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That was some great advice. I only wish that when I was a JO I had been given some of it. Thanks for taking the time to pass it along. I hope it is well received by those that need it the most.

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I am sorry to hear about your medical situation. Hopefully, everything is fine now and you can get on with your life. I have always believed that things happen for a reason and a purpose and they serve us. The key is to figure out what that purpose is. Stay in touch and let us know how...

As an NFO, I found flight gloves very useful for puking into...

Here's an update. My son is now at NAS Brunswick for two weeks of SERE. After that he goes to Fairchild AFB for one more week of advanced SERE. Then on to VQ-2 in Whidbey. I have not heard from him since he left on Sunday. I'm sure he is being "well taken care of".

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/tx08_brady/pr_100728_hc_chart.html Interesting reading...

Jim123 An island of the Netherlands Antilles, 210 square miles in area, located 60 miles off the northwestern coast of Venezuela. It's called Curacao.

I don't know...doesn't VQ spend time on a small Caribbean Island occasionally? Where they have great Little League baseball teams?

I know it is not the Blue Angels, but the Air Force Thunderbirds are supposed to perform. I grew up on Air Force bases (my Dad was a career fighter pilot) and I saw the Thunderbirds fly many times. They are pretty good.

Ten years ago I was all ramped up about Y2K. I had my stash of food, and barrels of water and even had a gas tank put on the property. My, how things do change.

I've listened to Rush for over 20 years...he makes alot of sense to me.

Rush just said something funny and ironic about this. To paraphrase..."the way Obama is rolling over on just about everything these days, the Russians cant believe it. They think it has to be a trick. So they are using these moles that were planted here years ago to try and find out what he...

I cannot top that but I still am tremendously and obnoxiously proud. Yesterday, at a ceremony at VP-30 in Jacksonville, I pinned my NFO wings (received Dec. 10, 1971), on my son. He will be in EP-3's at VQ-1, NAS Whidbey Island. My wife and I are excited that he will be back in the great...

It helps to know why you are in flight school as well. Way back when...I was just starting API, I received a "Dear John" letter from my fiance in Dallas, Texas. Believe me I was an emotional wreck. But I had vivid memories of my 1st Class cruise on the William C. Law. Every day we were at...

My wife was a newly commissioned Navy Nurse and reported to Newport for the standard "knife and fork" school that Nurses and Doctors have to attend. The idea was to learn about the Navy and its traditions. One particular morning the topic was saluting. My wife was all excited after the...

I remember navigating the big pond called the Pacific only using Loran C and Sun lines. And that was when Loran C was just coming online. It was the thing to use.

I went to Warner Springs, before reporting to my squadron. In June it got plenty cold at night in those mountains. And the critters were pretty hunted out. That rattle snake really did taste like chicken.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581394,00.html Things could get real ugly...

I really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.

If the Air Force is putting it's eggs into this basket it had better find a way to solve this problem. Read the full article here...

Recently, the head of the powerful union, SEIU hit the nail on the head..."we will have our way, either through the power of persuasion or the persuasion of power..." It is unfortunate that this stuff still plays out today. But, it is not new. If you read any history, John C. Calhoun (former...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576160,00.html?test=latestnews Sad to see this happen.

I love that last post ...

Thanks FastMover, it does help quite a bit. I appreciate the quick response.

I have been following my son's Aviation career with interest. I scour the threads to stay on top of his training to see what is different from when I went through. He just completed NFO Primary and selected EP-3's. I know that he will be reporting to VP-30 in Jacksonville in early January and...

Bevo, great posts. I never got the chance to be in OPS; had to spend my time in the squadron in legal and asst. admin. It gave me a real appreciation for the necessity of getting the paperwork things right, and I am now trying to impress that upon my two sons who are in the military (one...

I looked at your web site...great skills to put together a cruise video such as those from the VAW community on AW.

Oh, I forgot to mention that my son's girlfriend had family (Navy Cdr.) who lived in Spring Valley. Very affordable, but out aways. I personally liked the Bonita area with all the eucalyptus trees.

I lived in OB for the first year and then bought a home in University City. My wife and I were both LT's and we were there during the good times. We bought our home for $60K and sold it for $200K. I loved the Mission Bay area and PB. My son spent his last two years at the University of...

India beefing things up...http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16de2e94-7d22-11de-b8ee-00144feabdc0.html

He was probably looking for the flattop...http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local Click on "Cop-Ter chases pilot wandering over city...

Great post...Make a point to see the HBO video "Taking Chance" for another behind the scenes look at honoring our fallen heroes.

After my first class midshipman cruise on a tin can (destroyer -USS William C Long) and two weeks of seasickness, I realized that aviation was my bag. During flight training I had no problem until a jet intro flight with acrobatics (don't even remember what airplane it was). During all the...

I remember when the Air Traffic Controllers called President Reagan's bluff...he fired their asses. That really gets peoples attention. Maybe a similar tatic here?

My Dad was a career fighter pilot in the Air Force. We got to see lots of the world, but not much of my Dad. As you can imagine his job was demanding. Because he was away so much, he never got to see me do all those kid things (little league, boy scouts, high school sports, etc). With two...

I love seeing all the old photos posted here. That time of our history has always fascinated me. I remember stories my Dad told about being part of a B-29 crew living on south pacific islands between missions. As part of VQ-3, we used to stop at Wake and Kwajalein frequently. I remember...

One year ago tomorrow, my son graduated and was commissioned an Ensign. He just recently completed IFS and API and is awaiting a start date for Primary. Warms the cockles of my heart.

Sometimes you feel like a nut...sometimes you don't... I had testicular cancer while I was still in the Reserves, and had my right nut removed. The Navy never had a problem with it and neither did I. I can actually cross my legs when I am sitting down now. No return of the cancer after 15...

I make my living teaching executives how to speak and influence their audience. I've been trained by some of the top speakers in the country. Tonight was not about anything specific that was said by either candidate. It was about the impressions that they left on the audience. 93% of what...

Sen. McCain intentionally did not look at Sen. Obama throughout most of the debate. If you noticed he either looked down or at the m.c. This began to irritate Sen. Obama. Sen. Obama also called Sen. McCain, John for most of the debate as a way of softening Sen. McCain up. It was clear to me...

Nothing beats a Dixie beer and a fresh batch of crawdads.

Nothing is set in stone. Even if you wait and get married after flight school and are in your first squadron, world events could screw the whole thing up. I was a young Ltjg in my first assignment in Guam and met my wife who was a Navy Nurse in Guam. We dated, got engaged and planned a...

My son was verbally told he got SNFO about two weeks ago. Last week he was called into the CO's office for a thirty minute recruiting talk on Nuke. He was told to think about it and to fill out the application for Nuke. Here's my question. Should he fill out the application? He said he was...

My son at the University of San Diego called yesterday to let us know that he finally got the word. He got SNFO, but not sure on a report date to Pensacola.

My Dad is a retired Lt.Col., Air Force. He was a bombadier/navigator during WWII, flew F-86's during Korea, and F-100's and F-105's during Viet Nam. His second tour in Viet Nam, he was assigned as a bird dog pilot, flying a piper cub, low and slow over the tree tops to pin point the Viet Cong...

When I was a young single NFO in VQ-3, NAS Guam, I played in the inter-service football league. It was probably about the caliber of Junior College football. Viet Nam was going strong and the Air Force has an awesome team every year at Anderson AFB. There were tons of B-52 squadrons...

Why don't you just join the appropriate service in Canada and fly that way?