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So you shave your legs, highlight your hair and wear more nomex than any man should? And by the way that Huey looks like a U-Haul truck (smiles simulated)

Good luck with that. They will find out and it will just confirm this pattern of behavior that you are trying to hide. Actions have consequences even when you are very young. Were I on a board I would stop reading the package at the first arrest, that is the way it is there are plenty of...

Guys I ahve been where you are trust me. It is a tough decision. I had decided to drop it and was as far as inside my company XO's office having spent a sleepless night deciding to drop it. He said what is it going to be? And I blurted out Im keeping it. Best decision I ever made. I dont...

I did a FAC tour and honestly it was pretty close to my best tour to date. I was in your shoes, I almost gave up my air contract for tanks because I bought into the TBS/OCS leading Marines line. Thank God I didnt. I have led Marines in both the Wing and Division and yes it is the most...

See Recon, Force way too much of that in that community

I wouldnt reccomend it at API. And onyl haflheartedly reccomend it in primary/advanced. At your fleet squadron you are enthusiatically cleared hot.

No they smelled new in 1987 when they first told TBS Lts that they would fly them. 30 Field Grade Os spinning in circles-right out of Dante's inferno

Making friends and influencing people I see

I might however drop my letter and walk the F*ck out with my wings proudly on my chest.

Well Ill just cross that off the lsit of possible jobs-jsut kidding well sort of. That would never work at an HMLA, it would cut into our crush the LTs debriefs that we are famous for.

actually if I am not mistaken your exhaust nozzles are directed away from your tailboom where ours currently are directed right at it. This has been ID'd as an issue on the Z/Y it was actually heating up the tailboom and weakening the metal so there will be new IR supressors that turn the...

I think A4s might need a cigarette after that (smiles simulated) Welcome aboard Sir.

I had the pleasure of working wiht them in Iraq, got a boony cover in trade too-great drinking hat.

Connectivity is pretty good Im sure you will get your "I read this thing about an airplane once" fix. Good luck From the back end of the spoon.

That problem will be adressed by the new exhaust system. It is hard to remove the carbon when the exhuast goes right onto the tail boom. Oh and it also helps survivability adn tailboom life.

Brits

Damn they made a 45ACP XD. Why did I buy the 9mm I should have waited. I cant own three Springfield porducts before I get a revolver.

I think that post was a wonderful illustration of the many mis-uses of Their There and They're I think I now understand the trouble in communicating via email, and it wasnt on the Korean side. Smiles-simulated

We have a future General in our midst-(not a compliment) Smiles-simulated

My year at Norwich it was probably around 45% commisioning with the Lions share being Army. This doesnt take into account (which there were more than a few) who commisioned as a result of OCC or similar programs.

Most dynamic arena to train and perfect flight leadership as well.

Good points I would have to concede that the VSTOL is more the problem than single engine. However I would take excpetion with the F-16 analogy more divert fields feet dry than feet wet when the birds starts making an argument against continued flight.

Tread lightly boys.

I think this is the first time I have been associated with a liberal point of view. I dont think any of the opinions held by the type A+ personalities are going to change. I hope to God that I am overreacting and wrong I guess we will know in 20 or so years. Almost time to go to the club.

I know a guy completing his degree as a Captain and ROTC is really not in his universe

No becasue in the past if a guy did something like that he would lsoe his American citizen ship. We now have government sponsored Mercenary outfits in the employ of the USofA not some two bit dictator.

My point is that yes these things need to be done but by Miltary or three letter agnecy types who have sworn an oath. Would I trust the former SEALS Recon (my old ROTC instructor works for Blackwater) etc. Absolutley, like everything else I trsut teh guys there pulling triggers but who is in...

No way that is way too close to the controls- (smiles simulataded and all in fun)

I think this is a great debate but the logic is screwed up on both sides the best analogy for the Hessians would be one of our other allies in Iraq-economic incentives anyone? (Im not trying to belittle our allies but there are a few there at least in part due to enconomic sanctions) I have a...

I think there is a signifigant amount of "trust but verify" when it comes to these companies. Do we always take them at their word on Aircraft performance, no we have test pilots then operational test squadrons to make sure the A/C perform as advertised/intended becasue again these companies...

I agree with wedge and no the military hasnt been using contractors in a combat capacity outside of three letter agencies as a rule-prior to OIF/OEF OAF. I realize most of these guys are former military but officially where do their loyalties lie? to company or country what if thet two are in...

could be this guy survived

I would call it a wise move. The super hornet is here, relatively proven technology with most of the enhancements in ord load and avionics. It is dropping bombs now while the JSF is in initial testing. And who the hell thinks that single engine over water is the way to go, particularly the...

Guy I went to flight school with was the youngest ever to eject from a military aircraft. his dad was in the JPATs program and he got a "good deal" flight with one of the test pilots and his seat fired. I think he was 12 or 13.

I just saw a P-3 back up at Kadena the other day. His taxi director was signalling abck up and we were laughing at it thinking there was no way, he missed the taxiway and would have to go elsewhere But before I knew it he had backed up and taxied away. Hadnt seen it before ever other than a C-17.

I dont think anyone has ever equated "varsity" with anything that involved an orange and white aircraft. Get a little fleet time and go fly some "varsity" nights somewhere outside the good ole USofA and then come talk to us.

yeah for the love of God make a new thread about houses-some of us cant fathom the responsibility of home ownership

I am living proof of the shorter after auto gone bad.

Harrier guys or other platforms?

Yeah because riding it in for your fourth sounds so much better

Hmmm the rest of the Marine Corps has been beaten with the ORM your libo stick and you cant get any closer to the flagpole than Quantico but here's hoping.

Not a jet guy but I am guessing it depends on how much damage you sustain on an ejection. I have a back injury that required a waiver, my waiver states no ejection seat A/C so no JPATS errr T-6s for me. Im guessing after 3 ejections you might want to take a break for a while.

When HMLA squadrons deploy they generally set combat crews based on experience and personalities, they change sometimes and when not in "the shit" they arent held to it all depends on IP qualls and waht X a guy needs and availability. I like combat crews, I think you need to fly together to set...

In today's over ORM'd environment you should probably ask which really pisses me off. When I was in TBS our SPC was big into treating us like Officers (most of the time) he said Os dont have liberty limits, we are paid ot make decisions-be back at work ready to go is the bottom line. The...

So my transponder could make radio calls better than my co-pilots do hmmmmm Does it work when I switch it to standby and dive for the deck.

The vaunted short bus to Prowler program (smiles-simulated)