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I love my dogs, I have two. But there are occasions where I have gone flying during the day, but due to mechanical asscrappery, I didn't make it home that night as intended. My wife & kids can pick up the slack when I spent the night with a broke bird (and visited pigs in space) but a single guy...

Trust the Sheppard Air gouge. 5 evenings of study (same method as the webmaster) got me a 98 on the exam. Sheppard air knows what they are doing.

In 2011, CNAF was very supportive of my effort to have an FAA Examiner fly with me for an ATP check ride. They actually said that the wanted guys/gals to use that portion of 3710 in order to justify preserving it. The FAA regional director approved it too. If only the I could have gotten the...

My refund of the fees took the Max time of 90 days. But it did eventually come through...

In theory, I could have gone to a flying tour post DH, but it would have brought any career progression to a screeching halt. Shortly after a DH tour, you are up for O-5 & Command. The board assumes you have the flying thing down and need to see a broader officer, you have to show Big Navy that...

I finished my first JO tour with ~1,500 hours. I finished my DH tour with a bit over 3,100. I did 2 full S-3 deployments and 4 COD deployments (5 months, 3 months, 2 months, & 6 months). Probably not the norm, but I like to fly & was able to stay in the cockpit for 13 years before having to...

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I don't have a page reference handy, but my recollection from when I was OPSO is that 3710 (in the CCX section) stated that an aviator who requested a particular CCX would not be reimbursed/funded but an aviator who was "ordered" on a CCX would be reimbursed.

Congrats Bunky!

It has been thought of before... I would love to fly the Hoover again, but I just don't see it happening.

Look at the bottom though, it has been worn completely away from being on the reef. You can see the ribs & stringers. The pics on SIPR are clearer, but you can see it here too.

Obviously the Admiral missed the new rules back in 2011. Probably because not enough JO's are wearing the patch...

The COD can takeoff from a runway up to 60K. For summer in the desert, it isn't unusual to light load the fuel (and cargo) in order to have any SEROC. This is why we often have to stop for fuel on the way to the boat Jun-Nov. The numbers are improved with the 8-blade, but you still only have...

No way! I very much enjoyed the 10 weeks of sports camp. If you telecommute to JPME II, you could get stuck with work tasking!

As a counterpoint - for my current job, I have to maintain worldwide, 96 hour deploy-ability. Just the sandbox requirements alone is 24 CBT's, 3 different classroom classes, a medical & dental visit, and a trip through a deployment center for gear (all annual requirements except gear issue)...

BusyBee - the Reagan is actually doing good on the heads. It's the USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) that has the newfangled vacuum potties that seem to quit working.

So how does one sign up?

I call bullshit. Most of the lessons learned briefs aren't on the NPC website anymore, but from the LL briefs I do have: FY 07 ACSB: 59.6% of those selected for CDR Command had a masters. Of all eligible for the board, 43.7% had a masters. FY 08 ACSB: 67.4% of those selected for CDR Command...

AMEX got me into the Boston Admirals club today & global entry had me breeze through TSA. I'm liking this!

Gotcha. They didn't ask me for orders. That seems to be a hit or miss requirement depending on who answers the phone when you call AMEX.

No, it's not a quick process. Everyone I know who has applied has had the 30+ days for verification.

Did the Global Entry interview on Friday, easy. Received my priority pass this week too. I'm heading up to Boston next weekend, so I'm going to try a few lounges out.

Well I'm glad I brought it up. I'm new to the card and wasn't fully in the know on the TSA/known traveler parts. Thanks for the gouge! Like the others have said, once you have the card, you call and request the fee waivers. The take the info for the SCRA check and the fee is held off like a...

Also for the Military Traveler -look into the AMEX Platinum. The $450 annual fee is waived for active duty (you have to ask for it). The travel benefits are pretty good. Access to most airline clubs, upgrades, concierge, $200 airline credit, etc. It's a great deal for frequent travelers. I just...

CNAF said he wanted it back at the Flag Panel during Hook. Pers 43 me other spoke to this as well. I think killing it was a mistake that I would like to see them fix.

Concur the source isn't credible - I just had to post it for the sheer entertainment the article & comments provide.

To use the original topic to veer even further off topic, some twisted mind has actually put forth the premise that RADM Gaouette was part of a group planning a coup... http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/10/29/269376/us-military-planned-mutiny-on-the-bounty/ The article is almost painful to read...

Just awesome. I can't wait to watch the HD Video from the different feeds.

The 60/40 payout if for the Montgomery GI Bill. I am pretty certain the post 9/11 GI bill will pay 100% at a part 141 school. I'm told it's fairly easy to convert to the post 9/11, but I don't know how yet. I'm looking to do this pretty soon to finish up my ATP. I took the written a year ago...

To my knowledge there has never been a E-2 or C-2 ditching where ANYONE lived. But I don't believe a COD has ever been ditched.

Those gentlemen were awarded Air Medals from CNAF. By all accounts, they should have died on that Cat but were able to save it. I believe the data recorder had them down to 32'. Some good flying they did...

I'm sure the Marines have this figured out already for the Osprey. The C-2 NATOPS has a large list of engines and under what conditions we can transport it (in the can, on a cart, sections, etc). When a new engine hits the fleet, they bring one to the hangar and load it into the COD to prove...

The Viking was very efficient at the low altitudes with turbofans. At loiter speeds, those engines don't drink so much. And turbo fans can decrease in efficiency with a lot of altitude.

The Navy bailed on the CSA. If memory serves, the Army & AF were bitching about the extra cost of making it carrier suitable, and the Navy told them to go to hell. I believe it then turned into the C-27 Spartan the AF is trying to ditch. The C-27 specs match a CODs almost to a T.

CDR Salamander bring up a question that the COD community has been asking since before I was in it. I hope it doesn't take an inflight structural failure/incident to move this forward. http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-perishability-of-institutional.html?m=1

I have BPG Home Warrant right now. Since April, I've had several thousand dollars of roofing and AC work done with little difficulty. The only complaint is their approval process for a repair takes longer than I would like. Overall, very happy. I've also had good luck with AHS in the past.

Y'all are missing the boat on this. Their command did not have an established (and documented) training telling them that arranging to be shot to avoid a deployment is wrong. The system failed them...

It appears the comments have all been deleted and the ability to comment has been closed. Too bad, I was looking for a laugh.

Who gives a hoot if there is a tactical application? I've flown low levels in a COD before. NO tactical value. But, it does help make better pilots! (And it's fun!)

Could it be that most SNA's who get a safe for solo "endorsement" are not winged Aviators? Thereby not being egible for a NATOPS qual?

I'm a big fan of CNS/ATM and even of the 8-blade. I do not like the FPV, you lose too much else. Each pilot should find what they want displayed, and use it though. I do foresee some nuggets becoming cripples to it but with good instruction, it could be a pretty good tool for some.

kmac- What do you think of the CNS/ATM & 8-Blades now that your back? I thought it took 10 years off the airframe.

A lively discussion is over @ SailorBob (SWO at work brought the site up). They have NO problem speculating!

Glad your back!

I would imagine it would. What I've heard is that it's pretty much up to your advisor on how much credit you get...

Started 4.0 transitioned to 5.0 for the last 2 modules.

I did the ACSC Distance Learning course for JPME 1 credit. To clarify, ERAU gave me 9 credits for JPME, but only 6 of the credits counted towards my degree program. Still, that was 2 classes I did not have to take.

Oh yeah - I have 4 kids and started the program when I was a DH. With time management (and not a lot of sleep) it can be done!

I was awarded my MAS from ERAU back in May. I ended taking all the classes online and it actually was pretty great. The academic rigor of the program was higher than I expected, but I managed a 4.0. Not bad for an undergrad BA in Criminal Justice (2.71 GPA) 14 years ago! I did get 9 credits...

2008 is the last year those statistics were provided. It is available here. The NPC website has quite a bit of information for those who go looking for it. Not as much as they used too, but still a lot of info. A quick look showed me that: For FY08-13, 1310 O-4 selection has been below...