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  1. helolumpy

    Admiral "reassigned"

    I'll agree with Brett that it is a career neutral, but it is a tie-breaker. If you are "on the bubble" with your peer for whatever board you are up for, it may push you over the top. If you don't have a competitive EP, then it's not going to help you.
  2. helolumpy

    Admiral "reassigned"

    Scoob, while I agree with your thought, if you were the CO and you had to send someone away for a year (to do God knows what) would you send your top JO or a mouth breather?
  3. helolumpy

    Admiral "reassigned"

    Gator, Call the Master Chief on it. Ask him to stop by your office at a given time and to bring the instruction with him/her so you can discuss it. If the Master Chief is serious he'll/she'll take you up on the offer. If they are trying to be a pain in the ass, then you have them. RHIP...
  4. helolumpy

    Admiral "reassigned"

    AFRICOM has 2 deputies, 1 military and one civilian Vice Admiral Charles J. "Joe" Leidig, Jr. Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations United States Africa Command http://www.africom.mil/leidig.asp and Christopher William Dell Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities...
  5. helolumpy

    Admiral "reassigned"

    BZB, The problem is that we have very few senior officers in the Navy who are actually involved in combat. The CAGs do a lot of missions over the beach, but are SWO senior officers engaged in naval combat against other naval vessels? How many opposed beach landings have our Navy (not Naval...
  6. helolumpy

    Admiral "reassigned"

    It's easy to find fault with (and fire) a Flag Officer when they fail in battle: See: Kimmel, Husband E, USN See: Ghormley, Robert L, USN See: Smith, Ralph C, USA (just to be joint) It's tougher to fire an Flag Officer when it's adminstrative issues that are the cause which tends to be issue...
  7. helolumpy

    Anyone know a good roofing contractor in Norfolk?

    MB, I did my roof a few years back. If I can find the company, I'll PM you the name. They did a good job, but I sold that house a few years back so I didn't keep the info for the roof.
  8. helolumpy

    a man who landed a helicopter near the crowd was arrested as a rave event at the Nassau Veterans Mem

    If you're gonna post a picture from the song, you should at least include the link for those who do know what you're talking about....
  9. helolumpy

    a man who landed a helicopter near the crowd was arrested as a rave event at the Nassau Veterans Mem

    http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19935215/chaos-at-event-at-nassau-coliseum Third paragraph: It was supposed to feature Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso and Otto Knows. What was Otto doing flying a helo at a rave??
  10. helolumpy

    Anyone know the record for carrier traps?

    Cat, any chance the brain cells that remember that trap will killed off by alcohol many years ago????
  11. helolumpy

    Foreign Policy Debate

    You can have the most capable ships in the world, but if you only have a few of them, then our core capability of Forward Presence is degraded. For the Navy, Forward Presence is the "cop walking the beat", through it we can also conduct foreign engagement and training of partner nations. One DDG...
  12. helolumpy

    Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

    Concur with Gator. It also has a Navy hoist over the cabin door, ruling out the Army. The USCG doesn't have the Laser Threat Detectors, so it rules out a USCG helo. I haven't heard of an HH being sunk as a reef, but it looks like it's been stripped clean, so it obviously isn't a crash site.
  13. helolumpy

    Best shenanigans you've pulled on O-4s

    I always heard that if you say; "With all due respect, sir/ma'am...." that anything that is said afterwards in inadmissible in a court of law of UCMJ proceedings.
  14. helolumpy

    SAR, So Easy, an Airliner Can Do It

    HSC-3 is calling Air Canada right now to demand a SAR Report... Air Canada's SAR evaluation needs to be scheduled in the next 3 months or they will no longer be able to stand SAR duty...
  15. helolumpy

    The Great Flight Jacket Thread (wearing/buying Leather, NOMEX, WEP jackets/patches)

    When I was a MO, I got a new leather jacket, my issue one at P'cola was one size too small when I got it, it was 2-3 sizes too small 12 years later.... I had to turn in my old one to the MCO and have the Skipper sign a letter, on letterhead, saying I was turning in a leather and requesting a...
  16. helolumpy

    Felix Baumgartner

    So, I'm watching this on and off for about 2 hours and have the DVR recording it. My freakin' cable TV goes out just as he's standing on the platform to jump. The picture freezes for about 30 seconds, then I get about 4 seconds of free fall then nothing. I can't believe my cable went out...
  17. helolumpy

    Student Loan Reimbursement

    I never heard of reimbursements, the only student loan program was deferment for a couple of years. My info is very dated, so I don't know if this program is still available.
  18. helolumpy

    Anyone got a buddy in VMFA(AW)-533

    Comms established. Thanks for the PM's!
  19. helolumpy

    Anyone got a buddy in VMFA(AW)-533

    Supporting a det of these guys and I'm looking for a phone number. The units website has been less than helpful. Can anyone give me a steer? Thanks
  20. helolumpy

    The Monster COD thread (homage to the C-2A Greyhound)

    Anyone else sporting a Daiquiri Palace T-shirt for buy 10 drinks from the lovely ladies???
  21. helolumpy

    Question about birth certificate

    Like Brett said, every application has a general comments section. You are better off being totally upfront with the issue and while I don't "know", I would guess it wouldn't be that big of a deal. So, your birth certificate has an administrative mix-up about where you Dad was born. As long...
  22. helolumpy

    The Monster COD thread (homage to the C-2A Greyhound)

    or TransLant. They are prepping to base out of Palma de Majorica and leaving tomorrow. Do you realize how much "Cadillac Chits" and Travel Claims forms weigh? There's a lot of weight and balance planning that goes into this fly-off!
  23. helolumpy

    ASW without puke?! Not in my Navy!!

    The Falklands War. Lots of ASW by the Royal Navy. Or read up on this study by MIT: http://web.mit.edu/ssp/publications/conf_series/ASW/ASW_Report.html
  24. helolumpy

    A good a/c write up

    And I'm hoping the XO tells the 12C shop to misspell the call sign on the aircraft!!
  25. helolumpy

    Sequestration Impact on the Navy

    His point was not cutting training to zero, he was saying that the Service Chiefs have three ways to cut spending. These three dials must be used like rheostats by taking more of an 'analog' approach to cost cutting. Each dial has a large range, it's not a digital 1/0 signal. His quote: "As we...
  26. helolumpy

    Sequestration Impact on the Navy

    Wow, it's sounding like everyone is becoming HS.... to bad that community was sacrificed to the HSL/HC gods....
  27. helolumpy

    The Monster COD thread (homage to the C-2A Greyhound)

    I got my info from a VP at Boeing who spoke at NWC a few years back.
  28. helolumpy

    Sequestration Impact on the Navy

    Like General Amos said before Congress. He has three dials he can turn to control costs. The first is manpower. If you turn than dial down, it make take a decade to recover. The second is acquisition. If you turn that down it may take years to recover. In both of these cases, you may not...
  29. helolumpy

    The Monster COD thread (homage to the C-2A Greyhound)

    I have heard the the V-22 can't fit a hornet engine inside. That was one of the big show stoppers for the "Clopter" (Carrier Plopter)
  30. helolumpy

    Sequestration Impact on the Navy

    The US Navy invented institution inertia almost 238 years ago...
  31. helolumpy

    Sequestration Impact on the Navy

    Sat through a brief from my ISIC and our Region Commander said that we need to start "doing less with less". When we get cuts in manning or funding, we are to report what the loss in functionality is and we are to actually lose some functions (and kerp them lost). I think he's reached the...
  32. helolumpy

    Automobile to Newport?

    There's basically two ways for you to get to your next duty station in CONUS. First is the Navy buys you a plane/bus/train ticket. The second is you pay and the Navy reimburses you. For the second option, the Navy will pay you a certain amount based on miles between point A and point B...
  33. helolumpy

    The Chinese officially have a Boat...

    http://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Publications.aspx Click on each pub to download.
  34. helolumpy

    The Chinese officially have a Boat...

    Well we copied the fresnal lens, angled deck and steam catapult from the Brits.... Where would the U.S. Navy be today with the Royal Navy to use as a starting point? (To include pretty much every custom we use today)
  35. helolumpy

    The Chinese officially have a Boat...

    This just in, a squadron reported it's first crunch today....
  36. helolumpy

    NFO vs. Pilot vs. SWO for longterm career

    I'm sure Admiral Greenert just woke up one morning, called VADM Van Buskirk and said, "fuck it, let's just promote a whole lot less people this year.." "And while we're at it, lets make lots of cuts to the size of every staff in the Navy, lets cut flight time by 13% and cut every budget in the...
  37. helolumpy

    First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition

    Aren't Hornets the center of the universe??? ;)
  38. helolumpy

    First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition

    I don't like to think there is a defined threshold for when to declare an emergency. There are some many factors such as weather, fuel, sea state, my position in addition to the state of the aircraft. As a RAG IP I always used the Land As Soon as Possible as the starting point, assuming the...
  39. helolumpy

    NFO vs. Pilot vs. SWO for longterm career

    The only folks who were "forced" into an "early" retirement in recent times fell into two catagories: 1) O-5's who have failed to select for O-6 twice (IZ and AZ looks) 2) O-6's who have been wearing it for 4 years. (Up for Flag) The Navy selected about 100 folks from each group, but here's...
  40. helolumpy

    First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition

    No red phone ringing today; thanks!! Remember, everyone should get 8 hours of sleep a day. Anything you get at night is a bonus!!
  41. helolumpy

    Carrier deployments

    If a pilot is not qual'd for the mission then he/she would not be the HAC. For example, for DLQ's if the LT is current and the O-4 isn't, then the O-3 should be signing for the aircraft. If the senior is getting a check ride (with the exception of the Skipper. The Skipper will always sign...
  42. helolumpy

    Carrier deployments

    The senior HAC in the crew will sign for the aircraft. When a pilot checks into a squadron (who was previously a HAC) that pilot will not be given a HAC qual right away (to include new XO's) IOT give that pilot a little bit of time to get reaquinted with the aircraft and mission. I was...
  43. helolumpy

    First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition

    You don't mean NFO (AFL-CIO) Local 103????? (There not the mafia, there a union)
  44. helolumpy

    First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition

    I'd appreciate it, that red phone keeps interrupting my afternoon nap.... I'm mean planning session!
  45. helolumpy

    First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition

    I don't think a day has gone by in the last two weeks that the 'red phone' in my office doesn't ring with a P-3 coming back with (in order that it happens) 1) Single engine. I don't know why, but it seems that #4 craps out the most 2) Smoke in the cockpit. (One aircraft had it three days in...
  46. helolumpy

    Carrier deployments

    For every mission that a Super JO flies, that is one less mission (and expirience building oportunity) that a first tour LT gets to fly as either a HAC or a Copilot. Contact time on real sub is at a premium, but every hour the Super JO gets is one less hour than a first tour LT gets. The result...
  47. helolumpy

    Carrier deployments

    So you have a pilot who doesn't have experience other than being a squadron pilot. First as a LT which he/she has already done then as a DH which he/she is going to next. In the meantime, in addition to the FitReps you have a JO who will be getting some of the flights you want your non-super...
  48. helolumpy

    Carrier deployments

    HS seem to tranistion from the H-3 to the H-60 with very few Super JO's. To saw that you'll only have PQM's and O-4's sounds like a self-imposed problems. What about the folks who are HACs (18 months into a squadron) when it transitions? During the HS H-3 to 60F transition they went through a...
  49. helolumpy

    Carrier deployments

    Historically (well the last 15 years at least) Helos have pushed for the CAG helo officer vice the Super JO. The reasoning has been that as a Super JO you're still doing JO jobs vice growing as an Officer. Since HS, HC and HSL all had Training Officer DH's putting the patch wearer into a staff...
  50. helolumpy

    How bad do you not want to deploy?

    Since he hit a moving target ( and it is the USAF) does the husband qualify for a Marksmanship ribbon?
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