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@sevenhelmet You can take a cyclops Rolex to an authorized watch shop and they can replace the crystal with one sans cyclops. It's a good look. Also I feel shitty but I haven't worn my X33 in months since getting an Apple Watch.

If it's already having issues, sometimes a hard reset may be best option. For example, TCAS will shit itself on occasion and the only way to reset it is via the CB or the avionics master. Easy answer on which one makes more sense.

Caught this on HBO. Excellent. A rare reminder of the things that unite us. (For those wondering, an unabridged reading of the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights by a cross spectrum of personalities).

Same. I also wonder how much an knockoff EMALS might change the game. Steam Cats are a heavy investment, mag cats might be a shorter putt. Also I love how the LSOs got the no cranial/big sunglasses memo.

French President Macron hoists to SNLE "Les Terrible" Helluva way to make an entrance! I can't imagine the French equivalent of the Secret Service was super excited about this, but pretty damn cool.

So I've definitely done a Dining Out in mess dress with dates, never done a dining in. What's the difference?

Ancecdotally, no. Mostly VT studs are picking off of (in no praticular order): where their friends/girlfriend/boyfriend are going, perceived lifestyle/composition of the community, platform "sexiness factor", and what's attainable (aka "I don't have jet grades, decision made"). The rare person...

News says a Rhino downed a Syrian Su-22 today. Does that get an Air Medal point? :cool:

Sorry, that was a bit of a rhetorical question. NAVSEA had a plan (DDGX and LCS+modules) that fell on its face and we ended up here. Probably lots of reasons we can't liscense those designs and build them domestically, but, in hindsight, NAVSEA/Big Navy dropped the ball on this a while ago.

I still don't understand why we can't have something like this. $500mil each https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen-class_frigate

I don't regret joining the Navy at all. It's been a fucking awesome ride, and I was coming from a post college real job to this without some of the "rah rah" service academy/Navy family baggage. You'll see a lot of people (myself included) give honest feedback that borders on complaining...

If green ink and dropping bombs on bad guys had a strong correlation to retention and job satisfaction, then the Air Force RPA guys should be number one with a bullet, but it's almost the opposite. The Navy's in the same place. VFA has been by far the most active Navy TMS dropping bombs, but...

I meant the tricked out 160th versions with the probe and the gucci mission equipment. I imagine that option package adds a bit to the MSRP. Add in the Air Force doesn't have the numbers like the Army to spread the development costs over, and the high price quoted above sorta makes sense.

I think that's the crappy math of total cost/total units. I'd be interested to see what an MH-60M model costs to compare, since they're essentially buying that.

Well. Whoops. Try number two: http://a.co/8ZzGPEd (Mods, delete my previous link, pretty please?)

Translation?

I'm eyeing these at the moment. $70 seems like good insurance against a Bates Blowout at an inoppportune time. I'll report back. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FYHB0A/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_rgolzbSWSVNC5

That area is still the best choice.

Probably the same reason Naval Aviation hates Flying WOs/Flying LDOs. Lots of bad memories and no desire to make it succeed.

Are you talking about the "silver bullet" program to extend one person past 12 months? Or people inside 11 just running out the clock? For the former, it's not fair to the careerists for a super senior LT in the squadron to inhabit the top of the FITREP pool for an extra 12 plus months. I'd...

Yea and no. I bet most helo/VP types think kneecapping timing stuff could help, but it's not going to fix the law of big summary groups and golden paths.

Pretty standard numbers now. They go to the off track jobs you can imagine. Station SAR, C-12s/C-26s, NROTC, USNA, Wing Staff, etc. HSC as a whole has become stupidly unsustainable. PERS is manning input on the left side to fill fleet seats for a crazy number of helo commitments that never...

HAC just means sign for the aircraft plus absolute basic missions (SAR/LOG). Mission Level Quals are separate but usually track with HAC stuff until Level 3 cards that require multi aircraft dedicated flights. CVW (what was legacy HS) and Expeditionary (what was HC) emphasize different quals...

Yes. It's an "off track" shore tour.

Eh, whatever beer fine payments are available in the fridge. My fav beer is "Free", my second favorite is "Free Light". And who doesn't love Pappy? As to @Treetop Flyer 's comments, that sucks and I remember similar types of folks from my SNA time. I think every squadron is a bit different...

I'm subtle like that.

Feel free to ask your class advisor to crack a beer and talk it over. I'm sure they'd be willing.

As of now they haven't slowed down T1/T2 selections out of Primary. The need for those Ensigns to eventually fill fleet seats hasn't diminished. Focus on doing the best you can, everything else if out of your control.

Just like the "rating change", the Devil is gonna be in the details. If this perpetuates the current system in a different form, it's a window dressing fail. If it allows COs to honestly evaluate talent without the restrictions (regular cycle/CoC timing, forced stack rankings, etc), it could be...

Although she's a fool, once she got on a flight, it didn't last long. I'm kinda impressed they kept a lid on it for two years. They knew right away, arrested her on re-entry to the States, prosecuted immediately, and sealed it...

Says a lot about the markets Bell is (or isn't) courting with those models. They're positioning the Jet Ranger X to guard against Robinson eating their lunch on the small turbine market after chasing the more lucrative high end.

^^ That tracks with what I saw in my air wing. Hot runner first tour Hummer Moles would go to Top Gun Contoller course. WTI (Top Dome?) would come in conjunction with shore orders. I think every community is doing that now (WTI orders with commensurate course on the front end). In the case of...

My understanding was "Two eyes on everything" was an HSC-2ism from their SOP that bled into the fleet from Cat Is. Made sense at -2 since nuggets weren't NATOPS qualled and generally dumb, but we regularly split preflight duties in my fleet squadron and was delineated in our SOP.

No to whiz wheel. Primary SNAs can't use iPads. Advanced SNAs can later on.

That was my thought as well. Anything we buy today as a -57 replacement will probably have avionics that don't fail due to flying in rain. Edit: I'll also add that while a lot of fleet pilots might not be flying IFR daily, when they need it, they can fall back on that training. Clipping that...

The Navy likes to own its toys and be in control of the service contracts. I don't see them being fans of rentals with their hands tied to one vendor around the entire syllabus. As for moving it to Rucker, I'm doubtful the have the bandwidth for us, let alone the training differences. You'd...

Someone gets it: “It’s not about money, it’s about doing what they came into the Marine Corps to do, which is to fly airplanes, to fix airplanes and serve those aircraft,” Brilakis said. “They want more time to fly, they want more parts to fix, and they’d like a little more time at home.”

Fair enough. "One man's trash is another man's treasure". The job security and benefits are really nice if you can swing the location and work. I'll say as a RW/FW background with a clearance, I'd be an ideal candidate for them, but have little to no interest after what I've read and the one...

Somewhat relavent: https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/military/100650-cbp-aia-new-thread.html

Navy types get instruction fundamentals in their training track coming back to CNATRA. However important to treat air and ground stuff differently. They're distinct animals in my (admittedly limited) experience instructing. I find yelling/high pressure to be of negative value in the plane...

The COD always got the ATO love. Wait till they feel what it's like to be like a helicopter dude getting yelled at by boss waiting for a pax. :eek:

Holy fuck this is awesome.

To piggyback on what @LFCFan said, if you want it, try to land in a carrier based squadron. I was HSC(CVW) and we had some meh and great Intel Os, but the ones who wanted to be there were amazing assets and well respected in the air wing and beyond. If you're trying to identify CVW based...

You're an O4(SEL) and in a different pool for fitrep purposes from O-3s.

Helos: Nominally 6xMH-60S and 4xMH-60R. More or less (+/-2) Sierras depending on how many Dets their running.

Correct. In 2010ish they stopped doing oversized bag for exposure suits and went to an exposure suit with integrated pockets. Got mine in the FRS. Kinda nice actually. 2 green, 2 tan of your normal size was issued in API. Some folks get IOUs if they're oddball sizes. Break break. Supply at...

You besmirch my silver bars of JOPA good sir. I was, in fact, ensuring @Gatordev didn't get away asking for uniform regs without catching shit.

Oh, you want the Hinge answer with references! :D I'll root around on Tuesday and see what I can find.

TW-5 at least, no one cares what you wear in the summer, SNAs and IPs. I usually alternated between a tan and green one throughout the week. Winter everyone pretty much wears green all week. Shit hots(fleet and CNATRA)/fleet patches are kosher for Fridays. I've seen HT guys wear two piece ones...

Live by UWF in NE Pensacola. Not many apartments in Pace and only a few complexes in Milton. There is little to nothing to do up by Whiting unless you're into Texas Roadhouse.