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  1. HueyCobra8151

    Prior guys lend me your ears

    When you say "leaving your family in North Carolina for the entire pipeline," I'm assuming you are talking pre-TBS until post-Winging. Just food for thought, but that can be a pretty lengthy process. I commissioned in December 2008, started TBS April 2009, checked-in down at Pensacola in...
  2. HueyCobra8151

    For all your aspiring FACs out there...

    Army has a pretty solid instructional video on the field of Aircraft Bringing Inning.
  3. HueyCobra8151

    Daily Life as an Officer

    A day in the life of a Marine Officer you say? Well ask and ye shall receive!
  4. HueyCobra8151

    Sensitivity Training for Marines

    Carrying heavy weights from point A to point B isn't a TTP, it's a way to get to the place where you can use your TTPs. And if there is a manning issue we could start by not booting every motivator who gets a sleeve tattoo on boot leave...
  5. HueyCobra8151

    Sensitivity Training for Marines

    Oh yeah, for the high-boat carrying a CRRC 3-4 miles. If the waves are no-go on extract you need to be able to find a place where they are go, probably after things have gone kinetic and you are trying to get the hell outta dodge. So if you have to - you will REALLY have to.
  6. HueyCobra8151

    Sensitivity Training for Marines

    I'm not saying that women aren't hard workers or lack hustle. I'm saying that when you are 4'11" the rigors of combat arms are physically going to break you/make everyone around you carry extra weight. The boat example isn't even a far fetched one. That is literally 1/3 of the grunts in an...
  7. HueyCobra8151

    Sensitivity Training for Marines

    That is BLT 1/4 - Straight leg infantry in Boat Company.
  8. HueyCobra8151

    MREs for me

    Oh man...here's what you need to do now: Get a package of iodized salt and start an elaborate trading scheme with everyone around you who also has MRE's until you get that jalapeno cheese you need! Maybe something like: Iodized Salt > Red Pepper Packet > Blueberry Cobbler (yech) > Wheat Snack...
  9. HueyCobra8151

    Sensitivity Training for Marines

    The problem I have with females in the infantry/combat arms is perfectly summed up at the 56 second mark in this video: Those CRRCs are nearly empty and there are ~13 dudes on each one, barely able to get it off the sand while moving them up to the trash-line. What happens when they have to...
  10. HueyCobra8151

    MREs for me

    I hope you had the presence of mind to stuff the Jalapeno Cheese in the heater w/ the meatballs, then put the hot cheese and ripped up pieces of tortilla in w/ the meatballs before eating. It's actually pretty damn tasty that way.
  11. HueyCobra8151

    Cobras and Hueys

    No time to talk about being an asshole, we've got JFIRE quizzes to write and boots (who are checking in as Captain's) to crush with trivial knowledge!
  12. HueyCobra8151

    Switching Pipelines while in Flight School

    I was going with the whole "motivate the new guy who seems a little down" approach. Don't worry, you're still cool.
  13. HueyCobra8151

    Switching Pipelines while in Flight School

    Set the radalt to 20', fly low and shoot rockets, missiles, and machineguns...Do present position takeoffs everywhere...Hover n' shit...Go land in some moondust and scare the shit out of yourself, then pick up some grungy dudes who look pretty fucking happy to see you...Life is gonna be pretty...
  14. HueyCobra8151

    Why don't the Marines fly H-60's?

    Huey has 3 radios and (satcom supposedly). H-1 has a more capable sensor with ROVER coming in the near future. Have heard nothing but good things about the HIE capabilities of the Huey. Also, the UH-1Y has a WAY better cockpit than the -60 IMHO. I think the Marine Corps should have gone with...
  15. HueyCobra8151

    Life on the open water....

    "Hmmm, I'm not sure how the 1MC cord was ripped out so aggressively Sir, perhaps a seabag fell on it? I couldn't really say..."
  16. HueyCobra8151

    Favorite ports of call

    No votes for Duqm yet huh?
  17. HueyCobra8151

    Life on the open water....

    Their passion for work and hatred for sleep really chafes with the pilots on the "eat until you're tired, sleep until you're hungry" schedule.
  18. HueyCobra8151

    Motivation dropping due to scheduling blues

    Save this webpage: In a few years you are going to be working 12+ hour days regularly just to stay on top of your ground job and not flying as much as you want and you are going to look back on this thread and laugh so hard.
  19. HueyCobra8151

    Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps claims pay cuts would raise discipline

    I think if we have a major pay raise it is not going to raise morale any more than if we fail to raise pay more than the cost of living increase is going to decrease morale. It is not too often I hear Marines bitch about pay - and I don't think it is really a driving factor in joining or...
  20. HueyCobra8151

    Has The Navy Gone Geedunk Crazy?

    Have a friend with who earned his NAM (w/ Combat V for Valor) clearing suspected mines under fire after passing Safwan Hill in the initial push...I've also stood in a formation where a Marine was awarded a NAM because after 9/11 they plussed up security at the bases - and he had to hand out...
  21. HueyCobra8151

    Special Forces for NAs/NFOs

    OP: If you are interested in getting some experience as a ground-dude, why not apply for a Marine aviation contract? You will get a decent amount of walking around with heavy things on your back at OCS/TBS. If flight school doesn't work out for some reason, you also have much better chances of...
  22. HueyCobra8151

    Skeeterman Returns

    Ahh, didn't think that was exactly a shot across the bow or anything, just ironic and funny. Maybe we need a sticky to pass along the proper "dis protocol."
  23. HueyCobra8151

    Skeeterman Returns

    lol... R1 states that talking about/to people you've met in person should be it's own thread and not discussed here. Someone else says it is it's own thread and provides a link. R1 proceeds to talk about the people he's met in person on the thread he just said we shouldn't be talking about that...
  24. HueyCobra8151

    Air Force starts casual Friday

    So some General will get a fitrep bullet point about increasing morale by implementing a "common sense" approach to PT uniform standards. Then the next General can get a fitrep bullet point about increasing "combat effectiveness" and "esprit de corps" by implementing a "more uniform" approach to...
  25. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    Nuff said. An oldy but a goody.
  26. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    I have it about 10' short, but within the burst radius and effects should be into the target.
  27. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    Unfortunately, that iconic sound was lost when Bell upgraded the Hueys to 4-bladed models. They do get the sound of more 'splosions per sortie though, so all in all, maybe it's a wash.
  28. HueyCobra8151

    High-Rate Helo Cargo Transfer

    That's some pretty slick chopperating.
  29. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    UH-1Y leaving the FARP, flying ISO WTI 1-14
  30. HueyCobra8151

    Goodbye to the "Kiowa Warrior"?

    Reading the comments here about Apaches doing AI amidst IADS and I keep thinking that if all you have is helicopters, then your weapon-to-target match always winds up being a helicopter. Is there a difference between Army "deep strike" and AI? I don't recall seeing deep strike mentioned/defined...
  31. HueyCobra8151

    Goodbye to the "Kiowa Warrior"?

    If we had spent the last decade fighting a more conventional war we'd be debating the merits of lower-threat medium-altitude tactics instead.
  32. HueyCobra8151

    Goodbye to the "Kiowa Warrior"?

    Is this not an option? I would love to get an hour TOS with one of these bad boys.
  33. HueyCobra8151

    Ok... The truth (and nothing but) about SERE

    For what purpose do you need these questions answered? You'll find out when you get there.
  34. HueyCobra8151

    Which watch?

    Horosho!
  35. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    Black Electrical Tape works well too
  36. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    31st? How is the Osprey doing on the boat?
  37. HueyCobra8151

    Unisex Cover

    Hmmmmm.....
  38. HueyCobra8151

    Navy officer charged with attacking Disney World employees

    We need to establish a Disney World Violence Prevention Advocate at every command, we will hold weekly all-hands meetings to remind our young Marines and Sailors not to punch people in the face at Disney World. It's the only way to stop this sort of behavior.
  39. HueyCobra8151

    Archer - Danger Zone

    WHAAAAA? Blasphemy! I thought jet guys just flew low and fast and did barrel rolls all day and shit with the throttles max blast fighting MiGs! Oh well, I guess report established 18 block 20 and let me know when your 5 minutes of playtime is up so you can go home...
  40. HueyCobra8151

    Archer - Danger Zone

    The Tomcat entered service after Vietnam and only really participated in Desert Shield as a strike escort and as a Recce platform (according to Wikipedia). I bet a lot of the guys in the Navy you "wanted to join" are envious of the past decade+ of combat that they missed.
  41. HueyCobra8151

    Archer - Danger Zone

    REGGIE!
  42. HueyCobra8151

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

    Are those seats as comfy as they look? I'm pretty jealous right now.
  43. HueyCobra8151

    Huey (or Cobra) input wanted

    You win? I think the original poster should follow azguys advice and try and go SWO out of HT's, sounds like you will be boarding ships and shooting TLAMs nonstop left and right!! Who knew being a SWO was so intense all the time!
  44. HueyCobra8151

    Huey (or Cobra) input wanted

    Well that was a pretty dick thing to say... I guess to answer the original question: Skid guys are assholes...but we're still cooler than SWO's apparently.
  45. HueyCobra8151

    Huey (or Cobra) input wanted

    In no particular order: Good: The flying is generally low, fast (for a helo), and/or at night, and you will get to shoot a lot of ordnance. The HMLA covers a lot of the missions of Marine aviation, so you have your fingers in a lot of cookie jars and get to see/do a lot of stuff, and you are...
  46. HueyCobra8151

    Breakdown of "The Drama"

    Faster. Funnier.
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