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Tell ya what, my challenge is for some young go-getter to go-get the story next time he stops into the shop for a usable kneeboard or some other high speed gear, and then bump this thread post it here.

No idea. Just glad to hear he's gonzo.

No one on here is going to be able to tell you what the future holds with any certainty. But, here are some thoughts: Release from active duty: Right now the plan is to pull 40 guys from Maritime VT and HT (jets? anybody know?) and send 'em to VR, to reduce the pool of bodies. What this...

I'll also put in a plug for Wings n' Things (gee I hope no one reports me for advertising). I've had flight suit ranks and velcro put on everywhere I've been stationed, and they did the best job, no question. The PRs in the squadron are free, but unless you get lucky, the work isn't that...

Road- Wings is the place with the plane on top (Corsiar? It's been awhile...). I think the website is www.flywings.com Schnuggapup- I did know a guy who got a pink sheet in VTs for wearing someone else's dog tags. Apparently the stud didn't wear 'em on a regular basis, had an offwing...

And while at Wings, at checkout, make sure to look down on the counter and read the laminated newspaper clipping from the idiot 2LT regarding Ramadan. Thankfully I was informed he was attrited. (I'm not gonna post what it said here, a little motivation for you guys to go and check out a...

If it isn't a conflict of interests with her studies, who cares. Motives? I dunno, you are allowed to have interests and activities outside of the Navy, and they don't all have to be of some benefit to the service. Seems like a lot of speculation. How do you know how she manages her time...

Dammit, I can't give ya pos rep points for that bch, I have to "spread it around", but I am ROLLING. HATE!HATE!HATE!

Go down a notch? She's still a Naval Aviator and an Officer. For someone to take a hobby/passion and reach the highest level you can with it is pretty impressive. To part of an NFL franchise in any way is no easy feat. While pursuing a Master's at the same time? This feels like...

Lotta sh!t talk, considering she's winged, Plane Commander, and got into NPS. Just a thought guys.

Well, that and khakis/flightsuits/any uniform don't really help much...

No reserve squadron in SF. She's a student at Naval Post Grad School, hour or so south. She was in the FRS when I was. Uh, she didn't look like that though.

I heard it's the same in the Coast Guard too. They have choker whites and dining outs as well. In fact, more, because they don't deploy.

Maybe you should contact a USCG officer recruiter... Coast Guard aircraft are NOT outdated. Do a google search and check it out. Their Hercs are old, but still do the job. I've worked with USCG helos, Hercs, and ships on SAR missions and they do a great job, every day. As far as the...

A better question is "What does this have to do with Marine OCS". Moving thread to humor. (I see the humor in the post, written in jest by an airlift guy)

The dude also had a TERRIBLE mustache, beat any "I'm bored on deployment, I'll grow a 'stache" I've ever seen. Leather jacket question: USUALLY, guys have done one of three things: 1. Having no patches or insignia other than the black 'negative' velcro rectangle for the nametag, guys...

The PR's should issue a "Douchebag" nametag with any jacket they sew up like that. (Edit to my own post, just thought of my favorite queer jacket story) SO THERE I WUZ... Day 1 of T-34 ground school, and I see this dood 2 or 3 weeks ahead of me, rocking the green Nomex. This guy was...

No one is specifically bagging on anyone in the AF, just odd things they do. There are shops in Okinawa that specifically cater to USAF aircrews by putting the same "backing" in flightsuits that you find in your khakis to hold the creases. Yes, 'creased' flightsuits. I've also caught a few...

If it is too good to be true, it probably is ALWAYS look for the adam's apple, "man hands", hairy knuckles, 5 o'clock shadow, and do a package check. Not that I've ever been somewhere that somethign like that would be required... :devil_125 Air Force guys also iron their flightsuits...

I think bch meant guys sewing their primary squadron VT patch on their jacket and then also wearing their advanced sqaudron patch. Nothing says "salty" like two patches on your jacket, both training commands.

The way the regs are written, it's tough to understand. But the best gouge is at a minimum, you have to have a standard nametag with the sage jacket. At a maximum (according to the regs, and the general standard), 4 total patches, left arm flag, right arm platform/navy related whatever, right...

Yes, the more expensive and impressive your onwing gift, the more likely it is you will have a 70 NSS or higher. ATKINS OMELETTE

The Navy is going through the process of sending approximately 400 officers (I got the number from Navy Times) from its ranks through a process called IRAD; Involuntary Release from Active Duty. The people being removed are typically junior officers who are not considered to be performing up...

The charts certainly do suck suck suck, and they are a b!tch to learn/use (or re-learn, as I am now). BUT you'll love the fact that you do know 'em when some too-tired Flight Engineer fat fingers or uses the wrong chart and you catch it. We're all there to back each other up. As far as...

I heard its all choker whites and dining outs...any truth to that?

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Never underestimate the power of punctuation. Again, I'm here posting only to clarify. From the posts we've received from guys who have been briefed on this, the offer is 2 years active with a VR (not VT) squadron follwed by 6 years of SELRES, in the same command. On a side note, it is...

Yeah, the O Club there is really nice. Unfortuantely we had to eat at the "US Navy Messing Facility", the place with all these lovely dishes the Webmaster and I mentioned. Apparently, the O Club used to be open to all, but in the late 90s "someone" (my guess being the Omani General) decided to...

I just wanna clarify for any VP-ers or wannabees out there. It is possible to be an IP in your Fleet squadron. It is also possible to get follow on orders for your shore tour as an instructor, whether its in T-34s, T-44s, T-45s (yes guys, it happens, very rarely, but it happens), or P-3s at...

Propstop is a Fleet Naval Aviator. He's just pokin fun, primarily at NFOs in his own community. We all acknowledge and respect the work and sacrifice NFOs make. Get a sense of humor "jake grafton", no one here is slamming NFOs with any real sense of malice.

Hah, whats funny is; I posted that link in advanced props a few months ago. Good to bring it back though. Whats the name of that place...Acadiana? Arcadiana? T-34c stop for gas enroute from corpus to pcola? They had the 1 dollar ice cream and bowl of cajun slop with all gas...

No no no. On BASE.

No, I don't mean our resident Whidbey Island VP 3P and lunch go-getter. I mean favorite spots to grab a bite when you touch down. ON BASE/airfield. No "Hooters in Austin". The weirder the better. A few of mine: BEST (imho): Whidbey (yes there are a FEW good things there) had a great...

Thats fvcking bullsh!t. That chick had no right to have an E clean up her mess. Somebody should have handed her some chemwipes and cleaner. I knew a nav who cr@pped in a bag and left in the doppler well and then tried to 'not claim it'. He finally broke down with the whole crew (10 of us)...

I have also had to "do the other thing" in a plastic bag. It is as gross as you think it is.

ah, but if you are in T-44s or C-12s, you WILL be flying longer than 2.5. No worries, relief tube as well, as your IP does the rudder dance.

I get out of the seat and take a p!ss in the urinal. Then I fix a cup of coffee and smack the Tacco in the back of the head.

closest I've ever gotten to 'hand to hand' was pattaya... did i say that out loud?

I don't feel like rehashing this topic. Start with this threads: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7111&highlight=boeing http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7637&highlight=boeing http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7321&highlight=boeing...

For those keeping score, rare21 is in helo advanced, so it is being offered to other communities.

This is a great time to be meeting the majority of Chile's Naval bigwigs...ugggghhhh

Hey Honourclass, no need to be a jerk. That dictionary doesn't really explain it as per a military organization anyway. In a squadron, there are usually 2 OMBUDSMAN's (or whatever the pluralization is...OMBUDSMEN?). Usually one officer's wife and one wife of an enlisted guy, act as points...

...for the new guys, thats 10K AGL, make sure you take into account them mountains... are they using a new chaff n' flare system or is it the ol' bug eyes and buckets that seem to be standard for all naval aircraft?

Right. By "see ya" I meant IRAD. As far as too many pilots, too many O-4s, not enough aircraft, yep, sounds familiar, cry me a river. Again, the VP leadership, in conjunction with CNET, VR, and whoever else approves this stuff, found a better solution. If you feel so strongly about it...

First of all, for a plan this extreme to take effect, it means that the Maritime community is in dire staits when it comes to over-manning. Looks like the powers that be decided that this is a priority and took action. "Bottom of the barrell"- What exactly do you mean here? No one has...

(since i can't edit my own post for some reason, one more thought) as far as that numbers issue goes, I have no idea what the plan is for 737 MMA crew make up. You don't NEED a 3P, or 3rd pilot to fly the P-3 (sometimes you wanna toss him out the main cabin door), just like you don't NEED a...

nittany: yes. The idea behind MMA is do more with less. I haven't heard any rumors on squadron numbers, but I wouldn't be suprised if they put 2 squadrons at each site and rotated crews out in dets, a la VQ style. The drawdown in pilots now serves to solve the number issues currently facing...

The purpose of dropping these guys from the P-3 pipeline goes along with the reduction of Fleet Maritime assets that is in the works. I've heard everything from 30 pilots, total, in every squadron, to pulling one active squadron from every site, and shifting from a deployment rotation to dets...

IRAD Involuntary Release from Active Duty. Remember a few months ago when the Navy started culling 400 (i think, i may be wrong on the exact number) or so officers from the JO ranks? Guys who attrited out of the flight program and wanted to lat trans to SWO or Intel or whatever, SWO guys...