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need some rep around before i can give anymore to Steve W.

I dunno man, I was just sitting here pre-gaming with too much time to think... yes, there are limes

Gotcha. Makes sense.

No no no no no...that ISN'T what I'm saying. If you have questions regarding the P-3 community post them! There's a ton of people here from all demographics who have experience in the field. What I am saying is, "What's wrong with P-3s" is way too broad a question to elicit any kind of...

Come on man, you know what I was talking about. As soon as this turns into "they weren't supposed to salute indoors..." it gets the lock. but I do appreciate the Silky reference.

Out of sheer boredom, I was watching "A Few Good Men" for the billionth time. Aside from Kevin bacon's ridiculous haircut (what is that, a whisk broom? terrible), I took notice of the jury members. It APPEARS they're all officers. Is this normal when the defendants are enlisted? Just...

(A) Come up with some pointed questions and we'll try to answer them. But start a new thread so we don't turn a TACAMO Q and A into something else. (B) Never rely on one person for information on a community. No offense, but spouses are privy to maybe a third of what is really going on in...

I hope this genius waited until he was winged to tell the story...

That was some hate worthy of Silky Johnston.

I'd take R2 D2 over some of the people I've had to fly with...chicks probably dig him too.

After the first catastrophic incident.

Bold statement by someone who has NO idea. try again sport

From what I understand, the AOR for that is Pattaya and Okinawa.

What? Who are they? And scared? Am I missing something? When does this happen?

here we go...

i believe the phrase is "ironical"

P-3s do keep aircrews together as much as possible. We assign crew positions based on a number of factors (seniorirty, experience, personalities) and try to stick to them. We then send those crews on deployment. Train like you fight and all. However, mitigating circumstances (medical...

if I knew what Spec fuel consumption was, i'd tell you. (all i know from is the T-56-14 and T-56-10)

Not so much "hall monitor" or "ribbon police", but I have seen XO's and DH's address guys not wearing awards they rated from deployments (Battle E, NUC, MUC, and one guy who couldn't be bothered to buy the "V" he rated) during AOMs.

When you make a statement like that, people who aren't familiar with the program read it and assume you're describing a program without any prop training. What are they calling the prop syllabus for the tiltrotor guys?

I guess the "quinine" is what can jack you up over time. The same place I read this also did a survey and found tonic based drinks were most popular among pilots. Who doesn't love a vodka tonic highball with a few limes? (I read this about 6 years ago, no idea where)

I'm sure whatever the original number was, it will be less than that. Playing the highball game works when you know money is tight anyway. SOMETHING is going to replace the Orion. There's never been an intention for a plane for plane swap anyway, the difference in the airframes is huge and...

it still looks exactly the same. quick walk to the bar though.

lol, you got in before me, i was aiming the comment at gatordev, but come to think of it, our TSC in Hawaii had an S-3 on their command logo. TSC for us is a big locked up building that is very hard to get into where we brief and debrief missions. They have one at every P-3 site worldwide.

time hack

TSC = Tactical Support Center they were tough for us to work with as well. i had no idea you guys even dealt with them

speechless...is that the Army " i made it through Basic award" ?

and who in their right mind would pick the GWOTSM (the NAM is pretty heinous as well)

He's dead on. Eligibility for stuff like that is listed over on BUPERS. I'd wager the USMC does the same thing. (even for a medal lamer than National Defense...)

gator, I think you mean you're eligible for the GWOTSM, but not the GWOTEM (usually for areas designated for OEF/OIF).

No one will care. A firehose is a firehose. Just don't show up in an ascot.

Navy Times has a caption contest every week. Knock yourself out. (generally message board caption contests are unfunny)

Source for those dates? There's no way to accurately estimate the pipeline timeframe right now. Too many variables. yeah, it would be bad. that's why Orions are going to be replaced with MMAs. There's a system in place for the transition.

Right now, the FAO program is being developed for the USN. Few details have been released other than it will be open to URL designators. from a search: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12273&highlight=foreign+area+officer I also talked with one of my former skippers...

best food...Coast Guard...hands down. If you ever get invited to lunch by a Coastie, GO.

I knew two females "anthro'ed" (i dunno how to type it) out of pilot and went on to become FO's. They "said" it was specifically because they couldn't see over the glareshield. Second hand info, but I think it's valid. (I have a feeling Flash knew one of them in his previous life)

is that a nice way to say bathtub meth?

yah, I was waiting for someone to explain the whole "completely free" thing...

I'll expound a little. "Status" symbol? I dunno, maybe. Really, who gives a fvck what patches you have. Reminds me of something my old Skipper said in regards to a guy's ribbon rack. "You can basically read a guy's bio by checking his ribbons". Kind of the same thing with the...

you either "get it" or you don't

I had mine sewn on. Everyone with leather patches that I've encountered did the same. Change squadrons...let's see, odds of going to another operational squadron after your Fleet tour are slim, you may go to a training command. As a salty IP with all those Fleet stories, are you gonna...

Ugh...are they gonna try to top the fruity factor with their own arguments in towels and greasy volleyball scenes? oh wait...they don't shower, so we'll be spared the locker room,that leaves us with a soccer game with soundtrack by Kenny Loggins (the French think he's a genius, sort of like...

I had to "watch" the game on yahoo sports with a 30 sec page update just to get play/score text updates. Regardless, I have 2 weeks off for bowl season and will do my gaddammdest to make it to whatever game we qual for. What a great season. Even the Mich loss was a gaddamn nail biter. I'm at...

Shee-it, we break in the P-3 world (although I hear there's some limits now, I'm out of the US loop), and I have yet to hear a legit answer for why other than "airwork". I demo'd one to some foreign dudes and got a lot of blank stares...fun nonetheless. I like to freak people out.

yeah. you were promoting a site that stirs up a lot of legal issues. leave it alone

Nah. It's more to ingrain the side-by-side, pilot copilot, CRM thing. That and the heavy emphasis on instruments, shooting approaches with emergencies/checklists/comms, yadda yadda. I have no idea what a single engine approach in a T-1 feels like, but I'd wager it's pretty different from...

Yeah, I misread CircleK, I thought he was referring to 737 MMA advanced.

Side note: a subscription to the Onion is a great gift to yourself before deployment. The print version has more funny stuff, and it's nice to get mail. Of course, there will be times when the mail doesn't get to you for awhile, then BAM, 3 copies arrive, but hey, it's better than the Navy...

If it does happen, it won't be for a few years.

there's your next airwarriors t-shirt (credit to squeeze for the best smiley ever)