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(a) concur with Herc and the whole first name thing. I had one IP in primary call me by my first name, and that was my USN on-wing AFTER I had my solo. (b) if you are USN/USMC/USCG bust your ass to stay in the normal USN/USMC/USCG program a la Whiting or Corpus. You joined the Naval...

defense system? like an ALE-47? do HMX-1 helos even have "eyeballs and buckets"? (USMC helo guys, you know?).

Stowbo likey the non-tac. Kidding dude. Congrats. You made the right choice. Maybe I'll send ya a Propjock patch, if you represent. (oh yeah Smellrod has a kid now. pm me).

Send Duke's your credit card number and tell them a ridiculously good looking short guy will be drinking on you for the next 2 weeks.

maybe it's the bad south american beer talking, but that's FUNNY. From now on everyone needs to address him as "AirWarrior". John, if you end up at another squadron, you are HOSED! I can see the nametags now...

how about this guy? i'm sure he's a shoo-in for the JSF...

hey guys, this has been posted plenty. stop.

what the hell is that supposed to mean??? nah i'm messing with you. Hey guys, if you read/view the thread, do us a favor and vote. We gotta see if there really is any interest here. As of right now I see 37 people have viewed with one vote for Yes.

Propstop, you should have a collection of "lunchboxes" by now, all cardboard with "NAS Whidbey Island Flightline Kitchen" written on them. I keed, I keed. NozeMan, specific squadron t-shirts won't happen. Squadrons sell that kind of stuff in-house to make money for morale programs that...

We're looking into getting some platform t-shirts and patches manufactured to offer for sale on the site. Would you guys be interested? Looking back, I remember giving some LAME T-34 t-shirts to relatives as gifts, and they still loved 'em. Anyway, the idea is to get some original, (hopefully)...

There's been talk of offering some Airwarriors gee-dunk stuff. T-shirts, patches, etc. What do you guys think? Would you be interested? Initially, it would most likely be basic t-shirts with the site logo, maybe an embroidered patch also. If there is significant interest, we also talked...

I'm glad SOMEONE got the gist...

Let's not speculate on something this tragic. Any information on what actually happened is still considered sensitive and shouldn't be posted in a public forum (yet). A thread like this will inevitably lead to (a) second guessing and (b) ignorant comments from wannabees (not referring to...

If another student gives you sh!t over something that lame, it is your obligation to humiliate them and point out how much they suck. In fact, I think that's make you the jock and them the nerd...or something. After re-reading your post I think that was what you meant anyway. I'd be more...

If I were still in the program, I'd at least buy some now, and save 'em for when you get winged. No one will care after that. They are pretty sweet. I'm definitely picking a few up.

Now THAT`S funny.

Yeah, it seems once you get to the Fleet there are very few guys in the "middle of the road". Either fat or fit. Deployment is a great time to get your workout on, especially if you are qualified or PQS complete and waiting on events for whatever part of the syllabus you are in. Plus, ya...

I for one, would like to know how to "create a gouge". sub-gouges???

No workout advice, you'll figure out what works for you, but some words on chow with a flight schedule. As I'm sure you know THREE P (hah hah, I keed), the typical box lunch is a nutritional nightmare. I tried to pack my own sandwiches, protein shakes whatever while on deployment. Local...

Hey man, congratulations. You are about to do something very rare and very different. You're also gonna travel your a$$ off. I remember talking to 2 O-4 guys from the squadron you're heading to at Base Ops in Guam... Now, do me a favor and remember the initials z-a-b in 2 years when I'm...

Orion side...OEF...(maybe Eagle32 will post some good Orion OIF stories) Op Tempo: First months of OEF: non stop. flying your ass off. signing high-flight time waivers monthly. Missions: supporting ground guys. that's about all I'm gonna say. Very cool, very high speed stuff...

ok, am I retarded...wait let me re-phrase that, am I missing something or has the old opening page with the ads gone away? Whenever I log on, it goes right to the forums page....

Of course, I mean, they all got #1 in API...it's ok though, because the #2 and #3 guys were NFOs who transitioned to SPECWAR right away.

Time to jab my eyeballs out with a spoon... or go read the ongoing saga that is "arguing politics with high schoolers" either is less painful than you guys DRIVING ME NUTS Oh, FYI, the F-16 that landed on the carrier was part of the Army National Guard Unit that flies jets. They are...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I hate you all. HATE HATE HATE

I will fly to Meridian and kill you.

Since I'm dumb and hate change, I voted for Today's posts. Is there a start page anymore? The one with the ads?

Sure. I crewed with an AO. But he was an Flight Engineer.

700 feet... funny

the radar operator is supposed to do that I'm kidding. start here: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1928&highlight=nfo http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6574&highlight=nfo then use the site "search" function on the toolbar at the top of the screen...

The crop duster was being ferried out of state, it wasn't spraying crops. All kinds of good info over at baseops.net on this incident. FYI, current and future SNAs, a mishap during training doesn't always mean you are out of the program. I have 2 buddies who had relatively serious mishaps...

Just like clockwork....it was only a matter of time...

The only officers getting MGIB are OCS or NROTC guys who didn't have scholarships (yes, they/we exist). I have no idea about BDCP. I'm 99% sure PLC guys get it. Academy/NROTC with scholarship do not get MGIB.

ZING! nice

Come on dude, we need some kind of training other than "call your Chief/LPO" when you get your first DUI or spouse abuse phone call. At least to know where to find the JAG and legal officer's phone number.

Yes all NA's go. 2 weeks. San Diego or Brunswick, Maine. 1 week of class, 1 week in the field. You aren't going to get any hard information on what happens there. Mods, keep it tight.

I had it after winging and still forgopt everything with stash time, SERE, and the FRS. After the rag would make the most sense.

kmac brought up BOLC, and I was wondering if it did anyone any good. I liked having the afternoons off. That's the only positive thing I can think of. We also had a khaki inspection on day one. GAY. I thought it was a waste of time. I did manage to wean myself off of coffee right...

Probably one of the best quotes I've seen posted. I've also known plenty of guys who went "greek style" (hah hah) and did ROTC at the same time, and still ended up with flight slots. I've known just as many who dropped out of ROTC because the frat was more important to them (we all have...

smoke, go to the private Orion forum and put in a request to join the forum. There's a whole thread about this stuff.

Ya, la mayoria de los fotos son bajo de 300 pies. (most of them pikshures wer be-lo 300 feeet). The guy in front was my boy Pablo. That guy has no qualms about buzzing his friends "ata verry un low al-tee-tuude, mi amigo".... not so bad

I've met about 80% of the Chilean Navy Pilots in flight billets right now, it isn't a huge navy or anything. Anyway, I talked one of their Primary IPs into giving me a ride today. Here's a few pics of the Chilean Coast around Vina del Mar and Valparaiso. (Oh yeah, the plane was pretty sweet...

Who DIDN'T see this coming. Whatever, they're either gonna let the Nav have a few or MPA dies. My bet is on an extremely small number of MMA platforms. One, maybe two squadrons. IF the cuts go through. In the meantime, I guess we'll fly Orions until a catastrophic wing failure.

Word Format FITREP file? Anybody got a blank FITREP in .doc form I can use in Word? Everything I find via google or yahoo comes up in .pdf, which my pc hates. If you do have it, post it on here as an attachment so future forgetful aviators can be saved as well.

Just because you have a flightsuit on doesn't mean you were the pilot/nfo/aircrew/observer/sensor operator/photographer, etc etc etc. It's all about disinformation. Thats all I'll say about that. You'll learn more at SERE. I've met plenty of Recon guys and spec ops guys with tatts...

No, "that guy" are the douches who wear leather jackets with summer whites. I SEEN IT!

Which is completely true. But lets be honest here everybody, not all of us are going to be Skippers some day (certainly not me). I think Physicx here is just trying to get informed about the options that are out there. No reason to jump all over his sh!t. Career Navy isn't for everyone...

I have a few buddies who did a Fleet tour in helos and were offered C-12 station pilot jobs. They said that it isn't that uncommon for them to get a shot at station pilot orders. (I was suprised, it's basically impossible to get them from VP). There are no station pilot jobs or c-12s left...

If you're going the enlisted route. cool article: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug1997/n08211997_9708212.html

You beat me to the punch Bunk. If I had a dollar for every department head I have had with a tattoo, hell, I'd have 4 dollars... Seriously, guys, wait until AFTER you get commissioned to get any ink done, ensure it can't be construed as offensive in any way, and make sure it isn't visible in...