Mexican Generals; Why so many ribbons?

[BackOrdered]

HAL I agree with what you are saying.

I'm shooting for a large deck next go around. I still see it as bizarre when supply corps officers respond, "my rack" when I ask where thier GQ stations are. I had two lockers and the occasionally the HCO tower. I'm just going to keep my mouth shut.

 

[eas7888]

Out of curiosity, is the Army Reg different? Because the Navy 1650 prohibits earning a GWOT-E and ICM in the same deployment, even if you meet the time in-country for both awards (ie: for those of us who spent 30 days in Iraq and then another 30 in Kuwait). One deployment = 1 ribbon. Either way, I'm sure it's a moot point for you by now.

I don't think it's an Army specific regulation. . .it's specific to the award. For instance, I earned the GWOT-E and the ICM . . . but from two separate deployments. On my first deployment, during the transition phase, I was given the option of selecting either the GWOT-E or the ICM. I chose the GWOT-E, as I was told it would be going away for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan due to there being awards issued for those specific deployments.

For my second deployment, there wasn't a choice, the ICM was the only award given In addition to the GWOT-S and all the other chest candy that comes along with a deployment.

 

[helolumpy]

HAL I agree with what you are saying.

I'm shooting for a large deck next go around. I still see it as bizarre when supply corps officers respond, "my rack" when I ask where thier GQ stations are. I had two lockers and the occasionally the HCO tower. I'm just going to keep my mouth shut.

When I was on a Strike Group staff when the GQ alarm sounded, the SWO's would start rolling their sleeves down and tuck their pants into their socks.

All us aviators would start yawning and start making our way to our staterooms since it was time to take a nap...

I guess it's a culture thing between the communities.

 

[HAL Pilot]

^ As was to be expected for the embarked staff and air wing, but not for the ship's company.

 

[robav8r]

. . . tuck their pants into their socks.

Funny, after numerous deployments on an FF, DD, CG, FFG's and CVN's, I never heard of a single safety issue from someone not tucking their pants into their socks . . . . .

 

[Catmando]

Only in peacetime and exercises did I ever tuck my pants into my socks... but war and/or disaster were different. It affects your perspective.
Then some stuff is petty and some stuff is real. Then real people rise to the occasion, like after the A-6 crash on deck I witnessed long ago that killed and seriously injured many.

After the disaster, one was a young dentist barely out of dent-school, who was called upon to amputate a man's leg to save his life!

"...The dentist had performed the amputation. He was just about in shock. He said that he had never worked on a human in that type of operation. His only experience had been with a cadaver, when he was in pre-med." LINK ​

(Scroll down to VA-115 A-6 pilot Dave Kelley's comments.)​

 

[KBayDog]

^Great link, Cat - thanks for sharing.

 

[SkywardET]

Funny, after numerous deployments on an FF, DD, CG, FFG's and CVN's, I never heard of a single safety issue from someone not tucking their pants into their socks . . . . .

Tucking your pant legs into your socks isn't just to reduce trip/snap hazards, but also to reduce flash burn potential. That's why flash hoods and gloves are also given.

 

[scoolbubba]

We don't tuck our flight suits into our boots. I'll try to get my guys to do that the next time we set 5 for take off. I guess we just figured wearing socks like we aren't retarded is safe enough... SWOs, giving the air force a run for ridiculous nonsense since 1775.

 

[Harrier Dude]

Tucking your pant legs into your socks isn't just to reduce trip/snap hazards, but also to reduce flash burn potential. That's why flash hoods and gloves are also given.

Why not do this all the time then?

 

[robav8r]

We don't tuck our flight suits into our boots. I'll try to get my guys to do that the next time we set 5 for take off. I guess we just figured wearing socks like we aren't retarded is safe enough... SWOs, giving the air force a run for ridiculous nonsense since 1775.

Now that's some funny shit !!!

 

[robav8r]

Tucking your pant legs into your socks isn't just to reduce trip/snap hazards, but also to reduce flash burn potential. That's why flash hoods and gloves are also given.

I would never have known . . . . .

 

[Gatordev]

Tucking your pant legs into your socks isn't just to reduce trip/snap hazards, but also to reduce flash burn potential. That's why flash hoods and gloves are also given.

Flight suits are specifically designed NOT to be tucked in, unlike the coveralls. No, I don't know why (I'm guessing because our legs go lower and zip, unlike coveralls), but that's why aviators don't/aren't supposed to tuck their junk.

 

[xj220]

tuck their junk.

The goat?

 

[KBayDog]

The goat?

Oh no...