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  1. Slammer2

    Mississippi / Alabama Disaster Relief

    Dont have any info about the relief efforts, but I will share a quick story. I flew a VR route this morning in the TCL region. There was a huge path of destruction that followed the middle portion of the route. It was about half a mile to a mile wide and just weaved in and out of all the...
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    sometimes rio/wso chest pounding is justified

    Great stories all around. Thanks for sharing Gents!
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    Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!

    I ended up with a stress fracture in my right foot and started to develop one in my right tibia. I would imagine the tibia and other minor injuries that developed were a result from running all jacked up on my injuerd foot. I ended up making it through the last few weeks with the injury, but...
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    Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!

    Best up to date info will come from an OSO. When I went in 2006 they werent shipping anyone from my office with under a 270 pft. Pretty sure the minimum requirement is a first class, but having a 230 pft will make things tough down there, especially if its runing related. Id say give an OSO a...
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    Ioc cet

    The guys waiting to class up for IOC when I was there (TBS) would always run the O-E-O-E-O-course. Not sure what sort of time you needed for that, but just completing it is a kick in the nuts. Not sure if thats part of the indoc hazing or if its just something they used to do to train while...
  6. Slammer2

    The Basic School. Research for Book

    worst - holding a billet when some dumbass lt turns in a live round during the line out after MOUT fex. It was a long night. best - meeting some great people who I became really good friends with.
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    Memorial Service for Floppy_D

    Memorial service will be held at the NAS Pensacola base chapel tomorrow, 09 FEB at 0900 for Ens Black who passed away last saturday. Email said flight suits will be UOD.
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    USAF Pensacola

    Fidelity as well in Pensacola. The sim building and the classrooms where they teach are both located next to each other on base.
  9. Slammer2

    I've been told 23 is too old for air contract?

    Pretty much in line with what others posted, I went to OCS at 23 and commissioned at 25. If things go how they're supposed to, I should wing sometime late this summer just after my 28th birthday. As far as the numbers, when I went through we had a couple of air contracts, and other offices had...
  10. Slammer2

    "THE WORD" at tbs right now about API

    The Echo guys are starting now too this week or next. The last few classes have had around 9-10.
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    December Arrival at API

    I graduated TBS december 10th and my orders said report the 17th. I came down here for 2 days, checked in, and then took leave until after new years. If you want leave youll get it. Theres really nothing to do here so they really wont need you unless you get in trouble and they find something...
  12. Slammer2

    The unlimited motivational poster thread

    got a laugh out of this one
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    Desktop Computer?

    One of the rooms I lived in for a period of time had 2 guys with desktops. Some of the desks are large enough to fit the monitors. For the smaller desks, you can always take the top shelf off. Space is tight in there, but its not bad enough to not be able to take a desktop.
  14. Slammer2

    43 NSS needed to get into Primary

    Im sure word will spread fast when someones "missing" from classes tomorrow
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    43 NSS needed to get into Primary

    Thats fuckin stupid if true. Thank God tomorrows my last day of API. Being company-mates with the land nav scandal of '09 at TBS was enough drama for me.
  16. Slammer2

    XM-25 Heading to Afghanistan With Green Berets

    I read something about a year ago about some Army unit using the M79 in Iraq to clear IEDs since they were more accurate and had a longer range with it. If I can find it again I'll post a link. Looks like it'd be fun to shoot.
  17. Slammer2

    Pcola = Joint (backseater) Meccah with standup of 479th TFG (for USAF CSO pipeline)

    I took a few classes at the AF base at Hurlburt Field a few months back when I was stashed waiting to start API. One of the AF Majors was talking to us about this. Its good to see its actually happening.
  18. Slammer2

    "Pilots Pull Rank, Declare Emergency At JFK (With Audio)"

    Dumb question - if you tell them that you cant land under those wind conditions, do they typically say something like ok I'll pass that along like this controller did, or will they just send you on your way to a new runway right away? I know that he told them to fly runway heading while they...
  19. Slammer2

    "THE WORD" at tbs right now about API

    Yeah I'm gonna need y'all to run this 5k saturday morning...
  20. Slammer2

    43 NSS needed to get into Primary

    They keep saying that it doesnt count for us and that we're not included in your score. I still hear conflicting word. Just do your best.
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    How does a Poli Sci (non-tech) Degree holder make it through API (high-tech)

    From their site: "Word of caution on the practice tests - The practice tests have some wrong answers. Do some due diligence and ensure that the correct answers are actually the correct answers. They are helpful in getting a good "flavor" for the kinds of questions on the tests though. "
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    43 NSS needed to get into Primary

    That might be something that the numbers average out to, but the CO told us that theres no mission to cut any certain number of people out of a particular class. Meaning if everyone in the class rocks every scored event, they wont cut anyone from that class.
  23. Slammer2

    89 Year Old Woman Shoots at Robber with .22

    Glad to see she had the right attitude and was ready to shoot.
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    T-39 Down

    I was unable to attend the memorial service today thanks to Aero 2 class, but I made it outside in time to see the missing man formation fly by. Seemed like it had a good turn out though. God bless.
  25. Slammer2

    Marine Corps OSO Appointment TIPS??

    Pretty much. Theres a ton of stuff you have to do as mentioned above so start chipping away at it. You have a pretty solid pft so keep at it and dont let it slip. Good luck.
  26. Slammer2

    Happy 234th

    Semper Fi. Happy Birthday killers
  27. Slammer2

    Going supersonic in the vertical

    +1 Is this Airwarriors? Awesome!
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    511 tactical boot

    Do they take you to a room to tell you you're dropped and then when you come back your stuff gone? Or do they just pry everything from your hands no matter what it is? Sounds crappy either way, but just wondering how people could let not issued stuff be turned back in.
  29. Slammer2

    Going supersonic in the vertical

    Cant tell you anything about the Hornet but if this is true: Then why would they demonstrate it in an airshow? Or was it a slip up on the gov'ts part? :icon_wink
  30. Slammer2

    511 tactical boot

    Interesting. We did a similar thing (summer of 2006) but it was really only that first 4 days after issue that we did that. Then they said wear whatever you want but you better break them all in!
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    Eliminate AF? NYT Op-Ed

    I get there eventually. Its sort of like bumper bowling as a kid. Bounce around the bags for a while and then eventually try to hit something hard enough to knock it down
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    IFS/NFO's

    Just finished IFS today. Possibly the best 3 weeks of all the training so far. Overall I enjoyed it. Can't really say anything bad about it.
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    511 tactical boot

    With all the shit you have to lug around there the first few days its not that hard to throw an extra pair of boots in the mix. If you want to bring them go ahead. I did and was glad that I did. Others didnt and did just fine. Up to you entirely.
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    IFS/NFO's

    This has been brought up several times in the past week. If you have a Private, you will skip IFS. As far as having a bunch of hours but no Private, if you've completed your solo cross country you will skip IFS. Thats currently as far as IFS takes you so once you've completed an IFS's-worth...
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    Eliminate AF? NYT Op-Ed

    I've really been contemplating lifting the way I have been. I've gained 25 pounds in the last few months and lost a percentage of body fat. I'm around 7% now. I'm about 10 pounds under my max weight. I look skinny as hell though so I suppose I'd pass the tape. I'd like to keep working out...
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    IFS/NFO's

    As in dont give too much instruction to make it harder and see what you're made of? Wouldnt giving "extra" instruction serve that purpose? As in give you a ton a shit to do to make your brain burn and see how you handle it... Or as in this is only a screening process so you dont really need...
  37. Slammer2

    Eliminate AF? NYT Op-Ed

    thats retarded
  38. Slammer2

    511 tactical boot

    Try the smaller size but in a wide or extra wide. A friend gave me an extra pair of bates he had and they were a half size small but extra wide and they fit just fine.
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    Drug use

    Good thing too with people Skeeting...er...lurking around trying to pretend...
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    Drug use

    Its what you put in your profile
  41. Slammer2

    1 Year Free Trial Membership to the NRA

    Everynow and then they give out deals for life membership. Keep your eyes open. I got it for rediculously cheap compared to usual.
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    IFS/NFO's

    Which flight are you on? The check rides arent that bad. I suppose if you're having a real hard time keeping your heading and altitudes constant it might be difficult, but the instructors told me that the check rides are also to evaluate how your instructors have been teaching you. I was sort...
  43. Slammer2

    Question about I.F.S. program before flight school

    I pictured Samuel L Jackson saying that.
  44. Slammer2

    IFS Struggles

    I got to go to a dinner last night for the Quiet Birdmen. The guy in charge of our school said the first in our group to solo got to go. Had a hell of a time. Those "old" guys sure know how to party!
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    Eye protection?

    Cool tat. Seriously though, thats pretty sick.
  46. Slammer2

    "There I was" stories from a Vietnam era A-4 Driver

    I've enjoyed all the great stories the past few days. We need a Sea Stories sub-forum! Please keep them coming Gents!
  47. Slammer2

    IFS...how much does your performance matter?

    I had a blast at IFS. I just have my final check ride and cross country solo left. Can't wait for the big kid toys
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    A word on weight training

    You dont want to have the "oh shit i have OCS next month" thoughts and then start working out. The best thing is to be in decent shape well before then you only need to do light workouts to maintain yourself before you ship. Trying to max out or doing stupid shit will only hurt you. Bottom...
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    Eye protection?

    Thats a hell of a way to market a stick in the eye! :icon_tong
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