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Fetus speaks the truth. I had a big long story typed out about how one of the squadron wives, wanting to be the one with the scoop, once sent my entire family into panic by calling my parents, not my wife--my parents, and shooting off at the lips about a crash that I had nothing to do with. In...

For official pictures, your left foot is supposed to be forward. So if it was a mirrored picture, his right foot would have been forward and belt tip pointed to the right, in addition to the ribbons being on the wrong side. Dork here just tested out his last picture and those were the results.

I think it's to help the nose pitch up during cat shots. Can't remember where I read that. (Sarcasm.)

My apologies if this is already in the thread somewhere. Here she is, a Growler in 129 colors... Don't know who took the picture, it was forwarded to me.

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If you got selected on this board, READ THIS MESSAGE. I'm sure your commands will get the information to you, but the deadline is June 10th.

Similar thread that sparked a lot of discussion.

Duplicate thread.

Fools! There is only one real dragon.

So I perused your posting history. What I saw was a high schooler who hasn't yet figured out what he wants to do with his life. Given that, STAY IN SCHOOL. So far you've started threads about PLC, NROTC, USNA, and Recon. If you graduate high school, then you will one less obstacle in your...

Like I said, if you signed an NFO training agreement...at least you know you'll be getting jets. Joking aside, nobody here will be able to tell you for sure what's going to happen. MCRC will get the final say, but if you kept a copy of what you signed it might make your life a little easier.

As far as what pipeline you end up in, having something read incorrectly at your commissioning means exactly zilch-point-shit. Getting a letter from the Commanding General who approved your flight contract carries a little more weight. The letter I saw said at the top: GUARANTEE OF...

That looks to me like you've already been designated a student NFO. I would dig out the training agreement you signed for your application to see what it says and talk to your MOI immediately. Since your designation letter is over a year old, you might be SOL. Edit: Moved to Marines (USMC)...

Obviously the UAV operator isn't in danger of being shot down, but some of the places they work out of are remote and isolated. I know we have some dets at Al Asad, but others that are, well, smaller and don't have as many friendlies nearby. I like to think they would have good security but I...

For those who don't know, we have multiple UAV squadrons, mainly working with the Pioneer and Scan Eagle systems. The mission commanders are officers, some air intel guys, some aviators. Pilots fresh out of the Hornet and Harrier RAGs are getting IAs to be mission commanders. The current CO...

This year's list is out. Congratulations to everybody selected.

All helos can and do deploy on amphibs. C model Hornets go on carriers. Harriers go on amphibs. Prowler pilots CQ but don't go to the boat again. Each squadron has its own maintenance department, and therefore has its own maintainers. I don't feel like typing a whole lot, unless you'd...

Yes. ID and channel.

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Somebody at Pensacola used to have "NPA 119" as their plate. I forgot about that one until right now.

You sure about that? For a while, once you had an NFO contract, you weren't allowed to change. Period. Is that not the case anymore?

As cool as those damned API shirts people insist on wearing for years.

Seen at TBS: AYEMAAM Honorable mentions: PTGEAR, 2FLHNDN, USNA2K2

Because he doesn't have his gloves on.

I checked, and firedude1827 has PMs enabled. Are you sure you're doing what phrogpilot is talking about? It works for me, too, but that could just be the mod knowledges. I click "firedude1827" and get a menu with an option to send him a PM.

I saw green t-shirts being used as coffee filters on the mess decks before. I'm sure they were clean.

I got mine while I was at 129. It was, however, the ONLY thing I got while I was at 129. Other than a bunch of document numbers. To keep this related to the thread, my fancy new jacket had, and still has, only my nametag on it. No more, no less.

We went there one evening for something to eat. Ended up staying for a few hours while we (drank and) decided to not risk going back home the next day for weather. Good music, decent food, and the beer was cold. Can't complain about that combo. I went everywhere on the island on a quest to...

See you in a week. (Threads merged.)

In your first post you claim to have a flight contract and you're going to OCS, yet you apparently don't know the first thing about what you've gotten yourself into. Do a search for a thread called "Best threads" and knock yourself out. Stop posting crap like this.

Here's an old thread where a student trying to get internship credit for OCS was denied. The brochure you got sounds like "ingenuity in recruiting" at best. Points for creativity, FAIL for promising you a rose garden.

If you are a Marine, everything from API-winging will be in Pensacola. If you are Navy, what everybody else said.

Actually SNAGs take on several forms, including but not limited to "applicant", "hopeful", or "college student".

Moved.

Thousands of priors before you checked in wearing a suit. Ribbons/badges don't make the man. If you're worth of (extra) respect it will come out from your actions, not what you wear on the first day.

Why not Honor, Courage, and Commitment? They're our core values for a reason. It's similar to what you listed yourself, just not as wordy. This Candidate will... 2. Never Lose His Bearing. Honor 3. Never Feel Sorry for Himself. Courage 1. Never Quit Anything. Commitment BAM! The...

Official or not, that patch is still alive and well in some places. Click here for an updated version. Even though our Prowlers don't normally operate off of a carrier these days, Marine pilots, at least for now, have to CQ while at 129.

I like this version, I think it's the mandatory PA call that does it for me.

This thread is going nowhere good.

How is that special? We already have a four page thread on this site about it.

If you're expecting to be in the greater Pensacola area for a year or so, there's also the First Light Marathon in Mobile. It's typically mid-January every year, and registration is something ridiculous like $25. I did it while I was still in primary ground school. That will give you over the...

No no no, I want there to be some name calling and hair pulling before this is over. I've seen it both ways. I've known maintainers who were with deploying squadrons for 20 years who didn't get a chance to do college classes. Night crew, mid crew, det here, det there, det everywhere. I'm...

I forgot to put this in my first post, but I did 10+ years enlisted and a few as an officer. For me--good times, bad times. Some days were great, some were about as cool as a sack full of AIDS, but overall I've loved it and I'm glad I did it.

Here is a post I made in 2003 (irrelevant parts edited out) but it still applies: I know that post doesn't address places like University of Phoenix. I've never dealt with them so I don't know how their programs work.

I think this is the line everybody has a problem with, right? The first time I read it, this is what I saw: and what it sounds like most of you are seeing is: I'm not sure which it is, but before everybody deep fries the guy, why don't we let him explain? I can't say I'd ever try to...

These questions can and will have to be answered by the person/FBO you rent from. Is it safe to assume you aleady have your license? Most places will charge you an __ hour minimum if you keep the plane overnight or a weekend, and you pay the greater of the minimum or actual flight time...

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I saw a version a while back that looked to be black, not that wretched green.