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I've heard good things about the motorcycle course from those who have taken it (I don't ride), most frequently that of all the Navy training they've taken, it's the only one that's actually been valuable and made them a better rider. That being said...if they expect me to give up a Saturday...

I'd love to rent you my house, but we've got renters until March. It's dog heaven though (which is why we bought it). And since my neighbor moved out, you no longer have to worry about a drunk Brett peeing on your (my) lawn!

I know teachers in both towns...you'd MUCH rather raise a kid in Anacortes. That being said, my grandfather grew up there and didn't have much nice to say about it - but that was a far different time.

Government: If you think the problems we cause are bad, wait until you see our solutions!

I have a house near NUW and it was a great location. However, if I end up back there, I'm buying a house in Anacortes, that town freakin' rocks. The drive would never get old because, well, it's just beautiful - just never be in a hurry, get used to Island Driving. Good luck on the move and...

I need to check in more often - I keep missing all the fun!

Wow, cool video - way to pull it out!

My brother got his wife a setup like this, actually just a Moss 500 w/ said stock. It was actually quite nice to shoot.

That's a sweet looking rig man. Not so great with a backpack on, or chest waders! But it really looks sharp.

That's what I plan to do as well, just forgot to pick up the grips when I was at Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday - did get an Alaska chest holster though, which is pretty slick.

Mission successful! Bring it on, wild fauna of Alaska!

The PS3 is a great media center and the blue ray player is about the best on the market. If you don't play games, I still think it's better than an ATV. But if you want, I'll sell you mine.

Get a PS3. If you like to buy or pay for each rental, then ATV is good (I have both, BTW) but I really think the functionality as a media center you gain from a PS3 is far better than an ATV. I've got a bunch of media stored on my networked HD (connected to my router) and it's easy to see the...

Interestingly enough, it's been proven that American blood will actually harm Taliban bodies. If you were to give American blood to a wounded Taliban they would literally explode. Who thunk it? On a serious note - I doubt any blood donated in the US could even be transported to the Taliban...

One of the new upcoming fields is Critical Infrastructure Protection, or CIP. This is a HUGE deal in homeland security and a real growth industry. I'm working through a program now in CIP and have pretty much guaranteed myself a job on the outside with a defense contractor (were I to bail)...

Oh my god these guys are KILLING ME! NERDS! Let's talk about girls...like Danica Patrick... I gotta go to Sportsman's Warehouse...

So if your ass is captured by this enemy or some future enemy...do you want the IRC to help you or not? While I completely understand your aversion to ANY organization helping out an enemy, I think this situation is very unique. As several others have pointed out, it is their absolute...

The Taliban aren't stupid - they're a very smart and capable organization...of questionable ethical standards, no doubt. If they kill IRC personnel, A. they'll never get help from that organization again, and B. it would be a HUGE blow to their image among Muslims (which they're already having...

There was a 23yo daughter involved... will IFTs stop at nothing to hit on a girl?

meh...studied China for a while now... Not too worried. But hey, I like Chinese food.

You'll fit in perfect man, that's why we have eye patches in the Navy.

I don't think you should be declaring an emergency for bad cross winds - makes me think there's more to this story. If you can't do it, just say "unable" and fly whatever vectors they give you for another runway. If you're low on gas, call min fuel. I'd like to learn a bit more about this.

We finally made it to Alaska! The wife wasn't interested in having a large pistol for her bear defense, she desired something with a bit more oomph, having been charged by a very large brown bear in the past. So, I got her one of these, happens to be her first firearm. I picked it up...

Medals only impress people who don't know - most civilians. Mom's like 'em too I suppose. Chief, Catmando, I think if I ran into you at a bar...I could figure out your contributions sans viewing your chest candy.

P-3 Life = Pimps + hoes. The pilots are the pimps...the FOs...well, it rhymes.

crap, two people beat me to it! Unental was my answer.

The watering down of the NAM, and other awards, grates on my nerves too. However, one possible advantage to this is a CO can use NOT giving a NAM to someone at the end of a tour to send a message. I saw this happen to two JOs in my squadron. Neither of them deserved an award, but it was...

Never been to Thailand, have you?

Guilty or not, his actions, all of our actions, will usually be under a magnifying glass. It totally sucks, but we have to keep our noses cleaner than the general population. If a plumber had killed that dog, nobody would make assumptions about plumbers. But when a Marine or sailor (or...

P-8 has countermeasures. Exact details are not available, but it should be fairly robust.

That depends on the AIP configuration. Many don't require that, at least not often.

Regardless of the type of animal - what part of acting like a fucking adult are people missing? Roger, innocent until proven guilty - I'm a firm believer in that. But when you screw up, or are perceived as screwing up, as a service member, you bring discredit upon the whole lot of us. To...

I think it will pan out. There are a lot of people already signed up for a ride when this thing hits IOC. In the long term, I don't see it remaining successful, once the novelty wears off. However, a lot of people thought the airplane would just never work - and at first it was really more a...

Flash - as was explained to me by a Canadian, surgery that isn't necessary for life sustainment is often delayed significantly because their system is so over burdened. This person had torn her ACL playing rugby. The docs saw her right away (she went to the ER), gave her a leg brace, crutches...

I might argue that it already has outpaced the abiliy to pay. Universal health care coverage is a fantastic idea. A healthy population is more productive and less costly than an unhealthy population. But as you point out, we have a world-class health care system in the US. Yes, it costs a...

Wrong again - two chicks at the same time while doing a no-flap, boost out, night, IMC, 2 engine out landing. He saved croaked at the end of the roll out.

That's actually the only thing I've ever heard people say about him, personality wise. He could fly the hell out of a WarPig, but otherwise kind of a prick. Of course, this is all second and third hand...

Oh, but he DID! And if Mr. Beasley were still around he could perform a laying of the hands on our fleet and we would no longer have this Red Stripe thing. I think it began with crews having too much time on their hands while standing the ready in Kef in the middle of winter - before...

Obviously not the Luxembourgers. Filthy people! All of 'em!

and you'd have it no other way, would you? That's part of the reason to do this job - goofing off with the guys when the demands of the job aren't so pressing. You'd be fired in the "outside" were you to pull half the crap you do in the Navy.

If he can't take this kind of ribbing, how can he possibly take what he'll get in the squadron? I'm almost to my second sea tour and the shenanigans have not stopped. Naval officers (at least in aviation) never stop screwing with each other, ridiculing each other, and generally making life as...

When you tell them to, they will. There's a power supply to the rear kanuter valve, which if you have an APS-115 is critical to ensuring track while scan dynamics continue to operate at a greater than 70% capacity. So, yes, a FO should check the doppler well, especially if they're new and...

That's some good reading right there. Thanks for sharing that.

Thta's a funny picture - it isn't McMurdo Station, it's the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Quite a long ways away from McMurdo! Cool though.

Wonder how well it'd do against a fighter or a cruise missile.

Well, I put in for the bonus today. So is supect come Aug I might have some shopping to do! Really eyeing that M-14 in .308. That'd take care of many of my problems! Thanks for all the great info y'all have been sharing. I'm nigh-drooling over some great prospects!

very nice! Most important question - how'd he taste?

I would have posted this in the War Zone section, but I thought that it was something very military and something worthy of discussion at a level above the War Zone. Linked is an article from my home town newspaper discussing a journalists visit to a museum for Kamikaze pilots. I don't...

If any of you haven't seen this, watch it. Very engaging, well made and by the end you'll understand why I posted it here. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/inside-the-green-berets-3162 Where do we find these guys? If you're an ISR guy and have ever wondered who you might...

I actually know this guy pretty well and he's a good dude. However, i'm still a bit...unsure how I feel about his videos.