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American citizens are having their actual civil rights violated by government goons daily. You're comparing people tearing down monuments to traitors who started a war because they wanted to subjugate an entire race of people to Nazis. I'm honestly ashamed by the shit I'm reading in this...

He gets 55 seconds into a one minute video before talking about the people supposedly being honored by the video.

Do you genuinely think you're more equipped to answer this question than the vast, overwhelming number of professionals who disagree with you? I would have hoped that with the benefit of hindsight and how poorly some of the posts from a month ago in this thread have aged, people would have...

I can't believe this is real. It looks like it was written by a high school student armed with Wikipedia and a tenuous understanding of proper nouns who couldn't stop resting his hand on the period button.

My understanding is that the BDCP years count for pay, not for retirement. Is that accurate?

You guys put a lot of faith in the Princeton and in the naked eye ID of stuff from high altitude that is very far away. I don't buy the radar tracks at all--I'd much sooner believe operator error and/or equipment issues than the Princeton's description of what they (and for some reason, they...

Who told you no TS with foreign parents?

Didn't someone ask this at NHA or something and the response was "well if we could get some Romeos that would be great"

No one is going to ask if you drank underage. They only care if you got in trouble with the law for it.

Thanks for this. Did some research on this as well and came to the same conclusion. Too many people get roped into this. Crunch the numbers and for most cases you're spot on--savings for liquidity, investments for long term, term for loved ones once you can't use SGLI anymore.

Yup. No reason not to start in PB. You'll have plenty of time to move to less... Fun places down the road.

Correct. Since 20/15 is better than 20/20 the Navy will issue you some blurry glasses to reduce you down to 20/20.

New York to California is indeed quite a commute. Better get some audiobooks.

Based on the fact that many very motivated SWOs end up bitter and that you already seem bitter about the inherent commitment in something you haven't applied for yet, I'd venture that it would be unwise for you to join the military. Geez dude

Very true. No one will ever forget you if your class wins something like the PT award.

Smart man. People will probably chime in with better responses than mine but here's some food for thought. If you go NROTC there's no guarantee that you'll get a pilot slot. You will, however, get at least some of your school paid for, if not all. You'll also be guaranteed a shot at trying to...

I've read too much about subpar CRM and training in Korea to discount that as an issue because of a good safety record as he seems to want to, when that record could equally be attributed to good engineering. He shouldn't say not to speculate and then publish an article with speculation. If...

I thought part of the point of OCS was to learn to function at a high level with less food and sleep than you're used to.

If you're going to do ROTC, there are a lot more fun schools to go to than ERAU where you can get an engineering degree. Your GPA and staying out of trouble (which doesn't mean not enjoying yourself) are going to be two of the biggest factors in picking up that flight slot.

Wind, hurricanes, and humidity build character!

Are pilots assigned to CAWs that are standing down at risk of losing their jobs?

I for one think it's pretty hilarious if one wears the thing as a joke.

Don't know how to say this without sounding snarky, but it's a legitimate question. What mission calls for designing, installing, training, and implementing a new fixed forward firing weapon system? And by that I mean a mission that isn't already met by the current array of mounted guns...

When I went Corpus got me through faster and I feel like more of the single guys went to Corpus. That said, I'd say Pensacola Beach and PCB in March are going to beat anything Corpus has to offer.

Last I knew, it was based on proximity to Cali. $2 in Cali (a recent trip to an SD TJ's supports this), $3 in AZ, etc. A steal at any of those prices though.

There is no best pledge, only the least crappy pledge, and that's not even really a thing because all pledges are equally disgusting :)

I say we bring back the orange flight suits, obviously they were good enough to kill the death star

Out of curiosity, why? It is irritating that we are issued four flight suits, and then soon after that two of them became ineligible for me to wear.

Plus math in the aircraft is just harder. I always felt like they cut out about 90% of my brain when I had to add two numbers together or figure out a holding heading when I first did instrument training, and that stuff is probably on the 1st grade math level.

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's...

I strongly recommend living on the island. I also strongly recommend roommates both to study with and to party with. People like living on the island. People rarely like living elsewhere.

You want a stupid-proof razor that is both quick and very unlikely to cut you.

Why are you letting academy grads party harder than you and then telling us about it?

Winged out of HTs today, wings would be appreciated. Thanks!

In an HS squadron do some pilos fly only H and some only F, or do you fly both? All HS guys regardless of platform will go sierras either way right?

So I can put $5k into my Vanguard Roth this year, and up to 17k (not that I'll get close on ensign pay with bar tabs) into the TSP Roth option in the same year?

I'm looking for some information about Japan. I've heard both first and second hand that people generally tend to really love being out there, but haven't got a whole lot of details as to why. I'm considering trying to get a helo spot out there if available, and I was wondering if anyone had any...

No, but he did get the details of the incident wrong.

To be honest that really surprises me. SNA historically has some of the highest standards associated with it, yes? I would have guessed people who weren't as likely to know what they were getting themselves into (10+ year commitments, flight school, etc) would be the first to be out.

To mimic the tests start sleeping 3-4 hours a night, eat very little, and have someone give you a workout prior to your test. Seriously though you'll be fine if you're in shape... each DI has their own stuff but mostly it's just you have to stay back straight and either pushing or in front...

What's with this mindset from big Navy that they won't even look at the case, you just get shown the door? Meanwhile, you could be the bane of everyone's existence but stay in flight school because you never left your house except to go to work. What sucks is that a guy could be completely...

That doesn't make any sense to me. Ah the joys of TW-4 stucon... Nice people but sometimes it was a headache. I wonder if she could possibly mean DLA, although it wouldn't be nearly that much.

Just curious, and not to go into too much detail with this, but why can't a 60 tow it and then if you lose an engine or whatever, jettison the cargo? I would understand if it were beyond the structural or weight capability of the aircraft, but from what was said it sounded more like an emergency...

Free weeks in Perdido Key / Downtown Pcola are awesome--especially when spring break hits and then later as it gets warm. If you have a decent wait, realize that either way you're going to get trained and it often won't be fun along the way. Take your free time to enjoy it as much as possible.

Yeah man, after aero the only reason I actually believe they fly is because I've seen it.

This. Don't judge the bama based on how it is now... it gets awesome in a couple months. Plus right now I would kill to be able to hit downtown with only a 20 minute drive.

This time of year you can get a furnished condo on the beach in Perdido Key for a reasonable price. I lived in one that had a balcony overlooking the ocean, 15 minutes from the back gate.

I disagree... weddings are awesome when they aren't yours

My memory was that they had even the lefties use their left hand for uniformity when I was there. Is this a class specific change or something? Oh and the DIs do read this site. Enjoy Thanksgiving... sounds like you guys are getting treated a little more humanely than the candidates did during...

Yeah...