Speaking as a contractor, who does not go outside the wire on the ground, the only time the Army ever expresses any annoyance with us is when we get confused with paperwork procedures. I have no military experience so it is mostly a mystery to me, but I am learning bit by bit. Civilian pilots tend to be a bit creative sometimes. That works in the States and Africa but it isn't worth the minor trouble it can cause here.

The other thing that is hard for civilian pilots to grasp is how the seeming rigidity of the paperwork procedures contrasts with the flexibility once you get aloft. Flying in the States is very structured, do this now in this manner etc. Here there is a lot more freedom given to allow the tactical job to get done. That is hard for some civilian pilots to get used to.

Other than that, they feed me for free in the chow hall and there are six kinds of ice cream so I am happy.