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I couldn't LIKE this more. OMG!!! What if someone came to work armed everyday for years and no one ever knew it? A stroke of a pen could ensure that was not a punishable offense. Negligent discharge, brandishing, openly displaying, or other unauthorized use of that weapon would still be a...

I feel we must be climbing into a UFO during some of my proficiency flight evaluations (PFE). I call out a checklist item, followed by the copilot being evaluated looking around cockpit for the switch I just called out. My mind asks the question (because I'm not sarcastic enough to ask it out...

NOT a fake. Googled and found the source. At about 0:44 she walks into the scene. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/active-shooter-reported-naval-air-135202809.html

No Tang. Yes Vodka. Good stories. Not all suitable for this venue. Maybe move this to another thread? Kind of weird BS-ing on the "Active shooter at P'Cola" thread.

Alright, I'll admit. I may have actually been in the Black Sea. Different year and different cruiser. But close. Yeah, I know. The hat is dusty. What do you expect for being 30 years old?

Who said I was in the Black Sea? FWIW...only 26 years, because I had a break in service. And, like most on this forum, it all started at the API building at NAS Pensacola.

O1-O4...then CW2-CW4. Nope, not an Admiral or General. But that 39 years started when I was 16. I grew up a Navy brat before serving and have been driving on base since.

I have been searched once at my local base. An MP at NS Mayport attempted to search my Jeep in the late 80s until he realized the very protective dog in my soft topped Jeep was MUCH larger than his K9. "Uhhhh, you're good to go sir." That's twice in the 39 years I have been driving onto military...

I've seen a few state that civilian CCW wouldn't work. IF the role of a CCW firearm is to protect yourself and others and NOT to serve as a duty weapon or to search out bad guys, why is CCW a NO GO?

One guy with a pistol might not stop a coordinated terrorist attack, but a couple of dozen with pistols sure could. People where I work KNOW their coworkers are armed and trained. Heck, some are trained law enforcement personnel. One of my SSGs has been shot while on duty as a JSO officer. This...

What's the difference between a CEO and a sociopath?...Nothing. Most high level executives exhibit many sociopathic traits. Torturing small animals or ruining hundreds of peoples lives as a result of your executive decisions; what's worse? The crux of the mental illness challenge is...

After the Chattanooga shooting, our state released clarification on policies allowing personally owned concealed carry weapons. It also required AGR personnel to open carry Army issued M9s. That AGR requirement finally went away two years ago. While deployed in a combat zone, for most smaller...

The SH-60F and HH-60H had low mounted external tanks like the SH-60B. Perhaps that was the intent? It's pretty weird the way Sikorsky and the military deal with aircraft blueprints. We have a legacy fuel sampling system that is the worst solution possible, but since the Army "owns" the...

Blackhawk CEFS Plumbing...tranfer pump on top of main fuel cell. And wing plumbing..

My only response can be... Shindig, is that you?

Son, there ain't no draft no more.

160th MH-60s may be plumbed for the probe, but none of the stock UH/EH/HH-60s are. 60Ms are all plumbed for up to four external and one internal aux tank. WHY would someone want to sit in the seat that long? Configured like this, it holds 760 gallons; way more than my bladder can stand. And that...

I was going to respond to the OP via PM, but thought this might be helpful to others as well. When asking for help, recommendations or points of contact, be polite, formal, use correct spelling and do not use texting abbreviations or informal greetings. A person who has worked 10 or 20+ years in...

And lack of Zombie S-3s as well.

LISTEN KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out here busting my butt every night. Tell your Dad to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes. Just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK, I'm an airline pilot.

I can't wait to see the hat variations!

Any positive effects of this uniform change, or any other Army uniform change is purely circumstantial and, and, and, and, and, oh, uh, coincidental.

Elaine Dickinson probably deserves a NAM for RE-inflating the autopilot.

You totally put a smile on my face at the beginning of the work day! Bravo Zulu!

You can leave them in my yard. My doggos love chimken.

My head hurts.

I think the Blueberries, with the sleeves cut off, would make a cool vest. Maybe not-so-much for old khakis. Definitely NOT for choker whites. No, I'm not serious about any of those suggestions. But If you do it, PLEASE post pics. LOL

Well then... Navy Ends Permanent Shaving Waivers for Sailors with Razor Bumps Shall we close this thread?

I'm pretty something similar was said...then this was created for the Army. Every piece of equipment you see in use (plus some) is required to conduct this new test. Be careful what you ask for. And if you are an O6 and above, be careful before you inflict something on your people. I seriously...

MEH. Grooming standards and uniform regulations. Who needs them? See pictures below for future Naval uniform and grooming standards. Also, read the Blueberries thread if you want to examine what happens when you throw caution to the wind.

Actually I was calling myself dumb. My office-mate Carl called them washers, as the manual clearly does. Dammit Carl! I do have a lot of other odd things in my office it would be fun to play "what's this" with, such as the Apache ammo track locking device that makes a tone like a tuning fork...

The bearing is a large tapered washer 3.25" in diameter. See attached. I should have known when I was upping the geek level I should have used the correct nomenclature. I swear, it all started with a five minute moving of stuff around my desk and a picture with my phone.? I figured my desk was...

I'm a little skeptical about asking Specialist to do anything. Remember, I'm in the Guard, not the "real" Army. It is rare for one of our full time mechanics to be a specialist. A weekend only Specialist can only reliably climb up on and climb down from the helicopter without assistance and with...

Sorry. It's not the weight, is one of the bifilar bearings. A bifilar weight wouldn't really spin on your desk very long, if at all. The droop stops are made of beryllium copper. Beside licking them, be careful when you're doing the deice checks. They get hot, and if a short exists, you can get...

The PCL cover was a rare "find". It was ordered to replace one broken during maintenance. At the time when M models were fairly new, they shared way too many part numbers with A/L models, even though they shouldn't have. In this case, it lacks the notch for the rotor brake release AND it doesn't...

I think there is some truth there. On one hand, I don't think you should choose your service based on the uniforms, but I also think that an overly lame <wanted to use another word here> uniform might dissuade someone on the fence. Look at the bright side (pun sort of intended), you could have...

Or back to the 1940s. Don't get me wrong. It's nostalgic and kind of cool, but Army dress uniforms change all of the time, and they are not cheap. We have more buttons, badges, stripes and other accoutrements that it is A) expensive and B) a royal PITA to get everything setup right on a new...

Maybe I should do it with our phase bird...or ANY CHINOOK.

When someone spends half their time at a desk and the other half flying & fixing helicopters. Disclaimer: Done without getting up from my desk. 5 minutes time wasted.

I felt the same way. Did my time in the Navy. Got out. Did programming for about 10 years. Then went back into the military.

Oh yeah, don't forget the CW5s who command these things.

Well, they kind of measure your teeth/bones/etc.. too. And you probably should be straight for the measurement to be effective.

Luckily fasteners don't show up in IVHMS downloads. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your perspective, you can't lie about caution or advisory lights coming on "just as you were about to land."

Army H-60Ms...sporting rotor brakes for 12 years now. But the great thing is that even though it's been less than a year since my last shipboard landing, I haven't needed to shut down on a ship in 25 years. :p

LMAO. 60 degrees AOB for Army H-60s! But we do PPCs for every flight, so sometimes 60 degrees exceeds max AOB for blade stall at cruise.

My preferred way to do an APART is to start with the Performance Planning Card (PPC). Why is single engine max torque available higher than dual engine (if it is)? This leads to questions/discussion on engine control functions. At a minimum you had better know about TGT limiting, Ng limiting...

I agree, as long as the aircraft can accurately depict the proper color based on the limit. For instance, our aircraft has torque limits based on airspeed (< 80kts or > 80 kts) and whether we are single or dual engine. The tapes don't change with airspeed and only change based on the other...

I got lucky...just transferred to det commander of intermediate maintenance company (as a CW4) yesterday and missed the ADVON to Apopka X04. I get to ride this one out at home...followed by (hopefully) a week and a half of leave.

Consider talking to an orthopedic surgeon about removal. I had ankle surgery after I was already on flight status. I had two 2-2.5" screws in my ankle for 5 months. I had them removed after the ligaments and tendons healed. Before anyone jumps on the "You're not a doctor" thing. I said, TALK TO...

VerticalReference.com will answer your "What chance do I have...." questions as well. Not necessarily accurately, but they'll make up something. Big difference between that site and this one (besides Army/Navy...duh) is that there is more senior experience on AirWarriors and a lot more NOOBs on...