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  1. insanebikerboy

    Crossing the finish line... running, walking or crawling... (Reserve Retirement Process)

    I did like the Wardroom. Still have my tshirt. Plus, the two drinks per day seemed more of a recommendation, so I never left there seeing straight.
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    Haiti

    That was exactly it! It was really bizarre to see.
  3. insanebikerboy

    Haiti

    My only experience with Haiti was during the 2010 earthquake. I recall flying near the border of Haiti and looking into the DR. From a few hundred feet, the forests/jungles, etc were lush in the DR, and in Haiti a lot of it was clear cut and barren landscape.
  4. insanebikerboy

    Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

    You combined two things here, single pilot IFR and flying IFR. One depends on access to all flight controls, the other just requires practice.
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    Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

    No direct pitch authority tied to the primary flight controls. It programs automatically and it's position is based primarily on airspeed (and a few others). The intent is to keep the nose close to level on the horizon. Without the stab, the helo would get into fairly large and uncomfortable...
  6. insanebikerboy

    The SHOW: Airlines still a "good gig"??

    Before their new contract, SWA was known to be a place where guys would go and the bail if they job offers at other majors. SWA accounted for that. Now, with the new contract, the word I’m hearing is that new hires are staying put. That’s changed HRs people forecast and they have a backlog to...
  7. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    I dunno man, I’ve been around AF PA long enough now to know that instead of it being correctly identified as the destroyer USS Carney, they’d say it was Jim Bob on his bass boat known as USS Boaty McBoatface
  8. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Is the pivot to China a bunch of bullshit?

    The Chinese are exceptionally long sighted (the 100 year plan, their legal mandate to not capitulate territory). That said, I’ve always wondered how the economic impact of a war would affect them. I would imagine almost the entirety of Western funds would vanish overnight. A little bit of...
  9. insanebikerboy

    CMV-22B Osprey Rollout

    Supposedly the cause of the latest mishap has been found, although this article doesn’t state what it is. Like Brett said, they’ll fix it and move on. The V-22, love it or hate it, is here to stay for a long time...
  10. insanebikerboy

    Sergrad - How does it affect your career?

    I got into the T-38 at about 3,300 hours between helos and light and heavy fixed wing. I never failed a flight until the 38. It wasn’t the stick and rudder, I could fly the jet fine. What was tough for me was the mindset shift of having to do everything myself. Ironically the flights I failed...
  11. insanebikerboy

    Anyone Shoot Competitively?

    Shot competitively with pretty decent success rates early on in my career. Later on, it seemed that whenever the west coast matches came up I was either gone for workups or deployed. I might try to get back into it, I was a big fan of Across the Course with my M-1.
  12. insanebikerboy

    Navy Now Taking High School Dropouts

    My sister and mom absolutely hated each other when I was growing up. She moved out, dropped out, and got a good job in the town I grew up in. After I had been in for about 5 years, she briefly flirted with joining the Air Force and scored somewhere in the 60s. I remember that because she asked...
  13. insanebikerboy

    How do I know if I want to go navy or AF

    I have no idea. There are some ‘unique’ things in the AF, that being one of them.
  14. insanebikerboy

    How do I know if I want to go navy or AF

    These are excellent points and you’re exactly right. Depending on the squadron type, it is possible that an officer won’t ever directly lead enlisted until senior O-4/5 levels. It’s also very possible that an officer may only have to supervise a couple of other officers until that O-4/5 level...
  15. insanebikerboy

    How do I know if I want to go navy or AF

    Here's what I've personally seen. At the squadron level, the culture is almost identical between the two services. You have the different types, fighter guys are different than helo guys, etc, but at the end of the day I've seen pilots from both the Navy and Air Force bitch about mostly the...
  16. insanebikerboy

    U-2 Retirement

    If you are able, go look it up on the various networks. Reality is not like how you describe.
  17. insanebikerboy

    U-2 Retirement

    You would be surprised.
  18. insanebikerboy

    CMV-22B Osprey Rollout

    Yup. A very hot topic indeed. I think that's really about all that can be said.
  19. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    Man, you do you and it’s your opinion, but you are really reaching here.
  20. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    I get what you're saying, my question is how do you differentiate on a ship who is actively participating and who isn't? By training, every sailor learns damage control, so can one say that by having a ASCM shot at a boat means all crew are actively participating by being ready to man a repair...
  21. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    I recall reading somewhere on here that the DFC was a typical award for an air to air kill. I agree on the AM, but since this was the first ever actual hellfire engagement (I think), I could see someone arguing for the DFC. You wanna see awards inflation, come take a look at Air Force awards...
  22. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    No, the CAR is strictly for ground combat. The awards manual says the strike/flight air medal is the aerial equivalent to the CAR.
  23. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    I genuinely hope the comms were professional and standardized. That said, we all know they were like ‘fuck them up, holy shit, rifle away, we just shot some dudes, hell yeah, etc…’
  24. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    A buddy of mine said he heard it was AGM-114 x 3. If that’s actually true, I wonder if it’s the first Navy helo engagement with that weapon.
  25. insanebikerboy

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    We engaged pirates in 2011 off the coast of Somalia while cruising on the Big E. There was a crew from a small boy that lit some dudes up that same cruise, I can’t remember what boat they were on.
  26. insanebikerboy

    Sen. Schumer gas for electric car trade in program?

    Back in the early 90s my best friend had a computer that we could design cars on. Being as it was the early 90s, not a lot of options were available but we eventually found that a car with the shape of the cyber truck had the best aerodynamics. Fast forward to current day and I see the cyber...
  27. insanebikerboy

    CMV-22B Osprey Rollout

    Go look closer. I bet you’ll find an N-number that’s just a very slight different color of white. Those dudes are some interesting cats.
  28. insanebikerboy

    Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

    You’re not incorrect that vibration can be harmful, you’re just looking at the wrong type. Turbulence is not a constant during flight, and some flights don’t feel it whatsoever. The short duration and intensity isn’t enough to cause problems. What you’re referring to is the term is ‘whole body...
  29. insanebikerboy

    USCG MH-60T Update

    A good number of these are converted HH-60Hs. All but just a few of HSC-84-85’s old aircraft are, or will be, 60T models. The cool thing is they come off the line as a zero hour aircraft.
  30. insanebikerboy

    Feds bust “ high-end brothel network” used by elected officials, military officers, others

    On the Enterprise we ‘sourced’ a full box of cat 5 cable, connectors, and a crimper from the IT shop. We then proceeded to run said cable through the overheads and link all of the JO staterooms together, had a pretty great network of everything you could imagine. On the E, our eight man was...
  31. insanebikerboy

    Which platforms see the most combat in today's world?

    Your best bet of employing ordnance from an airborne asset these days is by flying UAVs. If that’s what you really want, go Air Force and enjoy that conex in Cheech.
  32. insanebikerboy

    Feds bust “ high-end brothel network” used by elected officials, military officers, others

    Hmm, wonder if some potential honeypottin’ going on here.
  33. insanebikerboy

    U2 Headed For Retirement

    The have one, but it goes by the more appropriate nickname of the ‘Pansy Division’
  34. insanebikerboy

    Flight Suits and NWUs?

    Have to buy my own backpack? $29 Jansport from Walmart. If the squadron is buying? Gold lined Gucci backpack with a built in Sherpa.
  35. insanebikerboy

    Flight Suits and NWUs?

    My favorite is white socks with the flight suit. Had some Chiefs damn near have a stroke when they saw me wearing them. One was being almost disrespectful to the point I made him pull it up on the computer in front of everyone. He quickly became very apologetic.
  36. insanebikerboy

    Interservice Transfer

    Highly unlikely you’d get approved while still under your initial service obligation. Not impossible but from what I’ve seen, not likely. You’d need to be within roughly a year of your end of obligation. You have to perform well in your current job. If you’re a turd, odds are the Marines...
  37. insanebikerboy

    USMC Marathon

    I ran it with several friends in 2003. I think my longest run was maybe 10 miles for training. I had a small bottle of ibuprofen I ran the race with and I'd take a few every few miles. Never hit the wall but when I finished my urine color was on the frowny face side of the pee color chart...
  38. insanebikerboy

    Which Branch Allows Its Officers to Fly the Most?

    Depends on what you mean by most. Total hours, I would argue Army warrants. Longevity, or for the most years actually being in a cockpit, the Air Force wins. Granted, some of those later years may only be one or two flights a month, but it beats no flying at all.
  39. insanebikerboy

    War in Israel

    I agree with your statement, however you’re referencing it from our point of view. Trying to look at it from an Israeli point of view, I honestly think they don’t care about international law.
  40. insanebikerboy

    War in Israel

    I’m aware of the history, but you missed my point. I could use Lemay’s firebombing campaign instead of the nuke, but the end is the same; absolute death of every man, woman, and child. Hence why I used the term Total War. Is it possible that Israel considers this Total War and has justified...
  41. insanebikerboy

    War in Israel

    For the sake of argument, could Israel be using a similar logic to why we used the nuke on Japan? Aka, Total War?
  42. insanebikerboy

    War in Israel

    I suppose I should’ve clarified, I don’t think it’s proper to wear another country’s flag on a US uniform. State flags are good in my opinion.
  43. insanebikerboy

    War in Israel

    You do you.
  44. insanebikerboy

    War in Israel

    I hope not. Wear the US flag and nothing else. I’ve always found it appalling to see another flag on a US uniform, regardless of allied status, etc.
  45. insanebikerboy

    Flight School backed up

    Flying a stabilized approach was the game when I was flying the tanker. Any deviations, especially inside the FAF, drove a go-around. This was particularly true if the weather was down to mins. I’d happily take a few knots tailwind to not have to circle at circling mins. The irony is that the...
  46. insanebikerboy

    Marines issuing suppressors?

    I had a regular EOTech and a backup flip up rear sight on my M4. Still had the regular front sight post. Worked really well. Only reason I can think of having elevated sights is for NVGs. In that picture the optic looks like it is mounted as far forward in the receiver as possible. With the...
  47. insanebikerboy

    Rescinding selection for SNA?

    So….it’s the 23rd, what’d you do?
  48. insanebikerboy

    Will's

    Due to a situation with my wife and her biological father, I had a similar discussion with a JAG. His advice was to always have a will. His take was that while there are laws that cover the process for settling an estate if no will exists, having an up to date will removes any ambiguity on what...
  49. insanebikerboy

    USERRA Act

    Dang, that’s wild. When he goes back, makes year 10+ pay and not even off probation.
  50. insanebikerboy

    USERRA Act

    The involuntary part was how I’d always thought about it. Interestingly, right now in the Air Force (other branches too, I assume) guys are taking the 1-2 year career intermission, flying for whatever major they want, then coming back on active duty to pay back for the intermission. They are...
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