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As a typical military guy, I'm not a public toilet shy kind of person, but I have gone hours in gastric distress to avoid going into the portable shitters at Buehring. Heck, I didn't want to go in them just to piss, much less sit down. I'm not a chemistry expert, but there is something seriously...

It depends on what stage of the deployment you are on. Maybe, just maybe, they will all gather together to form a giant bird and loft you out of that place. LOL Just remember to adjust back to normal before you come back to civilization.

This is not the edge of the world...it's where you go when you fall off the edge... I swear I saw a pirate ship with a bunch of Jack Sparrows walking around the deck here one day.

Gatesville? Whaaaat? We were never allowed to go into Gatesville. Sure, they can trust us to fly multi-million dollar choppers on dusted out tank trails under NVGs, but driving a GSA off post to Gatesville to put ice in your cooler was not something a pilot could be trusted to do. It is 20 miles...

I always thought NOB sucked when I was in the Navy. But you haven't LIVED until being stationed at an Army post (Hunter in Savannah doesn't count). If you haven't been to Ft. Hood, especially North Ft. Hood, or spent a year at Buehring in Kuwait, you are really missing out. There are many...

I was a GS-12 dual status technician for years with the national guard. I bought back my active duty time in the Navy and one of my two guard deployments. I changed over to AGR in 2016 and am getting close to the end of my 5 year rehire rights. It is actually almost 6 years because rehire rights...

It's an RC-27. 27.5' x 16' with 41.5' mast

Just tell them you are going to vote...no need for an ID. ;)

Don't need planning or foils though. My boat, built in 1988, usually sails with apparent wind at the beam or forward. That is of course assuming I'm not F#%%$ing things up. Now, if you put a sailboat on a treadmill...

Yes, but you aren't Army, following AR 670-1. I have all kinds of extra fruit salad from the guard. These are my participation trophies just for being in, deploying with, or doing state active duty with the Florida Army National Guard: *ARCAM - Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal AFRM -...

I would think part of the answer would be in the regulation requiring you to wear an Army (OCP or ACU) uniform in the first place. Strictly adhering to AR 670-1, the answer is YES, you can wear your Naval Aviator Wings. The question is, can you or should you wear gold wings or subdued? Does the...

So CORTRAMID is no longer one week in each area (Subs, Surface, Aviation, Marines)? When did that end?

Factory deliveries are fun. I delivered this one from 06FA to a parking lot in Huntsville. We counted seven different colors (383 or 34094 green, yellow, zinc, teal, yellow, black, and brown). 17-27422 seems a bit low for a new aircraft. We took delivery of a new HH-60M last year 19-21085. I...

"WP" Symbols, including as a hand sign So why is the Black Power hand symbol not included? I mean if we are going full retard, how is a clearly racist symbol not included in the list?

And they didn't tell the Army...at least not everyone in the Army. But, they are at Ft. Hood, so that is an extra whammy.

But for God's sake don't take off your mask until actually IN THE CAR! That way no one will recognize you. See? Masks actually do provide a useful purpose.

For us, the quotes around the 'volunteered' simply meant that once the boss did it, many other officer felt more dutiful and followed suit. It might have even worked a little in reverse, when some leaders saw their JO's, warrants and senior NCOs volunteering, they felt obligated to do so as well.

I'm sure there is science in there somewhere. Let's see which side of the political spectrum adopts this for 'their' side. We just had our second round of vaccine here in the FL Guard. It seems we have just enough volunteers to use the doses provided. Most leaders 'volunteered' to get it. I...

Yep. Said that almost 3 weeks ago.

Yeah. Too bad.

Poor advice coming from someone who cannot be ignored because they are a moderator.

Maybe. Maybe not.

I think we may slip through the cracks on this one. Although we do lease from Jacksonville Port Authority and the city. (i) “Federal employees” and “Federal contractors” mean employees (including members of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard in Federal service title 10?) and...

Gerber Suspension. I've had the same one for years and years. Yeah, I know...not really a 'KNIFE', but I use it all of the time. Most often I use it to reset a fastener, usually on the tail gear box cover, or to wedge underneath the edge of the fuel cap to break the seal and let the air escape...

I always thought SURPRISE was half the battle.

Anyone else find humor in The Weather Channel being most reliable? I think there is another SNL sketch in there similar to this one.

If you want to know where to start, look at the top donors for these individuals. Who Owns Congress? FWIW, NO, I do not advocate "Disappearing" anyone. But if you want to know how to better society, look at the money trail. If you think Murdoch and his ties to media are evil, you shouldn't...

Legacy...UH-60A, 1978 edition. It's not a UH-1, but it's just about as close as you can come to one. This one was still flying in 2013. How many have been to this airport?

Closest I can come is a comparison to a medevac deployment for 9-12 months. The company deploys with 4-5 FSMTs to an area, where each FSMT is located approximately 50-100 nm away from each other. The HHC FSMT is slightly heavy, with a few extra back shop mechanics, a 1SG, etc...They will do the...

Not really. There are almost always host nation manning limitations. One person must come back each time a new person is sent "in country".

Leadership as a warrant in Army Aviation depends on the platform, the mission and the deployment. Oh yeah...and the individual MOS and assignment. We'll leave the whole ship driving part for another discussion somewhere else on the forums (it's been done). Assault and attack units tend to...

Maybe this thread should be moved to SpaceWarriors.com*? *LMAO that the above link forwarded me to https://spacecamp.com/!

I just qualed on the M17 three weeks ago. It was a brand new, never fired gun used on a new firing table. There were three magazines with ten rounds each, 30 pop-up targets in total. You shoot the first ten rounds at ten targets while standing. There is a ten second pause. You change magazines...

Totally reminds me of a time renting a pontoon boat in Texas and we pulled up to a waterfall, not unlike that. A couple of people from our boat went over to it and stood under it. Only as we left did we notice that it was really the runoff from a neighborhood water treatment plant on the cliff...

Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn'd. My divorce was final about a month ago. No matter how civil you and your soon-to-be-ex promise to be to one another, it is very likely you will see evil and hatred the likes of which you never imagined. And I...

When I transitioned to the 60M, the button mashers became apparent in a different way. In the 60M, the airspeed hold mode comes on by default. Whenever you move the cyclic trim fore and aft above 48 kts, either with the force trim or the beeper trim, the magenta airspeed reference bug on the...

Or this.....

After watching the video on my phone because it was blocked at work, I realize I should have corrected your statement before responding.

Might be a legit "out" for this.

You know what I like most about these HSC discussions? Nothing. Except that they do make me feel better about how dysfunctional and misguided the Army can be sometimes. Maybe the question to ask is: Is it easier to teach these guys to land on a ship or HSC guys to do the overland mission? Heh...

That is until you step on one.:D

The online SERE 100 training is a good start. Slow...painful...barely relevant...software sucks (like a bad version of Minecraft)... It should almost qualify as a substitute for some of the less agreeable parts of SERE. :D Imagine this scenario: "Would you rather do SERE 100, IA training...

Or from a hot muggy Florida swamp.

Hey, we can certainly do shipboard landings. ?

It's not Gatorade, it's Brawndo. It has electrolytes. It's what plants crave.

Land Sharks with frickin lasers. Better than ill tempered Chihuahuas.

I have several "Beware of Dog" signs around the outside of my house. Once someone makes it through the door or window, my alarm is set off and my 3 Sheps are alerted. If they aren't already downstairs, there is a load rumbling as they come down the stairs, accompanied by a lot of loud barking...

You just need a few Distance Object Grabber (DOG) mechanisms. Props to Nine Line Apparel for the shirt design.

I HIGHLY recommend HAATS. If for no other reason than it's beautiful. Oh and a trip to the Coors brewery is kind of mandatory, sort of like going to the Yuengling brewery if you go to EAATS. My favorite landing was the 11,000' saddle shown in the last three pictures. Just enough room for your...