Rant: Public perception always skips over the techs who keep the avionics humming.

Barbara Wells · 2026-02-22T14:30:37.908747+00:00

I mean, idk, maybe it's just me but constantly correcting people who think we just change light bulbs is exhausting.

Was your dad military too? Honestly, my uncle worked on F-15 radar systems and people still ask if he just fueled the jets. Tbh it's the same energy.

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Christ, my buddy's aunt asked him if his avionics job was just cleaning the cockpit windows. He had to just walk away.

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Tell me about it, my last squadron thought we were glorified janitors.

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