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    anyone need a room near Cherry Point?

    Planning on buying a house in the next month or maybe 6 weeks. Not set on any particular area, but leaning towards either New Bern/Old Cherry Point Rd area, or Newport/surrounding areas. I'm interested in renting a room out to a fellow company grade officer.
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    FYI: USMC Captain Recognition Bonus (MarAdmin 611/08)

    any more insight or comments? I need to figure out if I'm gonna take this deal or not, as I'll be rotating out of the combat zone very shortly.
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    FYI: USMC Captain Recognition Bonus (MarAdmin 611/08)

    Yeah, read the revision...didn't see anything other than just opening it to some more MOS. Did I miss something? I'm not worried about the additional year so much as loss of leverage with the monitor. It's probably a moot point--I think I want to stay around for 20, but I like having...
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    FYI: USMC Captain Recognition Bonus (MarAdmin 611/08)

    any new opinions or insights on this thing?
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    What to buy near Cherry Point, strictly as an investment

    I want to get in on home ownership, and buy into this depressed market, but I'm single and just can't justify buying a house for just me to live in, and then only half the time or a little more (with deployments and dets). I think it's smarter to just rent a room from someone with a house, then...
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    CCP for AD military

    No, no, I don't give a shit about carrying on base. The problem is that I can't just keep a pistol in my car all the time, or leave a pistol in my car while I'm on base. Ha, not anymore, though. I'm at Cherry Point now. Not that there is terrible crime around there, either, but as a gun...
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    CCP for AD military

    How many active duty guys out there have a concealed carry permit? I'd like to get mine, but not being able to bring firearms on base makes it prety much worthless. There just aren't that many times when I'm going somewhere when there isn't at least a chance that I'll be stopping on base for...
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    FYI: USMC Captain Recognition Bonus (MarAdmin 611/08)

    We just got some clarification. It won't affect your big (or not-so-big, if you wear 2 anchors) career bonus in any way. I still don't know if I want to take it, though. Sounds like dropping your pants and grabbing your ankles in front of the monitor. I don't really care about the year of...
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    FYI: USMC Captain Recognition Bonus (MarAdmin 611/08)

    I think hardly anyone in our squadron is taking it. Most not so much because they care about the additional year, but because we feel like the loss of leverage might not be worth it. Taking the devil's money might be an invitation for not getting the orders you want, as they've got you...
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    F-15 midair over Gulf of Mexico

    well yeah...i got that much i just wasn't aware that it wasn'tactually , well...Mach 2.5
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    DITY move with travel trailer

    well, I contacted PSD...they told me to contact Personal Property. Personal Property was COMPLETELY clueless. First of all, the first petty officer I talked to didn't know what a travel trailer was. I explained, then after conferring with his coworkers, he said that in no case (whether or...
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    DITY move with travel trailer

    yeah, i have a V10 Ram to pull it with, and I could fit all of my stuff in the truck and a moderately sized travel trailer without any problem. I figured there were either some hoops you'd have to jump through (since it doesn't say outright anywhere i've been able to find that you can't use...
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    DITY move with travel trailer

    I know you normally get paid for the weight of the trailer itself if you own it (rather than rent it), but from what I've read, there seem to be some stipulations regarding travel trailers (and horse trailers, depending on what source you're reading). They say to check with PSD for additional...
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    Top Gun Property Management LLP

    I have known the owner for a few years (flew with him a number of times in flight school), and he's outstanding. I have never conducted business with him, but I've talked a little about it with him (I'm a stock guy; he's obviously a real estate guy), and I cannot imagine how you'd find anyone...
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    Being a Recon Marine and a pilot

    haha, if I heard an officer say that, I would flip my fucking lid.
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    Target pistol reccommendations?

    check out an old High Standard, like a Duramatic or something. Some of their pistols are pricey, but others aren't too bad. My dad has a Duramatic--lots of fun to shoot. I've always wanted to try a SIG Trailside, but I've never actually shot one.
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    Elk hunting in WA

    haha, yeah i understand...but even a field dressed elk has gotta be a lot of animal!
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    Elk hunting in WA

    I was just reading the hunting rules and regs--they seem to be an impossibly complicated clusterfuck (for elk and most everything else). I don't remember NC being so complicated...maybe I just knew all the rules there because I knew the area and gained familiarity with the rules and regs over...
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    Eye VS. Hand Dominance

    hmm, never tried!
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    Kimber Vs. Springfield. or other?

    one of the best things i ever did for my pistol shooting was to practice with snap-caps loaded by a buddy into my magazines. have him sneak one or two into each mag--you'll never know when it's just gonna go "click".
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    Kimber Vs. Springfield. or other?

    or a pretty decent stack of .45 acp... .22LR pistols are fun to shoot--I had a High Standard Duramatic that was a blast (it could put 10 rounds into a head-sized target at 25 yards in about 10 seconds) but practicing with your 1911 shooting .22LR is not the same thing as practicing with...
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    A place to shoot in Milton or P-cola?

    is that the place that's about 5-10 minutes away from that private outdoor range with all of the red dirt? if so, i'd avoid it like the plague. I went there once--after about the 10th time i got flagged by various morons who couldn't figure out where NOT to point their weapons, I got out of there.
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    Eye VS. Hand Dominance

    -right eye dominant -write left handed -eat left handed (usually) -shoot and play all sports right handed also, i can write with both hands at the same time...and can write forwards with one and backwards with the other...haha
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    Springfield Armory

    that's how i feel about SIGs. unfortunately, i don't even currently own one. gonna have to fix that, i think.
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    Whidbey Island shooting?

    haha, I drive a Lancer Evolution...I love hairpin corners! I went and shot at Green's Gun Shop the other day...it was ok. Nothing spectacular, but it got the job done. No safety problems like I've seen at some ranges--but then again, it wasn't crowded (only 3-4 other people out there...
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    Whidbey Island shooting?

    What are my options for shooting on Whidbey Island? I know there's the North Whidbey Sportsmen's Association, but I don't really want to have to pay monthly dues or go to monthly meetings. I have too many other hobbies and expenses to obligate myself for more time and money. Also, I'm not...
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    rent or buy at Prowler RAG (Whidbey; USMC)

    I don't know exactly how long I'll be up there for beeps/squeaks and the actual Prowler RAG...I'm guessing 1-1.5 years? I'm debating whether I should rent or buy up there, since unlike my USN counterparts, I'll be heading to Cherry Point upon completion. Does anyone have any insight as to...
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    Airplane Purchases

    well, i've flown an RV-4, and it's a blast. i didn't find myself cramped up, but then again i'm only 5'8" (although 195 lbs or so), and used to driving Miatas and S2000s as primary transportation. the RV-8 is a little bigger, and can carry a little more, but they're WAY more expensive...like...
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    Everyone point and laugh at the U.K.

    http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/walthamforest/walthamforestnews/display.var.1013959.0.bullet_found_in_doorway.php
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    Protesting your vote

    ^concur I disagree. What about Perot in '92? Hell, what about the Reform Party in general? Jesse Ventura (who ended up split from the Reform Party, but I digress)? PAT BUCHANON? I would place every one of those guys, to varying degrees, closer to the GOP than the Democratic Party...
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    LCOL Grossman lecture

    i thought On Killing was a good read. I'll have to check out On Combat.
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    Rumsfeld to step down

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    calling shotgun

    yeah, it's supposed to stop up to 7.62x39 (i don't know about x54mm) with the plates in. he didn't have the SAPI plates installed, though. he wrapped it around a sandbag to test the effectiveness, then wore it and had his roommate shoot him. right up there with Poncho Parachute in terms of...
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    Protesting your vote

    I agree. For the first time in my life since the age of 18, I didn't vote. I feel completely unrepresented. I'm really not sure which party I'm less frustrated with. Historically, I've been aligned with the GOP, and that's how I'm registered...but they've been pretty much ****ing the dog...
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    SIG information

    yep, i wouldn't even entertain the idea of a GLOCK or Ruger over a SIG P-series. I had a P226, and LOVED it. I sold it for a profit after firing a bazillion rounds through it, and used the money to help buy a Springfield stainless loaded 1911 (which I also love). I want to get a compact SIG...
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    calling shotgun

    haha, YA THINK? a 12 gauge is on the short list of ultimate home defense tools. and you don't really want that much spread...you want to put a bunch of pellets into your intended target. as far as the original post, my first choice would be a Remington 870 as well. You can get an...
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    Airplane Purchases

    i wouldn't call anything in the Rutan canard family aerobatic.
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    Airplane Purchases

    yeah, but you don't get to fly it if you have 2 anchors on your wings. plus, that's like work...when you're doing it on your on terms, it's like play. true, although you can't generally rent anything cool. I can think of several aircraft that will do 180-200+ kts that you can get for...
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    EA-6B anthro restrictions

    yeah, like short dudes who want Hornets. <----
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    Wso To Pilot

    I'm concerned that age will be a factor. I'll be 27 in October of this year, and still several months from getting my NFO wings.
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    Ensign Mobile

    I have an '01 Honda S2000 (silverstone color w/ red interior). 18" Fikse forged aluminum wheels. Comptech aftercooled supercharger...should make about 360 hp at the crank. Nice stereo. It's a fine Ensign/2nd Lt mobile...and it's for sale, because I have a kid on the way, and right now, I'd...
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    Wso To Pilot

    Well, I say "try" because they only select, what, 3-4 NFOs (USMC) per year to transition, right?
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    Wso To Pilot

    I plan on trying the retread thing after my first tour. hopefully flight school is more enjoyable the second time around.
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    Free TurboTax Software

    I'm thinking I could get on board with the FairTax. I like the idea a lot in principle...I have a few concerns that would have to be addressed before I really went for it, though.
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    Any Good Credit Cards

    that's pretty much how i use my CC.
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    Any Good Credit Cards

    www.chase.com/creditcards I just activated their Rewards Visa. Was reading [/I]Kiplinger's[/I] and saw that it was their pick for best reward CC. basically, it's no annual fee, 5% rebate on gas, food, and medications, and 1% on everything else. I don't know what the interest rates and...
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    Does the Marine Corps change political views?

    [/I]Sans[/I] is actually French, although it might've been lifted from Latin. and yes, that is what I was saying when I said that "SJC" sounds roughly like "right-leaning libertarian". and yeah, conservatives from the American West tend to be pretty much in line with me (with the two big...
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    Good Defense Shells

    Yep. In the eyes of the law, if a situation isn't dire enough for you to justify killing the guy, it isn't dire enough for you to justify shooting him at all. and besides that, I wouldn't want him seeking retribution or dreaming up any creative stuff to say against me in court. Sorry...
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