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Probably not publicly. It's not really smart to badmouth your boss, or senior leadership. Biden has a big mouth, for sure. Who knows if he's pissed anyone off enough to entice them to call him out.

I applied the fall after my graduation from college. I worked random office jobs, did some dishwashing and retail/food service stuff throughout high school and college. After college I worked at Guitar Center for a year while I waited for my OCS app to go through. I thought that would be a...

The sheer badassery cannot be understated.

Dutch Rudder? That's a primary buddy's unofficial callsign. And Jtmedli, that's intense. You can fly with that thing?

You have a pic or link to that type? If they're compact enough I might consider looking into one of those. I'm a righty. I use one KB on the right and a clear leg strap for approaches, charts, w/e on the left.

^ win

Always good to have your own assets. They won't have to ask "Mom and Dad" for the keys to the car anymore.

Do you spend a lot of time on the internet?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/27/biden-panetta-only-adviser-to-tell-obama-go-on-bin-laden-mission/?intcmp=trending Of course Biden is the one we hear this from. He sure likes to freely give information. Apparently he was trying to point out that the president was decisive once he made...

Geographic distance is key then. I understand what you mean. It just sounds like an awful lot of eggs to put in one basket. Maybe the wording of "Mobile Sea Base" conjures up inaccurate images in my head.

Wouldn't they be concerned about having a single, centralized, floating target with all their resources in one spot? Even if it's mobile would Big Navy divert enough assets to protect it? Would it be integrated into an expeditionary strike group or be escorted in some way?

Well then... maybe I'll just take a vacation there... lol Not directed to me, but I was almost a SNFO. Back when the NSS at API was 43 for Navy pilots I ended up with a 42.9 because of failing an exam despite having decent grades. Me and four others were offered a chance to redes, and I tried...

Well damn I'll have to look into that in 6 or so years :D That is... if I want to be a shooter... do I...?

That is frickin trippy.

The helo advanced aero book being the complicated disaster that it is even says there are 4 physical models for why we think helicopters fly. I think it called them theories too.

Whidbey was a big reason I wanted to take a shot at jets back in Primary. The northwest is very alluring. Too bad helo guys can't get sent out that way on a normal career track.

You asked the admiral my noobie question? Bwahaha.

I lived in Turkey for 9 months so maybe I can tell you where the good hookah bars are in Adana, but that's about it.

I did. I found it hilarious that they even tried, fixed some wording there in the post.

Wow... That last part sent shivers down my spine.

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/13/2027089/dutch-use-f-16s-to-pursue-criminal.html TLDR: Two Dutch F-16s try to use IR cameras to help find criminals. Courtesy of Fark. "Your mission, should you choose to accept it..." Edited for accuracy, thanks Brett :p

Also... Those instructors were counseled, new instructors brought in and some reassigned, and the final test was rewritten before we had to take it. I believe most people passed. Still... when you prefer beatings to tests... yeah. We learned a lot from the good instructors. But we learned the...

I heard that rumor when I went through, class 09-10A. I first heard it somewhere when an admiral was checking the place out he didn't like what he saw. Apparently he didn't see the point of making eating so difficult or something like that. At the time I was hoping they'd let us start eating...

I saw a stud today ask the ready room what the identifier for Santa Rosa is while writing up an ASAP. There is hope.

I've seen people with music, art history, dietician, and other degrees get picked up for OCS and do just fine in flight school. Underwater basket weaving is a big hit right now I hear.

220 KIAS max speed right? Does it turn using variable pitch on those props ? That looks badass.

I see. So the Osprey rotors are mechanically connected, but these "Tilt-Props" would be totally separate engines. I think my misunderstanding was a misreading of the article. The article statess that the Osprey has issues with VRS and CG. I can see the CG issue, but what is it about the design...

Good thing future studs won't be subjected to his particular brand of irritation. Enjoy Bay Minette while you can!

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/10/lockheeds-six-engined-vtol-design/ Looks interesting, and the photo is hilarious. I'm not an engineer, so forgive the noobish question here... but what is the difference between this so-called Tilt-Prop/Jet engine design, and the Tilt-Rotor design of the...

Or you could go to a school that no one has heard of, like some of us... >_> Something that really matters is how well you do in your field of study. It's good that you are doing something you love, makes it easier to succeed. A 3.5 in History can trump a 2.0 in Physics. If you really want to...

Is Lou still there? I still hear his screaming in my dreams. "RUDDER!!!"

I don't even own large medals. I walk around in Mess Dress and my officer's sword.

But can the A-4 take a beating like this ? http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Stories1/001-100/0016_A-10-battle-damage/story0016.htm

What is it about Naval Aviation you find more appealing than Army Aviation? You obviously have background green-side, what about the Navy appeals to you? I'm just curious, PM me if you'd like.

I wonder what that "kid" is doing today, 50 years later.

Makes Flight Sim X look like an arcade game.

You mean there's no more impaling of the apples? Lame! I was that guy who was very excited about crab legs... then was very disappointed when I sat down and realized I only had a spoon...

Her chances would be very good.

I had 85 or so in Primary, and 110-ish out of Helo Advanced. About 200 hours total Navy flight time by winging, not counting the 14 hours of -172 flying out of IFS. Since everyone above is posting about Jet Advanced I'll give ya some quick info on Helicopter Advanced. We didn't double-pump...

Sorry man it's been so long since I've used it (Primary), that I don't know any current links. If anyone knows, it'd probably be the TIMS guys, or the sim instructors.

4.4 is very very old. Use RIOT 6 for 64 bit, like I said above. :)

Thanks Pags. And thank you gentlemen for the interesting debate that came out of my question. It's actually really illuminating for me to see the various points of view and points of contention on the topic. I had no idea it was such a hot topic (not that kind...). I like hearing about...

Interesting. I would imagine the TACAIR guys that go CAG would be "brought up to speed" on the way rotary aviation works. Or at least have a senior rotary guy in that staff somewhere making sure the fixed-wing CAG knows how to properly utilize his helo assets right?

Thanks Helolumpy. Don't know where else I'd find this random information, so I appreciate it. Does that mean HS (now HSC/HSM) types get a "equal" shot at CAG as well? Or that they basically said "You guys have the Deep Drafts, let the TACAIR guys take CAG" ? I'm always fascinated by the inner...

Here's a new random stupid question I haven't found an answer for. (ie. my Google-fu is lacking in proficiency) I know the CVNs are very fixed-wing centric, and rightfully-so. What's a vague ratio of fixed-wing -to - helicopter pilots becoming CVN CO's? I would assume most sea command-oriented...

It's ok. They're just making sure you know what's up. Welcome to AW :p

To be mad, or disappointed... Both.

^ And nothing says you can't coach an intramural team while in the Navy.

You miss it, you miss it. Just do it when you can. Consistency is key in any workout plan.

And of course, if you must speak to a Marine, you must learn the language. For Example: Marine- "Yut, yut, kill, semper fi, yut kill" Proper Response- "Oorah, yut yut" Forgive my rusty language. This is mandatory when serving in close proximity to aforementioned Teufelhunden. If you fail to...