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What's that sound? It's 5,000 NMCI reps collectively shouting "I told you so!"

She probably prefers girls. Nice, manly girls.

If you don't get a 300, don't even bother. Related note, I saw a proposal for a new PFT/CFT scoring system. Under this new system, a 1st class is 275 or higher (for all age brackets). To compensate, as you age, you get more points for the same performance level. For example, a 28-year old...

Don't tell the landlord that you're only planning on sticking around for a few months, because guess what? You could end up staying there a lot longer than you originally intended. It's happened to me, and happened to a lot of guys that I know, so I'd wager to say that it probably happens to...

I must admit, for all the pomp and circumstance that generally goes along with military ceremonies, especially dealing with Marines and/or officers, the end of OCS was the biggest anti-climax I've ever encountered. If you're looking to go around bragging about being a Marine after finishing...

If you take a PFT at a low elevation where the Earth's gravitational pull is strongest, can you get a waiver for pull-ups?

I think the best solution to this problem is to teach your car to salute.

Flight suit patches in A-pool? Flights suits in A-pool? What's this world coming to?

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with everyone who says not to bother studying. This is now your profession, and you ain't got shit to do, so why not try to become a little more professionally proficient? I've been in this mythical fleet for about a year, and we still use punchlines like "L/D...

How to coaxial rotor systems handle yaw? Is it a blade pitch differential in the two heads?

Unrelated topic: noticed yesterday for the first time that NMCI/SkyNet is now blocking Airwarriors. WTF, over?

They can take our thumb-drives, but they'll never take our freedom!

The leather jacket shall not be worn off base, even with Charlies. If you want to be warm outside the wire, get the tanker jacket.

A buddy told me that this extra year runs concurrently with any obligation incurred from taking tuition assistance (for OCS guys). You guys have any input?

I'm pretty sure that the only thing keeping our CO from banning the entire squadron from riding is the fact that the SgtMaj rides.

Thrift shop. It has the added benefit of making your uniforms look salty.

Well, the SCAR is about the best weapon in Ghost Recon 2 and Crysis, so it must be pretty awesome!

Maybe if the MAW/MARDIV/MEF staff spent more time doing MCMAP, they'd have less time to come up with bullshit programs for us lowly peons to do.

You guys are being too harsh. You all know the way it goes. The President/SECDEF/SECNAV sees these statistics. They ask the Commandant what he's doing about the problem. The Commandant asks his staff what they're doing about it. Somewhere down the line, a field grade officer comes up with...

Any word on how this affects the Aviation Career Pay? As in, will they still dangle that $10K in your face approaching your 13th(?) year of service?

1. If you're a lieuie waiting for API for over a month, you've already done the NOMI thing, you don't have a stash job that takes up 40 hours a week, and you don't get your gray belt, you might be just plain lazy. 2. If you go med-down from Semper Fu, you might be using terrible technique, or...

Build yourself up to where you can run for 45-60 minutes at a comfortable (able to talk with your buddy) pace; then throw in some interval training (run 200m in 45-60 sec, rest 2 mins, X 8). Start with 2 workouts a week, building up to 4. And do pullups, pushups, and situps.

I'm sure that everyone's heard about the mantra of the 5 ways to memorize stuff: Read/see it, hear it, say it, write it, do it. MP3s are a good way to get one or two of those, and they can make an otherwise boring ride to work more boring.

To further explain the previous post, your PEBD (Pay Entry Base Date) as an OCS guy is based on the day you show up to OCS. This means that when you get commissioned, say, 2 years later, you get paid as an O-1 with 2 years in service. If you take MCTAF, part of the price to pay for taking money...

Wow, that was about the warmest reception to a new guy I've seen in some years. Most of the time, it's to the tune of "Use the Search function, and go f**k yourself." On a brighter note, kudos on getting in so early in your college years. Go to OCS as soon as you can, and don't take the MCTAF...

If they put that liquid-cooled vest gizmo in the Osprey, I'm requesting a transfer tomorrow.

Just so both you BDCP types can recognize bad gouge, here it is: "You have to train at least once, preferably twice, a day if you want to make it at OCS. You should start every day with a 5-10 mile run, averaging a 6-8 minute/mile pace. In the afternoon, you should be hitting the weights and...

The only times I've ever seen a military helo take off with less than full bags were (a) when the net weight was over limits (2) when training requirements [such as autorotations] dictated a lighter aircraft, and (d) when it was a test aircraft, and the pilot didn't feel like waiting for the...

I had a similar situation to Red Ryder, except that it happened after I got winged. My flight doc referred me to the methacholine challenge test, which I passed. Since that test, according to the records, I don't have asthma. PM me for info about how I passed the MCC test, if you go that route.

I had the telescopic kind that Slammer described, but it cracked the (poorly constructed) frame on a door. I'm currently using one made by Home Gym. It hangs from the door crossbeam, supported by a horizontal bar resting on the front of the door frame. The problem with this one is that it could...

I must have missed the entire point of this thread. I was under the impression that the moral of the story was "Phuck the French."

They obviously cross-check all named references to verify authenticity.

I only knew one guy who put helos first, jets last, and got jets. It pays to have sub-jet grades, I guess.

The best way to do more pullups is to do more pullups. Sure, if you're coming up on a PFT and you need to squeeze out a few more, a program might help you bang out that extra one or two, but with all the hours you spend online researching the subject, your time would be better spent on a pullup...

Certainly, as Webmaster, you must realize that 80% (a made-up stat) of the posts on this site are done by high-school sophomores that have a twinkle in the eye that is Naval/Marine Aviation.

Make yourself some "cheat-sheets" that contain non-obvious information about stuff you have to study. For example, make a list of all the weapons in the USMC inventory, their max-effective ranges, kill radii, sustained rates of fire, etc. Make another one for which articles of the UCMJ apply to...

I personally blame this site, along with others like it, for making young guys think that doing their best will reward them with getting the platform they desire.

My IFS solo: flight violation. Hoorah.

I'm glad someone caught it. I hate it when superb humor goes to waste.

D00D, you're the first guy I've ever seen on this forum stressing about what he's gonna select. Get a grip!

Gatordev, you must have been one of those cool instructors that allowed students to focus more on flying than verbal diahrrea. Those like you are rare indeed, as I'm sure many students would agree.

Camp Pendleton's base housing is owned by Lincoln Properties, but still offers free utilities for the foreseeable future.

If you become an officer, and your number one priority is your junior Marines (which sounds to be the case based on your post), then take advice from your NCOs/SNCOs, and you'll do fine in that arena. Since you'll have already done your time in serving your country, consider this the Marine...

There are only two problems I see with adding blimps to the selection list after primary: 1. The logistics of modifying API to include the aerodynamics of LTA aircraft. 2. The fact that CRM would be limited to traffic calls that were not a factor. 3. The ASO would spend more time deciding if...

Disagree. Time + Money = 2 * Money (Logically read Time OR Money) Time * Money = Money ^ 2 (Otherwise Time AND Money) To expound on the original question, the first few stages of flight training will require some basic algebra to comprehend equations and do quick mental math in the...

I once read the NATOPS cover-to-cover. Took me about 14 hours. The retention was amazing.

Always on the prowl for the next ex-Mrs. Bates?

Oh, the joys of being shown on video picking through the 34" bargain bin. She must have thought it said 43.

Neither aviation nor military, but a fairly amusing video nonetheless. As passed on to me from a friend, I now pass onto you.

If you're near Camp Pen, there are pistol, rifle, and skeet/trap ranges. All are outdoors and hella-cheap, and have pretty good hours. They also have a lot of experienced coaches that are fun to talk to.