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One of my favorite movies.

Perhaps, but it's not the tool to use here. At least not when there are other, better tools that also have self defense elements. Any external martial art will teach self defense. We aren't teaching self defense here. We're teaching Sailors how to quickly and effectively take down an adversary...

A new use for NFOs in the Marine Corps. Get some!

BJJ is a sport and relies upon rules of conduct to prevent injury to the competitors. Most VBSS missions do not have those rules. Things have the potential to get squirrely very quickly and the dude you're trying to restrain often wants to kill you or do serious bodily harm. This means that you...

It's possible he saw pictures of the VBSS team doing defensive training and takedown/restraint training. The Navy's program borrows heavily from Gracie BJJ. I think it's silly, but it's better than nothing.

A similar video:

During one of my walkabouts on the internet, I stumbled across this video from the 1950s explaining the process for landing on a carrier. I figured y'all would think it was cool. Probably brings back memories for some of the grey beards.

I believe they do. It's through distance learning at NPS. I'm not quite sure how it works, but if you don't already have a Masters, you can end your time at TPS with an MS in Systems Engineering from NPS. If you really care, I can ask some of my professors who teach the courses for it. Also...

When we were in West Africa, Doc told me that he was so happy that we were all taking doxycycline because he would otherwise have needed to treat far more cases of VD and intestinal bugs than he was. And our dirty, rowdy boatswain's mates did their damnedest to keep him busy. :eek: God, I love...

NCPACE is largely set up for enlisted guys to get their undergrad general education classes out of the way. It also isn't guaranteed that you will have an NCPACE instructor aboard your ship. It is NOT a program for guys getting Masters Degrees. Being operational (aka Sea Duty) in the Navy...

Then you probably want to stick with the Air Force or Army aviation programs. Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard pilots all have the opportunity to eventually deploy on a ship at some point. Maybe the only exception are USMC Herc pilots, but I'm not sure. Port calls can be lots of fun. You usually...

What a long way we've come since then. Modern Intell bubbas love them some open source intelligence like that these days.

I'll keep this in mind when I'm finally rich enough to afford a T-28C.

Max, we need more Russian/Soviet sea stories and pictures. Very cool.

My shower thought the other day was, if you have base access as a retiree/Reservist/active duty guy, why wouldn't you be able to land at the field of nearly any Navy base? Obviously you'd have to get clearance from the tower to enter the pattern and land. But I can't see them not allowing it as...

I thought that was a requirement for becoming a doctor. Like, no residency, no MD beside your name, kind of requirement.

It was whispering the ancient song called "Water Hours."

You're not wrong. But the FFG had old school, salt water flush, so our CHT issues were more related to the ship being nearly 40 years old and worn out. Hell, we were missing 1 of our 4 potable water tanks due to open communication from the sea (i.e. there was a big ass hole) and our single...

You're telling me this isn't standard Navy practice? I've known some crew chiefs who would say it's applicable to all aircraft. In fact, I think it's a Navy-wide thing. When I was on the FFG, our snipes built an altar in main control and made regular offerings each watch to the gremlins in the...

Is 42% now going to be used to describe VA ratings? Jesus, I joined AW 15 years ago. I was in high school!

I worked for a former Phrog driver (transitioned to the 60S and is now getting ready to retire), and he said as long as the old girl was leaking, they were happy. It was as soon as all the leaks stopped that they knew they had a problem.

The interesting question to ask is, are those indications of a rise in white nationalism and ideologically-driven racism the same as the rest of the country? Also, how did they define "racism" and other terminology. It is entirely possible that the questions were innocuous and these indications...

Distance and night school Masters are very common and often have little in the way of lab work. Over the last ten years or so, there's been a rise in Masters in Engineering, which are targeted at engineers in industry looking to expand their professional knowledge and skills. These often do not...

If the scuttlebutt is true, somebody in DC has it in for the peacoat, so Big Navy is doing its level best to replace it. Most likely with this monstrosity: https://www.mynavyexchange.com/navy-cold-weather-black-parka/12840532

The QMC on my first ship had a pith helmet that he wore underway. I wish they hadn't put the kibosh on them.

Salty dip in keeping with the finest traditions of the Naval Service: No dip (Poor Doc, there's no one there to sort him out): And if you forget how to pull it off, refer to the uniform manual. Notice the salt freely flowing from the PT Boat skipper (back when SWOs were fun): And if the...

So many people shitting on ball caps. I guess no one told the Duke that they weren't cool. ;) Shamelessly taken from the film They Were Expendable (probably one of the finest films about patrol boat Sailors):

Frankly, if you can wear the black Ike jacket sans SDB coat, you should be able to wear leathers that way, too. We're the one service with some of the most unique uniforms and yet all the top brass wants to do is shit all over our special uniform traditions. Very sad.

For us slow moving surface types, the Bahrainis have been doing a lot of business providing the various accoutrements for properly adorning one's office, desk, and self. I have many friends who came back from deployment with an entire wardrobe of suits and tuxedos as well as Persian rugs and...

I've seen a lot of those! The old CoS at SIXTHFLT wore bags nearly every day and all of them were embroidered with name, rank, etc. instead of just patches. A lot of the aviators hanging around Naples had their embroidered bags, and would wear them from time to time. No fun bright colors, though.

So what exactly are the regs for shit hots? I've never actually seen any in the wild. I always considered them amongst the likes of boat cloaks, liberty cuffs, and tropical whites as being amongst the cool and unique sartorial traditions of the Naval Services.

The best way to do that is ask the SWOs who are on staff at OTCN. They should be able to reach out and figure out who is who in the Fleet. If you can't find any of the information, try to look for billets on BMD ships (they always indepently deploy) or FDNF ships (many are independent...

Whatcha growing? Tomatoes?

It's not just a CS. They have a couple, as well personal IT and ET types who handle the C4 systems for the admiral. I had an IT1 who worked for me who made first class in 7 years because he was SURFLANT's personal IT guy and literally taught the admiral how to use an iPhone. Then he went on an...

I have a buddy who was an ETCS at the WH comms unit and he said it was a really great deal. He said he got to stay in a lot of five star hotels and go to a bunch of fancy dinners and whatnot. The only downside was he was constantly traveling and often times for longer than POTUS was there. He...

Wow, I actually agree with Brett on something. Unless he likes the hard, brittle, dry oatmeal raisin cookies.

Knight's Armament maybe? I know we had something similar on the ship and I think they have a gov contract for the handguards.

None of the above. Get you one of these bad boys: https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/firearms/magnum-research-desert-eagle-50-ae-titanium-gold-w-tiger-stripes.asp

Please tell me he earned a callsign from this.

Time to bring back the HVBSS units.

So this entire thread begs the question, how many guys get U-2s? :D

Man, I gotta get some of that O5 pay.

I don't see the Speedy in this picture. You're slipping. :D

I'm not sure what it is, but every single .40 I've fired had that same weird little hook. Even comparing my Sig and Glock with my buddies' versions in the .40 SW, I noticed the difference. I learned how to shoot pistols with 1911s and I have no idea why I have such a hard time controlling and...

Most are switching to 9mm, though I've heard tell of some going to 10mm. As Griz said, the FBI ran a study a few years ago where they found that modern 9mm pistols just made more sense from a logistical and marksmanship perspective and that there wasn't enough of a difference between 9mm and .40...

I'm a big fan of any type of orange or Peychaud's bitters. I also like to garnish with a real maraschino cherry or two. I tend to also muddle an orange slice and cherry in the bottom as well. If you want to get creative, you can play around with different whisky types. I'm not a big bourbon fan...

Does she come with the gun? Inquiring minds want to know.

Yeah, medical in the Fleet is a much better time.

While this is what would normally happen in the Fleet, OCS is a different animal, Doc. NAVMED (especially NAMI) uses the medical establishment as a means of winnowing out the unqualified. Seemingly small issues will lead to doctors going down long rabbit holes to determine whether or not you may...

Any prescriptions you need will have to be approved by a Navy doc. When you do the initial physical during the first few days after arriving, ask about taking prilosec for heartburn. Or just don't say anything, to avoid giving them a reason to NPQ you since medical at OCS works as a means of...