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Huh, I was OCONUS but was emailing my detailer asking about it in 2019 and I remember something along the lines of "The email suffices as your notice" since the MILPERSMAN was from mid-2000s.

It used to be an actual letter, now I believe it's an email and then the NSIPS resignation request. As others have said, coordinate with your XO and call now. Unfortunately, you hold none of the cards here, which sucks.

Unfortunately if you fall within their current rules, you'll get zero sympathy from PERS. Their #1 job is to get you to a sea duty job, regardless of your individual situations. As @DanMa1156 mentioned, once you get clarification, picking something palatable early is probably the best option.

I have all fingers and toes crossed for A350Fs at my place so I can eat not sideways for once.

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/905736/joint-operations-foward-arming-and-refueling-point-blivet-drop However, if it got to this, the USAF or USMC package might be the better candidate, depending on Time/Speed/Distance from the problem. DDG or other ship as a "Lilly pad" was always our first go...

I lasted maybe 6 months using my favorite Zebra pens in the planes. I forgot half a dozen or so, and now just use hotel pens. On the plus side, the international pens are much better than the Mk1Mod0 Bic piece of shit I saw on regional layovers in South Bend or whatever.

I think you're thinking too literally about CSAR as one scenario. There's a big spectrum of threat levels and time space, and each service (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, USMC) has some parts to play in the puzzle. Unfortunately, as others we've often mentioned, the HS/HC merger, HCS's...

Circling back to this. A couple points: -Don't go to Guam just because you want to "do SAR". Yes they do stand SAR Alert and get more rescues. However, it's an island in the pacific (good and bad, but isolating), their deployments are different, and you're (for better or worse) far away from...

Also goes back to doctrine. In Soviet doctrine, artillery is/was the “king of the battlefield”. Ukraine inherited that legacy in terms of systems and some doctrine. Fun fact: I read the battle of Hostomel Airport was supported by artillery units from the Ukrainian army’s school house, and...

On the TPMS front, I actually like it. My wife drives city streets to work and drives through some interesting areas. So she picks up debris often enough (including a .38 casing once!) that we usually find out via TPMS first and can get it repaired before she winds up with a flat at 8pm in the...

My string of (by choice) P FITREPS hopefully ensures my tenure at a terminal O4 in a relatively good deal reserve job. The prestige of three big stripes and a little more scratch isn't worth the asspain. Watching a previous unit CO get burned out commuting from PCola to Great Lakes on his own...

Be careful what you wish for. Making O5 is potentially a worse deal since you'll be forced to get an over-grade waiver to stay flying, go to an APPLY billet as a CO/OIC and be on the hook for some of your travel, or join a large staff.

Granted it's been 8 years (ugh, I'm old) since I touched a -60, but my recollection of ground turns and hover vibes were they weren't magically difficult. I'm also scarred by spending 0300-0600 as an FCP doing ground turns on the boat to pass to another FCP at daylight for inflight. I think...

I’m loving the idea of shoving off ground turns and hover checks to an H2P. Would never happen in todays risk adverse culture.

VTU isn't hard. Just keep an eye on AAs and ensure you make the numbers work. I don't know about the IRR these days. I think the days of doing classes for points is over.

Put me in the camp of "Not an Ace" since drones/cruise missiles can't shoot back, but by all means paint that shit on the side of your Harrier and give my man a **DFC (knocked down to a silver star since the USMC hates awards). **Edit: Silver Star greater than a DFC apparently. FUBIJAR.

No. Most of the NFO to 121 tracks I’ve seen involved civilian flight training, then part 91/135 to get to normal ATP mins. Had a VFA NFO in my Skywest indoc who did it, mostly with GI Bill and then flew king airs. I think contract ISR since he had a clearance?

I’ll echo what @cfam said almost 100%. I’m assuming if it’s a FNAEB then you’re winged and in the FRS or first fleet squadron. I’ve known plenty of pilots who went through FNAEBs for not making HAC/PPC/section lead/sucking behind the boat. You’re being cagey, I guess I respect that. My...

I think people are underestimating the usefulness of manned platforms in ASW in particular. It’s not just a sensor platform. The unmanned sensors will give cueing, but dropping a torpedo is act of war stuff you don’t want to leave to an algorithm.

I think there's opportunity to move forward a generation, but as mentioned, it would need to be financed by Uncle Sam. Bell and Sikorsky put too much money into FVL that likely won't see full adoption (just my speculation), so they aren't going out on a limb without a money parachute. Any Hawk...

As @thump said, all the SHP increase in the world won’t get you a ton more a Sea Level. The up-engined SOAR birds needed it to work in high/hot/humid conditions we just don't see off boats. I'd love to see a S-92 variant that could fit in a DDG hangar (the big brains at Sikorsky and PMA know...

If you get a chance "Flying Upside Down" is a great book about VXE-6 and their crazy ass shit.

FWIW they did shutter a Sierra squadron that had been built up in the late 2000s to support the LCS SUW mission (HSC-22). Unfortunately two of my on wings got caught in that mess.

I met with my doc this week as a prerequisite for some paperwork before I meet with my AME for my Class 1. Asked about the shingles vaccines and they were adamant that at 39 with no complicating factors, I wasn't eligible. I mentioned someone I knew (AW is knowing, right?) got shingles in...

Can you expound on this? I left the fleet in 2016 for a VT IP tour and haven't been back, now firmly in the 121 world. I just see from afar as we decomm Exped squadrons and trim CVN squadrons to make deck space for F-35s and UAVs. Oh and whatever idiocy happened with Firescout.

Doesn't matter, although C130s is a small community so chances are small anyway.

We had our turn as a long distance military landlord and ended up selling it. Too much headache and we wanted the equity to buy our primary home. Paying a property manager 8-10% off the top would've killed any profit, so it was out of the question and we self managed. The time to buy real...

Does the USAF have a "Virtual Desktop" option? We got it in the Navy Reserves and it's an absolute game changer.

Ukrainian Air Force, Navy, and Special Forces have proven time and time again their adaptability and cunning. Good for them.

@millalex I couldn't tell. Were you in your shore tour or the end of your sea tour?

I think it was MANsomething sim but we did the ANC air return with a cargo fire in ITU and it was crazy busy. Very thankful for the fancy cargo suppression system Fred sprang for during those TRANSPACs.

Second the recommendation you reach out directly to OCM or community folks for that program in Millington and speak to them directly. Likely you'll get someone "in the know" pretty quickly through the PERS contacts. I've found 95% of PERS is good people trying to help you, doubly so outside...

I thought so as well, but I'm kind of surprised at their renewed focus. I was slated to go to Pilot Assistance training at ALPA national in Feb, but had to delay. I hope they get the details right, but even if they do, convincing the pilots to trust it will be an up hill battle. It also needs...

UAS and cUAS is going to be an interesting game of chicken for the next decade, for sure. On the plus side, there's a hot war going on to test stuff in. On the V-247, considering how much the Navy has punted the FireScout into the fucking stands as a red headed stepchild, I'm skeptical. Same...

The "gouge" in the mid-2010s was FAA and VA couldn't talk, so a lot of people were very honest with the VA on discharge about stuff like PTSD and TBI to get 100%. Legit claims that were verified by civilian docs as part of the VA Claims process. But then they never reported it on their...

Sounds like you're done with Navy flying. I get that. If you're clear eyed about not making O4 and 20 with that desire, it's all good. I'd ignore everyone here suggesting you apply for random programs like FAO/Olmstead/TPS(??)/PEP/whatever or take VT orders to stay competitive. You might...

There’s a lingering stigma about the VA from the WWII/Korea/Vietnam/Desert Storm generation I’ve picked up on from my few stops at the VFW. I think the VA of the 80s/90s/2000s had a lot of issues, but also a “that’s for people who have nothing else” mentality. I’ve seen it go the other...

Well now I really want to see the tapes 😂

I too have heard of folks using VA for primary care. Only caveat is if you have dependents, you still need an option for that.

It was a weird time with the budget issues and I was too new to understand what was happening. I have a lot less respect for the MO at the time.

Cmon CENTCOM PAOs, lets get some damn video released.

I fly with a lot of the near-retirement crowd in the Airlines. Seems like location is #1 and everything revolves around that. Either moving near adult children (or getting away from them and going to someplace warm and cheap like FL, NC, SC, GA, AZ). Seems like you likely rode the NOVA real...

We had a leash of 1000nm in TW5. Boston-ish was the farthest we had a breakdown.

She effectively staged a coup of the PR1 (who admittedly wasn't awesome) to make herself LPO. Our incompetent MO, who let the MMCPO run the department, allowed it and rewarded her with a recommendation to CAP to 1st. JOPA found out at awards quarters and only then aired the laundry to the CO...

I did some custom "Red Five" appliqués in the front of my helmet over a weekend during my HSC fleet tour. Took me a few hours, but turned out nice. Put it back in my locker. Go to fly a few days later and it was gone. 🤨 Our salty PR2 who was running the shop said matter of factly, "The only...

Smells like capitalism to me. Normally I'm a WN hater but this will be an interesting experiment

Tron’s a good bro. Glad he called his shot for his change of command. Fuck all the haters.

We're largely in agreement. These are unprecedented times for pilots. As much as the transition was a gigantic ass pain for me with noncurrency, COVID, penalty lap at a regional, now commuting to ANC, things really have settled down and I don't have any regrets leaving big Navy. I still get...

We’re mixing things up. Xs to get SNAs spun up, reservists and salty CDRs are great. Front office of TRARONs should be good managers. Agreed. Front line tactical squadrons? Flying LDOs and super senior pit pilots undermine the leadership. When it’s time to go downtown, the CO, XO, and DHs...