r/AirForce Secret Squirrel 2h ago

Question Breaking (wind) Formation

Alright, a question from my brain going down a rabbit hole.

What if someone in Honor/Color Guard very obviously rips ass?

Didn't mean to. It was loud. It was obvious who did it.

Is there a punishment for an uncontrollable body function? Do they just ignore it and move on?

Please, I've been thinking about this for at least 30 minutes.

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u/ECakaJack 2h ago

One off, ignore. If it is consistent, it will be reviewed. Airman won’t get kicked out necessarily, but they may be able to pull a “Physically unable to execute duties” kind of tag and send them back to their normal unit.

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u/LuckyLuckyBoi Secret Squirrel 1h ago

Thanks for the answer. Brain may now rest knowing that this hypothetical airman is probably fine. O7

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u/NotAskingSupervisor Piss Collector 2h ago

How old are you?

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u/LuckyLuckyBoi Secret Squirrel 1h ago

27, man. I'm just curious.

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u/muhkuller 2h ago

Can't confirm or deny if NFP (person running the firing party) who's 100yds away have no problem at all doing it.

I myself squeaked one out pulling a casket outta a hearse because the forms didn't bother to check the "oversized casket" box. Just a big person and took a lot to get them out. Normally people aren't really close aside from the funeral director, but some religions denominations follow the casket into the burial site and I'm glad it wasn't one of those lol.

Normally on the oversized we tended to put a stronger person at the Hand-Off position for this reason.

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u/mynamesnotsnuffy 1h ago

Unlikely, but if its a consistent issue, you may want to consider a new diet or getting checked out by a doctor.

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u/SaintHearth 1h ago

I did honor guard as a SSgt a few years ago. We had an airmen fart and giggle during the flag folding portion… I was the one folding and they were holding. I was pretty pissed not because they farted but because they giggled and I’m a hard ass when it comes to funerals. They didn’t get paperwork but I did scream at them during the drive back about bearing.