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I'd also bet that on commercial planes the shitter gets used more often than on military planes...

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I just thought I'd point out that CommodoreMid flies the P-8, so it is well within reason to reinforce the theory that jets make you poo.

Don't go on a Carnival cruise. Problem solved.

I'm surprised you guys remember that. I still don't (and I've been racking my brain to think if I could). The only "feeling" that I remember from flight school is how it felt on departure from north field, for some reason not really "thinking" about the fact that my backseat was empty for the...

But you did have the most Patriotic Shirt. Ever.

Shack. Our "local area" stretches up to New York/New Jersey when it comes time for the CO to go visit with the group CO. However, an airshow static display that's closer is off the table. Makes sense to me.

I send you an email on your .mil with the memo that everyone's working off of. I think Wings/Groups are reading this sentence: "Fleet/Service weeks as well as military open houses, and local community relations activities are permitted as long as the support/equipment can b eprovided locally...

I'm guessing they didn't because they assume you knew based on a recent SECNAV message. I got it in my email at the squadron (because we do a lot of COMREL/air shows) and can send it to you if you want.

Why spend the money on IFS on a dude that attrites out of API? Still geared to Primary, just cull the herd early.

This is not always the case. A lot of people don't know/understand the GS Pay Scale. When I tell people that I am a GS-12, I always get the wide eyes, with the comments of "NICE". Then I explain that I make less then what I made on active duty as a Capt, and am more along the lines of 1stLt...

Actually, I went Reserve-USNA-Active-Fuck The Suck-Reserve. My PEBD changed somewhere between Reserve-USNA-Active (didn't notice it had changed until TBS, it was how they accounted for my 2 1/2 years of reserve time for pay - when USNA doesn't count), then again when I said FTS and came back.

Do it much faster than 600 fpm in the Phrog, and you'll turn on the cabin dome lights in back.

Most of those cuts (which is what we are seeing in our reserve unit, and my civilian job) are not actually due to the sequester. It's the services trying to lean forward for the double-whammy of sequester + expiration of the CR that happens on March 27th. On top of that - when you really dig...

In the Phrog, remove and replace both transmissions, inspect the drive system and go. Transmissions have to go to depot to be reworked. It's bad enough that when one in our squadron was over torqued, they sold it for scrap and transferred an aircraft from 764 on the west coast. Because it was...

It's not like it's that hard... <----- Has 3 Overtorques in the TH-57 under his belt. ZERO in the CH-46E, thank you very much...

Seeing as how you've got a new (to you) Dillon 650, do you really NEED the Lee? ;)

So I found what appears to be a good deal. Only to find that I can't find bullets, powder, etc...

I like the "Missed Approach: N/A" on the plate.

Mine has changed twice...

Per the latest AvPlan, it's us. Even VMR-1 is supposed to transition (to Yankee Hueys) before us.

For those that have more experience than me (because I'm still just thinking/evaluating), what would be a good press to get if I don't plan on being a heavy duty reloader? Looking at probably 2-3K rounds a year, spread out among .40, 9mm, .45, .223 and .30-06. Not trying to break the bank, and...

The cynic in me looks at the flight schedule from 164 that had the final flight for the last CH-46E crewchief students (mission: "Operation Last Starfighter") and can't help but notice the number of O-5's and O-6's on the schedule as 2Ps. I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch...

As it stands right now, we are supposed to case our colors as an HMM somewhere around 1 Oct 2016 (latest date I heard from the incoming reserve CO). As it stands, we are going to do the last flight - and I am eligible to retire either 22 May 2016, or if the date of the last flight is before that...

You get the retirement at 60 if you retire as a SELRES. If you apply and get picked up for FTS (AR in the USMC case), then you will receive your retirement at 20. If you do, say 1 year as SELRES and amass 180 points, when they convert it back to AD/FTS type retirment, they'll adjust your PEBD...

Wow, sounds pretty cut throat in Navy land. All my (and yes, it's my own crap - no taint sweat or sweaty Airsaves) gear to include my zeta liner stays in my locker and no one touches it... But then again, that may be because our thief was apprehended...

Good to see thing haven't changed in the 20 years since my last application to USNA. My guidance counselor looked at me and said "not everyone was meant to go to college" as he grudgingly ordered my HS transcript to send to USNA. I made sure to stop by the next year and say hello in my middie...

Which tells me you've never actually seen the full issue. It includes Gore-Tex Farmer John overalls. Pretty much what you were describing as a "wish list"...

I have the full set (to include the different weights of long johns) because I did the initial wear test of them. If I asked our Flight E bubbas about them, I'd get laughed out of the shop. We don't have money to buy helmets.

Being a Libertarian, I agree with you, but disagree with where that safety net should come from. I think the best safety net for people that need it comes from the community. The problem is our country is becoming less community focused, because hey - the Feds will do it!

They've also started strapping a couple of these down on the flight deck. Just to get the aircrew ready in case they need to RON in theater...

Which begs the question, would a service chief rate a P? He can't really go any higher... Or is he still competing for the #1 EP?

I'm guessing you're not an Academy grad. Because my response to that is umm, yeah, no. The YP Squadron (to include their officer representatives) are seriously the weirdest dudes on the yard. They maintain this entire sub-culture, and try to take the fact that they're a YP Commanding Officer...

As has been determined, he's referring to the crafmaster pin. However, mids who go on their summer cruise on YPs don't get the craftmaster pin. The only guys that get it are the uber-motivated wannabe SWOs at the Naval Academy that are members of the YP Squadron. Seriously, as an extracurricular...

Pretty sure MIDNJAC is out of Oceana, so he's probably also seeing Norfolk-isms. Instead of a simple "Ground, Goose 11 taxi VFR with information foxtrot", the call we're required to make is "Ground, Goose 11 single CH-46E taxi for a Lima Departure with information foxtrot. We have 4 souls...

I call bullshit. I saw Flat Screen TVs, but the carpet and beds were the very same ones I slept on (both the floor and the bed) when I was in WTI, in 2005.

I never said he was right, but he's from Farmville, NC and his district encompasses Cherry Point, Camp Lejeune, and New River... Again, it makes sense that he honestly believes in it, but I haven't taken the time (because I focus on my representatives) to figure out what action he has taken on...

His profile says that his life started off in the '80s in the USMC. I'm guessing it was probably in need of a minor facelift back then, but now... Harrier Dude put as much lipstick on that pig, and it's still a shithole. But I'll go with Master on this one (and plus up HD's fitrep bullet), I'd...

That's fine. We'll stop requesting present position to shorten things up for you. Then you can taxi/takeoff behind us instead of us getting out of your way. Oh wait. We'll probably still be flying before you - you'll still be sitting there waiting for your "IFR Release". :) And I also know...

Sometimes that JTAC is just a Sergeant... But, to caveat - it's not just the two of you alone all the time making the decisions. The FSCC/FFCC may get involved when it comes to mission approval.

Actually, this is like the 12th year in a row he has introduced this bill. I don't think he does it for media exposure. I think he does it because he believes in it.

I asked our flight surgeon when I was still in the fleet about their training pipeline. She said that they do something similar to API, then plug them in into whatever squadron can fit them, be it VT or HT. She said that some of them get to fly the T-34/T-6, some get to fly the TH-57...

"All Ahead Flank" sounds cooler than "Tacking" or "Jibing"

Sensing a trend? Every time my lower back starts bothering me, I start focusing on my core when I work out, and it's gone.

Fixed it for you. First, a ground job is the job you're assigned in your squadron that doesn't involve flying. Schedule Writer, Legal Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Airframes Officer, etc... As you deploy, those jobs get a little neglected because you're flying more than when you're in...

Opening fire on a vehicle that is a different make, different model, different color, where the occupants are a different size, different race and different sex may just seem "stupid" to you, but it leads to premeditation to me - and I bet if the cops didn't close ranks (as they often do) then...

Right now, Osprey guys are too "valuable" as pilots. With the transition that is ongoing, they can't be "spared" to go on a FAC tour. I'm sure they eventually will...

Don't know the specifics, because I was never turn qualed, but a low power turn up was an engine test done at the O (organizational) level. A high power turn up was usually done at the I (intermediate) level. These tests were done by maintainers, so enlisted guys. Usually CDIs were the ones...

HOLEEE FUCK. What the FUCK is wrong with you. INTENT. Like the INTENT of identifying a vehicle?!? Got it, you're a liberal. HOWEVER. Explain to me how this shooting is justified.

Zero. You're an Osprey guy. A community that is too afraid to send their pilots off to FAC tours... A good deal on the surface, but enjoy watching your rotary/fixed wing brethren getting promoted ahead of you since they have fitreps signed by Infantry Battalion commanders... Good joke...