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Assuming the FNAEB is for a "human factor" like failing to obtain a qual. Most FNAEBs that I've heard of are due to a moment of sheer stupidity or dumb-luck resulting in a mishap.

Listening to the music, all I could think of was; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZR9SA5pOg

"A Navy spokesman would not say whether the aircraft was salvageable or a total loss." Asking not in reference to this specific incident, but has anyone heard of an aircraft that the crew punched (or bailed) out of that was salavaged and later reflown? My limited expirience seeing aircraft...

Good gouge here. Having sat on a FNAEB as the senior member there is another point I'd like to include. You have the right to be present for the questioning of everyone. A FNAEB is not like a Mishap Board when it comes to questioning people. A Mishap Board (which I've sat on also) meets in...

If you want 'stable' and tailhook, then VRC is the logical choice. All combat aircraft are plannedwill move to Unmannned Systems in the future. When an Admiral agrees to ride a UAV off a ship (either fixed wing or helo) then that will be the end of VRC and helos. Until that time, there will...

I made two port calls to SBMA and we got into Po City and Barrio Barreta each time. It's still the wild west there (2009) but there are very few Americans there. Most of the Caucasians running around are Brit Ex-Pats. There wasn't any animosity from the local merchants, but there still is...

The only indoor auto storage I've heard of on Aquidneck Island (Newport, Middletown & Portsmouth, RI) is this: http://www.parkplaceholdings.com/ It will cost you though. They usually deal with classic and collector cars. I haven't heard of a U-Store unit that has storage lockers big enough...

It's cold as shit up here in Newport right now... Dress warmly! Good luck!!

Unless HMX-1 changed in the last couple of years, they fly the Sea Pig in CONUS because it has a higher cabin height so the prez can stand up getting on and off the helo. They use the H-60 overseas since the Hawk can be folded and stuffed in a C-5/17 without taking the whole rotor head off the...

I had some airframers who photoshopped an H-60 into the shockwave. I'm so pissed I never got a copy of it!!

I'm sorry, I thought this was going to be about A-4, A-6's and Tomcats....

While I will be setting my DVD recorder to record this, I truly hope it is as "apolitical" as possible. I will say that the History channel usually doesn't overtly grind an axe, I just hope the series can provide a good description of Viet Nam in context of the Cold War as well as the situation...

I'm looking for a way to give negative rep....!!!

RIP brothers....

Holy shit, we used to do CQ onto a Guided Missile Cruiser??? (http://navysite.de/cg/cg47.html) (This is a wee bit of sarcasm in this post)

Band of Brothers From the Earth to the Moon Both were HBO miniseries and always made for a good group watching

While I will agree that the Marines went their own way first, the problem was that the Army owned the contract for BDUs and DCUs. Once the Army allowed that contract lapse, then each Service could either let their own contacts (which the Marines had done and then the Air Force and Navy followed...

The simple answer is that the Services are responsible for Title X issues, which is everything involved with manning, training and equipping the force. The Services are worried about world-wide deployability of their force, so they don't consider many Theater specific issues. The Combatant...

Who is "everyone"?

Don't know what community that O-4 was from but HS and HSL has done coordinated ASW for decades. Yes, there is some more commonality and with the HS & HC merger, we have more pilots involved in Naval Warfare and with HSM becoming part of the Airwing, but there doens't seem to more...

I've done 4 carrier deployments. 1 deployment on a USNS and 2 months on a CG for a SHAREM-Ex. Each has it's own benefits and issues. The carrier is the center of Power projection and Naval Aviation. I loved being part of the Airwing. I had better connectivity than on the CG. The Wardroom was...

. I can look at Top Gun now and see how hookey it truly is, but back when it was released (I was a junior in High School and took a date to it) it was freakin' HUGE!! There were Navy recruiters sitting at a table outside the movie theater handing out business cards and recruiting propaganda...

More importantly, how can we justifiy jobs of the grumpy folks who work at Pass and Tag when I show up with a rental car?!?

Urban legend holds that Army helicopters have keys because a maintainer wanted to take one for a ride and land at the White House. Since "anyone" could just walk out on the flight line, start a helo and fly it away, the logical response was to make a key required for starting up. I flew...

Plus, then you're stuck as a LAMPS guy.... (sorry, as an HS guy, it was too hard not to take a shot)

Security clearances worry about a few things: Did you break the law? Are you conducting personal activities that someone could use as blackmail to get to you betray your country? (This could be as simple as not paying your taxes) Are you trustworthy? (Things like do you drink excessively or...

Any chance that A-4's is trolling this site as "Davis the Air Force Wanna-be" and just sitting back and laughing at all of us flame-spray "Davis"????

This is the point you are not getting... when you get a flight suit IS important to us. We take great pride in our traditions and the culture of naval aviation. One of our traditions is you have to earn the right to wear wings, brown shoes and yes, even a flight suit. When it is issued is...

This just in, it's OK to pretend to be a retired military hero, but it may soon be illegal to make fun of TSA or wear a TSA uniform for satirical purposes! http://homeland.house.gov/bill/hr-3011-transportation-security-administration-authorization-act-2011...

I'm so using this photo when we discuss the Battle of Leyte Gulf for the upcoming JMO semester!!!

Do we want to maintain a "capabilities based" defense or a "threat based" strategy. In a threat based design, you build what you need to defeat a peer rival. For capabilities based, you build the best stuff imaginable. Since our 400 pound brains have an economy that allows them to bring...

agreed!

While I will agree that it makes sense, the issue is that many of the individual components are all made by different manufacturers who are reluctant to disclose source code so programs can all run seamlessly. I offer the DJC2 system as an example where putting everything together is neither...

First off, I don't think we of an American/Western thought process can comprehend the 'rationality' of many of Iran's actions. But a couple of thoughts come to mind: 1. It could come down to something as simple as Suni/Shia in-fighting. 2. It could be to send a direct message to the Saudi...

Did someone plug a thumb drive into a Predator or something like that?

I like the fact that the Hind actually passes into translational lift with the mains off the deck and the nose wheel on the deck. I can't fathom a reason for doing it other than, it looks pretty cool on the video...

Just one more thing that will break and need to be fixed....

Don't be afraid to ask questions, every knows Ensigns don't know jack. It is a wise one that will listen to people who have been doing this Navy think for a few years, such as the front office, DH's and Chiefs. While it's OK to ask a question, for the love of God, please keep your opinions...

Never say never. When I was in flight school we were told that "the last Navy H-46 pilot hasn't been born yet". Last time I checked, not too many Navy guys are selecting Frogs out of the HT's...

Well if he was committing treason... Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five...

The MAGTF is built around a combined arms construct. The Marines have to plan on being the first to arrive on station, so the need forced entry capabilities. Do the always need fixed wing CAS? No. But since you can't guarantee the won't need it either they have to plan on having it...

Don't forget the coffee.... they need a top-end coffee pot so they can have their SWO-juice hot and fresh when the need it. Also, sharpening knives costs a lot of money these days!!!

And astronaut... Don't forget being an astronaut too!

Also consider that some schools will give finacial aid to ROTC students that will cover the stuff the Navy doesn't cover, like room and board. You will need to contact each school's ROTC office to find out what the different schools offer

Assuming of course you make O-6.....

Assuming that the product entering the various pipelines is a statistical norm (personality-wise), how can the personalities of the different communities (and subcommunities) become so different? Look at Aviation, there is a bit of a difference in the personality of a typical VFA squadron than a...

Scorch, can you post a link to the SWO rantings? Thanks,

Like the rest of us, study... Get with folks aheadbof you in the program to explain stuff.. Study some more...

Too funny. The ironic part is after reading all their bitching, they still wonder why we always make fun of them... Shoes, go figure. http://www.sailorbob.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18053&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=flight+suit&start=25

Since according to the brief someone posted, if you don't finish with a competitive EP, then you only have a 27% chance of selection, then yes, if you don't walk out of your first tour with a competitive EP, then you should not be planning on getting offered a DH job. You may want to look at...