How many times have we done something “Just for a class”?  Well, that was how my blog started, but I’m having fun with it now!  The feedback from not only my classmates, but from friends who saw the link in my emails opened my eyes to how many people want to see who “the TIger” really is.  I plan to continue the blog for a bit, adding content to it that explains me.

Thus, the purpose behind me starting the blog was to get a grade in class, but the purpose has shifted into a means of sharing.  And sharing blindly, it is- As I can’t see who’s looking like I can on Facebook, and even if they leave a comment, they often are anonymous since I don’t know people’s google logins.  I hadn’t had much time to post the last few weeks, but my previous blog was full, and I just restored my news blog (Http://www.bmtgrad.info/HOMETOWNNEWS/) , so now I can concentrate more on this.

I used the rolling hills photo as the backdrop of my blog because I wanted to add that sense of sky, like the vast sky a pilot experiences as they slip the surly bonds of earth to dance on the skies with their “Plane in the Air”- part of my blog’s name.  The second half of the name- “Bombs on Target”- isn’t represented here.  It’s the dirty side of the job that frankly just comes with it, isn’t a planned part of it.  Planes in the Air, Bombs on Target.  That’s what it is about, and the Burgandy was close to red, the White backdrop and the Blue from the skies (and the pretty girls’ eyes) makes a great addition to a somewhat military-themed blog.

The content, although slim at this point will come from me.  Not just because I type it, but because I rarely give anyone a glimpse inside of the Tiger.  Having been a Military Training Instructor, everyone thinks I’m this gruff, agitated individual who has no heart.  Inside of the Tiger is a fun individual, who likes to take off that gruff exterior and share occasionally.  The content of the blog will become something of an insider’s view.  Not everyone knows about the site, though I did provide a link for 2 weeks in the signature of my emails- so several close friends have had the opportunity to see.  Some of them emailed comments, others posted them, but in the end, I found that people were interested in what the TIger was about.

Of course, with the class coming to an end, and since it’s a capstone course, many of my ‘school’ visitors will move on, and I’ll be left with this social experiment to share with “TIger” fans, the people who know me- Fellow Military Training Instructors, former trainees (who get a kick out of learning that I’m human), and close friends.  Even my sister found the site one night, and remarked she never knew about my dedication to PITA-BOT.  

In all, PITA-BOT is a place for me to share.  It highlights why I serve, and has the opportunity to answer questions people were afraid to ask, since I was so mean to 1,057 of the Air Force’s finest Airmen.  This will also be a place to share a little more with those who serve and always asked “Is he REALLY like that all the time?”  Nope- I just believe we are all about Planes In The Air and Bombs On Target.