GroundPounder
Well-Known Member
No matter what your squadron, or group commander, or wing CG, or what the deputy commandant for aviation, says, THOSE HOURS ARE NOT OKAY.
There was a time when pilots got 1000 hours in their first tour. Those folks are wearing stars on their shoulders. That's the US military aviation arm that defeated the 5th largest military in the world (that was fresh off of a peer level conflict) in a matter of weeks. Those same folks are telling you that it's okay to get less than 100 a year, to not be able to have the hours to FCF an airplane on your first tour.
I've got some awesome bourbon from a recent trip to Louisville flowing through my veins right now, so I'll not type much more- but holy shit, stay safe. Your family values you a lot more than the Marine Corps ever will. Don't get yourself killed because you're trying to make your boss look good. Too many of our friends have done that already.
I wonder how much it would cost to get ya'll up to the actual minimum hours and maintenance standards. Would that figure be worth coming out of some of the foreign aid budget?
What better foreign aid could we promise a country other than " when you really need us, there will be a hellstorm of fully trained and maintained fighting men ( and women ) on the way "