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Remember it took the USS STARK getting hit by a missile before the Navy figured out that wearing 100% polyester clothes (CNT) and plastic shoes (corframs) was a bad idea. So the fact the Uniform Board didn't worry about this (too focused on SDK and CPO cutlass) that it shouldn't surprise anyone.

Note to self, when XO pulls out flame thrower during Department Head meetings, don't be wearing NWU's!

Please tell me you're not using Apple Maps for navigation....??? Next thing you'll know, we'll be bombing Canada.... ;) http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/11/apple_maps_mildura_australia_glitch_strands_drivers_in_dangerous_area.html

You're kidding, right? That paperwork was due to the Strike Group staff 180 days prior to awarding. You need your 'Cruise NAMs' submitted before you even deploy!

I've had to do MedEvacs for a couple of pregnant sailors who got some kind of complication during pregnancy. I remember one was a bladder infection (that was 7.5 hours in the saddle and three fuelings to complete) and I can't remember what the other one was for, but it was not what you would...

I was at Subic Bay International, formally known as Cubi Point NAS, in 2009. Saying it was in rough shape would be greatly understating the material condition of the base. FedEx as based out of there, but they were going to pull out to start basing in mainland China. Otherwise, there was...

On the TR in 95 you could not buy chewing tobacco, but they had cigarettes. The Hue City (BATGRU CG) did not sell cigarettes but sold chewing tobacco. The AW's got rich running one tobacco item to another over the course of a deployment.

I realize this book is fiction, but the author is a retired O-6, who's son was a Navy-turned-USCG helo pilot so my point may be based in fact. In it, the author wrote that sailors could be kicked off a ship for drugs, but the command had to gap the billet. So, you could get rid of them, but...

Came across this story today, so I thought it was time to revive an old thread: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/07/world-war-ii-plane-recovered-from-lake-michigan/?test=latestnews

During Katrina, I was told that the JTF Commander had issued General Order #1. I had an Army Colonel ask me if I knew what that meant. My response was an Ensign salute and "It's better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission?"

Bounces are touch and goes. As for "greased-on landings", I think I used the word "sporty" previously. As a helo bubba, I do not claim to be able to land a big-wing aircraft. However, from my office I have seen some landings that I would say are definately not "greased on".

Not sure when the Prowler goes away and I'm not sure if the Marine Prowlers go through Depot here.

A month ago he controlled the flight schedule and made recommendations as to who could fill an IA. Today, he's the guy ordering 1/4 pound of 5 different kinds of meat at the deli and needs to see how thick each slice is....

The other runway (14/32) is 5980 full length. Unfortunately the last 300 feet are the intersection with the concrete portion of 10/28. So, we are redoing that concrete portion first and having 10/28 (with displaced threshold) as 6000 feet usable for a couple of days a week so FRC and the VP...

Webmaster is now sitting at the front of the line and telling folks which register to go to. He doesn't work there, he just has nothing better to do with his time...

Otto, NOLF Whitehouse is an FCLP runway with a tower and crash shack. There is zero infrastructure like hangars, taxiways, parking aprons, or fuel. It was a sarcastic remark.

I haven't heard that Whidbey concrete numbers are a problem. For the record, there's 18 inches of concrete at Whitehouse, so I recommend moving all the VP folks to Whitehouse but apparently there is only two heads and no cable TV out there....

Totally agree; the runways at Jax have needed to be redone for a long time. The issue is we have one usable runway, when you shut it down to work on the runway, you've effectively shutdown the entire East Coast VP fleet. Fortunately we can use Cecil as "det space" for the 13 months it will...

The issue is the number of landing of aircraft of a greater weight. Right now Jax can land anything, in fact I have a 747-400 coming in this week. But the P-8 is heavier than both the P-3 and the C-40 so you now have a heavier aircraft that will be doing bounces on a regular basis. I...

No, there is NOT a plan to extend the runway. There is an unfunded project in 2015 that will add 1000 feet of overrun, not runway. This overrun will go from the departure end of 28 1000 feet and will tie into the parking apron in front of Hangar 511. If we add 1000 feet of runway, then we'd...

NAS Jax is having to replace it's main runway in 2013 because it's not strong enough to support the weight of the P-8. We presently have 11 inches amd need at least 14 inches to support the P-8. The entire project will last about 13 months so for the duration all fixed wing squadrons will base...

The range at Clemente (where I've dropped at least 20 torps) is so scripted for Torp-Ex quals that it is the rare exception for a crew not to get a qual. (PCO Ops is a completely different story!!) My argument is simply that a crew shooting one a year does not really train us to do our job...

Hope it doesn't break the runway at Corpus like it is at Jax....

I would not call a crew that drops one torp per IDTC proficient and that one torp/IDTC is about fleet average. I think you'll agree that Hellfire requires more dexterity for the pilot to get it off the rail successfully, you don't have to just enter a few settings and then wait for the right...

Then you submit yourself for a DFC.. http://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/really-ten-thousand-feet-and-ten-thousand-miles-a-uav-article.39029/

About 15 years ago (after Walker spy ring) DOD was directed to polygraph about 10-15% of everyone who had a clearance. I was a RAG student so the Wing elected to fill the 10% with RAG students. I had to go to the NCIS office in Jax to do the polygraph at 0630 on a Monday morning. Since I...

SEE: Torpedoes, Naval Aviation, Helicopters, Historical Employment, Training and Readiness versus Proficiency. The more things change, the more they stay the same!

Part of TS is need to know. If your job requires you access to TS material, you'll get it. If your job does not require you access to TS, then you don't get it. Eventually when you get to the FRS, you will need to read tactics pubs some of which are classified. Your clearance will be...

T If Top Gun got a whole generation of high school students hooked on Naval Aviation, is this Recruiting commands attempt to get them hooked at the elementary school/preschool level?

I got a Toledo sword when I graduated school (Thanks Navy League!) There's lot so places on line you can purchase one , this site lists a Toledo sword for the same $550 as the exchange (I don't what sword the NEX sells) http://www.navalbasehobbies.com/spainnavysword.htm

They shifted GSA's to the reserve side for capabilities that are in the reserves. For capabilities that are not in the reserves, the active duty folks will fill those billets

In my opinion, group punishment may be an effective tool when you are doing team building (boot camp, OCS, etc) when you are trying to instill the how unit success or failure may ride on the actions ( or inactions) of an individuall, but once you get into the fleet, punishing the masses for the...

The neg rep was a fat-finger error on my Ipad. Didn't realize I had done it. Removed the neg rep.

CNIC (3 star) is still waiting for permission from ASD based on the new SECDEF instruction regarding conferences. My Region (1 star) is saying we're are cleared to send 1 Ops type and 1 MWR type (MWR books the civilian acts) to ICAS. CNIC is saying that Big Navy hasn't given anyone...

There's lots of TFR's on the P-8 right now. Runway lengths, fuel loads, weapons and (I hadn't heard this one yet) weather. Why is this aircraft being introduced into the Fleet if it's not ready for the mission yet???

CNIC can't make up their mind if this is approved or not, so I had to 'unregister' yesterday... Thanks GSA!!!

When the box says "Property of Pandoa", I try not to open it!

Just to add fuel to the fire, bases are taking personnel cuts that are resulting in reduced hours that fields are open. This will drive the Navy towards more simulator time since a sim can run 24/7, but very few fields are still 24/7.

Counterclockewise rotation for Sikorsky (and US) helos. Kow's blade tips are swept the wrong way (backwards) I guess he's been flying the Frenchie-Helo too long!

What are the individuals teaching? A degree does NOT convey expertise. Having taught college as well, I've seen lots of folks with PhD's who have never done anything outside the classroom. Many of these folks can speak intelligently on many topics, but they have never actually done the job...

K- Is this something I should have heard of before???

I'm at an ATM machine in Coronado getting money and wearing my flight suit in 99. A retired Admiral stops his car, walks up to me and after introducing himself, begins to explain to me why I'm setting a poor example as a Naval Officer by flagrantly flaunting the rules and wearing my flight suit...

I only had to sit through it 7 times. And you?

Not disagreeing, but ethics are rules and laws applied to morals. So, cheating on your wife is unethical in the military because it's against the UCMJ. For a civilian it's immoral since there is no law against it.

Chiefs are nowhere near as bad as 'retired Admirals' for correcting folks for uniform issues!

Officer Spouses Club

http://www.airshows.aero/CMS/ICASConvention I'll be out there prep'ing for our airshow in 2013. Any other AW'ers going to be in Vegas?

From: Congressmen Peter King R-NY said: "I strongly believe that General Petreaus has to testify, if not this week, then the following week or sometime very soon because it's not the CIA director who has to testify, it's the person who was involved at the time of Benghazi. And that was David...

Why do I have a feeling, the PAO community just got a bigger budget???

I like the fact that the crash happened right next to a "learn to fly here!" sign.