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Ship handling was about the only interesting thing about working on the bridge of a CVN. My Captain was a master ship handler so we all learned a lot. Thx Buzz. Since the CVN screws rotate in both directions (outboard both sides) we remembered with a backing bell the “deeper blade” would pull...

As I recall the pivot point moves fully aft in high power reverse, little you can do besides drop the anchor. Seems basic ORM would require a tug ivo the bridge. The severity axis is easy (and realized) but the proba axis is higher than most realize. Plenty of examples amd videos of cargo...

Nice! I went with the induction jacket, gtx adv boots, fifty 2 jeans, carlsbad pants, and rally airbag vest. Buy once cry once… and i did cry…. but it is great gear that I have thrashed on the trails here the last 6 months and won’t need to replace for quite awhile.

Been going down this path the last year. I’d recommend something dual sport or ADV oriented and easy to work on and reliable. The ability to get off the beaten path/paved roads really opens things up and is alot more enjoyable for me at least. My upgraded DR650 is my daily driver in Oahu...

Some pretty good behind the scenes TG:M stuff from Walleye along with some interesting legacy to SH transition info for the Blues.

Great show, exceeded expectations. I think the production team threaded the nostalgia needle nearly perfectly for us old dudes who saw the original in theater as a kid. Flying scenes are incredible. Characters have some depth, especially when compared to TG1. Not the biggest TC fan but the...

Entertaining read. Plenty of patches come through the school house I taught at - never noticed any IWCs but may have missed them. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tom-cruise-pilots-fighter-jets-while-wearing-a-familiar-porsche-design-chronograph-in-top-gun-maveri

Congrats, that’s a stunner! Concur with Chuck, Tudors current line up has a lot of horology for the price. Pictures just don’t do the watch justice, you must see them in person. Just make sure your credit card warmed up if you look at one.

Can’t disagree. I suppose after wearing my Bremont so much I’m accustomed to thicker watches. It does wear much lighter and thinner feeling on leather if you ever reconsider.

For those looking at the GMT Master II take a look at the Tudor Black Bay GMT. I’d argue just as much functionality without the Rolex baggage. I prefer the 5 digit gmt look as well, the numbers on the ceramic GMT look comically out of proportion to me. Mine is +/- .7 sec, picked up in like...

Just reading through the thread Fog so may be OBE but nailed it...

My addition to the perfect 4 watch collection-GMT, dive, chrono, and beater bases well covered. The 3 nice ones will go to my 3 kids someday. 41mm Sub is perfection btw. Fortunate enough to get hooked up with an AD. Say what you will about Rolex but this machine nears perfection. SKX just...

Holy shit this was a fascinating thread that fell right off the fuckn cliff.

Congrats to the major command selects! The road to major clearly runs through Millington (for VP at least!).

Standby for safety stand downs coming for all ships, particually big decks in the yards. Can't help but imagine this scenario with a CVN instead of a Gator... USS Last Ship conducted mid patrol CMAV in FDNF with weaps and gas onboard. Work scope was very limited but the risk is always...

I am not mixing up jobs, trust me. I did, however, lose the context of your comment of "There's one O-3 Aviator billet on CSG staff to speak for aviation issues." Upon rereading it sober it is clear you were referencing LT billet availability to the OP vice the "only 1 aviator speaking for...

- CG CO's work for the CSG. Plenty of SWO politics involved in scheduling/managing HRU/escorts, always good for a chuckle. I occasionally feel sorry for the LT DESRON OPSO who has nothing between her, her Commo/DCommo and the CG COs but only a little... - Lots of aviators in my CSG: N00...

Not sure what the greater concern is here: why is your front office not briefing you this info how have you made it this far without some professional knowledge of your.....profession how google has kicked your butt so badly. Spend an afternoon on the PERS website instead of AW...

There was a PPC in my first P-3 squadron whose solution to a botched flight plan and resultant oceanic clearance denial was to attempt to chop "due regard" to cross the pond (talking to no one). Fortunately her crew talked her out of it... I suspect all P-3 NFOs have passed PTAPTPs via...

Don’t know the story behind bailout survivability but weight concerns in certain aircraft configurations were a factor in the parachute decision in P-8. Similar story with MAD.

If you are talking about the VP-10/VP-9 shots those were SLAMs, sans ER. We had moderate success in VP-10. VP-9 amd Combat Bob, not as much. Always chcuckled when I heard the sea story is about the VP-9 crew that locked onto the sun. Missle tried its best but didn’t make it...

Would not have believed this happened if I didn’t see the video! Anyone here a part of this?

Zippy, We've got all the platinums and preferred cards, with the chaos and all the displaced masses last night the best we could do it was to grab couple of chuhai strongs and try to sleep on the floor with 5k of our new friends...

Speedy Tuesday. On the floor in Narita where we are spending a good chunk of our vacay after a solid 3 inches of snow...

Par for the course. Kinda like the 40% reduction in COLA at Yokosuka that kicked in 01 Jan with no messaging at all from leadership... Thankfully moral is already off the chart out here..../s

Anyone run the math look for legacy vs BRS with service of longer than 20yrs? Say O5 over 25 or O6 over 30. The percentage and absolute gap widen quickly. Perhaps I am simply stating the obvious here but I assume some folks at less than 12 years have a pretty good idea if they are tracking to...

It is up on the DFAS homepage as a link on the front page.

Heads up- just took a look at the new 2018 paychart and noticed a restructuring/increase in flight pay. More money is not bad thing though don't think it will "force shape" in any appreciable manner.

Don’t forget that you are not able to pull money out of TSP penalty free until you are 59.5 while your pension starts the day you retire. Also, with TSP you have a more significant portion of your .gov retirement compensation exposed to market risk. Finally, your pension is (somewhat)...

The primary reason I have my Speedy (the one in the case, not you 2 clown :)

Stumbled on a microbrand pilot based on the 8 day. Interesting story/thread over at watchuseek on its genesis. Bit high for a quartz but dig on the look/legibility.. My Bremont P-3 edition just arrived to join my long loved speedy but this has my eye. Thoughts?

How about SWOs? Kill chain and all that...

Clearly never been to the Diplomat for brunch. Or Diggers.

That was a tough squadron to be in 02-05. A string of class As and then there is the camel meets 50cal story..

I watched the tail fall off of a 53 in Sig back in 02 after a hard landing/bounce back into the air. Can confirm it was no bueno. Parts flying everywhere and people scurrying out of the dying helo as it beat itself to death on the ground.

Where is that FE when you need him... (couldn't resist). Better the sim than the plane, CAE built us some good OFTs.

sorry somebody pissed in your cheerios...relax. FFS.

No, not suggesting that at all. I am saying it is not a impenetrable barrier to either board. I know several folks who screened without JPME completed. Myself included and the JPME police haven't come knocking. Guess I'll press to test the O-6 statutory board and see what happens... My...

Nope. In fact, not even the AMCSB... Not a recommended COA of course...

Only if the JPME police catch you...

Love the speedy love here, she dresses up and down so well... here's to a lazy Sunday on Cape Cod...

Don't forget it has to be blue 130...

YHBTBFSM Fog...

For what its worth, some of those selected don't immediately get slated and some get slated that were selected a year or 2 prior for various reasons. Happens on the ACSB slate quite often...

NFO wings pls, picked these sweet babies up at Randolph in 99....

I went with the TA-11 for just this reason. Little less FOV and mag but much better eye relief!

now that's funny. and true-ish....

good to hear, thx.

All quiet here... if it is very recent my daughter will be severely disappointed.... Edit- Blues website confirms but could have been a scheduled rotation.....

In conversation with Boss Frosh he mentioned he went through several super shit hot BA flight suits b/c he wore a hole on his right leg....