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To prepare them for their future career flying for Southwest out of KDAL. Duh!!

I think testing him to ensure he assimilates is probably for the best, as not meshing with your peers can lead to bad outcomes, but hazing him or treating him poorly just because he’s different is the thing we as a service are moving away from, no? I could see this devolving into a petty...

You think the boot camp staff is going to make his life -extra- hard for his prior service? That’s fairly petty for people in leadership positions. And do you think that his future infantry unit is going to equally dislike him off the bat? Why wouldn’t they say “Damn this guy is willing to...

Couldn’t he have gotten a similar and admittedly better experience via an IST to be a Marine Infantry Officer? This is like if a Legacy captain volunteered to go back and be a regional FO for the “experience” I mean you -can- but why the hell would you? Self flagellation or some sort of...

Same. As a patch “Rebel” (See what I did there? 😀) Start the countdown for some crusty retired Chief on Facebook: “tHoSe PaTcHeS aReNt wItHin ReGs SHIPMATE!!”

Regardless of what you think of your fellow SNAs, calling some of them “Pathetic” is never a good look, especially for someone who has yet to even get their own wings. Also, if you look at pipeline changing from Multi to Rotary as “all the way back”, that sentiment will not sit well in your...

Hey, you can’t talk, Super-JO! 😂

It’s sadly the reality for many people leaving the fleet. The average VP guy leaves the fleet with around 900 hours, after scraping by to make Aircraft Commander at 600 hours. Half the helo bubbas in my squadron left the fleet with about 800 hours and we have some Osprey guys that left the fleet...

They wouldn’t want me naming one of those. I’d probably call it READINESS BULLSHIT or something.

It’s always amusing to me when the military plays the “make a ‘cool’ sounding acronym and then find the relevant words to make the acronym make sense” game. NIFE, BLADE, COPTR, CORPS, etc. It always came across as pretentious.

This may have been mentioned earlier, but I’m curious: What is the legality in question here? I’m interested in any official FAA guidance on IFR pickups or filing in flight, if it even exists.

Foreflight is so much more efficient than any other filing method. Hell, 3710 even got updated to “officially” allow it for filing purposes and as an authorized replacement for a DD175-1. Can’t tell you the last time I even logged into flight weather briefer. Anything else is simply archaic and...

I knew of a dude that went right from hornets to the P-8 RAG, skipping multi advanced. He was well into his fleet tour so I assume that played a part in skipping T-44 advanced. In my mind, the T-44 syllabus is trivial when compared to an ACTC syllabus in TACAIR.

Ah that makes sense.

Here’s a question: Do NFO wings qualify one for the 750 R-ATP? I’ve known of a few NFOs who went on to flying careers post-Navy. Wonder if they could invoke that rule to get ahead?

Which College you attend doesn’t matter in the slightest. GPA matters most alongside ATSB scores, Degree matters a little, but not usually enough to outweigh a bad GPA. Going to a smaller school has its benefits, and those benefits can sometimes manifest in an higher GPA. Ultimately choose the...

-Enters password- -Login details incorrect- -Resets password- -Password does not meet password requirements- -Enter new password- -Password cannot match old password- FUCK!

I’m also a big fan of the custom leather jackets you can get from Korea and Turkey. They’re still “G-1” jackets, but are of much higher quality. Pairs well with TG patches. I think I’ve said it before, but whatever you do, don’t be the dude who gets the shitty paraloft issued flight suit...

Seconded. TG really is the best. None of the others even come close. Worth the wait and the cost by a long shot.

My mind could go in so many directions..

Better yet, just continue to wear the flight suit! Dress for the job you want, not the job you have 😃

This always blew my mind. The P-8 has (to some degree) an EICAS. Granted, most of the messages that would pop up were mission system related, but we still had basic ones that would pop on the center MFD. Why the MAX doesn’t I don’t understand.

Man I sure hope this guy isn’t a…dick.

As others have said, the CNATRA-contracted MX personnel get flown out, fix it, and either a contract FCF pilot flies it back, or an active duty pilot flies it back. The FCF contractors usually fly it back whenever there is a significant MESM-related issue, as a means of risk mitigation for the...

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You know, I would kill to find an old unused summer weight CWU-36 jacket (The “shiny” one that mad dog had in that photo). The green one we got issued in API is awful. It feels like wearing cardboard. Massif beats them all, but I’d love to get a comfy CWU covered in patches like all the salty...

There’s a difference between the USAF and NAVAIR Massif jackets?

That’s because replacement buoys get bought using our per diem fund. Can’t be having that! 😀

Is there a TOC there? I figure they would have some sort of permanent personnel if so.

Not a schools command guy, but I believe that qualifies as a “high risk activity” (or at least I think it did when I was there) therefore requiring a special request chit. Your CoC would be able to help you with that. The chit is just a paperwork drill. Since API/NIFE/Whateverthehell is...

Sounds like they’re getting their…. “kass kicked”

Let me translate: The Airman didn’t see enough elbow pointing around the squadron spaces, and promptly wished to be sent to a squadron where pilots would “step to the jet” (the “jet” in this case is a C-130). :)

Does CAP make you exclusively book hotels through DTS? I remember you saying earlier that you had to book a shitty hotel awhile back. That should be heresy for the USAF!

https://babylonbee.com/news/southwest-introduces-new-c-17-cargo-plane-capable-of-carrying-your-mom Has Southwest gone too far?! :D

Your ASTB scores are on the low end of things. I would try to improve your scores and re-take the ASTB if Naval Aviation is a goal. There -may- be opportunities during your time in the Navy to pursue a master’s degree or a law degree on your own time and potentially the Navy’s dime, or you could...

I’m reminded of a great meme I saw on social media one day. “This isn’t an airport, you don’t need to announce your departure” Or in this case, you don’t need to announce that you’re blocking someone. ?

There has to be more to this. Given how profit margins can be so complicated with regards to an airline’s business models, there’s no way that an airline who operates primarily in one of the most obese countries in the world would just throw money away like this. Also, “Passengers of size”...

Were sewed wings required on the AWGs? I feel like metal wings look better, imo.

I wish they were. What a great looking uniform!

Why can’t we all just get along ?

Jesus, at this point we have a potential conflict arising in every AOR. All we need is a civil war to spool up NORTHCOM and we’ll have a full set!

Huh. I figured the TG folks would be the absolute last people to wear black boots like a shoe. That’s interesting,

I bet he tried to wear a flight suit too, with…. -gasp- Black boots! Heresy of the highest order if so.

Nearing the end of his extension hell, Sergei politely asked the detailer to send him back to Moscow for some much needed shore duty, in order to teach the next generation of Russian Naval Aviators. Seeing this, the detailer promptly ORDMODs Sergei and sends him kicking and screaming back to the...

Russia saw our P-8 in the water and said “Hold my Vodka”

It really makes you wonder, what is the correct response? (If such a complex situation can even have a clear response). How can you send a strong enough message of “Leave us the hell alone” to all your neighbors that hate you, without going overboard? And also how do you avoid sending a weak...

At the end of the day, I know PERS is dealt a shit hand and has to be the bad guy with all of this, but I just think doing whatever they possibly can to maximize personnel QOL should be as high of a priority as they can make it. Overly optimistic? Sure. But one can hope.

But wouldn’t the FITREP issue be a short term one only? (Assuming my hypothetical scenario was possible), If PERS adjusted the rate at which individuals join and depart a command, and that became the standard, wouldn’t those issues be ironed out after a few cycles? I’m legitimately asking.

With a few special Units and squadrons thrown in there too ?

Not sure if you were directly replying to me, but if so: I dont think it makes sense to give out WTI Patches to people who make it known that they’re getting out, and giving away the Community’s best billets obviously does not make sense for someone who’s just gonna bounce to Delta. But if...