Tops In Blue is not a point of pride in 90 percent of the Air Force. Like the author of “Time to retire Tops In Blue” (letter, Feb. 2) stated, most of us had only seen them perform when “voluntold” by our chain of command.

In “Support for Tops In Blue” (letter, Feb. 9) a reference is made about our changing society that doesn’t value human connection, that we would rather play our Xbox games and enjoy our time on the Internet. Although I would agree, it only raises the question as to why we are spending money on an activity no one enjoys or even wants to attend. Why would anyone go to a performance other than for personal entertainment? What could possibly get accomplished by forcing people to attend these things?

I get that the members of Tops In Blue are giving up free time and investing a lot of effort into an activity they might think benefits others. It’s not personal, though. Most people just don’t enjoy that sort of thing anymore. We make and maintain “human connection” in other ways.

The former staff member obviously had a lot of fun and many great memories while in Tops In Blue. Many of the examples given, however, are not tied only to a Tops In Blue performance. Most of us experience these things in our day-to-day lives. We don’t need to see a show to get the same things out of life.

Staff Sgt. Juan MezaOsan Air Base, South Korea