Haha, one of my friends from UPT made and passed that video to me...He's a FAIP now. Poor bastard.
Haha, one of my friends from UPT made and passed that video to me...He's a FAIP now. Poor bastard.
That's pretty damn funny. What is QUEEPZILLA and what's with the yellow helmet bit?
Just curious in case any E-6 guys are watching this thread, was advanced training in the T-1 similiar to what people are saying about Vance primary with 12 hour mandatory days, stand up EP's, etc...? Also, how long was advanced and were there a fair share of Navy IP's there at all? I've browsed through some of the TACAMO threads but only really saw stuff on the typical lifestyle of a winged E-6 pilot. Just some things I've been pondering with selection around the corner as I prepare my dream sheet, not that I would be turned off of a community because of 6-10 months of suck, just curious.
queep is (if I remember correctly) kind of like bullshit, retarded minutia.
What in the fuck is a stud learning by not memorizing/regurgitating "BOLDFACE APPLIES, BOLDFACE IS" or detailing exactly how they're going to pull the magic black & yellow handle?? I understand the need to know memory items, but all that other crap? I still don't understand.
I've got a criticism of the Navy program .... my VT-4 pre-solo Air-to-Air GUN INSTRUCTOR (and program GUN 'BOSS') was an AF exchange Instructor ... :icon_boun ... and he wore black leather jackboots (seriously) .... and he was a Nazi (seriously). How's that for a NAVAIRTRACOM criticism ???..... I know ..... regardless of the thread title, the only one who is under fire in this thread is the AF -- I haven't seen a single criticism of the Navy program yet...... is this any different than the 35 memorized emergencies and all the "course rules" memorization in maritime training? It's the same idiocy, with it focused in a different area......
Well, first, have some perspective on things. In this particular instance, you're talking about a kid being "sat down" during a morning Stand Up (ergo, busting that particular exercise). Realize the impact of this is pretty minimal -- he doesn't fly for one of three periods during the day, and a bad mark is in his gradebook. Yawn...not exactly a significant impact to a kid's UPT performance. Yet, to hear some people talk about it on this board, you'd think that the AF was plucking fingernails out or something.
Anyway, one of the big purposes of the stand-up is to make Stan work through his emergency while under stress. Since we can't have one of the IPs stand behind the student with a loaded .45 to the back of his skull (in case he screws up), we have to come up with some artificial means of creating that stress. Why? Because there's no way to simulate the actual stress experienced in flight when an emergency occurs while you're at zero knots and one G. Remember that the other purpose of the stand up is to make the student be able to methodically talk their way through an emergency, drawing on (and demonstrating) their knowledge of aircraft systems and other in-flight procedures, and we want to test that skill under a little bit of stress.
So, making him stand up in front of the class....making him stand at attention....making some *SIMPLE* but must-be-followed-or-else rules that they have to follow....are just some ways of creating that stressful environment.
Look, dudes...yes, it's a haze, but it also is a very effective training mechanism for primary. I know this is the "take pot-shots at UPT" thread (regardless of the thread title, the only one who is under fire in this thread is the AF -- I haven't seen a single criticism of the Navy program yet), but how is this any different than the 35 memorized emergencies and all the "course rules" memorization in maritime training? It's the same idiocy, with it focused in a different area.
This "there is a boldface that applies" issue is just one of the simple rules of engagement for HOW you are supposed to talk your way through a stand up. When you come to the point in the discussion when you would execute a boldface, you stop, say "there's a boldface that applies, the boldface is...." and then you say it.
Jesus, exactly how hard is it to do that? I swear the people who are bitching about this wear little frilly panties at night. If you went to UPT and this is your biggest complaint, then you seriously have a retarded perspective.
Stress ???? They want 'STRESS' ??? They want to instill STRESS into the program ??? Then we need to bring back the reality and time-tested 'art' of having SCREAMERs as Flight Instructors. Then these little pansies wouldn't complain about ... 'stand-ups', whatever that is ... ... stress, indeed.
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See ... there's your problem today. You're afraid of someone being 'mean' to you. You're afraid to wet yourself & cry like a little girl . I cried, I wet, I've been there -- and I still learned.I assure you, screamers do still exist. And they suck as IPs, for the most part.....