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  1. OldNavy

    Old School Instructions For Landing On The Boat

    When did they stop CQ'ing in the T-28? I was in VT-27 1974-1977 and I don't remember us sending students to the boat.
  2. OldNavy

    Teeny Weeny for Sale in TX

    https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/192723835/1955-beechcraft-t34a-mentor?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb-paid&utm_content=04-16-2020_throwback_thursday&fbclid=IwAR0efAd6Nwh-Jynl9nY89brHXKyR-45cOWeJ5_AQPxE2E_RU4ejzGap9FWo 245k seem a little stiff?
  3. OldNavy

    SWO Leather Jacket

    I sewed my share of those inside the flight jackets when I was at VAW-120. Another patch that was verboten to be displayed was one that said "Fly Navy - Divers Need the Work" I don't remember the time frame for that one
  4. OldNavy

    USN Junk in NATOPS

    Been a long, long time (1984 ish) but I seem to remember the procedure for a hung data link antennae in the SH-2F was to attempt to land over an open manhole cover to avoid damaging the antenna. The text read "Penetration, however slight, shall constitute the act" Also, the illustration showing...
  5. OldNavy

    Gate guard shenanigans and boomer Black Sea cruises

    I was stationed at NOB Norfolk from 1980-1995 and was never stopped and/or searched. During that time, they went from having Marines on the gates to DoD police, and at one time, took everybody off the gates entirely.
  6. OldNavy

    Enlisted to USNA

    Best of luck!
  7. OldNavy

    Top Gun 2

    I wonder what Iron Eagle did for Air Force Recruiting? ✈
  8. OldNavy

    NEWS Welcome to Oshkosh 2018

    Oshkosh is on my bucket list, but I do try and make the Sun and Fun Fly-In in Central Florida every year. I believe it #2 behind Oshkosh.
  9. OldNavy

    Ship Photo of the Day

    Nice! My dad was a TM on the USS Cubera (SS-347) My ex-wife was a PN, her father was a DK, my brother in law was a GMG and my son was a CTR. As the only airdale of the group, where did all the others go wrong?
  10. OldNavy

    Self Defense stories

    Yeah, I'm an idiot.
  11. OldNavy

    Self Defense stories

    I agree with you. For a long time, my EDC was a 9mm of some sort. I carried IWB I found myself carrying less and less, especially for short trips out of the house. Didn't want the hassle of having to gear up, worry about my cover garment (Orlando in the Summer), etc. I downsized to a Ruger LCP...
  12. OldNavy

    SEAL/SPECWAR questions

    Did the Wardroom usually tip their mess cranks on payday? On Iwo Jima (the old one) and Enterprise, the Chiefs ponied up a few bucks for the mass cranks. It was insurance that there was always cold cuts, cheese and peanut butter available in the mess for that 0300 fridge raid.
  13. OldNavy

    Rosie the Riveter

    During the war, my mother worked at the Switlick Parachute Company in New Jersey sewing parachute containers. Probably the reason I became a PR. :)
  14. OldNavy

    Preventing Credit Card Fraud / ID Theft

    I have 2 checking accounts at Navy Federal, so I have 2 Visa debit cards. The "main" account holds most of the money. The "secondary" account never has more than 100 bucks in it. I use the "secondary" card at places were I'm more likely to be skimmed, like at convenience stores or buying...
  15. OldNavy

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery, Troisième partie: la vengeance!

    Interesting picture. Do the P-3 bubbas fly the ball, or does paddles just stand there and wave per diem checks?
  16. OldNavy

    My Latest Purchase (or just pictures of your current guns)

    Finally got the Victory back from S&W (6 week turn-around time to replace the barrel screw.) I slapped a Primary Arms red dot on it and took it to my range. Flawlessly ate and shot 160 rounds of Federal 36g bulk pack ammo that's been sitting in my safe since 2008 I didn't even have to dial in...
  17. OldNavy

    Scale model fans...questions and showcase of work

    I just picked up a Kitty Hawk 1:32 scale T-28B/D for about 60 bucks. https://www.kittyhawkmodel.com/product?lightbox=dataItem-il7eo6m4 I'm doing the T-28B build with VT-27 markings (my first command in 1974) Adding it to my Tamiya 1:350 CVN-65 and my Kinetic 1:48 C-2A(R) builds. Sorry for...
  18. OldNavy

    My Latest Purchase (or just pictures of your current guns)

    I had a Ruger MK III 6" SS bull barrel several years back, but I got rid of it. Can't remember why because I liked shooting it. Never really considered the Buckmark but not because I had heard bad things about it. I just happened to see the new SW22, Academy had a pretty good price and, credit...
  19. OldNavy

    My Latest Purchase (or just pictures of your current guns)

    Picked up a Smith and Wesson SW22 this month for some rimfire plinking. I can spend a day at the range shooting this and my Marlin Model 60 for about 20 bucks. https://www.flickr.com/gp/151924749@N08/s15v95 Single barrel takedown screw makes it much easier to field strip then the Ruger MK...
  20. OldNavy

    PIA: on a wing and a prayer

    "we should have gotten a live chicken"
  21. OldNavy

    Glock Love

    I would up getting the Glock 26 as a Christmas present to myself. Got a pretty good deal from a LGS in Orlando. The price with tax was comparable to what I would have paid from Bud's Gun Shop on line if you factor in the transfer fee. Made a couple of minor mods. I added the +2 magazine...
  22. OldNavy

    Glock Love

    A guy in my office let me play with his Glock 42 .380 for the weekend. I took it to the range today and ran 50 rounds through it. It's slightly bigger and heavier than my EDC, a Ruger LCP .380, so slightly less felt recoil and not as "snappy". I was impressed with the sights on the Glock...
  23. OldNavy

    Glock Love

    I'm considering purchasing my first Glock for personal defense. I'm getting too old and gimpy to schlep around a stainless 1911 Commander (38oz loaded) Looking at the Gen 3 Glock 26. Anyone here carry one, and if so what are your thoughts? I live in Orlando, and when I'm not at work (can't...
  24. OldNavy

    NEWS Bob Hoover Passes Away

    Bob Hoover has spent more time inverted than most pilots have flown straight and level.
  25. OldNavy

    NEWS Navy to end ending all enlisted ratings!

    Considering some of his recent "improvements", I don't think he was so much "atop" the sea service as he was behind it.
  26. OldNavy

    My Latest Purchase (or just pictures of your current guns)

    My Barbecue Gun ATI FX45 Commander model.
  27. OldNavy

    Seeking advice on that first handgun or next weapon purchase? Ask AW!

    That would be nice. I go up to Mayport 2 - 3 times a year for "mental health" weekends away from the wife and daughter. If I want to bring my firearm, I have to stay off-base rather than staying at the Navy Lodge.
  28. OldNavy

    Are individual awards getting watered down (ie a NAM for a Det)?

    I had one come across my desk when I was A/C Division Chief in VAW-120. It was submitted by a fellow chief who "successfully completed" a 10 day CQ Det. His statement to me was "You have to punch your own ticket" I believe my DIVO dirty-dicked it before he shitcanned it.
  29. OldNavy

    Funny Acronyms!

    LAGNAF (Let's All Get Nekid and F*ck!)
  30. OldNavy

    from bud's gun shop

    I've seen a roughly 100% increase in the number of people I fingerprint for a FL Concealed Weapon Permit over the past 18 months.
  31. OldNavy

    200 yard pistol shots

    If I ever have to pull my Kel-Tec P-32 in self-defense, I'm gonna have to turn it 90 degrees to the target and hope that one of the ejected shells hits him in the eye.
  32. OldNavy

    No weapons for E-4 and below on watch

    I went to Boot in Great Lakes in 1973, and we didn't live fire anythiing.
  33. OldNavy

    Unusual Military Patches...funny and otherwise

    OK, not a patch, but it's still funny.
  34. OldNavy

    Unusual Military Patches...funny and otherwise

    Ahhhh, "The Box" I was stuck in it also on the Iwo Jima (LPH2)
  35. OldNavy

    How do you carry?

    For those of you that do. I carry my mouse gun (Kel Tec P-32) in a Don Hume pocket holster. The PF-9 is either in an IWB or paddle holster (depending on my attire)
  36. OldNavy

    A4s Favorite Foreign Airline Doing its Thing.....

    How far is the VOR from COMNAVMAR? I used to live there, but years eariler.
  37. OldNavy

    Get your Top Gun on - too funny.. or sad

    OK, mine was "Cuervo" Since my last name is painfully Italian, I was expecting something more along the lines of "Fat WOP Bastard"
  38. OldNavy

    Requesting a ride in a E-2/C-2 or F-18

    Ahhh the venerable T-28 Got my first back seat ride from my DIVO, "Wild Bill" Rule, back when I was in VT-27.
  39. OldNavy

    Girls with Guns, what's wrong with that?

    Not sure who this is. Or why I have this picture. A Conservative with a gun.... But this one is my favorite!
  40. OldNavy

    Medal of Honor Recipient Ordered to Remove Flagpole

    I like it! A variation on the piece of duct tape with a flap on the rear tires. ;)
  41. OldNavy

    The unlimited motivational poster thread

    Awww man! He's got a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 Now I gotta pimp mine out so no one mistakes me for this guy!
  42. OldNavy

    The unlimited motivational poster thread

    Here's a couple my ex sent me...
  43. OldNavy

    How Low can He Go??

    So how long before we start dipping the colors?
  44. OldNavy

    Does Buying a House Change Your State Residency?

    Same here. 15 years at NOB. The day I retired I split for Florida ;)
  45. OldNavy

    The Dumb Ensign...

    Very true. I've worked with good Chiefs who I tried to emulate, and I've worked with bad ones who I wouldn't piss on if they were on fire.
  46. OldNavy

    DC Sniper to die Tuesday, 9pm

    Amf
  47. OldNavy

    t-34/t-6 noise pollution

    This is probably the same guy who used to call the CDO on me ( I was NX M/C CPO in 120) every time one of our low-power maintenance turns went one second past sunset.
  48. OldNavy

    Taurus "The Judge"

    My wife wants one for the house. Gotta be safer penetration wise than a FMJ or HP coming from a handgun. This way she won't accidentally shoot the dog in the next room.
  49. OldNavy

    Survival Gear and Preparation...

    My first MO in VT-27 carried several of those tiny airline booze bottles in his SV-2B. He claimed that they were good for treating shock/calming down or for their antiseptic properties. Then we noticed that the bottles were always different kinds of booze when we 90 day'ed his vest. Good...
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