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Soft serve was likely broken...

Which reminds me of a story... I was giving a young 1stLt one of his initial HLL X's, and he crossed over to the other side of the formation. Violently. Like I thought I was going to be thrown out the cockpit door violently. We land, and I debrief and say "Dude, the Phrog is like a mature...

I fly the oldest-ass naval aircraft, and routinely fly with my cell on/receive(miss) calls/and send text messages back to the rear. No issues.

Something tells me they acquired it through legit means - this is a picture from their photo gallery...

1. Didn't realize that you were working for Amazon. You're joining some good company, I've got one or two (or a half dozen) USNA classmates that work for them. I'm a huge fan of the company... 2. Thanks for letting me know they had a Kindle version - made me renew my search (as my first...

Hardly a professional nazi, but the question is - have you learned your lesson, and will you immediately correct that in the future? After all, he's not just making an ass of himself, but an ass of his service, and the military in general. In the end - you're harming yourself and your...

1. Not a whole lot of independent steaming in the Amphib world. 2. In order to make up for the well deck, you'd have to deploy with more than the current construct (1 x LHA/LHD, 1 x LSD, 1 x LPD), which would make for a whole lot of hate and discontent on the waterfront. It's not like...

Nope. You are correct that LCUs and LCACs only goes to the beach. Amtracs also go beyond the beach line. LAVs go beyond the beach line. HMMWVs go beyond the beach line. Truth be told, the Amtracs generally aren't on the big deck amphib, but LAVs and shit tons of HMMWVs and 7-tons are on the...

As always, Terminal Lance hits the nail on the head...

My goal is 4900 points. With that, plus retiring at 30 years of Federal Service - my reserve retirement + FERS retirement = Retiring on active duty as an O-5 1/2. (48% of O-6 at 20, 55% of O-5 at 20).

I've been interested in being a BGO for a while. Now that I found out I'm eligible to get retirement points - I got off my ass and emailed the Area Coordinator. While researching, USNAINST 1532.46C details reservists and retirement points, it is a one-stop shop, including procedures for...

Did you explain that you never really turn it off - that it doesn't have any active flow of electricity unless you turn pages?

30 May, 1983 - the 24 MAU relieves the 22 MAU in Beirut, Lebanon. 23 October, 1983 - Suicide truck loaded with equivalent of 12,000 pounds of explosives destroyed headquarters building of BLT 1/8 at Beirut International Airport. Almost simultaneous suicide attack destroyed building occupied by...

What Jim said is true, and I've been using some of your classes to supplement my SMCR retirement. I did not know that BGOs got retirement points. It was something I was thinking about doing when I retired, but I might start doing it now!

Ummm, we're not talking about carriers here. We're talking about AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS. The new LHA class removes one element of amphibious assault. R1 - you're REALLY talking out of your ass now, because I see NOTHING in your bio outside carrier stuff... Unless you were at the leading...

Never understood that part of the APB... Retarded. My beef? What happens when the fleet is red striped? I saw it. At one point in my first MEU, the only A/C that wasn't red striped was the 46. It adds a quite a bit of flexibility... Unless the 40 pound brains have figured out that...

Don't get me started on the decision to NOT include a well deck...

Here's what I brought: (1)blue jacket (it was required for officers on both my MEU deployments), (1) short sleeve khaki shirt, (1) pair blue trousers, (1) pair green trousers, (2)pairs cammies for my first deployment (one green, one tan), (6) pairs my second deployment (FAC tour), (6) flight...

State Department bought a bunch, and DynCorp has the contract to fly them. Pilots are getting close to $300K and crewchiefs are getting over $150K... Needless to say, one or two of the reserve pilots in the squadron fly for them - and damn near all of our crewchiefs who are getting out are...

Did you talk to anyone from 84?

I would assume (and it's the only reason that it would be worth it) that the type rating would be in the civilian version. As in, a Phrog would be a type rating in a 107, a 60 type rating would be one in the Sikorsky S-70. Never understood type ratings for civilian helos, most operators know...

Yep.

Yes, Yes, Yes, no. (no dealer in San Antonio). There is ONE dealer that has brick and mortar stores in CO that has a website, and will take orders over the phone, they're called right time if that's easier for you.

I'd go to Ball's website first to find a dealer. They're not exactly all over the place. i.e. - I'd have to drive to Richmond or Charlottesville to buy one...

FIFY. Fag.

I think the next watch I want is a Ball. Never knew about them until I walked into the local jewelry shop when we lived in Odenton, MD. Went to get a piece of PSW's jewelry repaired, and found Ball. American owned, Swiss made, the railroad standard since 1891... I think the Flying Scotsman...

And even though the dude is an Academy grad - it's a well done thesis where it's clear he went in with an open and unbiased mind. I must admit, I was surprised looking at some of the data.

It seems ours is completely in the hands of whichever WO is in the Admin O office... Brief history of my reserve pay (and timeline for payouts): First Admin O: Reserve pay would hit 3-4 days after drilling, travel claims paid in 10-14 days. Second Admin O: Reserve pay would hit 14-21 days...

Yep. Although, tying the two together (so young Marines who are living paycheck to paycheck don't get their balls crushed when Uncle Sam takes his sweet time paying you back) was probably one of the best things they did. I routinely put ONLY the stuff that will automatically trigger a split...

The way they figure the cost of an Academy grad is including summer training, travel to and from, meals, support staff, YPs, Admirals, their staffs, etc... Is there fat that can be trimmed? Yes. I would argue there is fat across the DoD that could be trimmed. I don't think that means that...

If I must... He doesn't really get into the article about WHO makes up the people who go to NAPS. Three groups comprise NAPS attendees: prior enlisted Sailors/Marines, recruited varsity atheletes, and minorities. I won't defend the recruited varsity athletes, but he's completely off his...

Maybe in the Navy, but the Marine Corps issued MARADMIN 600/07 which states: "TRAVELERS ARE REQUIRED TO USE SPLIT DISBURSEMENT TO PAY ALL GTCC CHARGES AT THE TIME OF SETTLEMENT WHETHER DTS OR THE LEGACY PROCESS IS USED." Why did they do this? Back in the old days, your travel claim and the...

I would say about once a year or so, one of his articles come out... He's an English teacher, so I would argue his sample size is small. Make it smaller by the fact that he teaches primarily Plebes and Youngsters. The two whiniest classes at USNA. I won't lie, he raises good points in...

I would say it is an overstatement. Mr. Fleming has written damn near the same thing, year after year. If you really start reading into his writing - you'll realize that A LOT of his opinions are formed based on his discussions... with Plebes.

Pretty close to ZERO SMCR guys are in DTS. I am in DTS for my civilian job, and it's mostly painless. We do old school travel claims via MROWS, which is why it takes so long and is not so awesome. I had an outstanding balance on my card and got nasty grams from my APC (per the order my APC is...

The worst part now about the Govt CC is that your travel claims automatically get paid to your card, regardless of whether or not you're paying your Govt CC balance. So if they reconcile your travel claim LATE (as in my case - I submitted my travel claim in July, and didn't get it paid out...

These are my personal favorites: http://terminallance.com/2010/06/22/terminal-lance-45-vacations-dont-count/ http://terminallance.com/2010/12/13/terminal-lance-88-shiny-things/ http://terminallance.com/2010/12/17/terminal-lance-89-tsa-keeping-america-safe/...

FIFY...

Oh, and I read through some of his older strips... He's originally from Portland, so maybe there WAS something behind his choosing the school... ;)

He's a guy that could have gone one route (disgruntled when he left AD), but he took it a whole 'nother... He's going to school for art via the Post 9/11, and has a couple of other projects - but Terminal Lance is his widest known. He's published weekly in the Marine Corps Times, so he can't...

I went back and read his commentary (he doesn't one for every strip, usually explaining the genesis of it, or his thoughts on the matter), and it looks like the college was a completely random choice... This part still makes me chuckle... He only signs his friggin' comics!! Meet the man, the...

Holy crap dude. It's a friggin' joke. Lighten up Francis.

Is anyone here that can talk about the externally mounted shots? I have a gopro with the standard mounts, plus the uuber-strong suction cup mount. I'm recording EVERYTHING, because the Phrog's days are numbered... Does the suction cup work for that, or did you do something else to get those...

While I normally don't agree with Trader, as of last year - there is a McDonald's in Bosnia. http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2011/08/03/bosnias-first-mcdonalds-gives-much-awaited-taste-of-west/

It's a 9000 level code. Performance standard is +/-30 secs from the Harrier Charlie time, with +/-5 minutes of fuel to splash. Incompetence are the guys that arrive with enough gas to hang out in the D while you guys Charlie. :D I think this is what is chappin' most peoples asses. You...

You missed losing maps out the window. Oh, and missing our Charlie times to piss the Harrier guys off... But other than that - you pretty much hit it all... ;)

I'm just waiting for R1 to start pontificating about the USMC Assault Support community. Probably something else he doesn't know shit from shinola about, but will probably lecture me on, you know - because it's not like he's totally uniformed...

Got a secret for you... They've already figured it out - REGARDLESS of where you went to school...

Most of them are mules... And we have more style. Can't say that your alma mater is any better...

Funny (but true) story. Guy I went to Culinary School with used to be a CTA. The CTA rate merged with YN, so now YNs were overmanned. Got offered a sizeable chunk of cash (something like $50K) to get out of the Navy. Took it. Less than a year later, he is offered another sizeable chunk of...