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Make sure its in your record, get it fixed in the navy, collect disability from VA after leaving navy. End thread.

My dad works for the lazy B, tells me it hauls all sorts of stuff for them. I see it locally here at KAFW a lot as well.

Fuckin UAV's man....

I got told no from OCS twice, the third time I got selected for #2 choice of NFO before I heard if I got #1 choice pilot or not, I took the NFO job without thinking twice. Fast forward 8 months later and the 2nd week in A pool I get a call from NASC skipper's secretary to come in his office in...

Wow, excellent post.

Search if you are curious about how good your stats are. Nobody knows the answer, you need to talk to an officer recruiter because things are always changing about what they are looking for. And for christ's sake, don't EVER ask what are my chances of flying any specific type of airplane.

Got my shirt a week or so back, its the goods.

I'd be eating and getting housed at mcquires with my buddies, then walk next door to Sammie's. Technique only. Congratulations, good people in Krock.

JOPA and FUBIJAR, can't beat it.

I joined it, It's called the reserves. All the fun and half the bullshit

Beretta 390/391 if your on a budget. Not an over under but is a great and versatile weapon, mine is in 12ga but you could feed it any ammo and it shoots, every time. I've owned an 11-87 and it was tempermental, maybe I just got a lemon. The beretta can be had for around 6 bills.

Yes. Even if you have to sweat your ass off for 8 hours in a sauna before you weigh in, they don't care they just see you dropped the pounds. Drastic I know, but you gotta do what you gotta do because some other dude behind you is just as hungry for a slot right now. And don't sir me anymore...

You might not know it, but your recruiter is evaluating you on all this I would bet. Another guy went through NRD same time as me, I shut up and did everything I was asked to do as fast as I could which included dropping like 10 lbs, other guy tried to do some workarounds for stupid little stuff...

My recruiter was the same, they don't want you to be borderline on weight/body fat, just cut weight. Trust me when I tell you it is best to not tape if you go to OCS, you will get extra attention. Sack up and cut some lbs and make everybody happy, you are over thinking this and nobody cares what...

Reminds me of the brief on my last jet VT flight, 3 plane ACM. Lead IP says, " No matter what, as long as we get wheels in the wells and you don't die or eject, you're a completer, congrats".

I lived on perdido during API, moved to an awesome condo downtown for whiting primary. Drive was about 30-40 to and from work, BUT I was in walking distance to everything, food, bars, you name it. I would not want to commute for fun things to do.

Is it the cuff itself? I've had a labrum tear since college ball (SLAP tear to be more specific). I'm sure the doc explained to you, but depending on how bad it is there are several different options under the knife, with anywhere from 8 weeks to 6 months recovery depending on how bad it is. I...

Most definately. UFL is now UFG, and if that kicks off there will be fun to be had for all our friends.

I just got back from participating in KR/Foal Eagle stuff, there is plenty of things in the works without going to far into detail that can't be shared here. I've been a part of both NCC and ACC sides of the house, we are well prepared.

I am in the process of just that. There seems to be a HUGE misunderstanding somehwere amongst the AF/ANG HQ's about USN records and how to interpret the way we do business. I am going on 15 months still waiting on HQ approval. The process once you are hired by a unit is to go through an Aviator...

Are you working with the CTO? They can offer direction for units that could use you or give you gouge on units near where you want to go. Not sure about JO apply (looking for billets) for you, and things can very depending on if you have a service obligation or will be in a training status. I'd...

Yes, but you are only trimmed for that airspeed at which you entered the approach turn. You are trimmed for that specific AOA, if that AOA is lower, hence you are faster, your trim will not stabilize the airplane until you are back at the previous on speed AOA. Think less, just feel it. Best...

Was going to make a joke, but this one's too easy.

Here's the story from the local news, pretty unbelievable and sad to say the least. RIP. http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/rough-creek-189536271.html

I'm an instructor at a regional (goods and bads to this, but I digress). We began hiring around turkey day, I think about 30-40 people have been hired. The only way you are getting looked at at my company is if you have all ATP req's met except for TT, and for TT you need to be about 1350-1400...

In all seriousness, I do have a G tolerance workout given to me by a USN av physiologist type, I'll see if I can find it tonight and post it. From what I recall, its mostly a core workout, I think.....

They all use shakeweights extensively for forearm strength.

Ain't nobody got time for that...

I know the mental health vs. gun laws debate is/has been beaten to death, but the DB that shot the firefighters responding to his arson? Yea, he killed is grandma with a fucking hammer 30 years ago, somehow he got his hands on a set of weapons yet they throw out the Bushmaster name with the...

I live about 5 minutes from the Cheaper Than Dirt retail store and catalog pickup desk in Ft. Worth, they had pmags advertised for 11.95 this week. I walk in the store the next day to buy a bunch only to find the price has gone to 29.95 overnight under the guise of "our cost went up so your's...

Which will indefinitely change maintenance req's with higher output as well. More power = broken/worn parts faster. Certainly a concern that I'm sure has been addressed by GE... I can think of 2 other motors here in civvy land where they 'turned up the volume' and it led to numerous failures all...

And IIRC, the first batch got wired for G pods and got the civvy ILS box too.

Perhaps not dyslexic, directionally challenged maybe? Instead of driving straight across to Laredo, he drove N to Waco, then S to Laredo.

Laredo, got to hang out with the border patrol and check out their toys while a dyslexic maintainer drove 2 new T-45 tires out from Krock by way of Waco. Still, 12 hours I'll never get back.

I'm sure the 20lb heads have thought this out completely, but what happens when it can't get aboard? can it tank? Are we gonna have a "buffer" of sorts for expected losses due to that sort of thing? I know nothing intimately of the program, just seems like too many what-if's to just put them in...

Pretty sure this discussion has been had numerous times, if you searched you should have found something. I've been in both places, both were an equally good time. Unless things have changed, you will have no choice anyway like others have said. Also, if your profile is accurate it says you were...

Circa 2007 there was a guy at -125 with that same name, didn't know him personally but was an exchange pilot of some flavor. As it appeared, FLT "2-bit" Hoare, on the side of a legacy hornet.

Unless your IP was a former blue, in which case he gives you an above for "expeditious OTR"....

This happened just north of my house. FWIW, it is a really shitty layout and the road no kidding is 15 ft from the end of the runway with no stop sign. There have been some other mishaps there as well, not been a good year for the airport.

What % get single seat vs. 2 seat ? :)

Solid shack with the pinky too, nice touch with the pantyhose.

E/F = same book, not sure about G. As to the E guy going to F's or vice versa, yes it happens and with the few guys I know who have done it nothing special seemed to play into them going from 2 seats to 1. I know a guy who went F's to C's, cat other FRS syllabus and off he went. edit: my info...

Fact. That is why I mentioned approaching ANG squadrons, unless your looking for A-10's you will probably have pretty good luck finding more than one unit looking for dudes, and low hanging fruit with quals and current in T/M/S would be highly desired I'm sure.

I cannot say going from AF -> USN what the req's are for flight time if any, you would need to talk to someone at BUPERS or a recruiter. As for the ANG, yes, if you went through flight school with the AF you do not have a minimum flight time. That requirement is for folks who were trained and...

There is a minimum flight time requirement, but it does not exist if you were were trained by the AF. Any other service doing an IST has to have 400 hrs, check here http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/afi11-402.pdf, chapter 2 should cover it. Not sure about reserves, but pretty...

If I were you I would start looking within AFRES or a state ANG. IST's are a long and painful process. I cannot speak going from AD to AD in another service, but the reserve side is painful, especially between the USN and AF (at least my experience is). Your best shot is going to be with a ANG...

I go over numerous CVR tapes and scripts as part of teaching CRM at my carrier. Most often the one's I come across are either confusion, like GPWS aurals when not expecting them prior to a CFIT, or moments of pure terror the crew experiences prior to the end. If those kind of accidents are what...

I had no documentation other than my NATOPS and my jacket in the package it came in. I just showed up at the suppo building when I was in town and was shotdown. Good gouge for others though!

Yup, Jerry Smith supply building just down from the hangars is where to go. I tried to trade my never worn jacket for a different size, was told by a couple people there I could only swap it for one that has been turned in by somebody else, not a NIW one. I kept it and bought one in Osan...

+1 on the Snowbirds. I can't imagine that airplane is the most agile out there, but those guys do some pretty cool shit with that trainer. I missed the Phantom demo sadly, but it was 55 degrees out and I couldn't stop my kid's nose from running so I had to split early.