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You can call, but I don't think it would help your grading or my career....:D That's why I said I wasn't trying to be critical. My only point was that the way MIF is defined in the MCG is way different from how it is used by the squadrons. The book says you are supposed to judge students off...

MIF isn't defined like that. CTS (Course Training Standard) is defined in the back of the Master Curriculum Guide for every maneuver and CTS is ALWAYS a 4. MIF (Maneuvering Item File, how the Air Force came up with that stupid name I have no idea) is the minimum score that you need to have at...

That theory wouldn't have held water when I went through VT-28. Average was something like 1.15 overall with a standard deviation of about 0.03. So if you got a 1.10 (a good ways above MIF) you would have had a 33 NSS. MIF doesn't tell you shit about how you are doing unless you know about...

It's VFR dude. WAG your way in the general direction, and screw your instructor if you say you will fly north east for about 35 NM and he wants to hear the divert is 038 for 33 NM. Close enough man. All the same, that "Nearest" button in the T-34 sure was sweet, especially when used in...

Actually, accelerated guys really didn't have any advantage built into the equation. That TGI adjustment was merely offsetting the fact that the flights they skipped were the ones where MIF was the lowest. Had they flown those flights they probably would have rocked them and their grades would...

I have read both. My issue isn't with the actual officers or events. I don't expect war to be perfect nor do I expect those who practice it to be perfect either. I was just venting on how far the author and directors of "Generation Kill" have gone to paint the leadership from the battalion...

Really? Cause I just watched it and all I really got out of it was the following: 1) Godfather is kissass who is concerned only with pleasing his superior. This was tempered by his explanation on the CAS evac situation, but it's been a growing theme through the 3 episodes. 2) All officers...

I understand what you are getting at, but I still think it's important to be able to see how you are doing. It's not the guys at the top who benefit from being able to get an accurate gauge on their performance, it's the one's on the bottom. Case in point. A buddy of mine went to the KLRU...

It's about time they do this. When I went through they would use whatever your current ratio was and tell you what your NSS would be if you finished with that ratio. It was always fun to watch people walk around telling all their buds that they had a 65 projected NSS, only to later realize...

If they keep all the homo-eroticism of the first then considering that this is going to feature a female pilot I think this has the makings of a great movie....or at least one I will go see:D +1 on Megan Fox

Some of the instructors could give you a better gauge on the how pervasive this is, but requirement or not, my grades on HAPLs or LAPLs were ALWAYS better when I recited the applicable emergency procedures quickly, calmly, and with the notes, warnings, and cautions included. It seemed like...

Definitely the right way to approach civilian flight training. If you want to do it because you think it would be fun, then by all means do it. Flying anything is fun to a degree and developing some airborne SA certainly won't hurt you in flight school. However, if your only goal in doing...

Breyers. Unfortunately it has stopped giving me height, but I keep putting the weight on. Maybe I am just not eating enough of it....

Agreed on the first part. We had about 55% attrition, mostly self induced. Also, I was 5'10" 165 when I started and 6'0" 185 when I commissioned, definitely needed new uniforms by senior year. On the second part, I haven't worn Flying Cross so they may be very nice, but I have Abbott's and...

Well if you're that "happy" then there are probably better websites for that than AW. Oh you said "happy to see...boys", well then I imagine there are websites for that too, but you'll have to talk to Chris Mathews of MSNBC about it.:D Sorry, I saw the low hanging fruit and went for it...

Okay at second reading I realized you meant which Navy-AF game, but at first glance I thought you meant which PSW. I was about to be surprised by Phrog's polygamist tendencies.

That certainly should encourage the high school senior. Son, demotivate your language... you are too excited to do this. Granted, it's a bit over the top, but at least he is excited about the profession. Excessive motivation is annoying, but far preferable to the lack there of. Cut him a...

There are some stats that the article alludes to that are worth noting again. From the time of the ACL tear discovery: 12 tournaments, worst finish 5th, 9 wins, 2 majors. That is one hell of a career; far better than many lifetime tour pros, and he did it in 12 tournaments on a bum leg...

No fvcking way. You have to post the back story on that. If it's the way you made it sound, what a chode.

Correct, and she went to the church as a regular church member before she started serving it in that capacity, IIRC. Moreover, she isn't a law enforcement officer of any type and the church made the conscious decision to have armed security in the aftermath of a random shooting (I think VT, but...

That's a really fancy way of calling him a lawn dart. I like it.

It's pretty tough to get a concealed weapons permit in California so those that do want to go around packing often cannot. Consequently legally armed citizens are few and far between (more so than in other states). I don't think that anyone was saying that people should be compelled to carry...

It's hard not to be a fan of a guy who is so incredibly dominating in his sport, makes more in endorsements than any other athlete on the planet, plays half the tournaments as the rest of the pros, but still usually makes double the next guy in earnings, marries an insanely hot European model...

I dunno man. Interesting stat. Tiger Woods, +7 on the first hole for the tournament. He destroyed the rest of that course AND he has been playing big tournaments at Torrey since he was a kid. He's won the Buick there like half a dozen times. He is the best player in the world playing on...

Just guessing, but I bet you would have held the plane on course much better if you had both hands on the controls and your head up as opposed to fiddling with a whiz wheel in your lap that gives you a relatively useless wind drift correction. How much correction do you need? 7 degrees? No...

Well that's lame. There is one rule I think I will break without pause. Come on, it's the flag, the patch belongs on the shoulder, screw the rules on that one. I suppose that will diminish any arguing power should I find myself working with an anti-aviation CMC, but I will cross that bridge...

More like use the whiz wheel as a beer coaster. I'm not sure if I've gained anything from my use of a whiz wheel, but understanding is certainly not one of those things.

Well now there is something to be proud of. High quality film, no question about it. :icon_smil

Including the flag on the shoulder?

No real way to predict, but one of our IPs in primary said this, "If you can't drive a car worth a shit I doubt you can fly a plane either." He was referring to this girl who was duty driving (did she get jets, I can't remember....) Not being a dumbass on earth is a good start towards not being...

I would not ask the prof. Hypothetically, let's assume you say "Hey professor, check out this nifty trick my calculator can do, it's almost like I don't even have to know what I am doing." His response is likely going to be "Oh shit, no calculators for anyone". How popular are you going to be...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA +1 rep for that

Really? You're gonna open the door like that and wait for someone to slam it on you? Ah never mind, I'll pass. You're on that evil diet anyway so I guess I shouldn't take pot shots at you.

The first guys in my squadron are still in forms so that leaves them about a month or so out. To my knowledge no one has selected yet and if they have a method for the selection they are keeping that closely guarded. I have taken every chance I have gotten to ask some of the more senior...

So I eventually found an answer to my own question. Corpus Christi Country Club allows military officers to join the club. They don't charge an initiation fee, dues are $252 a month plus a $250 annual range fee (which they will prorate), and they only ask that you give them 2 weeks notice when...

I have a very slight astigmatism. I fly without any sort of correction and did not need a waiver. Your experience may vary, but if your astigmatism is correctable then you are probably good to go. I am definitely not an authoritative source on that so search around the site for information on...

Tell you what, we'll trade. You tell me the percentage of SNAs who report to school's command that end up getting jets and I'll tell you the percentages your looking for. Oh what the hell, I'll try...the answers to your questions are moving targets. The numbers vary directly with the needs...

Alright, ignoring the whole you either have it or you don't argument, however valid. Take a bottle of water, preferably one with a horizontal line on it. That's your wing. The back edge of the water line is the horizon. Move the bottle to match the picture. The bottle is like the stick, so...

That's easy. Let them have the controls and let the shenanigans ensue. My middie ride went something like this. "You see that stadium there" "Yes sir" "Don't call me sir, that's Mexico, stay north of it" "Yes sir" "Damnit don't call me sir, stop being a pussy and have some fun with the...

Well good thing you came to AirWarriors....:D I know, I know, the site has resources for all.

Well that's where this motivator is headed, obviously. With all that studying his API grades are going to allow him to skip Primary.

Obviously he has never heard of the F405 RR401 birdkiller that we have in the Goshawk. Eats birds like candy....

So true. You don't know how good you have it in the Pac NW until you have the opportunity to miss it. Great place.

This thread reached a high point when the OP had the dimes dropped on him. Classic. The ensuing argument over who's better because of what they flew in primary is like arguing who has the cooler wheelchair.

And you were there to swoop in and comfort her, right? Well unless she looks like her dad, that is...

Yeah, true, but I am willing to bet we make it fairly hard on them too. I am sure all your turns on a no gyro GCA are standard rate and half standard rate on final, right...? Like you said, they are students too so cut them some slack. There is almost always someone more experienced there to...

....yeah, that's what it is, an early promotion....

Awesome. I remember my API check in. There were three ensigns telling us to fill out all these forms and they were total jackasses about it. I found out the next day that they were all NPQ'd and had been working for flight management for a year. I understand that it would make you bitter...

Single best piece of advice in the thread, hands down. Take classes that satisfy general requirements your first semester. Take that time to figure out what major best combines the "I like this major" factor and "there are hot girls in this major" factor and do that. Oh and go for quantity...

I think most people who accepted ROTC scholarships at my unit did it at least partly for the money. College is freaking expensive so financial considerations are a big deal. There is nothing wrong with that. I wanted to serve and go to college. Taking the ROTC scholarship was a win/win...