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It's a popular patch and is making the rounds these days.

There are a few traditional gold wing wearing naval aviators around here who are flying drones these days. They may or may not fit the requirements for your interview but they probably would be willing to give you some of their time. The drone community is a good community for the right people.

There is a joke there. It's too easy. From the second best hockey movie ever: (#1 Slapshot, #2 Youngblood, #3 Miracle) Miss McGill would approve. "The only thing better than a beer is tea with Miss McGill!" https://hockeymovies.fandom.com/wiki/Miss_McGill

Getting old sucks. But dammit, I really wish my friends who died young were here with me to complain about it. They were better officers and pilots than me. How am I supposed to do this without them? Edit: This post was weird, but I'm okay. I just miss some of my friends- like we all do!

This is how I did mine. There can be a little more to it when you start talking about GFCI circuits and floating neutrals. But that is also easily explained through youtube university. Note that the "going through the dryer outlet" tecnique isn't something you'll likely find on youtube. It is...

The Hurricane Special is a 30amp generator plugged into the dryer circuit with a man killer male to male cable. I did that at every house I rented in NC and VA.

It's a good idea to also have a 1 and 1/4 inch gas line run to where you want the generator- think about clearances (5 ft from the exhaust to a door or window), flat ground, not on a sprinkler head, away from a fence line, etc... Had I known all of this I would have had the generator supply...

Yes this one auto starts. And that's the wife's number! So call away. Or wait... No... Uh... She's happily married... Oh jeez. 🤣

The extended warranty and service packages are definitely worth it from what I hear. Also, with Generac warranty claims are apparently a PITA if you don't have it serviced annually by a Generac service company.

The house wasn't wired for a generator so the transfer panel and surge protection (which covers both line and generator power) is included in that price. And you are correct that I don't have a load shedding panel. 24kW will covered all of my electrical needs in the house. Of note, I have a...

There are lower wattage options that cost a bit less but they require load shedding. With 24kW I don't require any load shedding. It will run everything in the house like we're on regular line power. That means AC in the summer and heat in the winter. And the EV charger if I really need it...

I decided to bite the bullet and get a whole home standby generator. We've lost power a few times during ice storms here in Western Michigan. When it's 20 degrees outside and spitting a wintry mix of Boreas's rage it really sucks to pull the portable generator out, fill it with fuel, plug it in...

T-38 for the time being.

If you want to be an NFO take the BDCP slot and don't look back. This opportunity may only come once. You'll be able to get your MBA and your civilian ratings later in life. No one sits in a cubicle when they're 40 and thinks, "I'm really glad I turned down the opportunity to be an NFO for...

Fixed it for you!

There is no dilution, this nature of warfare is different from your GWOT in AFG or Iraq or Syria. Stop gate keeping.

I agree on all parts, with the caveat that it isn't just the Navy. There is a good amount of USAF/ANG aviation and intel integration across the entire kill chain. IMO, this fight is only going to get bigger. The scenario in Yemen draws comparison to the Tripolitan wars. Based on your...

It's really been 8 years? Wow. Here's to him!

There is a large push within DOD construction projects to reduce paved space and increase "green" space. In a recent update our squadron lost a bunch of parking spots. I understand the idea of green space, but at the same time most bases are not walkable. And, walking 1/2 mile in sub freezing...

For "Remote Effects". I don't think we can get an "R" on a CAR (I hope not... But we do seem to be getting shot down a lot lately) but we can get them on air medals and I think up to a DFC. It makes sense. The guys who do the really tough strikes, the Presidential level stuff, or who do...

While the Houthis are only loosely affiliated with Iran as far as ideology goes, it's a proxy war. It's not like we don't know where these weapons are coming from, who is advising the Houthis and training them on how to use them. But the American people, and the rest of the Western world as...

What's USMC legendary Hornet Readiness rate? If it's above single digits I'll be impressed.

At my local Lowes the "veteran parking" spaces look like the parking lot of the barracks after payday. I suppose that tells you who uses them.

It feels very... Biased.

He seems to be a really smart and rational guy. I enjoy his insight.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-mission-implausible-146774875/ I've been really getting into this podcast lately. "Mission Implausible As former high-level CIA operatives, John Sipher and Jerry O'Shea would create fake conspiracies around the world. Now, with the help of experts, they...

The Day of the Jackal on Peacock is really good. Eddie Redmayne is a good actor and he definitely fits in for this kind of role. He has some range as just completed his West End and Broadway run as Emcee in Cabaret. I think Adam Lambert's Emcee is better, but this isn't a Broadway...

That boat never sank. Also- I was part of a SinkEx with RIMPAC last year. Even purpose built munitions have a hard time time sinking boats. There's a cool documentary about turning the Oriskany into a diving park. Really smart engineers had a really hard time sinking that boat. Our ships...

Regarding the two-piece flight suit: I have one from the AF. Maybe ours are different, but they fit like crap. They're definitely made for a skinny body type. If you are muscley at all, or have a typical ANG body type, you'll probably like the one piece flight suit better.

No. They're even harder to sink now.

I suppose that could be right. The Arts between schools are, and should be, pretty different.

So no sources, but now you're saying you know all about how accreditation works? Different schools will have completely different courses within the same degreefield of study. Bio-101 (intro to biology) might not change much, but Thea-325 (scenic design) will be vastly different. Stop talking...

Share your source for this information.

Absolutely. The solo cross country in Advanced has a huge amount of value. So did the solo log flights out to El Centro, or to Jacksonville or Key West for CQ dets.

It's that "attitudes" portion of the training system that you can't shortcut. Knowledge and Skills can come quicker as equipment becomes simpler and easier to operate. Attitudes require many hours and events of individual instruction. A student has to experience how their instructors approach...

I use USAA for banking, auto, and I have a personal article floater on a couple of custom made bass guitars. They're competitive in Michigan for all three. Auto insurance in Michigan is really expensive, and I have an EV. However I use Nationwide for homeowners. They have the same amount of...

I uh... I remember having to do a few more things....

In the MQ-9 community word is they're moving all tactical training to what we call Mission Qualification Training, (MQT) which is conducted by the fleet squadrons. So the first time we find out if you can actually be trusted to shoot anything will be after you complete the FTU. I don't like it...

There is a ton of awesome advice in this thread. Flying jets you'll find that pretty much every flight is going to be a formation flight. You'll get there!!! My only advice to add to the already great stuff here is to chew gum, and when you get stressed out sing whatever song is stuck in your...

The ANG has picked up a few PEP tours, some at large and many with our assigned NATO partners. You've got to be good to get one, and going on one is as close to a guarantee for squadron and O-6 command as one can get.

A USMC buddy of mine picked up a PEP to Cold Lake. He met his wife while he was there. He also said the name fits and that you get really good using the cold weather ops section in the NATOPS.

You can't not love tailwheel flying.

Hopefully a skipper did the right thing and gave that mission to the rock-star JOs and NCOs.

Oof. Yeah. So story time- Flying FLCPs in the mighty Goshawk at Kingsville, I can remember there was this offshore oil platform that on a dark night might look like your interval, and students would make aggressive moves in the pattern to avoid what they thought was an impending midair. I also...

It looks like the tower's lights weren't working, but it was NOTAM'd.

Crazy to think of how many airplanes and types of missions pilots jumped around to back in the "old days". New airplanes constantly coming out, opportunities to cross train into props, helos, jets... I wonder what they would think if we told them we have guys logging time in the same airplane...

The A in VMA means "Attack".

My advice is to tell everyone you're time is up and you're getting out and perhaps leave it at that. You can also tell them, "I'm looking at options to do some fun flying part time in my home state." There are those people who would say, "but why would you ever want to leave this amazing gun...

Any flooded out vehicle is a bad idea. Tesla batteries are vented, which makes them really bad in any type of a water scenario. SKI took note, and completely sealed their batteries, but they need a liquid cooling/warming jacket to stabilize their temperatures. That presents a much reduced fire...

Two things. One- I just talked to my brother. They staged at the Orange County Convention Center, along with just about every other unit out there. It was a good choice, the units that pushed to Tampa lost their roof and had to spend assets self rescuing. He's spent the night since about...