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Thanks Gents. I get the idea folks being upset about MOBs and that taking them away from their lives, especially if they had been protected before (from what I'm reading) and are now fodder. My lens is more of the Active Duty one, wherein I'd gladly take the year to Bahrain vice boat orders.

Ignorant AD question, but what are we talking about here? Are the MOBs to the 'Stan to live in a no shit tent/trailer still a "thing" despite the drawdown? Or are we talking about CAOC/Bahrain/Tampastan/other staff-y places? Trying to cage myself here.

A thousand times don't live in Milton. Flight school isn't that hard that you need to live 5 minutes from work so you can study more. The UWF area is a good spot. Highly recommend.

What pisses me off the most is that these folks probably aren't flaunting their shit all over social media, but the message will be boiled down to the simplest terms (e.g. "See!! I told you facebook/twitter/etc was no good. Get off my lawn!"). Those folks that bothered to good things like...

Two Words: Diego Garcia

Isn't the hidden part of doing FDNF the basing of the crews and their families overseas (Housing/COLA/support functions/etc)? Do we hope that get's lost in the manpower budget that congress won't mess with? Who's paying to making Rota/Naples/Souda Bay have better facilities?

Still waiting for the forward deployed helo squadron in Rota to support those DDGs. One can hope!

Squadron mate of mine tried that. Generally, Citi will only refund the fee if you had the card before you got it. He ended up eating the fee, but he flies a lot and gets the usage out of it. He's told me, in his opinion, Centurion Lounges > AA Admiral's Club >> Delta Sky Club.

UH-1Y/AH-1Z are rigid I believe. They're up there size wise.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_XH-51 Research into rigid rotor systems circa the 1960s. Almost all new design helicopters since the late 90s now have rigid systems.

Hollywood Tailor in Dubai was amazing. The guys in Bahrain...less so IMO. You cannot make a great suit with one set of measurements. I'm kicking myself for not getting two in Dubai when I had the chance. I'd certainly say Dubai > Bahrain for the simple reason that I found Dubai more western...

Maybe you're an exception, but I highly doubt you'll have time for just work and a semblance of a social life during your first tour. The Navy is full of Type-A/go-getters/amazing people, but we tend to crush them with work concerning the job their paid for, and whatever else you have going on...

Drop that ASAP about no relief tube in the R?

Not at all. Might be a Navy thing. The -60S only has 2.0ish of internal fuel without the aux tank (then figure 3.2) Hocking your ladder is what we teach every nugget from day one in grooming them for aircraft commanders. Probably a product of being over water all the time.

Show me a helo pilot and I'll show you a dude who wants more gas...

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/combat-dragon-ii-demonstrates-ov-10g-bronco-capabilities/

Delta changed the rules earlier in 2014 to not allow companions into the lounges for free. However, the extra card is free, so there's nothing but benefits to getting it.

My room abutted the Cat 2 equipment room, which had a 5MC speaker. Funny stuff from time to time, no doubt.

Spend some of that Delta money on this

On my third pair of brown Belvilles (the 330ST). Like them a lot when they're newish and the sole still has grip. Around year two they become progressively more slippery. Getting the black Belville (flight deck boot) for the sailors lately has been insanely painful. My LPO had them on order...

I'm still surprised we can't work a NSAWC/160th exchange. I think that would be a great idea.

So, like, screw all the guys from the 2515th? I guess 6ish years of no shit CASEVAC don't count? I still, after reading a lot of your posts, have no idea what you want. Everyone cannot do a tour with the 160th, HMLA, Army MEDEVAC, USAF Pararescue, Navy SWTI, then come back to teach the...

Seriously, what WTI pissed in your wheaties? Like, fuck them for trying to give you the best synthetic training they can with limited resources? You can agree the merits of why we're doing things, but blasting the guys working hard to make something work seems like wasted effort to me.

CVN Ops are a bit more flexible than the LHD. Generally we have one plane guard helo that's confined to 20nm day/10nm night. As long as you stay out out of the published avoid areas (think approach or departure ends of the boat), you can do pretty much whatever you want. We would do GUNNEX...

Indeed I was crossing up my directions of who/what pushes and pulls. *break break* As for coning roll not being a thing in Navy birds, maybe it has something to do with all the extra weight on our rotor heads from the blade fold gear?

We have a manual slew control switch on the center console. Largely the boxes work automagically and we don't play with it, but the option to throw to manual control (and usually set 0 deg) is there. Op checking the stab is part of prestart checks. If the automatic system disengages, we are...

@Pags I think we're mostly in agreement, although from different perspectives. It's frustrating to see the mashup of three communities (HC, HS, HCS) with long histories, traditions, and culture has created one community with none of those things. Pretty much all we can agree on is a) SAR is...

I'm sure it will result in many mashing of teeth as dudes balk about the good ole days of "Just flying ass and trash. Fuck this tactics stuff"

Your gouge is slightly outdated.

Last I heard CNATRA was toying with replacing the -57C with something new when the -57D avionics upgrade got shelved. http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20140415/TRAINING/304150041/Bell-Pitches-407GX-Navy-Trainer-Helicopter-Program...

If that was a CSG vice MEU off Lybia, it would've happened in '11.

Lot of angst in here fellas, eh? *B B* I started to write a long ass post about community direction and whatnot, but then I kneecapped it. I love being an HSC JO. I (shocker) like the things we train to do, but I have few illusions about getting the call to do them. Flying wise, as a dude...

I get what you're saying, but you could take that logic train to conclude we don't need the NSW either. Let EOD handle mines and "Navy" stuff, and the Army/AF can handle overland SOF, right? I'm sad to see them go. There's dudes on this board (and friends of mine) who gave a lot of blood...

Very much a thing.

This is an evolution. Gator SAR used to be done by ships company Hueys, then HC Phrogs, then HSC Block I -60S, now Block IIIb -60S. The things a IIIb brings (more gas, L16, offensive weapons) compared to its predecessors is huge, but only if you change the way you think about using it. It's the...

@Treetop Flyer , the Air Force already has it's high/low mix. UAVs provide the overhead in low-threat areas for a fraction of the price a manned fighter costs. The A-10 is an amazing plane, but I'm impressed it's stayed alive as long as it has. Congress loves the damn thing. Oh, and the...

It's certainly interesting to see money spent in the area of Rotary tech after we've spent 45 years with the mighty Hawk and it's variants. Ultimately, I see the Army biting off on a "Better all around" evolution of the -60 vice something like the Raider, but maybe I'll be surprised...

Looks pretty cool. Hopefully they're smart enough to consider marinizing it right away for the Navy.

C-17, but generally yes. H-60s all have hinges that the blades can be folded on. Not sure if the AH-1Z/UH-1Y has the same.

Probably belongs here: http://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/nbc-airing-story-on-2014-fatal-53-crash.42584/

TG is by far the way to go. I have squadron mates and friends who balked at the long waits or high prices of TG, only to buy the Wings and Things version and be disappointed. Don't cheap out.

Don't let those dudes discourage you man. Prior Es are very much welcome in the Officer ranks. If you're serious, get in touch with an Officer Recruiter (not a regular recruiter) and start the process. Have your DD214s ready and study for the ASTB test. The test isn't hard, but it also isn't...

Single engine/single pilot VFR EMS operations has a pretty bad run over the last decade or so. Lots of "going into a zone at night on NVGs and balling it up" or losing and engine and Auto-ing to the deck. There's been a pronounced shift to multi-engine/multi pilot IFR operations due largely to...

It's really hard for me to believe that these changes will result in much good for the people it impacts. Off hand, things that would honestly help servicemember's financial prospects: -Increasing affordable child care -DoD wide student loan repayment federal and private programs (instead of...

Needed sim time to get my semi-annual mins in a sea tour. I shit you not. I'll also add that this story is a nonissue. Likely a misspeak or misquote that's been taken out of context. God help us if Drudge picks this up.

There were days I thought the airwing was going into open revolt against them.

That assumes we have real eggs. False assumption.

That chute sure is worth its weight in gold, eh?

A thousand times this. We had a red filter over one dudes desk like and it was designated to stay on all the time. *break break* <rant> On the food topic, I think some of you older folks had it a little different than we do now. The boat is now on some bullshit "21 Day Menu" that's more...