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  1. Huggy Bear

    Space A Breast Surgery vs IDF

    What he said. I have firsthand knowledge of this... My wife was an Air Force nurse and her roommate had them done. She cared for her roommate in the days following the operation. I offered to 'lend a hand' as well, but my offer was declined.
  2. Huggy Bear

    Space A Breast Surgery vs IDF

    Actually, our service will too. At least they will do the work for free if you buy the goods.
  3. Huggy Bear

    Insurgents hack U.S. drones with $26 OTS software

    Maybe the Air Force needs to buy a $26 OTS copy of BitDefender Antivirus... works for me.
  4. Huggy Bear

    SU-27 First Flight in KRFD

    For starters, probably the 20k+ pounds of gas compared to 3k per sortie.
  5. Huggy Bear

    Tom Cruise too short to be a Navy pilot!!!

    I think that has to be the best use of smilies I've seen in a long while. I've been meaning to expand my smiley vocabulary...
  6. Huggy Bear

    The Dumb Ensign...

    This thread should be titled the dumb LTJG thread since most aviators spend most of their ensign time in flight school. I spent my ensign years just doing dumb things in the cockpit. It was nice having no responsibilities other than learning to fly.
  7. Huggy Bear

    Back when SF Fleet Week was cool

    The bay can get very windy, especially in the afternoon. They must have had enough natural wind over the deck. Maybe they light loaded the jets too.
  8. Huggy Bear

    Bad Flight

    I had one yesterday; and I don't mean a flight with bad stuff happening to you, system failures, student does poor, ATC screws you, etc. Lord knows those are all too common. I mean the kind of flight in which I am bad. Yesterday's was a simple 2v2 intercept hop, a flight I've done literally...
  9. Huggy Bear

    NROTC commitment now 5 years

    Well, I would have saved myself a few minutes of typing if I hadn't missed your post a few up from mine...
  10. Huggy Bear

    NROTC commitment now 5 years

    To those that already took the scholarship and signed the dotted line it seems like a breach of contract to me; like they just changed the rules of the game in the middle of the game. I'll caveat that with I don't remember what I signed as I was a mid many moons ago in an era called 'the...
  11. Huggy Bear

    Child brides in Afghanistan

    I think he means Islam. It was stopped by the Franks in the 700's from spreading northward out of Spain and into Europe. It was stopped again by the Austrians and others in the 1400-1500's from spreading out of southeast europe and into the rest of europe.
  12. Huggy Bear

    Max amount on leave?

    Isn't this often out of the CO's hands. Ie. dictated by the wing or even higher up. I remember our CO saying he would like to shut down the squadron for a week or so around christmas, but that he was required to keep at least 50% of the squadron around.
  13. Huggy Bear

    Housing: Buy vs Build?

    I've done the former once and the latter twice. Here are my thoughts and experiences on the matter: There are some nice points to building. If you build a new home it is nice to know that you are the first to live there, kind of like buying a new car vice used. You can really make it your...
  14. Huggy Bear

    Alnav: Potential Compromise Of Personal Information

    I love how when somebody big screws up the little guy still ends up doing all the work. This is probably half a days work at least for each case: "5. IF FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS OR TRANSACTIONS ARE FOUND: A. CONTACT THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO CLOSE THE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS OR ACCOUNTS THAT...
  15. Huggy Bear

    The End of the Officers Club

    As I left the Navy two years ago some ridiculously harsh new drinking policy was announced that I believe effected the entire west coast. Is that still in effect? Talk about the big Navy being a killjoy.
  16. Huggy Bear

    Protests in Iran

    That doesn't look like an FA-18 to me. :D:icon_tong
  17. Huggy Bear

    Protests in Iran

    Not to mention our support of Iraq during their war with Iran. Iraq was clearly the aggressor and that war cost a lot of Iranian lives. Even if we forget that I'll bet older Iranians don't.
  18. Huggy Bear

    Fighter Gap Bigger Than Predicted

    http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/06/navy_fighter_gap_061009w/ "That helps explain why the Navy has revised estimates of the “fighter gap,” which refers the Navy’s projected shortfall as the older F/A-18 Hornets wear out faster than new, next-generation F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike...
  19. Huggy Bear

    Flying Suspended At Vance

    From the article above: "Union spokesperson Bob Wood says CSC also decided to rebid the contract with 20 percent fewer workers than needed, leaving the machinists with an overwhelming amount of overtime. You could have 700 hours worth of vacation and still get fired for using it. It's just...
  20. Huggy Bear

    An Article for Memorial Day

    Nice Article Cowboy.
  21. Huggy Bear

    The Tomcat Legacy; 35+ years from Fleet Air Defender to Recce to Precision Strike

    Nice model! The droopy dick sensor on the LGB is a nice touch.
  22. Huggy Bear

    Another "praise the Raptor" article

    Cancellation of F-22's the fault of contractors The defense review says so... http://www.defensereview.com/f-22-raptor-program-cancellation-defensereview-weighs-in/ I do think that 1000 F-22s is excessive. Interesting take on the suppression of 4th gen fighter upgrades.
  23. Huggy Bear

    N.Korea nuclear test

    Send in these guys:
  24. Huggy Bear

    N.Korea nuclear test

    While I don't see N. Korea itself as especially threatening, I do worry about the message our inaction sends to other groups and nations desiring nuclear weapons. We've shown repeatedly that there are not significant consequences for them giving us the big middle finger.
  25. Huggy Bear

    Going from Helicopters to Jets....

    When I was in VFA-87 two of JO peers were ex army helo drivers. I believe one was a WO and the other a JO before switching. So, yes, it is definitely possible.
  26. Huggy Bear

    Miserable Stash Jobs

    It's not that you have it bad, it's that you know your peers have it so much better. It sucks that you were picked and have to do that instead of go to the beach like your peers, but oh well...
  27. Huggy Bear

    CAPT Scott Speicher - KIA

    Well, I am a part of the "public" now, but I am also a hornet bubba and flew in Iraq. Consider it curiosity and well wishes for a comrade in arms.
  28. Huggy Bear

    CAPT Scott Speicher - KIA

    For all the hub-hub about him pre-invasion there was never much public follow up. After 6 years in Iraq we must know something.
  29. Huggy Bear

    Fight's On! The origins of TOPGUN and dogfights back in the day/future prospects

    I wonder if the russians have any of our stuff.
  30. Huggy Bear

    Straight from the Horse's, er, Pig's mouth..

    I'm more worked up trying to figure out why the surgeon general and his ilk have uniforms and ribbons. How do they earn ribbons?
  31. Huggy Bear

    Beale AFB Airshow - 18-19 April

    My sister lives there and she owns an RV. I just wrote her to see if she can find out. I'll let you know.
  32. Huggy Bear

    THIS guy for president!!!

    That was certainly one of the better verbal ass-kickings I've seen.
  33. Huggy Bear

    Will we lose carrier and airwing

    When I was on the enterprise in '01 it was set to decom in 2011. Is that still the case?
  34. Huggy Bear

    Boeing announces "Silent Eagle"

    Nice to have and undoubtedly a big advantage, but as long as there are other assets to do first wave strikes and deal with the double digit SAMs we can hold our own.
  35. Huggy Bear

    Spare the rod, spoil the child (child-rearing tips for aviators)

    This thread :icon_lol: :banghead_ Parenting advice and observations from those who have never raised a kid is like getting sex advice from a priest.
  36. Huggy Bear

    What you did after your Aviation career...

    No. I've heard the name, but he was before my time.
  37. Huggy Bear

    Dealing with suspected Depression at USNA

    I read an article recently that nearly a quarter of college students go through depression at some point. I would think if any school should be understanding of this it would be the academy.
  38. Huggy Bear

    Spare the rod, spoil the child (child-rearing tips for aviators)

    Bevo, sorry you went through that and I'm glad your little guy is still around.
  39. Huggy Bear

    What you did after your Aviation career...

    Well, it's not a perfect job. If it were perfect it would be in Hawaii or Switzerland... notice all the squiggly lines for my location.
  40. Huggy Bear

    What you did after your Aviation career...

    I fly FA-18s as a civilian and make more than 3 times what I made when I got out, but best of all I have a beard now :).
  41. Huggy Bear

    How To Lose Your Command

    I understand how we aviators occasionally trade paint, but how the hell do SWOs do it? "Oh my god! Impact is imminent, we only have 20 seconds!"
  42. Huggy Bear

    Thoughts Hugo Chavez

    He needs a shoe thrown at him.
  43. Huggy Bear

    Self Defense stories

    My bedroom was on the second story and we had an alarm system, I always figured that would give enough warning. I had the same safe as schnugg; as you can see it is only a 4 digit keypad and the numbers are all raised for stumbling in the dark. Opening it is as simple as punching in a 4 digit...
  44. Huggy Bear

    Self Defense stories

    That is the option I went with as well. My brother in law is a cop and does the same.
  45. Huggy Bear

    US AIRWAYS Crash in the Hudson River

    This little tidbit caught my eye: "Sullenberger's co-pilot was Jeff Skiles, 49, of Oregon, Wis., a 23-year US Airways veteran." 23 years and still a first officer?! And... great job by the crew. I think the 'miracle' word is being thrown around to losely. It sounds like it was just...
  46. Huggy Bear

    Private plane down in Santa Rosa County

    In other news... this guy is a total asshole. Just look at him. Who would take a picture with all of their "toys"?
  47. Huggy Bear

    Obama plans quick move on Gitmo

    Gitmo detainees are big news in my little corner of the world. They have 7 of their citizens held there. They were all captured in Afghanistan doing "humanitarian" work. They were just helping and we big bad americans just swooped them up and ceased their benevolent work.
  48. Huggy Bear

    Remember this Blue #5 picture?

    The legacy has the old twisty dial radalt and it is all the way down by your right knee. I'm not so thuper anymore...
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