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The AF guys in Kadena like to do the tac initial so they can come in over the scattered clouds that usually hang over the field. Then they pick their way through the clouds while descending during the break and on downwind. Came in on the wing of an F-22 for one; pretty much worked like a fan...

Unfortunately, so-called 'incentive rides' have been turned off in the Marines. My Marine was supposed to get a ride for getting meritoriously promoted and I was looking forward to showing him exactly what we do when we disappear over the horizon. But with the fewer flight hours and older...

Where the Fvck did you get that piece of disinformation? It wouldn't really be "your" top 3 if you had to put a certain MOS, now would it? If the Marines want infantry officers, they don't have to make you put it in your top 3, they just tell you to head across the street to IOC.

Minor issue, but when is the media going to get it that we don't have field arresting gear "to simulate carrier landings". This is not the first time I have read that explanation for our gear and you think the Navy Times of all people would get it right. Oh well, just venting at the media for...

I'm not a helo driver, but I sure know where you are at right now. I came within one flight of getting booted from primary because of my airsickness. I tried everything and nothing really worked. Finally, I think acclimatization did its job and I made it through. Once I got to Jet advanced...

They may have some "C" models, but the older Charlies (which is what the Blues probably have) don't have the big motors. It wasn't until a couple lots later that they were installed.

As someone who threw up almost every single damn T-34 flight up to Forms and RIs, the best advice is to stick with it. As it was said before, you might complete the spin just fine, only to find yourself puking during your pattern work. Just keep going back up with a positive attitude. Make...

Ordered mine the other day. What has the wait been for the last couple of production cycles?

I was there. Too bad about the weather...

Getting commissioned at the Iwo Jima Memorial was very special, especially with my brother being the one to commission me. I believe that my class (GW '04) was the first to hold the commissioning there. Before that, it was typically done at the Navy Memorial along Pennsylvania Ave. There are...

Just so it's clear...SHUT THE FUCK UP. Let me know when you get your ass IA'd to beautiful Al Asad or some other garden spot to do similar bitch staff work where you don't get to go home and drink a beer at 1400; you get to go to your wonderful can (if you're lucky). I don't bitch about my IA...

Couldn't find anything with search, so does anybody know a good spot to check out the Races this year? I'm gonna scope out North Island, but the view might be limited. Any gouge would be appreciated.

At this point in the conversation, I stop and thank God that my plane is smarter than me and won't let me hurt her.

Since we're talking about new FAA procedures, any word on the FAA recognizing our military flight physicals? Also, anybody know any Flight Surgeons in the SD area who are FAA Aviation Medical Examiners?

I don't think you need a FAA medical to get your FAA license. At least I didn't have one when I went to the FAA in Jackson, MS. They simply make a copy of everything listed above (sans medical) and I received my license in the mail a couple of weeks later. Also, I never went to the FAA...

Good replies above. I switched my scholarship over my Junior year. Starting my Sophomore year, I PT'ed and went to the field with the Marine Options. The MOI liked me and was always asking me when I was going to switch. To be honest, once I made the decision and told him, I don't remember...

Total of seven months in country. Still out of the cockpit, but just started going to -101 for a quick month-long refresher. I do know which squadron I'm heading to, but since they just got off of UDP, there's no huge rush to get over there. Keep your head down buddy. It'll be done before you...

Continuing the thread jack: Anybody know any good dealers in the San Diego area?? i'm looking for p220.

Actually, the Marines still have a couple squadrons of F/A-18As; they have really no external difference with the C, anyway. Just FYI.

Unrelated to this mishap, yes, we do take Ds to the boat for CQ at the RAG. Safe the back seat and you're good to go. You just have less gas (a lot less gas the newer D it is) and thus less passes before gassing up or heading to the beach. Actually, we almost brought a B to the boat in...

Wait. 200 bucks??? Does that include boots and a cover? Or does this uniform self-clean, dispense advice, and give you a how's-your-father? That seems pretty steep for only one set.

In my short career, I have had: DERBEE: Don't Exit Runway Before Everyone Else (ran a hornet off the runway in El Sweato) Tramp Stamp: Navy brethren found my USMC tattoo on my back when I ended up shirtless in a Key West bar Beat-Her: Broke a female Lt's collarbone doing MCMAP in Fallujah...

Quick Thread Jack (or curve) Sig P220 vs H&K USP .45 I'm looking at a post-deployment present to myself. I loved shooting the P220, but I have never handled the H&K....

I switched my junior year from a Navy scholarship to a Marine scholarship. Wasn't that hard, but I had a good MOI who was excited about me moving to the Green side. I had already been PT'ing and drilling with the Marine Options since my sophomore year and was practically a Marine option in all...

As I said earlier, this is true according to this year's ACP MarAdmin. It's a loophole that you could jump through to get both the 4k and the "big bonus" for the same year of service. However, how long do you think it will take for the powers-that-be to figure it out and close the loophole in...

As the ACP works now, this bonus and incurred time would not affect when you could apply for and begin receiving ACP. ACP only requires that you : "BE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETING ANY ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE COMMITMENT (ADSC) INCURRED FOR UNDERGRADUATE AVIATOR TRAINING AND ANY ADDITIONAL...

Anybody know the reason for the difference in Hornet vs Harrier pay? Are the Harriers just deploying more or are guys jumping ship at the cyclic rate for other reasons?

My favorite PAR approach occured when the controller asked me to help out a Trainee. He requested that I fly a "bad pass", basically jack up every call the trainee gave me. It was clear and a million so I rogered up. I had a great time overshooting his headings, turning the opposite...

Good discussion. Coincidentally, the powers that be are starting a MAI course this coming week in Camp Funtime. Everyone who wants can advance a belt and become an instructor for that level. I'm excited about the prospect, but it is going to be a beatdown. I'm not worried about getting...

I always hate when I realize that I have to piss after I have my gear on. No matter what I do (short of stripping my gear off) I just can't get myself "comfortable" afterwards. So I end up doing the funky chicken while walking out to the jet trying to adjust myself.

Have you seen Fire Birds???? I think everyone in that movie is a closet homosexual. (everyone except Tommy Lee Jones) And when TopGun was filmed, Cruise was still sane.

As one of the aforementioned 'fresh from the RAG' Hornet guys, I'll give you the positives of this IA that I have come up with. 1) Get it out of the way: Like it or not, this IA business will continue for awhile. I think I would rather be pulled out of the cockpit now then at the 2 year...

Anybody know where I could find the "West Coast Hornets" patch? The takeoff of the West Coast Choppers label?

For a recent example, three guys were chosen out of a recent hornet RAG class to be Priority A (Pri-A). Pri-A means that you will almost immediately head out to a squadron that is currently deployed or leaving on deployment. This usually involves several of the Japan squadrons since they are...

The MARADMIN finally came out for June which includes the numbers (no names) for July as well. http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/CAPTAINPROMOTIONSFORJUNE2008ANDPROJECTEDCAPTAIN.aspx For those not named in June, you have to match up your number for the July group and beyond...

I have posted this opinion before on AW, but I believe the Navy needs to make better use of its summer cruises. OCS might not be the answer, but I have seen or heard of far too many summer cruises (particularly the 1/C cruise) which sound like exotic travel adventures. Not too many of my...

Don't tell me you never did the Flip-Flop Dash to the barracks at TBS?? And I totally agree with SemperGumbi about officers not dressing like tools. Thank God I'm a west coast Marine.

Aaahh, again no Hornet shots. I guess we're not "Marine" enough like the Harrier:icon_wink Great commercial though, especially with the slow motion silent drill team shot.

We vote on what the plane is going to. Problem is that the plane gets 51% of the vote.

My Best Advice: Fly Jets. Like Purdue I got sick plenty of times in Primary (something like 19 times) on all flights regardless. I took the drugs they give you and started taking Ginger Pills. Neither really helped out much. Slowly it started getting better. I got sick for the last time...

I have to ask: Why do the prop and helo communities put such stress on systems knowledge down to such nitnord (sp?) detail? Case in point my buddy on his first flight in the Cobra RAG had to brief the electrical system and do the "follow the electron" dance. Is there that much more that can be...

A summer cruise for Naval Academy mids is Leatherneck which is several weeks at Camp Barret, Quantico (where TBS is located) doing Marine 'things'. It is not a prerequisite to become a Marine, I believe. Any Naval Academy Marines please correct if I'm wrong.

Quick clarification: If you are in ROTC, you attend 6 weeks of OCS ("Bulldog") between your junior and senior year. If you are accepted into PLC early in college, you can attend 2 summers of six weeks of fun at OCS or one 10 week session (though I thought they were going to get rid of the 2...

It's absolutely a Naval Aviation Movie. The proof is in the quote "They call themselves aviators. They think they're better than pilots." Ain't that the truth. Man, you just totally geeked out:D

Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. I can at least partially understand Code Pink and other activists' positions, but to hear these words from elected officials is bewildering. "I do want to do something, whatever we can do, to shut down an agency that offends our public standards," she...

Spekkio, I agree with what you're saying because you're agreeing with what I was saying. You'll notice that in my post I did not mention afghanistan as one of our unpopular conflicts.

BlackBear, What you're forgetting is that this hypothetical attack would be a relatively unprovoked attack that would kill scores of American airmen and Marines. It would not be a conflict started by our forces (Iraq, Somalia). Americans would get pissed and pissed quick. Very few...

Holy Crap!!!! Those Phoenix missiles were big mothers....!!!!

I was recommended by several people into looking downtown for apartments. They said you could find surprising deals, a nice area, and the ride to Miramar would be against the traffic. What does the crowd think?

I had PRK at the tender age of 20 in 2001...my eyes were 20/10 for a long time after the surgery. But within the last year or so, my eye sight has degraded to just around 20/20. Sometimes in a room that is not lit too well, I have noticed the degradation, but never in the aircraft. I...