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I'm still waiting for the official message on this, but NAVAIR as of August last year was working on procuring IPAD's for use in the aircraft specifically to act as a Digital Nav Bag to replace all those paper pubs. And where does it specifically state that you have to have "Paper" documents...

I'll work on that as soon as I remember to do 2+ years of ASAP reports, (or however long we've been "required" to use yet another "useful" program).

The number of really useful military wx briefs I've received are few and far between. (it doesnt help that the official briefers are over several hundred miles from my actual locations most times) I have gotten much more useful info pulling up observations, radar, etc on my phone or the internet.

FYI, that standard issue website is even cheaper than using the official purchase channels in the Navy. Good info to have if your command is thinking about making a buy.

Imagine being a test and eval pilot in those days. What an amazing, expansive variety of aircraft. In some ways its a damn shame that we don't actually have any real "need" for new airframes, or the competition of developers like in those days. (And by need I mean the military actually...

It is a lobbing motion, except closer to a hookshot than a softball toss if that makes sense. (It starts behind your body) Much more controllable and more likely to clear close obstacles than a fastball pitch.

That is why you dont throw a grenade like a fastball. Sad to say, similar things happen at US ranges. The one I heard about most from instructors was students that would freeze once the pin was pulled and stand there holding the grenade instead of throwing it. Luckily there were measures in...

I'll believe in a fully Unmanned helo fleet when the people with stars routinely ride in one. At least then the Admiral won't have to claim "operational necessity" just because he wants Sunday sliders on the CG and WX is 0/0 dogshit. Unlike us meat servos, Hal won't care if it lands in the...

Yeah, cause what we really need is another laser guided weapon to try and shoot at small boats...

Except AWG's look much better and are actually the original uniform of Naval Aviation. But why should we let something like history and tradition get in the way of $#^!! decisions.

This is/was a hot issue within the community. NAVAIR decided that using the 197 would be "cheaper" and get the weapon into the fleet "quicker" which is why we have that instead of the M230, or a Bushmaster, etc. Lots of negative issues with this particular weapon system in the mission we are...

Rock Island does the bobbed hammer and beavertail so theres no hammer bite. They have 2 different sights you can get. Either the standard GI issue sights or their tactical model comes with 3-dot adjustables. I got the Compact model with GI sights and they are very accurate. I added some...

Well that would royally F'up our relations with them. And its such a great place too. Just look at every other place around the world with Marines and how our relations have gone. Just wait till they show up in Guam. Of course the small condolence is that the people stationed there should be...

Wait, isn't that the same Otto except this time he can actually list a few acronyms with his stories?

Phenomenal speech. If only more leaders truly cared that much.

Sadly, I've seen this more than once. It's a serious problem because the CO still tries to write them up like they are a rockstar because "we wouldn't want to destroy their career." Now you have a real piece of $hit continuing to advance (and yes some even make CO), or kill someone because...

Actually bringing our cats worked out well for us. They kept my wife company at night when I was on deployment. At least its better than an empty house, and she said having them around helped her get through all my time away.

I am personally a fan of Glen Angus. He's passed, but his artwork is still amazing. http://www.flickzzz.com/2007/09/women-and-planes-by-glen-angus.html

Till you see the cost of buying a pet over there. Over a grand for pretty much any basic pet, much more for anything "designer" or desirable. ie Shepherds, Rotties, a Persian, etc. Unless you pick up a stray on base...but those are hit or miss. I know people who have done so with good results...

Yes, you can bring a cat to Japan. However there are some caveats. My wife and I brought our 2 cats over when I was stationed there. They have to be microchipped before any of the shots are given. They have to have a series of rabies shots over the course of 6 months. That is followed by a...

Interesting. Seems there is a trend of very minor punishment for sexual assault by senior officers. I remember there were several complaints over a period of 3 years about conduct by the Doc at Yoko and the Navy ignored it for some time, and then when they couldn't ignore it any longer and had...

Some great shows out there already. I'll add Deadwood The Tudors

Also I just found this out, but Travis Haley left Magpul to form his own company. He also runs his own courses now. http://www.haleystrategic.com/training.php From what I have read he left on good terms and still helps out at Magpul, so it looks like either one would be a great option if its...

If you are looking for suggestions for carbine classes and you haven't been to one yet, my vote is for the Magpul Dynamic Carbine I and Dynamic Carbine II depending on your time, location, money and experience. http://magpuldynamics.com/training.html Great training and if you have seen or shot...

Here's a fun little tidbit for those of your Exchange shoppers out there. I just found out today that the Exchange is NOT an authorized Apple retailer. We bought a laptop from them that ended up having a battery that wouldn't charge. When we went to Apple to have it replaced they informed us...

Never attempt to apply logic or use reason when it comes to military instructions and "standards." Though I think it's funny that big Navy can say "No decals required to get on base" yet the individual installations can basically say FU and do it anyway. Dont even get me started on how utterly...

Concur, all they do is teach some principles of maneuverability and energy management that any good HAC can teach in the process of flying any other night lvl 2 or 3 flight. (But in a more dangrous setting due to how they end up being done) Learning how to navigate is a dying art. Lots of...

There was message traffic announcing that the decals were going away and that official guidance would follow, but nothing official ever came after that. Jax has gone back and forth over the past 4-5 months on whether or not you need a sticker. Its stupid and we just need to get with the times...

I love my Rock Island. I've got their Compact and carry it as my daily CCW (when I dont have to go in to base), and I use it at the range in tactical drills regularly. Accurate, reliable, and inexpensive. If you do some research you will see that some of them dont like Kimber mags. Of course...

A little bit of HS love in the HVBSS scene. The original title of this was "I am that man" Though I think they made some changes since the storyline is a bit different and its a year and a half late coming out. At least they used the real thing for the characters.

Old story, but interesting none the less. I've read the book and it was intriguing. Definitely crazy stuff assuming the story is true. http://www.soulsurvivor-book.com/

I'm all for a set of tripical Khakis with the pith helmet. Much more useful than the hybrid SDK's that I'll never consider wearing.

I've tried to do the NEX Price Match thing a few times with mixed results. In Japan they were great about it, even an internet ad printed out worked. Here in the states I've been told that the specific model number has to be listed in the paper ad for them to match it. ie it doesn't matter...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/18/lehman-rocks-navy-complaints-about-political-corre/ Apparently now the Washington Times is bringing this to the general public. Interesting to see the reaction, though not surprising. It's a shame that we probably still won't see appreciable change.

I'll try and link it later, but there's a study done that shows where you are most likely to impact in a crash. 35% of all crashes showed major impact to the chin and lower face. I prefer to wear a full face.

Despite his amazing flying ability, Bob Hoover had plenty of issues with the FAA and his medical suitability for flight due to his age, etc. Gotta love bureaucracy.

That was a good one. Have you ever tried to talk to an on base "service" about their crappy hours, or less than stellar service, etc.? I like your optimism though.

When I was at Atsugi, I shopped there all the time. Though I still did some of the shopping out in town. INCONUS...not a freakin chance. I've been twice since I've been back in the states and I refuse to go again. The selection sucks, prices aren't that much better and the hassle/suck factor...

Tell that to the AW's that are required fly in a neoprene wetsuit.

Speaking with guys I know they have not been happy with the extra time to train a B/R guy over HSC. Probably has to do with the fact that at least legacy guys easily spend 2 of their 3 years at their first sea command working on the PR/SOF skillset in order to obtain lvl 3. Sure you can teach...

Its just one more step in the wrong direction, same with shithots. Like MB said, whats next squadron patches? Brown Shoes? Before long we'll all end up wearing the exact same uniform as the SWOs. Hell, we've already done away with the original uniform of Naval Aviation. Callsign reviews, PC...

Considering that we hover at 70' and the H-3 hovered at 50' (iirc) that story seems a bit far fetched. If an EXTORP jumped 50' out of the water I'm sure there would be some serious investigations and such involved considering the safeguards involved and the sheer weight of those things.

In the insightful words of Dos Gringos.

Concur, I hope he never does either. With this PC, zero defect BS imagine what kind of force we would have had if this was the way of things in WWII. Men like Nimitz, MacArthur, Patton. They would be deemed " unacceptable" and "inappropriate" today. And that is a tragedy.

For our purposes most of the paid apps download charts in real time. Some store them as well. Also you can download anything you need/want from NGA as far as pubs, charts, etc.

I would be having some choice words with the PR1 or PRC then having a talk with MMCO.

Other services are using them, some Navy squadrons are using them. There is a push from PMA/Navair to potentially incorporate them into the aircraft as a digital nav bag holdover until PMA actually develops something half as useful and more cumbersome that will become the official solution...

I live in Mandarin (work at Jax) as do several people I know. It is close to Jax without being too far from Mayport. I have some friends who work in Mayport and still live here. I would not recommend living anywhere near Orange park, or really anything south of NAS Jax unless you enjoy losing...

It's not that the hush kits are a no-no, its that they are not specifically authorized, so most inspectors and many PR's just assume they aren't authorized. They are specifically in the jet pubs but never made it into the ones for helos. Word was that it had to do with side impact protection...