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Don't waste any money on aviation greens. I've seen them worn once, by a LCDR from that VP squadron I mentioned, and he was just doing it for kicks at a safety stand down. I'm buying a set for my Exchange Tour, since I'm gonna stand out in a foreign squadron and will be "that guy" anyway.

The new polywool khakis at the exchange are pretty good. Compared to the Abott's I got way back when, they're just as nice. Permanent creases and all, requires little maintenance. The exchange SDBs are also nice. "Flying Patriot" or something. They also have a "slim cut" or something...

(A) Not wearing a watch isn't a good idea. Clocks in the plane can and will fail, and most IPs/Sim Instructors will flip if you tell them you can't do a timed turn or a full instrument procedure because your clock broke. They will ask why you don't use your watch (true story, my own and a...

Flight surgeons go through an abbreviated syllabus in T-34s, but do not qualify as naval aviators. They do get flight pay, providing they get in the air each month in some manner (like our Doc, who goes on all our road trips with us. Comes in handy in places like Vegas). But for the most...

"Could be very bad for him if it gets out." Exactly. My vote says pull it. "Killed my Dad then he knocked up my sister" Yeah, war atrocities...funny stuff

Why would you even post this?

Nobody selecting right now needs to worry about F-35s or "Growlers" (or MMA for that matter). These planes won't hit the fleet for years. Sludge 13- talk to your Instructors when you get that far, they have the best insight, having fleeted up at least once.

Rumors. Nothing solid has been established.

The USCG has about 211 aircraft in service, none of which are E-2s. Additionally, there are no NFO positions in the Coast Guard. As far as the patch goes, my guess is whatever unit it was had a former FO from the USN or USMC who crossed over and still wore his wings and they decided to...

You can alsio choose/select to go to SNA Primary in glorious Corpus Christi.

Someone needs to read the fine print.

Also, if you select a platform with multiple personnel onboard (Aircrew), you will be leading them, both in training on deck and while airborne.

1. Coconut Willy's, International Marketplace. 2. Patron shooters 3. A 37 yr old divorcee, female tyoe, with the remarkable ability to resemble a 25 yr old after 3 aforementioned Patron shooters (and my liver looks like a piece of beef jerkey, btw)

(I posted this in Naval Aviator's Forum because that is who I intended it for) This story is not me *****ing, its just an interesting story. So I'm a P-3 guy. Typically you start negotiating orders 1 year out from your Projected Rotation Date for your shore tour. I told my front office...

Does this mean the PEP Venezuela billet is gone? Glad I took the one in Chile.

LMAO. SNA with a TS. That'd be great, considering how many guys can barely transfer a phone call while in Primary.

Corpus, VT-31 and VT-35.

As long as we're telling stories..... So I eat a HUGE breakfast prior to an 11 hour mission. Well, hour 5 rolls around and I realize I'm not gonna make it. So I line the ol' non flushable P-3 toilet with our typical CRYSTAL CLEAR trash bags (triple bag thank you). I do my thing, clean up...

Basically. IS it really an SNA's place to try to jackass the guy (a) trying to teach and help him and (b) holding their career in his hands? Some sea stories hold merit.

I know a chick who got a pink sheet for that Webmaster. Sucks, 'cause the IP wa a cool guy.

So does 10% of college count for NROTC guys??? Do guys get tested on HEEDS to see if they make Helos??? Do guys get timed on box lunch consumption for P-3s? (Rip on my own community, thank you very much). I'm SO glad I don't have to deal with rumours anymore.

"this seatbelt doesn't work, what do you recommend I do?" "it's the back seat...." (fill in the rest) live YOUR life

Paradrop, as in kickin' dudes out the main cabin door. Well, with chutes on, that is. BTW, we used far more of our systems than just FLIR in Afghanistan. I don't really think you can even call it FLIR, we don't, it's a 360 degree system. Not to split hairs. Or that the other stuff can...

Standby for flame.

also depends on what ya mean by "support". We've (P-3s) flown operators on board in a command and control capacity, having one of their guys coordinate an op from our plane. Also the occasional paradrop.

It's YOUR life. Both of my parents were total hippies (even Dad, a former Sailor). But they saw my desire and drive and backed it. For years they questioned my decision. One of my favorite memories was getting off a plane back home after 4 months of Afghanistan missions immediately after...

Navy ROTC students don't know what warfare specialty (pilot, nfo, surface, subs, spec ops, seals) they're going into until about halfway through their senior year. Marine students can get guaranteed pilot slots earlier. I'm Navy, and I didn't know I was going pilot until a week before my xmas...

If you haven't yet, go check out Aransas Pass. I didn't find that place until after I was winged and was waiting for SERE. There's all kinds of good restaurants and different outdoor activities to pass the time. I hated Corpus while I was in the program, but after I got winged, my stash job...

It is allowed in P-Cola. My buddy was an OCS guy, his old man was a retired O-6, and commissioned my boy before the group ceremony. Any military officer, 20 yrs or 4 yrs in, can commission someone. I did it as an Ensign for a couple of ROTC buddies. My grandfather (retired USMC O-6) did...

C-130s for USN are NOT an option. The Navy does have one reserve squadron (out of NAS New Orleans I think) of C-130s. Interestingly, these pilots come from all communities. If you select P-3s, you go to Advanced and select P-3 or EP-3 when you get winged. Hueys are not an option for...

Learjets are called C-20s in the Navy. USN also flies 737s, DC9s, and a few P-3A's for transport purposes. With the exception of the P-3s, all of these jobs are piloted by either reservists or TAR personnel. The reservists are guys from other fleet platforms who applied for and were accepted...

Yeah, everyone wants to serve under a "Great Santini". I haven't, but I haven't had any horrible COs. If anything, our CO/XO now are almost overwhelming with enthusiasm/earnestness to lead us and let us lead. As an aside, P-3s Junior Officers tend to have issues with O-4 leadership. Right...

Don't handicap yourself. Kadena O'Club Friday nights are worth the wait.

F it. Sign up for PLC juniors NOW. Please keep a journal. I wanna hear EVERYTHING.

Yah same deal. Some idiot corpsman told me I failed the hieght req for pilot at my API check in physical. I called him out on it and raised a stink. Got a flight surgeon to do it an hour later and i was deemed a-okay. 6 years later I'm about to hit 1400 hours as a pilot. Just make sure a...

Good Lord, someone PLEASE go to www.military.com and post some kind of reply to this guy's post. I tried but my hands won't stop shaking. After reading all the stuff written here, I was half convinced this thread was really a joke. I dunno, spreading it to another forum page is stretching it...

(A) av8tor, best post i've seen on here, still laughing, "Its funny, 'cause its true" (B) littledancerus, you'll be working with 90% DUDES(ok i made that number up but you get the drift). It sucks for us, but it works out for you. Every female aviator I know is with male aviator, either in...

Knive's Club = Wive's Club A term of "affection" of course.

Look man, don't sweat it. If you meet someone, great, but focus on graduating, getting commissioned, and getting that flight slot (fellow NROTC product here). I'll take heat from the Knive's Club for this, but as a single successful officer and Naval Aviator, there's more than enough "random"...

Supposedly a few years back (like '99 ish) a few F-14 pilots got attrited at the Rag and they were put back through as RIOs. Supposedly.

JATO, Jet Assisted Take Off, just like Fat Albert most likely.

Found this one thrilling afternoon as SDO: http://slowroll.com/Misc/c130.shtml Weird.

funny mAritime!

DO NOT go to Seville's the night before the first inspection, drink 10 1 dollar bottles of "Icehouse", form up, vomit into your mouth and then swallow it while in ranks. just because something is cheap doesn't make it a good idea. that holds true from pcola to thailand.

I think I've seen maybe 3 people ever wearing a G-1 with actual leather patches. Is this a reg? Anybody I've ever seen with anything on it had embroiderd patches. On a side note, the leather patches I've seen were pretty ugly. I guess the only guy who makes them is in Jax, and it's a 1.5 yr...

If you're in prop advanced, stand by for P-3s for the next 10 years at least. It's entirely possible even longer if they decide to start pulling reserve birds (which are newer) and giving them to the fleet guys (we're losing anywhere from 10-50% depending on who you listen to). In the...

I've been winged for almost 4 years now, and since then I've had 3 done. It's no big deal as long as they aren't visible in any uniform. The only time the Navy ever notices is at my annual flight physical when they document any new work I get done. As far as hepatitis goes, make sure you do...

You know, on the one hand I read some of the ridiculous posts from people still applying for officer programs and get all fired up. But then I realize, it's some of the best entertainment you can get on the net, especially while sitting SDO. That, and I'm sure I said some pretty dumb things...

Trying to bail out of a P-3 with an SV2, helmet, a new thin-pack parachute and a shotgun would pretty much suck. My priority in a bailout (besides being last man out and setting altitude hold on so the plane doesn't go crazy when I run to the back) is getting out and pulling the D-Ring. Last...