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There will be smashing in each community for new guys. The severity will be based on your attitude and the senior peer groups perceptions of you. Just know this: as a boot in any community decisions are being made regarding YOUR future that many nuggets can't fathom. Within your first 4-6...

I picked up a flight spot (Marines) at 26 and still had school to finish. You're not really all that late. I didn't go there, but the majority of the people I know who went to ERAU wish they went somewhere cheaper and more fun. Particularly after meeting people who went to a state school in...

Nobody loves your dog as much as you. Watching somebody's dog for a week as a favor is okay once in awhile. If it becomes the go to solution it gets old. As for fleet life supporting having a dog: my squadron is not deploying this year but I'll have been gone for about 5 months by the end of the...

Same here. I love the Massif issue I received. Now if only we had gloves.

If it's really cold and windy, the fleece worn under the gore tex can't be beat.

I tried to get some rooms at the Yuma Q in Dec and was told it's closed for renovations. Has anybody actually seen work being done?

It's on our RAWS we fill out before each flight.

Just a sharp knife is all. I understand there's truth to it.

Ouch. No love for the drivers of The Chariot?

Me: "Sir, this route has us out over the water for almost an entire leg. Do we need wet vests?" IP: "Naw, before we go feet wet we'll just, like, check the gauges real good."

I'm a history major. Not a "fighter pilot", but I believe the question has been answered: You can get into the flight program as a history major. From there it's up to you and the Navy.

We were issued them from through flight-E. There is some silliness concerning factory cut-off fingers being okay, but if you do it yourself that's a no-go.

I was accepted into OCS while still at a community college. I obviously had to transfer to a 4 year institution but it's not impossible. That was also in 2003: good job market and we were about to invade Iraq. Your mileage may vary.

Abu Dhabi Clean. Priced like a major city in the states. Cabs are great and there's no crime. Marina Mall is huge and has about any high-end item you'd want. Abu Dhabi Mall is much closer to the pier and is more like a "normal" American mall. Must see: Emirates Palace is incredible and has...

Sihanoukville, Cambodia Small Euro-trash/ Cambodian beach community. It's dirt cheap ($20 will get you a tuk-tuk driver for the day), about .50 for 22oz Tiger Beer, $25 for a hotel room). Go to the beach, there lots of clubs and stuff right on the water. Most everybody starts out at the...

I did a search and didn't come up with anything. My idea for this thread would be a list of all the ports you've been to and the gouge for how to maximize the experience there. I.E. Where to stay,best way to get around, best bars, cultural sites, where to stay away from, how expensive it is...

http://www.marines.mil/unit/barracks/PublishingImages/2012/120126-M-HZ646-007.jpg I think this might answer the question. It was a flyover for a former assistant commandant's funeral at Arlington.

Palafox was definitely becoming the spot when I left a few years ago. I can only imagine it's even better now. I definitely second getting a house instead of the APT. You also want to live where you drink...and do alot of it. Flight school is fun. More fun that you think it is when you're...

I completely undertsand all the advice about being available for flights and early briefs by living in Pace or Milton. That being said I was never called in for an unscheduled flight, nor was anybody I hung out with. The determining factor in how well you do will be your work ethic and your...

NavAir, no dice on bags. Navy shoes wore aquaflage, pilots wore khakis and talked shit about shoes wearing aquaflage. Marines wore cammies. There's a small coffee mess in the back of the classroom so that does help with the power point. When I was there the staff was doing the 5 Guys...

I did the Legal O-Course in Norfolk last spring. I'm definitely glad I went. It's a pretty full three weeks but it's not hard by any means. The days were way shorter than a normal squadron workday. I think the best thing I did was to stay after class each day and do the homework. It kept me...

I have the fleece, gore-tex and the full Massif suit. The Massif stuff is pretty awesome because it combines the others in being wind and water proof. The only drawback is how quickly it shows dirt...crew chiefs will destroy it in short order.

Navy docs as far as I know.

There's about three of us in my squadron who looking to have it done. We just went through our flight doc and optometry...the whole process seems fairly simple for current flyers.

Agreed. It's a horrible idea. I've been told that counsel for the accused can be in the room taking notes for appeal purposes but can't communicate with the accused without a finding of guilty becoming a federal conviction.

A SCM can count as a conviction if the accused elects to provide his own defense counsel and they are present during the SCM. The accused has no absolute right to defense at a SCM so he'd have to pay out of pocket for one.

Very minor sounds like NJP. A SCM is kind of a big deal.

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I got sick on fam 1 in the 34 and a little queasy during PA's. I took ginger pills before every flight and have never felt a twinge of sickness in a helo (with the exception of vertigo, which I think makes everyone feel sick). The heavy tasking that came with actually flying took my mind off...

Concur. I know you're probably sick of getting treated like a bitch by the IP's, but after wings you're still gonna be treated like a bitch along with a real ground job and less flying.

I asked this question in Pensacola as an older dude (winged at 31). The answer I was given is that there was a study done at one time that determined younger guys have less trepidation about "dangerous" flying than older guys. While there may be some truth to that, I suspect that the exact...

Flight school does not really equal experience. I would be really careful about shooting my mouth off publicly to an aviator who's btdt in the fleet. What's the saying..."Wings just get you in the club. Deployments let you drink at the bar."

As a State grad, I think it's a great idea. The school has been doing gimmicky sports things like this for a while, but this will take the cake. Go Green!

You could do what I did while waiting 5 months: Get a job working the loading dock at a warehouse. You'll get a paycheck and an appreciation for your upcoming career path.

So what does a "Line Check" entail?

I know a fair number of people who keep the natops, anttp, opnav, etc on a kindle. It's pretty convenient. However, I know that probably wouldn't fly in flight school. They like you to do things the hard way....like jet logs.

Hmm 268

I'll be selling swag there either sat or sun.

I went to a CC for a few years, and was accepted into PLC (I know, different program) while there. The only advice I would give is to be in close contact with admissions and advisors in your degree program at UF. I wasn't and ended up losing transfer credits from my CC. Good Luck.

I was under the impression when I shipped they recieved credit for how many actually entered training. Therefore, you couldn't get a free trip to Quantico and roll during in-processing.

I've found that guys preflighting with gloves is directly related to how hot the skin of the a/c is. When ambient temp is over a hundred I couldn't climb on that thing without them. As for the topic at hand: I can't fly without them. I preflight in those mechanix gloves due sharp as hell...

I was that guy. I'll never have another 8 months like that again. It was awesome. Myself didn't need improving.:icon_wink

No way! I've had them sew shit on my flight gear and I swear a two year old could have done better. We're talking about an heirloom here! I'm not knocking PR's...just my PR's.

Does anybody have any recommendations on shops in the SanDiego area for getting my leather sewn up? Oh, and in keeping with the thread I just have the typsy name patch. No other bling.

I love direcTV. However, when I moved to Cali I chose a condo that I later found doesn't allow dishes to be installed. DirecTV WILL NOT wave the early termination fee if you can receive signal but a HOA doesn't permit you to have a dish. I was able to pause my contract for a year without...

When I winged, there were only two assault support slots. The other 6 guys got cobras. The selections had been that way for a few months. Remember the phrog rag is drawing down, there's only so many shitters and the plopter guys have already been selected. You're chances are probably pretty...

My nametape's 2" by 4". I just measured.:watching_

^^^^ Dear Lord ^^^^

The money is there. It's just a matter of time for the ILS.