Speed demon and Brigadier General Chuck Yeager has firmly planted his foot in history by being the first human to break the sound barrier back in 1947. Today, the decorated pilot is busy breaking the spirits of his fans around the world by revealing just a bit too much about his life and personal beliefs in what seems to be an ongoing tweetstorm.
There’s a lot too. In between the numerous mentions to buy his book “Yeager,” he expresses a love for fishing and killing small animals. The WWII, Vietnam, and Cold War veteran makes a few unsettling references to his “drunk” friends—many of whom are pilots—and some of the misadventures he experienced alongside them. Yeager also takes the time to criticize his former employer, NASA.
Here are some of the more bizarre and completely out of left field tweets that give us an unnecessary insight into the 93-year-old American hero:
1. Yeager thinks UFO sightings by fellow pilots are due to them being wasted.
@GenChuckYeager Sir, have you ever seen an UFO?
— Δαβιδ (@dcoronil) August 21, 2016
No. I don't drink before I fly. https://t.co/4IjjnRr6AA
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
2. As a kid, he killed squirrels and ate their brains.
@GenChuckYeager are u going bird hunting this year? What's your favorite breed of pointing dog? When u were a kid what did you hunt in WV?
— Martin Daugherty (@martindaugherty) August 21, 2016
Probably. Don't have one. Squirrel. Brains are delicious https://t.co/3oUJoPKJXm
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
3. England? Fuck that.
@GenChuckYeager Anything you miss from your days at RAF Leiston and the 'Yoxford Boys'?
— Electricfox (@Electricfox5) August 21, 2016
Frigid, rainy, foggy. English food. Spam, locals trying 2 pitchfork us 2 death after a mission What's not to miss? https://t.co/UEBDLzQvIl
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 22, 2016
4. Pakistan is great though.
@GenChuckYeager Any words about AVM Rehmat Khan and Air Cdre Sajjad Haider ?
— Faisal Aijaz (@FaisalAijaz666) August 21, 2016
I enjoyed my time in Pakistan – great group of pilots. I hunted a lot there as well. https://t.co/MYa5s0iNkN
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
5. He doesn’t give a damn about Star Wars.
@GenChuckYeager I'm retweeting this because I have money riding on this. X-wing or TIE Interceptor? pic.twitter.com/uWMaF8V9Ap
— Alexandre Deadass (@Kevinhalse) August 21, 2016
Not with me, you don't https://t.co/hfn3uiJFE7
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
6. Yeager believes Senator John Glenn’s Space Shuttle flight to the ISS was a conspiracy to distract America from President Clinton’s sex scandal.
In my opinion Glenn's flight had no scientific value. But he was influential in NASA funding. https://t.co/rMNbe89qyV
— Howard Cohodas (@CohodasHoward) August 21, 2016
Value only to Pres Clinton. Quid pro quo to stop investigation into Clinton at the time https://t.co/MOVPg6tj1q
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
7. Mars? Nah, he’s good.
@GenChuckYeager Would you go to Mars if you could?
— Rich Cruse Photo (@CrusePhoto) August 21, 2016
Hell, no https://t.co/I95edKstwG
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
8. Moon? Big waste of time.
https://twitter.com/SarniamakChris/status/766994419585208320
For what purpose? See how crickets grow on the moon? https://t.co/knltKjgtY7
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 20, 2016
9. Yeager definitely got laid at high altitude but he won’t kiss and tell.
@GenChuckYeager Mile high club member?
— Dẫяҡ 🎃 Høğġặñ ™ ® © (@Markho23) August 21, 2016
Secret https://t.co/iTItfwhPZ5
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
10. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is a traitor.
https://twitter.com/Greg_Sideyr/status/767208595243016193
The traitor? https://t.co/adCpckpGuw
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
11. He doesn’t give a shit about your nephew’s asthma or his dreams of being a pilot.
@GenChuckYeager Any advice for my 16 year old nephew? Asthma is keeping him from passing his physical for his pilot's license.
— Kurt Young (@SirDuxALot) August 21, 2016
No sorry https://t.co/WZDJbYSPB4
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
12. It’s a good thing Twitter wasn’t around during WWII because things would have gotten messy.
@GenChuckYeager What difference would media like Twitter have made in WWII?
— Obnoxious Boston Fan (@realOBF) August 21, 2016
Created a mess https://t.co/duGFj5bm3e
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 21, 2016
Robin Seemangal focuses on NASA and advocacy for space exploration. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, where he currently resides. Find him on Instagram for more space-related content: @nova_road.
