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And we wonder why pilots are leaving in droves...

Since when did VP ever have a mission other than collect as much per diem as possible while staying in a 5 star hotel?

The idea of the National Guard, which at its heart is a well trained state militia, fits into this idea well.

Misnomer on the article that says "This allows manned aircraft to stay out of harm's Way." Two things: manned or not, this is a limited asset, and I'm not sure the risk to attrition matrix is less because the crew isn't in the airplane. And, this really missed the mark on why unmanned airplanes...

I showed up with my PPL-G. Still had to do IFS. In primary my on-wing would always tell me that I was too comfortable without an engine. Flying sailplanes is the most fun flying I've done, and it's flying for the sport of flying. Your skills are what allow to you stay aloft and fly cross...

I left in October (I'm an ANG guy now too), but there was some intent from the Occ Field Sponser and Manpower folks to cease transitions into the community. But with the amount of VMU guys going to the AF, ANG or the civilian contract companies there will be a continued need for a while yet to come.

So you think he didn't do it? I suppose you also believe that Jeff Epstein killed himself...

If you have a pilot air contract then you have a pilot air contract. Assuming you make it through OCS, and graduate college, and commission, and make it through TBS, and pass all of the flight physical requirements, and don't get NPQ'd with a NAMI Whammy, you will have earned the opportunity to...

A few were sent back through flight school as a pilot retread, and a bunch went to the VMU community.

Fact!

What's the downside?

Did the T-45 fleet get red striped and therefore there aren't any jet slots when you select? Timing. Is there an osprey draft the week that you select? Timing. Did manpower screw up and now there are too many Marine SNAs in the pipeline, so the NSS just went up and now you're attriting with...

You like to rape women and get away with it because you have money and status too?

Nice try ISIS...

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Concur.

So when does PLM make it so guys like me don't atrite at the last minute (and at great expense?)

I find it interesting that they say, "Death to America" and fire rockets into Iraq that kill Iraqis. It's like they're acting like a wife beating asshole and treating Iraq like their beaten wife, "Look Barbara, if you didn't have those stupid, snotty, stuck up friends I wouldn't have to hit...

Does it really matter?

Same. I saw some guys go infantry and then come to flight school (both because of the long wait time and the need for infantry platoon commanders in the reserve battalions or on a fleet accession board) but everyone I saw who failed out of flight school ended up supply or logistics or finance...

A lot of people shit on Hampton Roads for one reason or another. I've never understood it (besides the tunnel traffic). The place has just about everything you can want, you just have to look for it. Beaches? Check. Water? Check. Sports teams? Check. Colleges? Check. Good food and bars? Check...

Who knows. Apply. Sometimes a rocket scientist can't get in, other times the rock jock gets in. Timing is everything- after that you can only do your best and see where the chips fall.

Commandant of the Marine Corps says," Every Marine watch stander will be condition 1." And immediately everyone says," Yes, that makes sense, because Marines and guns go together like... well, Marines and guns." But I don't see the same thing if the CNO says it about the Navy. Culturally the...

But then we'd have to take mental health seriously, and take legitimate steps to get our members healthy before they get so sick they make terrible, permanent choices, or have to be medically separated. The SSgt telling the LCpl to suck it up and kill the enemy works well to train folks to...

How does the Navy, AF, et all, develop the training plan and equipment for it? The Marine Corps does it, but the Marine Corps is small, and has an entire training syllabus for weapons qualification for each of it's enlisted members and Officers within their initial training (E's at bootcamp...

As an ASO, during a mishap investigation I did the same thing. I was right to do so, and my CO (rightfully) butted out. "Sir, we'll find the facts and make our recommendations. That's what we're paid to do. You can say whatever you want on your endorsement and if we miss something worth...

Would you, as a CO, accept all quals/designations and sign off on her NATOPS qual? Could you be ordered to even if your NI finds her unqualified? Would you resign if CAG told you to do it or get out?

That's what's up!

Every service has their way of getting rid of the candidates who don't belong. There was a guy I went to OCC with who was dropped at the end. He ended up enlisting in the AF, and then getting an AF OCS slot after a few years. It seems that recruiters don't really want to take a chance on...

Only in Turkish prisons.

Good looking out! Thanks dude.

The Marine Corps has had issues recently with bootcamp poolees dying during the initial fitness test (not a PFT or CFT). Officer Candidates are screened a bit better by OSO's. Either way the Marine Corps' fetish is physical fitness, and they don't really care what happens to broken candidates...

That's a bad idea. Jet stud after qualling at the boat, "You've just done the hardest thing to do in an airplane, welcome to Naval Aviation" as a set of soft wings was slapped on their chest, high fives, spray downs and beers all around. E2/C2 stud after qualling at the boat, "Congrats, but...

Right- there were issues with studs who landed a jet on a boat and then went to multi- cocky douchebag IPs mixed with cocky douchebag studs (who did something arguably difficult that the IPs didn't) bred hostility. But it's still Intermediate Jet and Advanced Strike? The E2 bubbas do the...

Wait- so it's not Intermediate Jet and Advanced Strike for the jet or E-2 pipeline anymore?

MUX is going to do everything- but when you start asking how, you suddenly realize that all of those lightning bolts on the power point slide are fairy dust future tech BS answers. And then ask- where is the GCS going to go on the boat? And how will the guys flying it talk to it? And what if...

Kingsville RI Sim check, IP kills my TACAN and then steps out for a cigarette break or 4. The plan went to hell, helmet fire ensues, and the chairflying meant nothing. At the time I thought he was an asshole, but then I had my first single-seat, single-ship no shit emergency at night in semi...

Desk Jobs Blow- that's a fun autocorrect... :D

I think you intended to type disparity, and you should get used to it as each service has their own throughput requirements.

But in the brief you said waveoffs are free...

Ironically it means the opposite thing in the Marine Corps.

Ask Princess Melanie...

So E2 bubbas can poop in the cockpit now too?!

Flying is hard, and it gets harder as you progress. As such, some people will fail at each new level. That's life.

Pretty sure that you have to shave to get an oxygen mask to seal to your face...

Especially when those "competitive air" contracts are for UAV slots, which is what is going on right now.

Package, while flying? I thought that was the co-pilot's job? Gutsy move man.

Also- AW's isn't grindr...