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Yeah but...those chicks all told me they knew Shnugg...back in the day...

Your best move is to take all that motivation and get through the classes you have in your last semester. Enjoy college now. Neither Pcola or Corpus are as packed with nubile 18-23 yr olds. Your first night at Seville will be a wake up call.

Yeah memorize the course rules for Whiting and Corpus now...dude...RELAX.

Moved back. Have at it.

Nothing taught in API is of a sensitive nature. I'd make sure to ask the instructor ahead of time, someone might have an issue with being taped, and doing it behind his back could result in unnecessasry pain. Everything taught is from the books anyway, you already have all the information.

All or nothing... I don't know. What I do know is I had 4 enlisted Marines in my class and none of them scored anywhere near "perfect" on the DLAB. I don't think many people could score "perfect" since it's such a bizarre, f-ed up test. Again, I doubt you'd be able to take it without...

I took both the DLAB (to get into DLI) and the DLPT (to graduate DLI). What do you want to know specifically? I have no idea if a "civilian" can take either. I doubt it. You pretty much have to have a reason (enlisting to go CTI for example) since it costs money and is pretty heavily...

off topic: If you're quoting what I THINK you're quoting, you win the "Airwarriors Most Obscure Reference of the Week". "better yet a terminator..." on topic: msm, if you're over 18 sack up and make your move

Moved to PNA to avoid stupid questions from the wannabee crowd.

Loooong time ago, I was in my cypher-locked (cipher?) office (no windows, but that lock was awesome) with my NFO counterpart and we spent a full day writing the ultimate "FITREP that says it all yet says nothing". Too bad I lost it. - Generally can be found in squadron spaces at some point...

- LT XXX is a pretty good officer, considering. His presence in the Wardroom is undeniable. Dynamic, flexible, and enthusiastic are words that are too big for him to use. Specific accomplishments: - Hasn't crashed any airplanes. - No DUIs.

...or 20 bucks for a tub and some ice...

Yeah, but one also gets A&W hot dogs at the Desert Dome.

Oh I understand...BELIEVE ME. I am "that guy". keep bobbin and weavin

meaning what?

If retention does take a hit stand by for a round of stop loss.

thepilot33, this is one of the best posts I've seen in years on this site. Good on ya for explaining the new process. Please keep us posted. Rep this man! I will take exception to this statement: If you're saying this is a good deal because you get the type rating, cool, I get it...

aaaaaand I just spit beer all over my coffee table, thanks gatordev. (backing Brett on the straight stick 2 blade classic Sensor)

Eh...message from my buddy at PMRF this morning: (my question was, "are you guys still flying H-3s?") "Of course. HC-2 had the H-3 retirement ceremony last week, but PMRF is still flying them (I gave a guy a NATOPS check today if that gives you any idea of how long we are going to be...

I bet you are, Liberace. (sorry man...but that's asking for it. in before the edit)

What about the range birds at Pacific Missile Range in Hawaii? Maybe they don't count them as "operational" since it's not a squadron. edit: just shot an email to my buddy (H-3, C-26 type at PMRF). I'll have a def. answer soon.

Considering you guys are hoping to end up in PCola/Corpus/K-Ville/Meridian the point is kind of moot anyway.

This is more for Fleet guys. I guess it's "Gouge". If you've ever lost a hard copy of one of your FITREPs, you know what a pain it can be to find it. Go to: https://www.bol.navy.mil Log in, and othe next page there's an option to "Request Your Record on CD". Follow the instructions...

I'm going to start pounding a beer and taking a shot every time that letter is posted.

The the third paragraph states EA-6B. Reading is fundamental.

Not a joke, I've seen it. A few months back I was on a det to Easter Island. We had a 5 hour flight on a Thursday. The Skipper let me out of it since I had never seen the sights and odds are i never will again. I spent the day bouncing around solo in a rented Jeep while the rest of the...

Durex!!!

http://www.history.navy.mil/planes/c-20.html I'd say you need to go talk to your recruiter and find out exactly what you are trying to get into. I don't know how it works on the enlisted side, but VR-51 is extremely competitive for officers. I'd be suprised if they take brand new...

Spot on. All 3 VP squadron in K-Bay are AD. VP reserves are in the process of being disestablished anyway.

I think a better way to word the original question would be "What shore billets are available that are cool, but might not be seen as career enhancing?"

I don't know of any P-3 units in Hawaii that have AW reservists. There MAY be some reservist Aircrew types with the VR squadron. I'd wager most of them are prior active from the squadron itself and they slid over to the reserve side.

Do NOT be the guy walking around saying "I don't want to do 20, I don't care..." Even if you're a stellar performer, you'll be seen by the front office as a "waste of a good billet" and risk getting sent to a crap job in Stankistan or the Arctic Circle. Play the game, keep your cards...

Any background on that?

Classic example of a thread degrading into a hot mess. Mattio, go talk to a recruiter. He's the only one with a definitive answer. If you have more questions after that talking with him, post them in a new thread. The rest of you, hash it out in PMs.

How do you deal with the terrible agony of waiting for Service Selection/OCS acceptance Primary Location Platform Selection RAG standing Base Selection Crew Designation IDTC Deployment (to end) Next set of orders... Dude, get used to it. It NEVER ENDS.

THAT'S f-ing awesome. 'Bout time.

Some may argue that without having to go to the boat for deployment workups, you get more time at home. I can't speak to that, but the retreads we had all said their time at home was roughly the same due to extended dets and exercises on homecycle. Now that VP is on the 12 month homecycle, 6...

I guess I should have elaborated that my point was TPS isn't a requirement to get into a VX squadron. Regardless, heyjoe knows a lot more about this than I do. My sources are second hand. NRL (Naval Research Lab) is also working hand in hand with VX these days. Side note: VX is a...

VX test programs are more along the lines of systems and boxes vice airframes, which is why the TPS thing isn't a player. You don't need to be a TPS grad to takeoff and play "on/off/stby" with the new GPS or whatever

stretch stretch stretch my shin splint solution is 20-30 min with those long skinny "freezer pops" wrapped around my lower legs. they may taste like crap, but they hold together and will form to your leg.

I had 2 AWs who were flying and had invisalign. Keep in mind, this was in the Fleet, and they paid for it themselves (not cheap).

The poster offers us a good deal and quick turnaround on a highly sought after item for aviators. I, for one, am glad the post was made, I've already contacted them for an order for my squadron.

As discussed before, wait until you get to the Fleet. (a) They may have specific colors for the nametag to match the squadron patch, (b) they may have some kind of deal for buying in bulk.

I'm sure you're looking for something aviation related, but I'm sure something practical/entertaining would be appreciated as well. Subscription to Netflix, gift certificate (movie buff? Best Buy. Car Guy? Napa/Checkers/Pep Boys), a nice bottle of scotch/whiskey/vodka/moonshine/turpentine...

He's talking about sending helo studs from all services to one school (vice Whiting and Rucker).

Scotty has it right as far as the training environment, issues with getting smacked in the lip. As far as "why can't I have them in a deployable billet" (thanks phrog), it's a 'maintenance' issue, and i don't mean airframes and power plants. I came pretty close to getting braces at the...

... eh, I got nothin. you zinged me. guess I'll have a smoke. AllAmerican: I know a lot of guys who dip, myself included.

From the other side: I've always been a "social" smoker, meaning I'd have a few on Friday night while out at the bar. Here in South America, the majority of people smoke, A LOT. As a result, I've been smoking A LOT more. It doesn't help that we can smoke in our offices and pretty much...

Ok, I'm confused, because I just re-checked and from what I've read, Lehman didn't start his flight training until 1974. The last US troops were withdrawn on March 29, 1973. From what I've read, Lehman had one hop as an observer in an A-6 in 1972, off the Saratoga. I'm about to go to bed...

Oh I agree. I think any claims that this is designed to "fill gaps" in wardrooms are smoke and mirrors. I know for a fact that my YG is overmanned for VP and something like 2/3 of us will not make DH (ie, not at the RAG, naga naga nagannaflyanymore, at least not with VP). Plenty of quall'ed...