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    A couple questions.

    As far as the wisdom teeth go... Lewie is half right. It all depends on the dentist, I went through 3 different doc's who all had no problem with the wisdom teeth still being in my mouth (they were not causing any problems)... then along comes Mr. New Dentist, and wham, the teeth need to come...
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    Difference between 2-year and 4-year NROTC?

    The biggest differnce is $$$$. A 4 year will get you 4 years of college paid for. The two year is set up for those that did not get a scholarship right away but still participate in NROTC in the hopes of gaining the scholarship. That being said, there are those that join NROTC with only 2 yrs...
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    Sports / Activities?

    They are looking for well rounded people... what does that mean? Anyone can go and do well in school, if that is all they focus on. With you playing sports and being involved with clubs/student gov (leadership positions at that) all while doing well in school, you are showing that you are a...
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    East Coast HS FRS

    never ever ever ever listen to jet guys.... EVER... especially when it is one of the above two! The rag for HS is in San Diego
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    Marine nrotc ???

    Active
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    Swim Hold

    Fire away with the -60B question or send me a PM. I have enjoyed it thus far.
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    Clear the skies...PiC tomorrow

    My guess would be HT's since it is in the Helo's forum.... come on brett you are slipping.
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    For you helo guys...

    if it is me flying... yup, but then again, it is pilot induced :icon_wink
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    UNREP (pics)

    Nah, not one of ours.
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    Thread Count

    War zone posts and I believe current news post do not count towards the post count.
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    Gouge for Helos?

    brimble without a doubt. hands down the best gouge in all of flight school
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    Dive buddy needed

    MBT divers, I have never had any problems with them
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    Aviation Cruises

    Bring an open mind and a willingness to learn and you will have a great time!
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    Best Duty Stations

    Another vote for Kbay, by far the best base location!
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    Summer Cruises

    I could not agree with the other guy's statement more. If your cruise sucked, it was your fault! Regardless of where you go, you are there to learn about the navy and how to be a better officer. Maybe your unit was not very receptive to mids, but that does not mean that there was not...
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    Sh-60s

    I can definetly agree with you that the navy helo community was the ******* step children of the armed forces for a long time! But I also think that those days are all but gone. I also agree that it is a very good thing, both PR and moral to pass on the good and bad things that happen in a...
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    Sh-60s

    Is glory and public ack all that you care about? Just because people are not getting shot down or making front page news does not mean that they are not contributing. As far as participating actively in the war effort... you keep posting about the -60s guys doing dust off in country, but I...
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    NROTC to BDCP

    If you can hack paying for college if with NROTC I would stick with it if you don't get a scholarship right away. You will learn way more about the navy and about being an officer than just getting a pay check to go to college under BDCP. BDCP is a good program if it is your only option, but...
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    Investing

    If you are a USAA member, I have been more than pleased with their investment branch. When I could not afford to max out the fund each year, it was still not a big deal.
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    Appropriate Winging Gift

    I'm gonna have to disagree with the wooden wings, they are cool in wardrooms and O'clubs but that is about it. The gold wings are always a hit, I also really liked a framed picture of my fleet a/c with 2 smaller pics of the training aircraft flanking a set of wings. These can be found from...
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    Future Make Up of the Forum?

    look at the site now. when I first found this site a few years ago, there were no where near the amount of winged aviators on here as there is now.
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    REQUEST: Good aviation/military books

    not aviation related, but something I think every military officer should read. "American Soldier" General Tommy Franks and also "My American Journey" Colin Powell
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    Flying helos for the Army, or....?

    @ staff also There are also few amounts of guys that go into flight school not wanting jets (or fixed winged in general). Some find the culture of certain communities as the biggest lure.
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    Helo Question

    we talking an old FF or an FFG (OHP)?
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    Pressure Chamber / Death by Powerpoint

    It is not so bad anymore, well compared to the TOFT. But that is an entirely different story
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    medevac pilots

    are you talking military or civi?? If you are talking military, at least in the Navy and Marine Corps, there are no units that one can select out of flight school that are specifically tasked with solely those missions. SAR is a mission that all helo crews are capable of (to varying extents of...
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    Pressure Chamber / Death by Powerpoint

    be happy the other rag's building was the exact opposite. Hot, Humid and mostly full of broken computers. 200 slide presentation... there are more than a couple of those now.
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    Are Abbot uniforms worth it?

    Hey NFO, If your commissioning class is going through abbotts... check with the guy. If we had a certain % of our guys get abbotts stuff, they donated a brand new sword to our class, we used it as a gift for our honor grad. Not that you will need a sword, but it was a 500 dollar free gift...
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    Why it's good to be in Naval Aviation

    Where else but in the navy, can you be flying past a cruise ship where everyone is waving at your helo happy to to see a big grey thing coming close by... only to see them stop waving all of a sudden and cover their mouth with one hand while pointing with the other... why???? becuase the AW is...
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    Are Abbot uniforms worth it?

    just finished the rag... Khakis less than a dozen times (with the exception of API), SDB's twice, chokers twice and I have never worn summer whites.
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    Pressure Chamber / Death by Powerpoint

    If you think ppt is bad.... MUAHAHAHAHA... just wait until the death by PPT changes to suicide by PPT when you have to spend hours in primary, advanced and the rag and some in the fleet doing self paced and presented power points (ICWs and CBT's). NOW THAT IS FUN!!
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    Are Abbot uniforms worth it?

    I thought and still think it was.
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    Reading Material

    None of the below are specific to the navy, but all were great reads that share some extrordinary experiences that you might learn something from. In the Company of Heros, Mike Durant American Soldier, Gen Tommy Franks My American Journey, SEC Coling Powell Faith of my Father's, Sen John...
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    confused about something...

    From what I understood from the original message. All new commissionee's will be USN with all current USNR officers being augmented by may '06. So fly, until you hear otherwise, I would say May '06
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    Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron

    Skid, I am not there, but talked to the HAC's that were going to be doing the training. If I remember, they were going to be using a mix of the 6 and 9's for the class room work and then using only the -9's for the a/c.
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    Helmet fitting and gear Q's...

    You should never have to buy your own pubs, but in primary, you will be responsible for making sure that you pulled the correct ones from the locker. The same was true of helo advanced.
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    After Retirement for Helos

    The best HS teacher I had was a retired AF officer. The pay may not be great, but there is something to be said for those that help shape tomorrow's future adults.
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    HS-8 Deployment.

    WTF is going on? This is the kind of thread that belongs on this site. Not only is it nice to hear people's experiences, but this type of info is great for guys still in the HT's who may not be sure about what community they want to chose.
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    Yup, I'm a dork.

    Always a big fan of I H8 U
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    Women in Naval Aviation?

    Let me add this, just to add some perspective. Everyone keeps giving examples of women that screwed up (I have also witnessed this), but there are just as many males who Fvck Up and do stupid sh!t too. I know of male officers sleeping with female maintainers. Not that I am trying to stick...
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    SCUBA question

    3710T is the current pub
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    SCUBA question

    according to who? Navy or Naui/PADI? Navy the answer is no diving... per dive computer and NAUI charts, under 4k only about 6 hrs max is needed. Regardless though, 24hrs should still be followed.
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    Women in Naval Aviation?

    /from a male I have not observed or talked to any women who claim to have any more difficulty that the men they train with. As far as naval aviation, there are no restricted airframes for women. Good luck!
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    SCUBA question

    As far as diving in P-cola, I highly reccomend MBT divers. They are very military friendly and often offer discounts to both military and people who got certified with them. www.mbtdivers.com
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    Ctw-4

    ok, cool, like I figured just a stupid rumor going around.
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    SCUBA question

    24 hrs from dive to flight. I fly and I dive, so there is no problem. Go get the cert, it is a good time!
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    Ctw-4

    I have been hearing rumors of Corpus being closed. Can anyone substantiate this? If so, any rumors where the wing is going to go.
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    WOW-This town sucks

    u should be diving. close to a hundred of wrecks along that coast
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    West Coast Helos to Pcola

    like I said, complete guess having not known the mileage or the tempo they were flying at. I no we can make NASP in one LONG leg from the JAX area.
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    West Coast Helos to Pcola

    Also, a big deck amphib and another ship are in the gulf staging for helo ops and the truman and bluje ridge I believe are on the way (all of this has been published on CNN so not an OPSEC issue). Brett, I have no idea how many legs it would take off the top of my head. My guess (and it is...
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