hour shift on a jet that isn't flying the
next day.
You've ever said "as long as she starts every other try
you'll be fine sir."
You've ever considered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to be a
turkey sandwich in one hand and a 3/4" wrench in the other.
You've ever jumped an intake to get out of the cold.
You've ever been told to tow the jets around so they match the
board in MOC.
You've ever preflighted in really bad weather only to have Ops
cancel after engine start.
You've ever been hassled in CBPO for shave/boots/uniform/smell
after a 16 hour shift.
You talk to your jet. (In your head still counts)
You've ever said, "That nav light burned out after
launch."
You've ever used a wheel chock as a hammer.
You don't know what the inside of the good barracks look like
(anywhere).
The refrigerators in your barracks only have beer in them.
When you finish a TDY there are enough empty beer cans to build
an airplane to fly home on.
You've ever looked for pictures of "your" jet in
aviation books.
You hate people who know nothing about MX doing QVI's on your
jet.
You can't figure out why maintenance officers exist.
You've ever wished the pilot would just say, "Great jet,
thanks Chief!"
You've ever worked 7 day 12 hour shifts on TDY while admin goes
sightseeing for two weeks.
After getting back from the above trip, the admin pukes are
getting an award while you are fixing your jet.
You think everyone who isn't a Crew Chief is a wimp.
You can sleep anywhere, anytime, but as soon as the engines shut
down you are wide awake.
You've ever asked another C/C for a T.O.ref when you were signing
off a gripe.
Most everyone thinks your job mostly consists of waving your
arms.
You've ever looked down your nose at other C/C's that can't hit
the mark when parking their jets.
You've ever used a helmet as a pillow.
You've ever stood on wheel chocks to keep your feet dry.
You've ever done the 100 yd dash to the line shack when lightning
was called.
You've eaten more box lunches/MRE's than hot meals.
You change underwear and T-shirts more often than BDU's.