Sorry T.D., we do give rides to "civilians", but mostly VIPs and members of the media. The only picture I can find of the refueling position doesn't show very much, but essentially the operator (me) lies down almost on the belly of the airplane and controls the boom with the right hand using a large stick similar to one found in the front of an airplane. in the left hand is another "joystick" which extends and retracts the telescoping mechanism if that makes sense.
<img src="http://www.homepage.mac.com/jvancil/.Public/PA020026.jpg" img>
and the KC-135R refueling a F-15C
<img src="http://www.homepage.mac.com/jvancil/.Public/fillup.jpg" img>
This picture wasn't taken by me (I know faux pau in the photo forum- my appologies). To give credit it was taken by Mark Farmer who is a photo- journalist in Anchorage. I was the boom operator that was doing the refueling in the picture if that means anything...