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An inanimate object can't have resolve. Also, don't take inspiration from an article quoting a Chinese anyone. The translation undoubtedly comes across as odd at best. If you want to talk about resolve, talk about the US Sailors who, day in and day out, do a thankless job defending our...

What? Who told you that you had to wear sunglasses when you go outside? Sounds a bit far fetched...

Delta, United and AA all fly 757's into JAC. United and Delta also use A319's. Also, Cheney flew Air Force 2 in all the time. I've been coming to JAC for 17 years and this is the first I've heard of a commercial plane overrunning the runway. From the news reports seems as though the brakes...

As would Admirals Walsh (former Blue Angel), Stravidis and BG McMaster... EDIT And these folks: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/04/AR2007020401196.html

While there aren't co-ed group showers that I know of, it is not at all that uncommon for there to be co-ed bathrooms. All you need are shower curtains and stalls.

Didn't intend to sound presumptuous. Was going to preface my comments with the fact that my views are those of a green wannabe.

How is it different from race? As for the "my values" part...should the military be making decisions based on solely your values? 88% of whites were against integration during WWII, yet, due to strong political reasons and loud protests from the nascent civil rights movement, small moves were...

My 2 cents... Online fares, especially through Expedia et al tend to be the most restricted fares out there. In reality, the only recourse when you've purchased your tickets is to repurchase them, not pay the difference in tickets. BTW, using kayak.com is a lot better if you're looking for...

Simple enough...thanks!

Random question about that (I know, putting the cart before the horse, but curious nonetheless). If one was to attend an EMBA program at a civilian institution during their shore tour, but it required either every other Friday away from work, or leaving work early on Fridays to complete, where...

Abdulmutallab (underwear bomber) is black and doesn't have an stereotypical Arab name. Any organizatoin wishing to do harm to Americans or any other non-nutjobs isn't going to be sending some shady guy in turban and shalwar kameez named Muhammed Jihad bin Laden.

If you do BDCP, you sign a contract stating your designator...not for ROTC. Chances of you being forced to do intel are extremely low. It's not a common road out of ROTC and if you don't put it down on your wishlist for BDCP you won't get selected for it. I wouldn't knock Intel, from what little...

With the exception of your question about parents, all of your questions can be answered through a Google search. Initiative's a good thing...

BDCP - sign contract/take oath and receive a monthly stipend with service selection guaranteed...go to OCS afterwards NROTC - during school, with required summer training...no guarantee for service selection but also no OCS. My 2 cents...I personally prefer ROTC as it allows to me interact...

First off, I agree on the point that you shouldn't be looking to your mom and dad for permission to join the military. That's absurd and nobody should be looking to their parents for approval for any adult decision, military or otherwise.My issue however is that the gut reaction on this forum to...

Eyesight is has to fall within certain range. Poke around this website: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/navmedmpte/nomi/Pages/default.aspx Also, as far as parents are concerned, ignore advice like "cut the imbelical cord you pussy!". My mom, brother and sister all had reservations about...

Had an issue with dual citizenship (UK)...dq'd for a clearance. All you have to do is write up statement effectively forfeiting your Pakistani citizenship. Then you sign it and have it signed by a witness (officer in my case). Then I took scissors to my passport and chopped the corner...

How'd he manage to get some time in the civilian world?

I'd imagine the Army gets some sort of preferential pricing...It may just be that the AW was the most capable aircraft for the mission (able to land in tight places, go faster, farther and all with less crew??) as compared to the civilian S-70 or other helos on the market.

Oh, I was referring to national scholarships. Is there a difference between national and side-load?

Can't you apply for a 3.5, 3 or 2 years scholarship?

Question: what needs are filled by the Harrier? Given the fact that we have a large CATOBAR fleet, the rationale for the Harrier seems fuzzy to me. Would the Gator Navy be better served by making it a helo navy? It seems to me that this would give it more flexibility to serve humanitarian...

It sounds to me like Cameron/Clegg went in with the right idea, but came out with the wrong practice...Paring the fleet down and using only the most modern equipment (Eurofighters....impressive air craft) makes sense, especially in the era of "austerity", but it sounds like the British Navair...

Yessir, just curious..thanks for the info

Quick question...I've seen lots of talk about the post 9/11 GI bill, but what's the relation between that and the Yellow Ribbon program? I've seen it mentioned at a lot of schools (Business and otherwise) and was wondering how it helps in reducing overall costs. This has also probably been...

Would y'all mind giving out stats for those 2/c eagerly awaiting service selection....next year???

Might want to reconsider this whole "Officer first" thingamajig....

Not to worry! He's not some crazy "inventor"...he's an innovator!

Jumping on DAS's point...the Navy has soooooo many opportunities to get grad education at top tier universities (including one's owned and run by the Navy). It was one of the reasons that I chose to go Navy and is definitely worth looking up. Check out Bupers website, officer assignments under...

Not a dying breed (I are one, and so is another guy in my unit), but difficult to get and definitely not the encourage route. No calc/phys required, but College Algebra minimum and physical science are.

Don't have any experience personally with MBA, but my familia does so here are my two cents: My brother went to a top-tier MBA school, had a helluva time trying to land a job (his top choices were Bear Sterns, AIG and Morgan Stanley...go figure) and the reason he finally got his job was...

Well...I'll join right in! gap1@rice.edu and much appreciated!

Where'd you hear that?

Do people commute from Seattle to Whidbey Island? Or is that a nightmare?

From what I've seen, latest you're going to be going to your flight physical is August of your senior year....more than likely, it'll be earlier. I'd imagine you need to be fully qualified for SNA in order for you to put SNA on your selection sheet. Get the surgery this semester...there's not...

I'm a 2/c as well...planning on getting my eyes tazed this December (2010) and allowing myself enough time to get a flight physical done in late May (2011) after I come back from study abroad.

"Demonstrations against the plan began in Afghanistan before Jones made his announcement." Plus, I doubt they were tuned into CNN....

Why would he do that? What purpose does added fuel to figurative fire achieve?

It's not like the last administration said that Islam was a violent and muderous religion. Regardless of what the Imam calls it, it is a community center...a Young Men's Muslim Association if you will.

"The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic" Just because you can doesn't mean you should....... It enrages me beyond all belief that a whackjob leader of a 50 person congregation causes protests and ill...

NROTC guy so the OAR doesn't count...going for SNA/SNFO/SWO/different flavors of SWO/Nuke

NROTC MIDN 2/c 5/7/6 ASTB 3.96 GPA (currently) Asian Studies/History Double Major Speak advanced intermediate Chinese Solid (above 3.0) evals/aptitude along with leadership positions in the Unit Thoughts?

From what I understand the technology's been there for a long time...a while back I spoke with a training captain who used to fly for CX and he told me about how the L1011 went on a demosntration flight entirely utilizing autopilot (pushback to arrival). I'm of the belief that people like seeing...

Make that anywhere in Great Britain and you're spot on...seriously

THAT is something I could get onboard with. I believe Obama et al had floated an idea like that. I think it would be a great thing to put into action.

While I agree with the principle (i.e. everyone should serve and would benefit from service...no contest from me), the problem is there are a good number of people who simply don't want to serve and aren't invested in it. For exampled, I've seen a whole slew of people enter the NROTC program...

So... First off: cool plane that looks like it could deliver the goods that the warfighters need. But I've got one question. So the Navy asked for 22 million dollars to fund a ready-to-go, proven and cheap air platform that could serve a critical role. This after a number of individuals...

FWIW, most fellow Midshipmen do somewhere between 15-20 hours on average in order to fulfill their major reqs. You might want to look at doing a bit more than just the minimum if you want to be considered for the scholarship. Not being a smartass, just saying it like it is. Unless you have 30+...

Touche. Is there anything in the works to replace any of the heavy bombers?

@Fog: I'm 21 as a matter of fact. My apologies, I didn't see the portion about international relations. I couldn't agree more that Russia thwarts us at every turn and thus I'm confused why Obama is so dead set on repairing that relationship. Having said that, I don't see what the big deal is...