Fact is, things have change, a lot in military aviation, be it good or bad. I am about to retire after 20 years and like any sailor, soldier, etc who has served that long, we will always say things have changed during my time. When we check into squadrons or wings, we spend time having
to complete training on rape prevention, suicide prevention, sexual harassment prevention, etc. We have rules, restrictions, SOP's, regulations, etc that govern what we can do, how we can fly, etc. It is what it is, the day's of hot dogging are over. You fly 500' low during a fly-by, you lose your wings. Adapt or die. There is a video of woman calling 911, complaining about military jets flying fast and low near a pier. They seemed to be doing just that and they were military jets but privately owned. Most people don't know any better. I took a call last week from someone complaining about us dumping fuel as we flew over his house. Problem is, our jets don't dump fuel, incapable of doing so. He also claimed we were flying too low. We had to look into it, we were never lower than 3000' according to radar. No, many folks have no idea but they are the tax payers and politicians listen to them.
