Aviation Ordnancemen, better known as “Ordies,” are the proud men and women who load the bombs, missiles, bullets, and other stores on naval #aircraft and none were more proud than those who used to do so on the #f14tomcat.

On this episode, former Ordies Randy Zeitler and Steve Folsom describe giving the Tomcat its claws and life in an F-14 squadron while working aboard the unforgiving flight deck.

0:00 INTRO
3:54 Randy Zeitler History
10:09 Steve Folsom History
13:07 Is there an Ordie standard?
14:26 Working on the Flight Deck
20:49 Flight Deck Team
28:01 Desert Storm
31:29 Did you work on the Flight Deck on your first launch?
35:04 Least favorite Ordnance
37:18 M-904 Fuse
41:34 War Stories
53:11 What did you like loading?
57:29 AIM-54 Belly to wing station
59:50 Hernia Bar
1:02:20 BOL CHAFF & BOL IR
1:07:50 What are you doing now?
1:26:35 OUTRO