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Nonono, it takes a committee of people with stars to truly understand the intricities of designing a pair of PT shorts.

Why do we need to have two separate sets of working uniforms, 3 separate sets of service uniforms, and 2 (soon to be 3) sets of dress uniforms? Would it have been so bad to just transition to poopie suits as the standard working uniform? Doesn't the USCG do this? Don't pull the "they don't...

It's not really "letting it slide." I knew nothing of the difference until our class LT instructed us to do them perpendicular to utilize more chest than tris. Too bad this was like right before the out PFA.

They don't watch for that. Perpendicular will allow you to do more, though.

6 mo - 1 year Order your transcripts, get contact information on your references.

Sidenote: The thread title is misleading; since the bill was amended in the Senate to remove the public option, it technically hasn't passed both houses. It still must go back to the House and be voted on in its current state.

What reality? People were fine before social security, medicaid, medicare, a billion different federal agencies dedicated to digging holes, and universal healthcare. I suppose the best thing that the Democrats have accomplished since FDR is convincing the public at large that all these...

Many unions have become self-serving profit groups in themselves. Their primary interest is the benefit and survival of the union, when they should be looking to benefit the workers. They are short-sighted and block any sort of progress in the company. Case and point: Supermarket unions. They...

No, you lose one. They are pissing in a stall you would otherwise be using. Women don't need more stalls, they need to learn how to take a piss in less than 6 minutes.

Random, I am not an anti-union guy per se. I hate what many unions have become, but as you pointed out, unions started as a way for workers to organize in order to gain better working conditions. They got together and said "hey, this is really fucked up...so we're not going to work for you...

I disagree with such laws, along with minimum wage laws. The labor market is like any other market -- it is subject to the laws of supply and demand. If a company is known to hire workers and place them in unsafe conditions, less people will want to work there. The company will then have to...

I'm sorry, but this all seems like a gigantic waste of time. Firstly, this is an aviation site, so the amount of wannabe SWOs is going to be lacking. Secondly, anyone who finds your questionairre via the internet is already going to be interested in an officer program. People who are...

Take the number of OCS SWO applicants each year over the past 5-10 years. Divide each year by the number of college graduates each year. Average that all together. There's your rough answer. 42%?

Yea, if you have absolutely no way of saving up enough for 2 months of monthly bills, deferment would be the better option. As someone said, though, you might want to look into the USAA career starter loan as well. It has a very low interest rate, and you can consolodate your debt into one...

Well, that is done through our representatives when the SC decides to leave interpretations up to Congress (see your discussion on the "General Welfare" clause). You, me, and a bother of another mother can't vote directly on legislation, but our representatives can. The problem is that people...

Adequate access to fitness facilities...says nothing about the quality of them. I also call BS on the "80% of Sailors report that they always or sometimes make fitness part of their daily routine." Either you work out on a daily basis or you don't. There is no "sometimes."

$+95...not too bad :)

Peruse Sallie Mae's website; they have a line about being able to defer student loans if you are active duty. However, I would advise against this because interest still accrues during deferment. You can set your bills to auto-pay while at OCS or on deployment.

It's still apples and oranges, though. A sonar tech cares about being able to range and avoid contacts; he isn't concerned with things like getting to station on schedule. They also aren't looking at and synthesizing all the available information at once; they are just interpreting the sonar...

Plenty of opportunities to be discrete about it. Just sayin'.

Most economists think Obama's bailouts are terrible, and I gather from your posts that you feel the same way. So what point am I making for you? Apples to oranges here. Waking up a pilot that's asleep at the stick is a lot different than debating the interpretation of the Constitution. In some...

You won't find a majority because the majority of people would never do independent research to weigh the actual cost: benefit of these programs, nor would they consider the implications of more ethical questions like should we give away our right to manage our retirement funds to the...

To be fair, the Supreme Court has left this up to Congress to define. Clearly you are taking an "original intent" approach to interpreting these phrases, but that is not the only valid interpretation of it. I think that the founders, many of whom were still involved in our Federal Government...

I'd recommend 8-9 pairs of each (depending on the pack size).

Right, and 12-15 rounds of semi-auto handgun fire or a handful of shotgun shells is enough gun.

Because your professor decided to assign books that argue a viewpoint with which he agrees? Never heard of that happening before...

Couple of points: On my first time ever going to the range, it was very easy for me to hit the target with a handgun at 5 yards every single time. I'm sure that my breathing, form, etc. was far from perfect. At these close ranges, the amount that one has to aim accurately with a handgun vs...

Sir, I think you need to read my post more carefully. FDR is the only President who ran for more than two terms. I'm aware he ran for a fourth, but that is irrelevant compared to everyone else's two. FDR oversaw us come out of the Great Depression and lead the U.S. to victory in Europe in...

We don't have an oligarchy now. The idea that term limits are going to somehow remove corruption in politics is a false assumption. Like I said, Congress isn't policing itself. You could replace Murtha after X terms, but the next guy is free to do the exact same thing. We don't need to...

The votes in question on the video were blatantly not in favor of the Murtha's viewpoint. It's quite obvious that there were enough democrats that disagreed with the bill to expel him if they really wanted to. In other words, he wasn't towing the party line. He was doing his own thing, and...

One should note that the Supreme Court decisions in the 1940s are highly suspect. FDR took more than a few executive liberties to ensure that the court voted his way WRT the New Deal. We don't need term limits. Congress has the power, per the Constitution, to expel any member for any reason...

nevermind...

I hate this line. I'm not married, but I have a family. I have parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, etc. that I would like to spend holidays with if given the opportunity.

This "Parliamentary procedure" is not some gentleman's agreement between representatives, it's the law. It derives directly from Article 1 of the Constitution, which all these members are sworn to uphold. Failing to abide by them is breaking the law, and people who do so should be punished like...

Ah I used webster instead, and the definition was much more general. And considering that he's blatantly violating Congressional procedures to achieve his own means in the posted video, I'd say that qualifies as a violation of allegiance to the U.S. Editing post.

What's most disappointing and enraging is that this man still has a job. If there's any truth to there being a video back in the day of him discussing the possibility of a bribe paired with this video of him blatantly disregarding Congressional procedures, how is this man not ousted from...

Someone mentioned that we produce carriers at a rate of ~2/decade. If we went full-out wartime economy ala WWII, wouldn't this timeline be able to be significantly reduced?

Honestly, if I was PO1 who had a wife, kids, etc, I would gladly take bread and water for however many days over a permanent reduction in paygrade that means less food on the table and whatnot. Just saying.

One thing I found interesting in reading the link is the "two front war" philosophy that has guided our defense budget since WWII. The reason I find it intersting is the QDR notes that A) prior to WWII, we did not follow such a doctrine and managed to win that war and B) it's extremely...

At OCS I practically ruined my shoes at a bar in Newport. Turns out that a rag dipped in warm water + a small bit of tide ultra will take dirt off right quick. That chalky white shoe polish sucks.

USAA is obviously the hands-down winner for low interest rate, but what cards are good for rewards completely disregarding interest rate? I ask because I have a CC w/ Bank of America that I never use, Bank of America downgraded it after I decided to close my checking acct with them, and a friend...

The MEPS stuff should be enough. All of your pertinent medical information will be on those forms. My OR put together a folder that had all the necessary documentation in it from the application process. All I did was a double-check and off I went. I hope that's standard, but maybe not. Bring...

A friend of mine re-submitted an application when he was accepted for NFO but not Pilot. He's now in advanced as a pilot. Do what you feel is right. If you want to be an aviator and not a SWO, my suggestion would be to re-apply.

No one going to OCS can be forced to go subs. They aren't under contract until after they pass the interview and sign the necessary paperwork to start getting paid. If the answer is "sub only" and there's a pro-req for another community waiting for them (or even if there isn't), they can say FU...

That sucks that your school didn't acknowledge it, and I can't remember my high school ever making a big deal of the day, either. Here's a suggestion: why not write an editorial to the school paper about the attack on Pearl Harbor? You're obviously interested in the topic, so maybe you can...

No.

There are quite a few sub vols who do it to avoid serving with women and dealing with all the above issues detailed in this thread. Not the majority, but some men will be lost if subs are integrated. The thing is, how many women want to go subs? If the motivation behind integration is to...

Here's my take: If men and women working together having relations is a "problem," then you need to re-think the entire situation. No private organization that I've worked for prior to the Navy has viewed this as a "problem." The fact that the Navy does is the "problem," and the only way to...

I don't think A4's hates women...I think A4's acknowledges that putting men and women in close proximity for long periods of time leads to sexual relations. Haven't all you guys been to college? Maybe I'm unique in this, but most of the hookups I experienced and witnessed were between people...

To go back to the "failure of leadership" line... So AW3 and AW2 are banging boots underway... we'll say it's failure of leadership and all that jazz. Now there's a change of command, and a shit-hot CO takes command. Suddenly these two sailors are going to stop screwing? I highly doubt it.