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Why is it that the larger a/c are unable to auto in? Is there a certain point where a helicopter just becomes to heavy to do it, no matter how much airspeed/alt he's got? I guess if you're in a 53E you've got three engines to deal with - if you lose all three, you're having a very, very bad day.

Those girls just need spankings. I'll take care of that for them, just to speed things along. Def 1's.

Question from a non-helo guy. I do understand the basics of how helos fly, but what is a "Cut Gun"? Do you have enough energy in the blades with an engine failure so close to the deck that you can pull pitch and soften the landing? Or is that what a "Cut Gun" is? I understand that if you...

Pilot dies? These Airbus plane sure are dangerous! Fly Boeing!

As a guy who's spent a good amount of time in Kadena and lives in Misawa... Well, they love us up here, but the Okinawans really don't like us, most especially the Marines. That's the sad reality of it. Prepare yourself for lots of sensitivity training and days spent stuck on base. Just...

ah, gotcha.

Neat article, but the rest of your post is...strange..

I rather like modern MRE's. Mind you i'd not want to eat them often, but they're great for an emergency kit. MRE's are more portable than a bunch of canned goods, so if you need a mobile kit (say in hurricane prone places or earthquake prone places) they're about the best there is - though...

Seeing as how their navy doesn't have fighter jets... They were JASDF fighters.

I wonder how busy the Berkeley Devil Dog recruitment center is. I can't imagine that they find many qualified applicants there. Though if it pisses people in Berkeley off, I think they should stay open for that reason alone - get the Army, Navy, and AF in there too. I bet these people would...

You should see the bomb sight we have... I think the Norden bomb sight is more modern.

anyone have a good place online to have cards made? somewhere you've worked with before?

Go with Christ man, go with Christ.

It is one of those grass is always greener. I get paid more than most of my non-military friends. In many respects, I have a lot more responsibility than them as well. Some of them do have more flexible jobs and only two make more than I do. It is a trade off. Right now my job might suck...

Not entirely accurate... Lots of your freedom and your QOL depends on career timing and luck, more than skill I'd say. Not saying that there aren't a whole host of great times in the military - certainly i've had my share (and done irreversible damage to my liver in the process). But one...

Heh, grass is always greener - i'd give my right arm to have 9 grade sheets due tomorrow....

Wow, I've never been stiffed out of travel cash. Seems as if every command is different. Our travel budget at my command is HUGE since we travel an insane amount (nearly all international), so it hasn't been an issue. I think it does make some sense for the TRACOM folks to get a cut rate...

Well, if they have no rooms, or can get you a CNA, the money WILL be there. We're supposed to stay on base to the max extent possible, but if there's no room the Navy isn't going to stiff you 'cause you have to stay in town. I'm all about maximizing your income.

Why stay at the Q if they don't want you? Per diem rate is higher out in town... I avoid the Q like the f'ing plague.

Wow... Well, i guess if you're both into WoW then it's a good thing...

Is she built like a Bulgarian tractor?

She's a WOW player? WOW players aren't hot!

SUCKA'S!!!! Shoulda gone props. 'Cause we don't wus out and pack up our toys when they get old. oh wait....

Can't forget the Virginia and her sisters - that ship is f'ing scary good.

I have one answer to a PRC blue water Navy - Seawolf.

Lots of really great links. Thanks for the info. I didn't know the US Forrest Service flew firefighting a/c, i figured they were all contract.

I've looked around the 'net a bit but haven't found much of substance on how to get into wildland aerial firefighting. Has anyone out there had any experience with this? I'm curious how you get into it - it seems like one of those "who you know" kind of jobs.

I want to fly that DC-10 tanker, that's just too cool.

Oh man is this funny.

You haven't experienced AF gayness until you've been in a room with a few 15C drivers and a few 22 drivers. The 15 guys talk about all the cool stuff they did, and still can do. The 22 guys talk about their plane like you read about Chuck Norris. It isn't unlike a high school football player...

is it solid and athletic? (like a softball player's?) The other problem is she might be slightly used, but she's most definitely crazy.

most shocking part of this article: there are only 150 clubs in Texas?

my favorite ride has gotta be your mom. But if we're talking just airliners, I'm gonna go with the 747-400. I don't like being a pax in one, but it really is so sexy. It is like a busty gal with a big rear - stately. I'd love to fly one.

Ever met an F-22 pilot?

VP Navy - proceed with jumping-through-ass procedures to maintain readiness. I'm sure we'll still find a way to come in EVERY weekend on home cycle.

Wow, I'm really pleased with the volume of response my question generated. Thank you all for taking the time to share your views on this. Religion is an intensely personal subject for most people and I greatly appreciate all y'all's candor. Religion to me is becoming a journey of self...

I have recently developed an interest in religion, I won`t go into the details as to why. Religion has never been a part of my life. I never went to church as a kid (other than as a guest with a friend`s family or for a funeral/wedding) and in my adulthood I have not as of yet made it a part...

and when they tell you what to wear for PT, wear it. Had two dudes in the class next to mine on the PT field show up one morning wearing their sweat pants/shirt... but no shorts on under. so when the DI said to strip down to shorts (it wasn`t that cold out, being FL in January)...they took of...

surprisingly though, they don't provide much support....

Agree 100%. No matter how great the cops are in your town, they can't be everywhere at once. People too easily impose the responsibility of their own safety on others. If more people had the balls this guy did we'd have a much better world. Never give up, never surrender.

Man, that'd suck if Masterbates was your "buddy". :icon_tong Good thing he's navy!

I'm gonna call BS on that one. When my day starts at 0800, I plan to leave at 1630. When the boss tells me at 1629 that there's now a 1700 meeting, the day has now become long. Of course, if I skip said meeting...then I get duty, and my day becomes even longer!

But you see, that's the problem - you have no basis in giving this... opinion. You "wouldn't think", because you just don't know. It'd be an extremely bad idea to do something that makes you stand out, that makes you different. You might get away with it for a few days, maybe a week or two...

I was in OCS in January in P-cola, it was 30 degrees out for a few mornings (in friggen Florida!), I was never cold outside, they saw to it. They being the Trees. You will be taken care of.

Pecos ROCKS! Yes, stop there and get the burritos. Big chunks of steak, homemade. Man, they are good. The folks that run the FBO are really nice too. Just go easy on the hot sauce if you're planning many hops after that stop...

There are not 200 P-3's currently in the inventory... I won't go into the exact number, but that's not it. We certainly have bought a lot of them over the years. Quite a few are in the bone yard. As for detections by Mk-1 Eyeball, that's the truth man. And FE's, due to their seat position...

Causing the whole class pain on account of your actions (or your inability to march properly for the first three weeks) is a damn good way to NOT make friends. Don't be "That Guy".

I just wear my bag for a few days in a row, the wrinkles fall out. I also hang them up after washing them, so they don't get too badly wrinkled. Flew in uniform twice - with good results both times. Last time I flew in civies i wore a suit (sans tie) and just chatted up the FA's, got moved to...

or he has good bj skills.

Zulu code my ass, plane's up!