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Just another thought. You may be having to wear body armor when outside. That means with a shoulder holster, you have to take it off every time you put on/remove the body armor when going in/out of buildings. Also, if you can get a set or 2 of DCU's, then hang the pistol on your belt. My...

Replacing single seat F/A-18C's with single seat F-35C's. Where do you get your info?????

Marines never flew the A-7 Corsair II. A-4's and F-4's. Now, the French did fly F4U-7 Corsairs and F8F Bearcats in Indochina but that might before the time period you are thinking of.

Actually, it depends. I have claimed them before. If you are maintaining a residence for your wife, then they can be claimed as a non-reimbursed business expense. Two ways to do this: 1) Claim the actual value of your mess bill reciepts. 2) Claim the standard IRS deduction of approx $30 a...

You did see this part, right? Other than the fact that I need to hang here 4.5 more years to get to 20, sounds like a great job for a FOS'd O-4.:D 1500+ hours means probably means DH with today's flight time averages. (I got right at 1200+ with a fleet, RAG and DH tour in the Prowler (6 years)).

OK, OK, I give. And, I did do a "Lobo" Flag back in 1994 with the reserves out of Mugu. My point should have been that with the decrease in OPTAR and the declining need for a reserve airwing to go to war and the new USN-USMC Tacair integration plan where we get a Marine squadron in every...

I will pour a little bit of cold water on the old guys here with a question. When was the last time a reserve fighter or attack squadron deployed?? IMHO, the idea of CVWR-20 marrying up with a reserve carrier (JFK?) and heading out to do battle is over. I have not seen VF/VA/VFA reserve...

:icon_hamm Nail, meet hammer. Lots of guys (Navy and Marine) are being sent IA from my command (NWDC, Navy Warfare Development Command). I actually see it as a way of breaking up the pain of shore duty (this one is painful) and gaining some points with the detailers for follow-on orders. We...

I work with a bunch of retired Tomcat guys. This is already making the email rounds.

Actually, the MSC ships do have room for a -46. I had a DH who was -46 to Intruder to Prowler transition guy who did a tour flying out of Guam flying off MSC ships. He said they had great food and staterooms. As for the Puma's a little Google search revealed...

Whidbey SAR might have an issue with that statement. They basically do all the overland mountain SAR in northern WA. The AF out of McChord covers the south and the CG Dolphins do the water. They did 16 rescues in 2005 including 6 medevacs. Whidbey may be the only NAS with its own SAR left...

Hey Flash, don't forget which squadron helped you get the Prowler MC qual.:D

VQ-1 and VQ-2 are now at Whidbey. There is no EP-3 RAG per se. Don't know if they send guys to the P-3C RAG.

But Brett, the per-diem rate for Hainan Island is very good.:D

PCL in my navbag outside pocket. Checklists under my kneeboard (between thigh and board) when not in use. When using my PCL (i.e. emergency), it goes in the same place as the checklist. Worked for 2000+ tacair hours.

NO speculating boys, let's not let this thread get out of hand. That said, article does mention that it was T-39 from VT-86, presumably overland. One of my old CO's is now a contractor pilot flying those.:confused: Hope his OK.

Small world indeed. Of course, when you short a division of Hornets 200 lbs each , you end up with 800 lbs to go rage. LOL. Not that I would ever do that. So, from your location, I presume you are doing the reserve Hornet gig out of Fort Worth. Nice to see more fleet bubbas on the board.

Hey, which squadron in CAG-11 were you in? I did the 1993 and 1995 cruises on the "Babe-raham" in VA-95. I remember the Hornets trying to jump us in Indian Country and then they trying to beg some opportunity gas if we had a buddy store. Those guys had no shame. Still, good times and Perth...

In A-4's style, but I used Barnes and Noble since they have all these books: The Blond Knight of Germany by Raymond F. Toliver, Trevor J. Constable. Erich Hartman went into comabt with the Luftwaffe in 1942, he was twenty years old. By 1945, he had 352 kills. After spending 10 years in a...

Correct, working blues = quick stops, winter blues = liberty uniform. The difference is the tie. They are considered a different uniform. From Chapter One of the regs:

Oh, they are not wearing "working blues", they are wearing "winter blues". Working blues don't have a tie and as a working uniform are not authorized outside work space (i.e. off base). They fall into the same category as coveralls. Winter blues are considered a service uniform and are in...

Actually, OCS has only had Marine DI's for a few years. The old OCS was based in Newport, RI and had 100% Chiefs with no Marines. During the mid-90's, the Navy consolidated OCS with AOCS (Aviation Officer Candidate School) in Pensacola. AOCS always had Marine DI's. My stepfather was AOCS...

Actually, it is the Martin Baker TIE Club. http://www.martin-baker.com/ejject_tie_club.html I am number 4582.:icon_smil

The E/F is not in the same category as a JSF. The E/F is the Tomcat replacement (and arguably the Intruder replacement that the C/D never was) while the JSF is the replacement for the C/D. Totally different beasts.

Well, Navy wings are made of gold, Air Force wings are made of lead. Just kidding. The mentality is totally different. So, once again, I will post Bob Norris's advice: http://www.tailhook.org/USN%20USAF.html

Well Brett, at least he didn't have antifreeze in the oil. Remember that RAG snafu?

Read the above post. 1. Pilots go to full military power when they trap NOT afterburner. You don''t need afterburner and it will use gas that you WILL need if you bolter. 2. Any pilot that pulls the throttles back before being given the signal by the guys on deck is asking for a FNAEB and...

Well, I was 6'2" before I ejected and 6'2" after I ejected. Also, Brett is right, it is a lot more than 12G's. The spine can take about 12G's sustained in the vertical axis but can take a lot more for short (milliseconds) periods of time.

Well, after three ejections, I wouldn't want to fly anyway. I know quite a few people who have survived an ejection or other class 'A' mishap ('A' is loss of aircraft, $1mil damage or death). I am one of the few people I know with two 'A's on their record. #1 was an A-6E midair that...

I was a early '91 guy who transistioned from Intruders to Prowlers. Did a super JO tour in Prowlers instead of a shore, then went to the RAG instead of disassociated sea. Pinned on O-4 April 2001, killed a year at the War College 2001-2002 (get the "B", get the degree) and then rolled to my DH...

Punk, Last year, I had a 2 BR condo for $850/month in OH, 3 BR in the same complex was going for about $1200. Edit: For Kathy, I had 900+ sq ft, gas heat, water and garbage included, 2BR, 2 bath, garage for $850. The places are there, you just have to dig. BTW, I was in Madrona Heights...

BAH rates are based on the service member's PCS duty station NOT where your spouse lives. If you are TAD/TDY to Quantico, then you MIGHT get the DC rate.

Single guys doing better in Newport. O-4 w/ +99 O-4 w/o +189 Small benefit to being a "born-again bachelor".

Intruders day - 200' Intruders night SRTC (Search Radar Terrain Clearance, manual only, not terrain following) - 650' through the Cascades with no googles on some dark nights :eek: I now look back and think WTF. Intruders night with NVD's - 200' on the VR1355 :D Lowest I have ever seen was...

Exactly, a combat V would be centered horizontally and vertically on the medal ribbon. A strike flight numeral is centered horizontally, but below the center vertically. Direct quote from the Navy Regs on Air Medal devices (for the medal): All the medal regs are in Chapter 5. Figure...

Speaking of fire bombers, how about the Martin Mars? A photo of the Martin-Mars water dropper from Canada. 7,400 gallons of water with each drop, if foam is added then it can cover 4 acres of ground with 4 inches of foam in one drop. Good pic to illustrate the size of the Mars. Notice...

Things I like about the AF: 1. SAC box lunches 2. Tinker burgers 3. Bars in ready rooms 4. Beating AF guys at crud

Princess? She would have made a great skipper.

We had a married couple show up at the Prowler RAG. Got on different deployment schedules. Divorced within two years.

Fits in nice with the CDF's OV-10 Broncos:

A lot of it has to do with culture. The AF is very good at what they do. So are we. Banzai said it best: http://www.tailhook.org/USN%20USAF.html

There was a diagram of the airport in USA Today yesterday. Zero overrun. Runway ruuns diagonally across the airport and the roads outside it are right up to the edge. Example of the perils of encroachment.

My first cruise, we got diverted to Somalia after the Task Force Ranger battle. Micheal Durant mentions hearing jet flyby's in his book. The first flight was two F-14A's at 500' over Mogadishu in full blower. We then did several days of flight ops within sight of the beach.

Highly doubt we will see a carrier in Hawaii. GW is going to Yoko in 2008 to replace the Kitty. JFK is going away. Navy is going from 12 CV hulls to 11. East Coast (Norfolk/Mayport) are sweating who gets the JFK's replacement. Article here...

Osama is on the record that he though 19 deaths would cause us to withdraw after our actions in Somalia.

Also find, "The Soviet-Afghan War", it is the Russian General Staff's after action report. Very Good. For the original poster, "Angles of Attack" - Pete Hunt (Intruder Pilot in Gulf War I, also one of my old RAG instructors) "In the Company of Heros" - Michael Durant (the -60 pilot...

From the Uniform Regulations, section 6803 Flight Clothing: http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/unireg/uregMenu.html Not authorized with Service Dress Blues.

ACLS (Automatic Carrier Landing System) is the SPN-42 or SPN-46. It is basically a data link system that allows the carrier to track the aircraft and give it steering commands. These steering commands are relayed to the pilot via a needles display that shows glideslope and lineup deviations...

Last cruise, weather rolled in and even with landing lights on (daytime), the boat could only get 7 jets onboard out of 20+ attempts. We ended up diverting 350 miles to Iwo Jima with 6 other jets and spending the night there. Here is my article...

The ailerons still have some movement even when they are drooped. Basically less droop equals less lift equals wing down on that side.