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Not addressed to me but when I was pro-rec'd it took about 3 months or so to get my FS. I know it sucks to wait, and sometimes recruiters aren't on top of their stuff. Just call them every week or so and see if they have any updates.

Do you go to OCS as a prior O from another branch?

Wasn't Forrestal in Newport a few years ago? And Oriskany? Am I remembering that right?

:D The more things change... minus the hull numbers and photo quality, Norfolk hasn't changed much.

I did PRK on my own dime. It was worth it. Should you? Depends on how your vision actually is and how badly you want to be the guy at the controls.

Having not had any prior flight experience before Primary, my personal opinion is that it would not have been worth it to spend all that money I didn't have on private lessons of any kind. Video games were just fine. :D

FWIW I had a 6/7/6 when I took mine in '08.

^Win How is mentioning the fact that Obama is a Christian a Maddow point? This dead horse is beyond unrecognizable.

For the general being known as a very athletic individual, his wife doesn't seem to share that interest. I don't care that he had an affair. I've always thought that's best left to people and their families to figure out. Obviously it hurts his image as a leader, but he's only human. He's...

Armstrong works really well. Helped me get from 30 pushups and 0 pull-ups to 55 pushups and 20 pullups in three months. Lifting definitely helps.

His son is a stand-up guy. I would've liked to meet Neptunus Lex while he was still around.

I knew a guy like that. Something like 9 months, mostly due to behavioral issues. He got seawalled at least once, maybe twice. He was BDCP though, and eventually graduated.

I loved the dunker. Though everytime I was blind-folded (blind-goggled?) I swam out the wrong exit. If there's a big-ass opening in the side of the helo irl, I'm getting out!

Plain language is the way to go in a professional forum. It's not the most interesting way to communicate but trying to joke around or being sarcastic on the internet (or many other settings really) backfires too often, especially around type-A personalities. When everyone wants to get their two...

If it's anything like last year's, it should be awesome. It was great to see all those birds and meet the fleet guys before selection. Helped me make my decision for sure.

I always felt that the invoking of Art 5 for the fight in Afghanistan was a stretch. Applying the treaty to non-government actors, while convenient, doesn't seem like part of the original intent. Then again, the whole reason for the creation of NATO is a thing of the past, a resurgent Russia...

I'm not going to repeat the good info above. Unrestricted Line is going to allow you to pursue a 20-year career, assuming you select LCDR around the 9-11 year mark. You probably won't get forced out if history is any indicator. Props to you for thinking ahead though. Good to know what you're...

I thought it was hilarious. ... But I'm not from the Academy. =D

I think one of those qualifies you to work at McDonalds... iirc :)

Update: http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2012/09/military-stolen-valor-bill-approved-by-house-091112w/ This bill will allow prosecution on people lying about having military medals they haven't earned if they use it for profit. Quote from the article : "The legislation would apply to...

Most of the best whole-body exercises are those that use your own body-weight as resistance. And OCS will give you plenty of those.

Looks like way too much fun to be legal! :D

Going Army-style? Still better than aquaflage. Do Army aviators wear normal ACUs or are they "aviation" versions of the uniform? I was under the impression we were going to eventually move to either those new two-piece flight suits or the Drifire types they were displaying at NHA.

Wow... I take it that's not Venice.

The Air Force pulled a fast one? I mean really... no beta? wtf mate. That was the best part of the T-34. I'll never forget that growl.

Thanks. I didn't know they did that here.

Any idea why it's here? Who's flying it? I see it beating up the pattern almost daily, still painted in CNATRA colors. I've asked around and no one seems to know. Curious if anyone on AW has any idea.

Update- Available October 1. http://rein.mlxchange.com/DotNet/Pub/EmailView.aspx?r=1131566376&s=VAB&t=VAB This link will show you the official html version of our flyer. You can click on the pictures to cycle through, and to view them up-close, right-click and select "view image".

Don't say that. I for one am glad to have you and others who served before on this forum. History is important, as are traditions and knowing where we once were. Forgetting or ignoring history is probably one of the single-biggest mistakes societies can ever make. Plus, I like hearing those...

I would just lurk here and read a bunch of threads. There's a lot of gold in dem hills if you go looking for it. You should be able to get a good grasp on things by just reading a lot of what's already on here. Welcome to AW.

Cruces???

My first Primary onwing got picked up. Good guy, glad he got it. First year I've actually recognized some names.

Not bad. I can see this being useful to someone just starting out. I tried keeping a personal journal about flight school but I can never keep it going.

"Good catch! I was testing you."

I think that's the point they might be finally trying to get... that we need a single database, with some level of public access if we're not going to prosecute people for lying about awards and achievements. I agree with the single-database idea in theory, not sure about the level of public access.

http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2012/07/military-pentagon-considering-stolen-valor-medals-database-071012w/ Since Stolen Valor was struck-down, the Pentagon is considering creating a medals database. Am I the only one who thought they should've already tracking this kind of thing? I'm a...

Bumping since there's some updated info. The house will likely be available September 1, and if not then, October 1. We will be working through Nancy Chandler Realty, who handled our purchase of the house. They are a great company to work with as a buyer, so I expect they'll treat tenants...

Would it be better to be a dry noodle?

Hopefully not, but on BBC today there was an article stating the Turks were requesting a NATO meeting in response to the "Syrian situation". Though overall it looks like they were taking great pains not to let this escalate a few days ago. Now, there were some tougher words being spoken by PM...

Scary thought eh? :D

We could always grab a grease pencil and draw one on the windscreen. :D

If we descend too quickly without much airspeed, we get caught in our own rotor downwash. Increasing collective doesn't help, and can make it worse. Best way to get out of it is to lower the collective and lower the nose to get some airspeed back. Hopefully I didn't oversimplify too much there...

Yeah that was me. Thanks for being less lazy than me :)

BTW, I went to a SUPER liberal college, in a even-more liberal part of the country. We had 1600 in my school, and no ROTC program. There were protests every week about so-and-so. I know people who went to Berkeley, and such, and are currently in the military, so don't worry about that. Your...

Sounds like you're on the right track man. You have a few more years to pad that resume and keep up the good work, but it's great to see someone motivated and focused, especially someone as young as yourself. Don't enlist. Stay in school. Get that BA/BS, either through USNA, ROTC, or later on...

The day HUD at NHA was focused on brown-out landings that drew out a "highway in the sky" on the display. No idea how useful it'd actually be, but it got my attention. It was interesting to see the video of the aircraft demo'ing the HUD. The guy explaining it said they blacked out the flying...

After seeing that night trap... makes me wonder why we don't have a Great, Constantly Changing Video thread. Even if it's all stolen from YouTube, it'd be great to see a single go-to place for badass videos.

It was in Cruces at 14000. Who needs clearing turns? :cool:

The AA/A/BA standard makes more sense to me, but I'm just an RP. I'm sure the guys that went through that whole transition to MPTS have a lot more to say about it. I did bet a primary instructor that I could get a 5 on a spin. I was so sure I could do it. He let me give it a shot. I announced...

How about we just fly and stop worrying about grades? Yeah in Primary it's hard not to if you're dead-set going somewhere... but that stress does you no good. Just study hard, fly your X, and don't be a prick, and the grades will be what they may. You'll end up liking what you do either way, so...