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I sent mine to him to get fixed shortly before he went out of business. Never got it back. Bogus...

Concur 100% with all the folks who double down on asking the bride (include photos of Chokers/SDBs/Mess Dress) so she knows what she's asking for. Seasons don't matter, so you could be in SDBs in July if that's what she wants so she's the only one in white. If it's a non-military wedding...

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I'm fucking sure you do your open book natops exam with the paper book and not with the PDF and search. How's that high fucking horse?

Why are people giving this dude shit? He organized info into an easily digestible format that he thinks would be useful. Let people decide if it is or isn't with their wallets.

Did you have it shipped or pickup? I'm imaging $100+ worth of shipping on an item that big/heavy.

Ladies and Gents, Looking for info on east coast suppliers of cruise plaques (or West Coast if they'll ship). I have the company we use for our photoboards (H&H Engraving in VA Beach), but looking for other possible options.

It's really a no brainer if you're going to be in the military for a few years and have decent credit going in. I also reccomend the Preferred Everyday card as a regular credit card. Normally a $95/yr fee, free for us, and quicker points accumulation on stuff like gas an groceries. Earn them...

First, it's a charge card, so it doesn't add to your "credit limit" so to speak. You pay the balance in full every month. As far as blackout dates, none that I've seen. It uses the "Membership Rewards" system which is pretty robust. Transfers to other partners might have their own limits. I...

Lots of TV watching/game playing on my iPad. I got through a bunch of shows in their entirety. Some Xbox, but not a lot since my roommates dominated the tv usage. JOPA on my boat tried to get a small clandestine network up and running, but it was shutdown for various reasons (some real and...

I have a platinum ring, but I put it on my dog tags anytime I'm flying or on the boat. Obvious reasons for flying, and on the boat there's a metric shit ton of railings and other stuff that it'll bang against.

I agree that such disperate selection percentages by community for a board that is supposed to not keep quota or discriminate by designator is scary. Sure, they can surely see 4 years of NOBs in the beginning of an 13xx's career, but Sea Tour EP/Shore Tour EP/Boat not playing doesn't computer...

OCT is doing shit the wrong way. Watching them try to shock and awe their way to open carry has me extremely frustrated. P

If you're a prior, it should be rather automatic since it's a continuation. If you're off the street, expect some growing pains while your pay gets 100% setup. The folks at Newport are processing a ton of folks every two weeks. You should get BAH for the zip where your spouse is. Being the...

I was going to say, the diagram conspicuously left out the bar...

Using logic to repress gossip... Classic repression move... :cool:

Driving shoes crazy is a collateral duty for all brown shoe types.

In all seriousness dude, definitely get into the gouge and NATOPS (ch 4&12 specifically). That being said, ground school will hopefully teach you a lot and get you worked into it. Good on you for asking, but don't stress it too much. Caveat all with this with the fact that I'm a T-34 dinosaur...

http://new.livestream.com/wab/nha/videos/51032110 Here's a link to the PERS 43 brief from NHA in May. The Q&A is at the end is helo centric, but the first part of the brief will maybe help explain what PERS 43 is seeing as far as O-4 accessions in the previous cycles. break break I will say...

Drink beer and hang with your buddies...? Oh wait, that's the helo dude answer...

Brett, I think he's referring to the period in the 80s when you couldn't wear the bag through the gate. I remember some of the old timers telling stories about it.

Alright gents, word on the street is that we also qualify for card fee rebates on Citibank cards as well. That includes the Citi Executive AAdvantage World Elite Mastercard. Anyone know of this or tried it? There's one guy online I've seen anecdotally, but wanted to see if this was indeed a...

"King Stallion" was unveiled today by Sikorsky officially. Looks like a badass bit of machine for my green brethren. Ospreys, Cobras, Hueys, King Stallions, quite an amazing fleet of helos/tiltrotors...

Johnny has quite the little niche business going...

Fallon?

^^ It's understandable, but shit ain't all roses and candy here in the real, deployed world. Enjoy what you've got, don't F it up, and set yourself up for success.

Last class to fly the Turbo Weenie. Pretty soon you'll be telling lies at the club "So there I was, flying the approach with left hand *and* tuning the VHF radio with my right hand."

Wait, didn't they? They drive Mikes

I pick up what you're putting down, but I still think the -S was and is shortsighted. I get it, the S was a short fuse acquisition to replace the Phrog in a quick and low risk fashion. It had what was available at the time. It was not forward thinking in any fashion, save for a unique and now...

Anything that bends uniform standards, I can get behind.

Pags, I think a marinized S-92 would have suited us (HSC CVW) better for the things we want it to do. It's a similar deck footprint due to the tricycle gear, more capability, bigger cabin, and more room for growth. (And before you mention the Canadians problems, yes, I'm aware). Maybe as a...

It's funny this topic went from equipment to manning/training so quickly. As an HSC (CVW) bubba, the view that it's all rainbows and butterflies on this side of the house is laughable. We have the same issues everyone does. My point was largely that the Sierra can sometimes be the wrong tool...

Busdriver, I think we're all interested in what your community is going to do. Your new helicopter being on the chopping block certainly makes things a bit...dramatic... This is all a good debate. My point was more that we've pushed the S-70 into tons of roles it might not be suited for. As...

We keep doing incremental improvements on a design from 1970 and making it do things it wasn't designed to do. I love the Sierra to death, but they made some weird decisions with it. Sadly, America hasn't successfully fielded a completely new helicopter design since the Blackhawk (unless you...

As much as I love the -60, Igor's design has been shoehorned into a lot of places it might not actually fit.

As a guy who watched GE's Pension and Healthcare get gutted from inside the company and replaced with things that helped "keep the company viable", it's a shitty road. If you expect the "new thing" to be better for anyone besides a budget, you're seriously deluding yourself. I'm still at the...

You just made me realize we didn't use my wife's $200 credit. God damnit.

You have to call AMEX and pick an airline for the reimbursement. I picked Delta due to American switching away. Just bought two $100 certs before the end of the year. Haven't seen the statement credit yet though, and it's been 2ish weeks. Anyone had to call to get them? The points are...

We give em to sailors at check in and a few of the Officer types wear them. It's personal preference really. I think the piss cutter fits better in a pocket and looks sharper, so I wear that on shore. On the boat, ball cap if I need headgear, which is rarely ever.

Thanks for the info gents.

The latter. We're deployed, otherwise I'd hitup other bubbas on the seawall.

Gents, looking for a good source for squadron zappers. Our old source went out of business.

FYI, you can get credited Hilton Gold status through the end of December with your Platinum card. I'm racking up Starwood points on deployment, which is great for later. 1000 points will get automatic 50% off advertised nightly rate anywhere, anytime. Thanks for the tip on the gift cards...

FIFY In reality, I'm surprised the Kiowa has stayed around as long as it has.

That thing looks amazing. Long odds I'll ever see the inside, but here's hoping the improvements help life aboard. Although, I'm sure the mess decks now have only microwaves for prepping food.

The beauty of the EB was that the boat downloaded it in PDF for you so rivercity whatever didn't ruin your connection to the real world. Now it's gone.

I'm sure people on boats with crappy internet appreciate this news. http://www.usatoday.com/story/nation/2013/11/01/pentagon-news-digest-early-bird/3348401/

Never mind the fact that the Gator Natops is terribly written and doesn't really tell you anything besides what the pattern sort of looks like.

I'll assume you're single/unaccompanied. Chix Beach or Ghent are your best bets. Check Craigslist for rooms. The big apartment complexes are nice with regards to breaking a lease on orders, but generally they are way more expensive.

Congrats to the newly Winged. It's a great feeling. Now don't suck.