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homes can't be robbed ... they can be burglarized though. my 2¢... a good dog and a gun... and live in Texas where you can shoot somebody on your property or, as in a recent Houston incident, on your neighbor's property... outcome S/F

sounds like that recruiter was trying to fill a qouta... S/F

no shit! last thing I want when I'm driving to work in the morning is to listen to people run their cock holsters... thank God for iPod connections in cars these days. S/F

makes sense. S/F

for green lighting the grouchy or disliked DH, an "upper-decker" is a must ...

62% ... that seems kinda low for a new aircraft...?

A.1. FW CONVERSION TO F-35 ..... (8)* A.2. FW TRANSITION TO MV-22..... (6) A.3. FW/RW TRANSITION TO KC-130J .... (1) A.4. FW/RW TRANSITION TO C-9 .... (2) A.5. RW TRANSITION TO MV-22 .... (2) A.6. RW CONVERSION TO H-1 .... (4)** A.7. RW CONVERSION TO CH-53 .... (4) B. NFO...

...reservists don't always get the good deals... S/F

2010 AVIATION PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP) AND INTER-SERVICE EXCHANGE (ISE) BILLET AVAILABILITY 2. THE FOLLOWING AVIATION PEP AND ISE BILLETS WILL BE SELECTED FOR TURNOVER OR COMMENCEMENT OF REQUIRED CONVERSION TRAINING IN CY 2010: A. AUSTRALIA, RAAF, A/C MAINTENANCE OFFICER (6002)...

now that is some funny shit....

I know, it's F'd up for sure! I've got a couple buddies in the squadron who told me about it. Up until they deployed last year to Iraq, they were the only Hornet squadron (probably the only squadron in the Marine Corps) that hadn't been to OIF or OEF. When I was at Beaufort, rumor amongst...

yea, the "Werewolves" are VMFA-122 ... they were the "Crusaders" but had to change their name in order to deploy to Iraq last year... S/F

Some Marine single seat squardons are flying trapped out hand-me-down Navy Hornets ... they don't go to the boat. Only D's that go to the boat are at the RAG... fleet D squadrons don't go to the boat. The Navy is pushing back waaay hard on F-35B going to the big boat. Right now, the F-35B...

Come on Skid, you’re generalizing bud … what’s your definition of an “old guy”? A new Hornet dude arriving in his fleet squadron has to do a handful of certain flights to get his “combat wingman” qual … until then, he can expect to fly all air-air sorties with at least an ACTI (first tour...

can somebody explain to me why this is such a big deal? There's tens of thousands of deaths associated with the flu yearly in the US according to the CDC ... this thing has affected only 5 people so far in the US, with no deaths... huh? please... I know the news media is struggling for ratings...

It was a slick -18C with -400 motors ... I don't recall the exact circumstances but we just got the jet back from NADEP & the flight was a confidence hop to clear a landing gear grip. The gear came up with no problems so I went out to the SOA's to log some flight time.... I started above 40k...

just making the point that you might get a better deal e-mail'n several dealerships to get a qoute as well as using USAA vice just walking in and talking to the next sales dude who's "up" & having to haggle. ...for those who don't know about dealer "holdback", here's a LINK... so even if you...

I've had a slick, small motor Hornet to mach 1.55 in a shallow dive from 40k, still slowly accelerating before I ran out of airspace... that said, I'm with Hacker, no military jet, to include the F-22, is going to go through the number pure vertical... S/F

before you use the USAA service.... find a few dealers in your area that have the type of vehicle you want & e-mail their internet sales person.... tell that person exactly what your looking for, that you're ready to buy, and what is the best deal they are willing to give... then compare it to...

The dude came in here and asked a simple question ... sure, the dude made mistakes, but his quesiton was a simple one ... so why the hell does everybody want to make assumptions, judge him & kick this dude around? why? .... his question was answered, so quit beating him up.... Im not calling...

I usually nod in agreement with the majority of your posts but, and as much as I love to bash the AF, you're out to lunch on this one..... S/F

USMC PEP Info... S/F

"...you will be given an actual billet in the squadron similar to when you arrive at your first fleet squadron. Be prepared to go to legal school, security manager course, safety school, or any other schools that your job might require. You will be expected to fulfill your ground job duties in...

Single seat Hornets have around 20 pilots & around 23-25 total officers... lots of collateral duties to go around... S/F

the Navy has a silent drill team...?? hmm, I learned something today... S/F

sure we do.... that's one of the first qual's we give our Cone's (Cat 1's) straight out of the RAG ... you get ODO qual and FAC(A)-LAT qual... ;) S/F

if you've ever fought one you'll know it belongs in more places than just an airshow... S/F

yep, Kingsville has contract FCF pilots... there are still a couple IP's with FCF qual's but they aren't making more IP FCF pilots. If a jet breaks on the road or on det & requires an FCF, out comes the contractor! Might as well hire contractors as IP's... that way they'll have more pilots...

Question for the masses ... I've seen reports that the co-pilot started flying for this company January 2008 and had a little over 2000 hours with the company ... I thought the FAA limited commercial pilots to 1000 hours a year? Link S/F

probably a rumor but the last I heard was the OPNAV 3710 waivers are on a 4-stars desk waiting to be signed. what's a P-3 NFO going to teach? not TACF or ACm ... forms? when was the last time a P-3 NFO flew form? Instruments maybe but only 3 of them have the IP in the trunk. Question for...

The dick measuring in this thread is comical … of course everybody is going to stick up for their platform and of course nobody is gonna mutha-fuck their own platform and will blast others. So really the dude who started this thread isn’t really get’n much good info other than "my dick is bigger...

As previously mentioned, I think the jets being way too early (as compared to a normal flyover) had something to do with the fireworks at the end of the National Anthem. A4 ... how you men got your bombs on trgt on time back then amazes me ... we are spoiled these days ... enter some...

not sure about the conserve fuel part ... i'd bet you'd save more fuel with a max range idle descent with vectors to final (or to the overhead if it's open) vice the ass pain you have to go through on most HI approaches. Like freshy said, the dashed lines on the HI plates indicate it's an...

Foxnews did also ... I know that dude S/F

the F/A-18D can be flown single pilot and everything can be ran from the front seat. I wasn't in a two seat sqd but my understanding is that they don't like to fly without somebody in the "trunk"... and I know of some instances where a pilot was scheduled to fly in the backseat just so there...

Why is that a surprise to you MIDNJAC ... ever hear of the saying "it ain't gay if it's underway" ... kurtzie just want's to start a little early. S/F

yea, what losloar said ... your OSO isn't out to screw you. As a matter of fact, if you did sign the PLC-ground contract and he tried to screw you, you don't have to accept the commission and tell him to go eat a dick. But he isn't going to do that 'cause it's a waste of his & the Marine Corps...

Should make you Cold Warriors proud ... attached is a recent pic of a VMFA 232 Hornet escorting a Russian TU-95. S/F edit for pic credit ... pic is from a dude in 232 (name withheld). Higher res pic can be found on the MC fixed wing O-3 monitors website (CAC card required to access)

doesn't suck? ... Miramar comes to mind ... K-bay in Hawaii is a great location, base itself sucks though. Beaufort's not bad, not much to do if you're single though.

FY2009 Marine Aviation Plan Lots of answers can be found in this "gouge". - "As a result of transitioning to the EA-18G, the Navy will sundown EA-6B aircrew training at VAQ-129, NAS Whidbey Island, by the middle of FY11." pg 3-6 - "Based upon the current aviation transition strategy...

Pilots can teach instruments (nav, comms, approaches, etc) & avionics (Flir, radar, etc) to NFO's just as NFO's can easily teach it to pilots. The problem with NFO's instructing instruments to student pilots at Meridian & Kingsville is that, currently, the students fly in the backseat under...

come on Sqeeze, you can't tell me that it isn't worth the ~240 extra bucks a month, after taxes, for 12 more months of ... S/F

USMC Captain Recognition Bonus Link Four grand for Captains to extend 12 months ... if you meet the criteria and have one of the "critical skill" MOS's. I find it strange that 7523's are now a "critical skill" MOS. It wasn't a month ago that the fixed wing monitor said there were too many...

Example would be a 4 ship, one went down ... the senior man would have OSC ... he would stay until relieved by a more capable airframe, bingo, or emergency of his own. S/F

I know that I, and other pilots, can learn something from an NFO. I’m just trying to get my hands around two things .. #1- How are I-NFO’s going to teach SNA’s the “stick & throttle” skills that are being taught to SNA’s at Meridian & Kingsville? It's one thing to teach nav/comms/radar/FLIR...

I'm not talking about NFO's teaching pilots ... I'm talking about them teaching student pilots at advanced, dudes who don't have their wings.

How can an NFO honestly grade a student PILOT on his “piloting” skills when the NFO instructor has never flown himself? Fucking comical in my mind! Nothing personal against NFO's but if I was getting critiqued by an NFO IP on, let's say my landings or my Form/TacForm's/Wep's Pattern/BFM, I'd say...

FY09 Transition/Conversion board FY09 Field Accession Board from the transition/conversion MarAdmin ... 6. APPLICATIONS FOR FY-09 TRANSITION/CONVERSION WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: A. NAVAL AVIATORS: -FW TRANSITION TO F-35 (6) ... (7509/7523 ONLY) -FW TRANSITION...

With the shutting down of two active duty Hornet squadrons and 2 reserve Hornet squadrons in the last couple years, there is a glut of Hornet pilots right now. Basically what "Harrier Dude" said ... lower the bonus, less of a reason to stay in. S/F

Isn't that the technique, minus putting the nozzles back aft, that Greg Kelly of FoxNews used when he had to punch out of his Harrier on a f'd up tanker rdvs? Or did I hear bad gouge. S/F