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Hey, my OSO contacted me today, he said there are no ground slots available at this time, just ones for aviation (pilot and navigator). That just sounds so strange to me, anyone else have similar news?

At this link, if you scroll down, you see a picture of a man on helm watch on a carrier ship. I know that modern crusie ships have no steering wheels; they have control sticks and such to steer them. I am just wondering why a modern carrier would still use a steering wheel? Isn't that a lot...

Okay I can see this thread is OLD but I just wanted to say one opinion here, because I like this thread a lot; from what I have read, saying the F-22 was designed for a war that no longer exists (i.e. Cold War) I think is kind of foolish, I mean, you never know what could happen in the world in...

:icon_tong Well it wasn't my joke, just one that I've always liked that heard a while back.

Yep, sure did, thanx for all the info people, I learned a lot I didn't know about engines on aircraft and rudders. I have one other question though, and maybe this one is stupid, but I have always been curious on this one: since rudders were mentioned, I remembered that scene from the movie...

Okay, this is an old one, but one of my favorites still; probably you have all heard it, but for those that haven't: A small guy is sitting in a bar having a drink, minding his own business. Anyhow, a big, imposing man walks in and takes a seat next to the small guy, and orders a drink. While...

Hold up, I'm confused; you say, "The Marine Corps does not have WO's flying," then you say, "In the Marine Corps, Warrant Officers will have more experience than your average O-1, O-2 and maybe O-3." How is that if they have no WO's flying?? I am just confused by how you worded your post is all.

Well I mean in the other service that flys combat helos, the Marines, is it the opposite, where officers are the guys with the most experience?

I almost fell on the floor listening to this :D While I disagree with a lot of what is said in it, I found it hilarious how they did it. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/presaddress2.shtml

Yeah I kinda agree, don't judge the situation unless you saw it. While the claim sounds kinda funny, still, don't make any decisions unless you were there.

I C; yeah, I guess so, I don't really even know right now what yaw is lol.

Okay, this is a small question I suppose, but I remember reading somewhere that the engines on the F-14 Tomcat were placed far apart from each other so that if one got blown to smitherines somehow, the other engine would most likely remain undamaged. But the F-18 is anewer aircraft, and it...

I have been reading through this thread, and I am not quite sure if I've gotten this point-of-view right, but do you mean in the Navy and Marines, aviation officers are pretty much all commissioned and the leader guys (officers) are thus all pilots, whereas in the Army most of the pilots are...

Yeah, you are right sorry, let me try to make it more specific, though it still may be vague. I mean, say, during the times of when "all is well" (as in no major conflicts, etc...) and pilots more fly for pure practice and such, on average, how much time in the air would a fighter pilot or...

I am wondering, but when one becomes a pilot in the Marines, on average, how much air time does a pilot get each month?

Anytime you see any add saying "Never before has this information been shared to the public....blah blah blah" it's pretty much common knowledge that it's a bunch of B.S.

I read in this article - http://www.afa.org/magazine/dec2002/1202wings.asp -that the Navy and Marine Corps are integrating their air arms into one unit basically, so that the Marine aviation won't be under the Marines anymore, it will be under the Navy; they will both be one. According to...

I read that the author or "Bogey's and Bandits" was a bit biased though towards her, don't know how true that is. I say read her book just to see both sides.

BTW, I didn't mean that as any smart-alic reply, I just mean, it WAS an enlisted guy who told that to me, so I guess it CAN happen.

Well it was an enlisted guy as well who told me you can get crap from the superiors so wave the bs flag at him.

Well from what I read, your shore tour would be the training for the other aircraft if you want to transition and are allowed to do so. In one of those books on fighter pilots though, the author describes a helicopter pilot who transitioned to the jets. So yeah I will wait and see and of...

Well I never "just take advice" on forums because then someone else comes in saying, "No, that isn't true, blah blah blah" in reference to what the person said who's advice you just took, and you're like, "Oh man, now I'm confused again," so I will tend to argue something if I think it can be...

Yeah, I am not THAT closed-minded, and I get what you guys are saying, you all probably think I am a pin-prick college kid who doesn't know what he is talking about; well in truth I am I guess, as I don't know what I am talking about, but I mean I am not a all "jets or helos or I sell cars for...

I was reading in the book "The Right Stuff" about the "evil doctors" that the pilots hated and how this one doctor had a habit of, during prostate emaminations, shoving his finger right into the guy's prostate's and the pilots were in agony, some coming out with blood in their urine and such...

I think also the worry was Saddam was going to become more of a threat, or at least his sons would, within the coming years. Sort of like how everyone is saying we should have gone after Iran, not Iraq. If it was the reverse, people would be saying we should have gone after Iraq I bet.

Communities are different; I get what you're saying, but I am referring to the aircraft themselves. I would prefer an aircraft that is rather exciting to fly, not something that is slow and that can't be maneuvered around much. I have read of jet pilots that come out of jets and go into...

And regardless of what Kara Haltgreen flew, she wanted to be a fighter jet pilot badly, and she was given the opportunity to try for it.

No, not true. If I was flying C-130s, I would NOT like that. Helicopters and pretty much anything else I'd like though. However, even with helos, I'd still like jets a lot more I think, so if I got into helos for whatever reason, I'd still try to transfer to jets. And bch, I don't think that...

I was reading some of the stuff the soldiers said to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield. I dislike what he said when asked why don't the vehicles in Iraq have proper armor, but I guess he was in a snag with that one. But I dislike how they were complaining about the stop-loss policy. From...

Yeah, nothing is free; they pay to train you and you pay 'em back. They train you as a pilot and you have to pay them back a lot.

Well yeah, Marines themselves don't mind the term, but I mean people still use the term "some damn dumb jarhead..." etc....whenever someone wants to knock a Marine, it seems the term "jarhead" comes into the phrase, at least from what I have read. That may not be the case most of the time.

You must've been damn-skilled to complete a B.S. in Computer Science in 2 years; at my college, the program is 5 years. It is all about quotas though I know. My dad was a recuiter and he told me sometimes they reject guys and then a week later accept guys for the very same reason they...

Man, I love that speech George C. Scott gives in that movie "Patton" though. What really gets me is what would happen if a General these days made such a speech in reference to the Iraq War, using derogatory terms (George as Patton said the following as aprt of his speech, but referred to the...

China would need to feed all those mouths though in their military; also, remember, aerial superiority. The U.S. could bomb a lot their people. And also, 1.6 billion people equals a LOT of people who need training. China would have to train all those people and supply and feed them, which is...

Hmmm, well I think pilots should keep their long service contracts if it costs a lot, because I believe it costs a lot to train a pilot, especially jet pilots. Just my opinion though. As for "using the reservists as 'reserves,' " this is just my opinion moreso as well, as I haven't been in...

China has a LOT to learn about naval and aerial warfare still; as for numbers, China is shrinking the size of its military to a smaller, more mobile force in the future; in a full land war, for whatever reason that would ever occur, first off, aerial superiority, which the U.S. has, means a lot...

The only part I would disagree on from my knowledge is that part where he mentions the "two great powers, America and China." China isn't a world power last I checked; maybe in 20+ years, but right now, at least if I am not mistaken, they have a very poorly-trained army and air force, and their...

If the media had been allowed into World War II, we'd probably all be speaking German right now. Personally, I don't think the military has any "obligation" to provide information to the media. The media half the time doesn't even know what they are talking about, and they are usually always...

Is there an age limit on transitioning? For example, if you are say 29 in a helo, is there an age limit to transition to jets (in the Marine Corps)?

What's wrong with how I write?

Becoming a jet pilot is ALWAYS a risk I think, cuz you could always end up losing it if something bad happens, like you mess up badly. But then again, it's the same with the infantry I think (in the Marines). The infantry is only one of the ground MOS's remember. To be an infantry officer you...

Oh yeah, I even saw on the website of a Marine pilot, he says about all the paperwork he has.

I C; one thing about carriers; if you select like the Harrier or Hornet and get selected, do you automatically have to learn to land these craft on carriers, as a pilot of one of them? Or would you as a Marine pilot let's say, be put onto a land base somewhere, and then you can apply to learn...

Yeah you should, cuz he threw a fit over how Brad Pitt was so much taller than him when making "Interview With A Vampire." His character is thus as tall as Brad Pitt in the movie, which is balony. Antonio Banderas was cool about his height; he is short too, but he didn't mind it and thus his...

I C; while reading some more, I found that that female F-14 pilot, Kara Haltgreene had originally transferred from some type of plane (I forget which) to the F-14. She had applied for the F-18 but got the F-14. She crashed though. She ejected, but her parachute didn't open.

I C Do you know if you can switch from like cargo aircraft though (like the C-130)?

Also, can you transfer from other aircraft to jets too? (like if you were flying C-130s), could you apply for jets?

Why "left without a home and probably be out of the Navy?" Why would they do that I mean? Why not just put you back in helos? Also, for me, it would be "out of the Marine Corps."

Yeah, I saw Tom Cruise being interviewed by some guy, and he said, "So, you've been a fighter pilot, a secret agent, and a samurai?.....You know man, I joined the Navy because of you, after seeing Top Gun. I was gonna be a pilot. But then I crashed my (names an aircraft) and lost my wings...

Hey, I was just reading some reviews of a book called "Bogeys and Bandits," about the training of U.S. Navy and Marine F/A-18 fighter pilots, and the one reviewer says this, quoting him: "Unfortunately, Gandt's monopolization of a subject doesn't cure some flaws in the book - some admittedly...