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I figured I'd share my experience with you guys for two reasons: 1. I think the newbies can learn from it and maybe not make the same mistakes as I did if their personal life hits the fan a month after they hit the fleet. 2. If any of you guys' lives have gone to shit, you can realize that it...

Gentlemen, Thanks for the history lesson. Always good to learn more about your chosen profession.

Hey Salad-Eater, gentlemen don't kiss and tell, but...

And here it is....

If you're gonna add Wilfred, I'd suggest watching the Australian series prior to the American version. Same actor plays Wilfred.

How I Met Your Mother Breaking Bad Mad Men Rescue Me Southland Luther Being Human (BBC version) All the others I'd watch have been mentioned. ea6bflyr, thanks for mentioning Dr. Who. Surprised that made the list.

Zombie Goose. Nuff' sed.

BzB, Thanks for the reminder. I need to order some from Bella Luna to go along with the scotch and cigars when I finish moving into my new apartment. Maybe I should have gone with the combination wine rack - humidor...

VP, Thanks for the bit of humor.

Didn't think about that aspect of it. Legal or not, I will agree that this Marine could have used much better judgement in his choice of wardrobe.

Is this different from a non military member doing the same scene while wearing a military uniform he bought somewhere? Food for thought.

Speaking of Chiefs, the first thing my Mother (a retired Senior Chief) said to me after I got commissioned was "Listen to your fucking Chief, Ensign. Take what we say with a grain of salt, but it will be the truth. Trust, but verify. And listen to your fucking Chief... Sir." There was a bit of...

Agree with the above. The thing that I'd pass on to every new ensign / graduating middie is don't forget how to have fun and pick your orders (regardless of community) based on what you want to do, not what you think big Navy is looking for. You'll be better off for it in the long run.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/world/meast/iran-navy/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn A little more info and a valid analysis. Seems like the "experts" agree with what we've said here. Highly unlikely, no credible threat, posturing, and rhetoric. Personally, I don't think it'll happen. And no...

I'll be out there in about 6 weeks... Beer, boats, guns... Let's start WWIII!

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/world/meast/iran-navy/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn BLUF: The Iranian 16th Fleet is planning a deployment that will put Iranian ships off of the East Coast. Anyone see this actually happening? I know the Iranians did a Suez transit recently and have been...

It's in another thread, but "With The Old Breed" has come highly recommended (apologies if its already in here). I also recommended "Churchill's Secret Agent" by Max & Linda Ciampoli. It details Mr. Ciampoli's exploits in the European Theater as a British agent, personally tasked by Mr. Churchill.

Read the book last fall. It was one of the best books I've read in a long while. I'd recommend it to anyone in the military or even thinking about joining. I followed it up with "Churchill's Secret Agent". Not quite as captivating as "With the Old Breed", but good none the less. It details the...

Honestly, don't even worry about course rules. They'll teach you that during ground school. A couple hours of looking at the charts and a little chair flying is really all you need to get the rules down pat. Even with that, you'll be asses and elbows the first time you fly Course Rules. Enjoy...

Don't worry about studying early. You won't understand NATOPS until they explain it to you. I refer again to my list of stuff to do while you wait to class up: eat, drink, sleep, workout, your girlfriend/wife, someone else's girlfriend/wife, Pensacola local, Admiral's...

Double double, animal and a milk shake. And a nice sampling of Stone's magical creations later that night. Destroyed my stomach, but worth it.

I do. A full 1.8 on 28 May 2008. It was my third Prowler flight, first time I went solo in the back seat. She was a VAQ-129 bird at the time.

Ok... so it's "FANNY" and it's the IAF for one of the El Paso Int'l approaches. What makes it even funnier for me is that my girlfriend is English, and to the English, a girl's fanny is in the front, not the back... http://map.aeroplanner.com/plates/FaaPlates_pdfs/00134HVDT26L.PDF

The best I've heard on the radio was a clearance from a cute sounding female controller. IAF for the high approach is "FAANY" (pronounced fanny).. can't remember exactly where it is, just somewhere in the southwest. The clearance was "Proceed direct FAANY, cleared for the penetration at FAANY"...

That was Plebe Year for me. I was walking back to my room from class to enjoy an off period and finish up some last minute stuff for my next class. I was walking up the steps by 1st wing, the ones that go up the side of the Mid Store in the parking lot. I was on the landing when a Firstie told...

Like Prop said, don't discount the Academies because you had a 3.4. I am a Naval Academy grad, and my high school grades were worse than yours, and I went to one of the bottom schools in NJ. My advice to you would be apply to the Naval Academy and let them decide. Everything PropStops told you...

How clean or dirty are you looking? Here's one for you: So Little Johnny is sitting in class when the teaches says "For your assignment today, we are going to learn about illustrations. I want each of you to come up to the board, draw something and tell a story about the picture." When it's...

I too agree. A culture is what it is for a reason. If you try to change a culture, you end up changing the institution. Unfortunately, when you change the culture of a military, you will (even if inadvertently) change the way it selects its leadership, and the way it fights. I think that one of...

In a cab on the way to Gas Lamp. Start with The Strip Joint.

I don't know if I'd call a divert a "highly unusual" maneuver. I've diverted a few times and had a couple other flights where for one reason or another, we were going over our divert plan. Rather the divert than the botched landing attempt... at least this way the aircrew keeps the number of...

If you can get into the Q, its stumbling distance to the I-Bar. Navy Lodge is fine too... just depends on where your priorities lie.

Alot to do in SD. Drinking, sight... You should stay at the Hotel Del. Great place. If you do go to the I Bar, learn to play dice. Its free beer as long as you don't win. Have fun.

Great pics. And I too am adding the two books Fog mentioned to my reading list.

PSW, Thanks for the info. I'll give the community manager a shout over the next few days.

Hola, your friendly neighborhood Bubba here... So due to circumstances both in and out of my control, I've found myself in a position where I am going to apply to the June 2012 lateral transfer board. After much research, I've decided to apply for Information Warfare. My questions is, along...

If I was in the jet, I was sitting in ECMO-2. I sat 2 or 3 the couple of times I flew with Peso at Red Flag, and that's definitely not me in ECMO-3. I know you weren't trying to beat me up... Just making a statement.

A little Wizard love here... And FWIW, LCDR Kelly Richards is a "he", not a "she"... And I think I was in that jet...

<--- Computer Science major. I got winged. An Aerospace engineer friend of mine didn't. My advice falls in line with what the others have said. As Phrog so aptly put it, I majored in CS for a reason. That reason: All of my friends were doing it. It turned out to be a good idea.

You have to be careful fighting with a cocktail fork. You could really put someone's eye out with one... or your own.

Here's mine done up in VAQ-133 colors. Yeah, it's a little dirty...

Rok Vegas. Great club if you can get in. Line is usually pretty long.

Even though the night was a bit confusing, I let the pilot stay in the left seat. Dyslexic moment there. D'Oh! Thinking of it, that may very well explain part of why I've had my last night trap...

I've had my last night trap. I'm somehow OK with that. Granted, I'm not a pilot, but there's something to be said about sitting in a jet while the guy to your right is trying to land a 40-some odd thousand pound jet on a boat. At night. Yeah... Congrats to all of you guys that qual'ed.

He got through because everyone thought he was an instructor. He's just that old and grey. Crowbar, long time no see old man. How's life? I've got a few good pics from my squadron flyoff yesterday. I will post when I find my camera cord.

Planning on Old Town. I've got a price limit and need a 2 bedroom apt. May preclude Old Town if prices are what they look like from my first attempts at research.

I have a drink ex almost every weekend up here.

@ Vapes: I think it will. Then plan is to get some more quality time with MiniBubba. With him and the ex living in Alexandria, something in the DC area seemed best. Didn't want OPNAV as my first choice, but that's the way it went. On another note, I've got paper orders in hand. Detach in...

Really?!?! I've been to Sicily thrice over the past couple of years... Loved it. Stayed in Catania all three times. Saw Taormina, Sircusa and a few other places. None too shabby and a good time to boot. I've yet to go to mainland Italy, but want to in the near future.

Right-o... So Bubba is looking to move out to the DC area in October. Looking for a place to rent, preferably in Northern VA. Don't know if anyone here has anything or not, but figured I'd try. Not looking to spend more than about 1800 per month and need 2 bedrooms. Aside from having a place...

Calling bullshit on the last two posts. It all depends on the reason you're not medically cleared to run. I've got fucked up knees. When I run, my knees hurt for days. When I do the elliptical for a workout, my knees are fine (I suck up the pain and run the PRT but do the elliptical for...