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Most states' ANG CoS is a 2 star- they don't have enough people to rate a 3 star, and therefore don't have someone with the authority to grant the waiver. That's AF/ANG bureaucracy at it's finest.

It requires a 3 star to sign a waiver if you've been passed over twice.

Touche...

It would have to be. No self respecting group 5 RPA driver would want to touch that thing. "You guys can have your tanker with a telescope and antenna; I'm gonna go blow some shit up, have some breakfast, blow more shit up, then hit the gym before going home to tag the wife- but have fun on...

The Hampton Inn Tropicana isn't bad, close to the strip- easy Uber to get to Fremont street. Though you have to walk across the interstate to get to the strip- which is sketchy after dark.

I don't understand why we don't do what the ANG does with their AD guys who are on staff tours- those guys still go fly with squadrons to keep their currency and meet at least the mins for flying for the fiscal year. My old man did it for his entire career. With those guys, there is no such...

Seeing as how I have no clue what an RTC is, I'm going to say... no, they don't. Dude, just get through TBS, and be a solid dude. Don't stand out either way, just be a guy that can have a beer with anyone. Get down to Pensacola as fast as you can. That is all.

What really makes me wonder where/when we fell off the wagon is that it wasn't terribly long ago that getting 1000 hours in your first fleet tour wasn't unheard of. Now guys are leaving without an FCF qual. I sometimes lament the UAS transition that was forced upon me, but then I talk to my...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/11/13/thomas-hudner-war-hero-and-veterans-affairs-commisisoner-dies/i2ax8gaA5y7Fz8OPAjeu8L/story.html Naval Aviation lost one of our Titans among men today. I don't think there is anyone wearing gold wings who doesn't know about the events upon which he...

You say that, but have you listened in on a victor freq recently?

Modern (post 1980s) medical research says that it's just the opposite. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/well/eat/feed-your-kids-peanuts-early-and-often-new-guidelines-urge.html...

Generally you have to have a week in which you can get away from your ground job and Ops doesn't need you on the flight schedule. When that happens do you want to take leave or do you want to go to the rifle range? The TO weapon of an aviator is the pistol, so it's not a requirement to go...

You'll go to the pistol range every year or so. As far as the rifle range? There are plenty of us who haven't shot a rifle for score since TBS.

That's how it was with my brother. Granted, they do the whole Jet Advanced strike and fighter phases after they get their wings.

Do you want to have a shot at flight school or not?

The real gouge never changed- live in Hunter's or Hawk's. Go to every winging party. Ride the King Kat. Drink your face off. Always wrap it up when playing OT with the locals (you never know when they may pull the goalie). Go to San Antonio and Austin as much as possible. If you don't know...

Can we make this post a sticky/mando readying for every freaking SNA/SNFO out there?

Elon can do it with a rocket so that phone call might come sooner than we all expect.

I doubt it. I have had the MAG XO tell me, " sweet boots, I need to get another pair" about my Redwings.

TINS- a certain UAS company couldn't meet delivery timeline because their only dude who knew how to TIG weld quit, and they didn't have any idea of the process. So they hire new guy who doesn't really know what he's doing and does a complete amatuer job that won't pass any type of QA inspection...

Got a buddy rushing the NYANG RSQ unit, they seem to be pretty receptive to him. But the AF doesn't treat helo trained guys the same way we do. I'm not sure how the NGB would look at it. I'll ask him about it next time I see him.

Hence why the Air Force doesn't cover their helmets in reflective tape and have a spot for a strobe to put on them. I think we even have rules about how much of the helmet has to be covered in white reflective high vis tape, right?

One thread is enough dude. And all of your questions have already been answered. Use the search function.

Have you considered the air guard? There is a Reaper squadron at March who is always hiring guys. That is close to LA, and will get you what you're lookin for. I am currently in the process of joining an ANG unit as I am on my way out of the Marine Corps. I can give more info about the...

I agree. Lex had a way with words that was very wise. Unfortunately, not many people appreciate that anymore.

Hurricane parties at the Hunter's Cove pool used to be a thing. Everyone had to empty out their freezers in case we lost power, and we couldn't let any beer get warm. Hopefully SNAs are firing up the grills and continuing the tradition!

Hey new guy- STFU. Adults are talking, just listen. If you don't like what they say, then file it away and move on. You don't have any standing to lecture anyone who wears wings.

It depends. You're most likely not going to go H-60s to F-15s. But maybe H-60s to C-5s, and most likely H-60s to H-60s. But, as I've said before, it really helps to have friends and family in the unit. The ANG works like a fraternity in many respects.

Don't crap on the Guard MQ-9 gig too much. As much AD Title 10 time as you want with no deployments, and getting to stay at the same unit for a career, all without most of the Active duty BS. Schwaking shit heads from your home town, and most units have really awesome schedules (4 day work...

Or maybe Soyuz...

Or maybe Soyuz...

Buy a truck and a camper to live in. It will keep you light on your feet, and you can spend the weekend on the beach, or wherever and it's easy. Or go big and live in a frat house on the beach.

It's a walk in the park if your dad or uncle was a prominent member of the unit and was liked by everyone else. They are selecting someone to be in their squadron for an entire career, it's not a quick decision. Plus the Guard isn't a secret and a unit generally has 1 or 2 flight school spots a...

How many people that work for you do this? Are you really so cynical that you think the only reason people join the military is because they can try to scam the system for their benefit? Do you realize how stupid that argument sounds? Do you really think people will put up with boot camp...

Do like Chopper says: Take off your skirt, grow a mustache and harden the fuck up. You're going to be a genuine Naval Aviator. There are south Texas/Louisiana/Penscola/Lower Alabma chicks who want you to father their children so they can marry you yesterday! Don't forget that! Oh, in a related...

We have a Brit exchange officer who has convinced the theater here to book a private showing. She is really looking forward to it, and has been teaching us all about it this week. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Your best bet here is to join the AF, then Navy. The Marine Corps VMAQ capabilities are going to be gapped. The VMU was supposed to take over, but they are limited. On the ground side we have the Radio Battalions, and they have limited EW capabilities. But Aviation-wise, VAQ isn't going...

It isn't. Nor is PRK. Was it the flaming sword slaying the lava monster commerical that gave you that idea? When it comes to aviation, the Marine Corps is... Well, hurting. If you want to be a fighter pilot join the AF or ANG and try to fly F-22s or F-15s or F-16s. If you want to fly off of...

You can come in as a ground contract and roll the dice at TBS in hopes of a comm or UAV slot.

Very nice. They have a very Keith Roscoe and Alembic look to them.

If you want to be in Marine Aviation as an officer, go pilot. If you go NFO, you may be a Hornet WSO for a tour, but then you'll be at the whim of the Marine Corps to designate to something else. The F-35 is a single seat platform, and that's what Marine TACAIR is going to, across the board...

So it sounds like you still have a couple of months left on that bartending gig in Austin. Fuck yeah!

The P-3 guys who were IPs when I was at VT-2 were pretty good dudes. My onwing was one, and I did a CCX to Key West with another. They seemed genuinely happy to be teaching studs and to be away from the fleet. I guess the VP guys had a fairly big tactics douchebag mafia. But from my buddy who is...

Prowler pilot manning isn't any better. But what do you expect when you only train enough guys to take you to sundown, then let them transition out before then?

The Marine Jet guys when I was in Primary definitely didn't like being in the T-34, but they did a good job of talking up the community. It wasn't until I got to Kingsville that the Marines were fairly ... Jaded about being there, and generally unhappy with life.

So a RAG classmate of mine (This Is No Shit! I swear on my mother's something or other...) got absolutely shitfaced at the Pcola O'club (as young Ensign SNAs at API are to do when challenged by pretty much anyone else), walked down to the beach by the lighthouse and decided the nice cool sand...

Brett: Resident angryish dude, swears he doesn't look like James Carville, Skipper, NFO extraordinaire (in his own mind! ;) ), hippie guitarist who has a thing for drummers... what am I missing?

I went to the ASO course with one of these dudes. Great guy. A real war hero. He was a Senior Chief, and definitely not in the same class of aviator as the guys who wear gold wings.