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Our Intel LTJG wore them, got them in our squadron. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND....It's a little similar to EAWS, as far as understanding basic avtion terminology, and then doing a NATOPS PQS/Syllabus for whatever airframe you are trying to qualify in. Example being, in a P-3 the observer has to...

Which "737 guys"?

"How many screws are in the plunger? AHA TRICK QUESTION LTJG MORON, YOU FAIL!" (actually they claim the days of this kind of abuse are over....are they Propstop?) QUOTE PropStop: "I heard a nasty rumor a bit over a year ago that Boeing boasted that they could have a fully functional MMA...

blah blah, i dont fly e-2s/c-2s/or c-130s, so i forgot all about those guys. yeah i guess combine all of them into one squadron with the c-12s. Keep 'em in Corpus. Turn VT-31 into a T-1 squadron. What do I know? I still don't believe thet won't have a Nav onboard. Maybe he won't be...

I was a dumbass. I still made it...somehow...

My guess is TRACOMs will probably adopt T-1s or something similar. Maybe fund additions to the Vance E-6 training program (ugh Vance, maybe not, advanced guys still need that all important 2-flight ONAV overwater....because its f*cking fun). Finally dump the T-44s, and relegate the C-12s to...

Last I heard, they expect to stand up the first operational squadrons in 2010-2012. (LAST I HEARD ). You may someday fly one in test/evaluation or maybe if you are a hard chargin' future Skipper. The rest of us will go..."Hey look at that...cool..."

Advanced took me about 8-9 months. Good times. Weather...well typically if it really sucked we'd take off and do our business (after FAMs) at a WAY outlying field. "Thanks for your response. I appreciate the clarification. So, if you're not flying and there's not much to do in terms of a...

The 200 hour thing is pretty much true. Maybe a little more. Due to airframe restraints that are only going to get worse, as much training as is possible will be done in sims (which, on a bright note, are being overhauled and modified). Also, keep in mind, the missions that are flown will be...

In Maritime (VP) you submit a dream sheet just prior to getting winged, also if you want VP or VQ (or at least you DID back when I was winged). That's what they announce at your ceremony. It wasnt written in stone or anything though. About 75% of the way through the RAG our class had to...

My fav is the "Jiggle Billy" ep. "Hey Wiggle Jiggle...why ya always dancin? Is it because deep down inside you know you're a FAILURE?" "Ah have these naht vision goggles...." "For WHAT? You're a HILLBLLY."

Webmaster isnt on, and I'm bored so I'll field it. "Given a crew" is a term used when a qualified PPC or TACCO is assigned permanently to a Combat Aircrew. Sort of a nod to the PPC running the safety-of-flight and front end of the plane (2 co-pilots, 2 flight engineers) and the TACCO getting...

(I'm a Pilot, BUT...) The are Navigator/Communicators (NAV/COMM) and there are Tactical Coordinators (TACCOs). NFOs start as Navs, doing Nav ***** work. Extremely important job, tough, thankless, easy to f*ck up. Tactical communications, navigation, fixes, tactical logs, etc. etc. Also...

OK OK, here's what is really in the tube...geez now...I hate the Air Force...come on, WHO's WITH MEEEEE???

zing! and now...time for a snack: http://www.rapsnacks.com/home.htm word

VP= Fixed Wing Patrol So lets see, Joe Carrier should get free room and board, plus his BAH. Joe VP should get no money for room and board and pay for his BOQ/Hotel/Tent out of his BAH...plus any mortgage...or maybe the rent back home for sweetie and the 10 pound sentient p!ss and sh!t...

(man I hope I spelled that right) Just curious, how is the Nav handling Friday? Here at good ol' Ft Swampy (Presidio of Monterey) the Army is cancelling all classes (great, with a huge test Tuesday...sorry guys, learn it on your on). Are squadrons actually not flying?

Any NA/NFO in VP/VQ is gonna have 2-too many Aircrew bubbas working for him. Awesome experience. You get to lead, while airborne, everyone from the saltiest Chief to the 'just been born' Airman. One of the coolest things I've ever gotten to be a part of.

If any body does have questions about Hawaii, PM'em to me. There's a lot of gouge out there, good and bad on the place. I'd recc. it to anybody. Best avatar EVER

I love how the VP lifestyle is perceived as this "conspiracy" against the rest of the fleet. Until the Navy decides to dump the next carrier and fund a world-wide 5000 foot runway plan, we have no choice. I tell ya, poke a little fun at your own community and look what happens.

"My idea of anti-submarine warfare is putting a SLAM through the sail of a Kilo while its still in port..." My first TACCO/later roommate

rockeyes would be nice with a real bombsight. I'll take a couple of SLAM-ERs, thanks. At least I can drive those in via camera.

"These are the same high quality eye protection NASA and Top Gun pilots wear.The U.S. Armed Forces' best-kept secret now available in the consumer market." Right. Secret. For a reason. "Performance-tested sunglasses with classic aviator styling the Original Pilot Sunglass has been a...

The Airsave holster blows. The guys I saw with them were always fiddling with them to get them to sit right with a weapon stowed. For about 8 months, all the FNGs were showing up with Airsaves and half the fun of preflight brief was watching them struggle to get them on, since our PRs had a...

yes. yes it is.

If they put you up in a hotel that costs 50 dollars a night (mil rate), the per diem must cover that plus whatever the Nav figures 3 sqaures and 'incidentals might cost. If you live in a hole in a shack in the desert, it's free, and so are your meals. However they have to give you SOMETHING...

Just hold out. The coolest patches will be ones you have something to do with. If you show up with a patch sewn on anything you own that you have no legit affiliation with, you may as well paint a bullseye on your forehead.

Dets these days range from the 3 day job Flash mentioned to 3-4 week monsters. Expect at least one biggie per home cycle, with others mixed in. 95% of the time they are great deals. Good chance to fly a lot, get away from squadron day-to-day nuances, do fun some training, bond with your...

The USMC did have standard draft during Vietnam.

I wouldn't get my hopes up for dive or jump school. Back in the day (ok, like 99/2000) I tried to put in packages for both while stashed. Basically I was told that they had too much money invested to risk me getting seriously hurt. You CAN try to get a job recruiting. Talk to the officer...

Ooooo, Boeing MMA 737, no galley, full service Starbucks in the back...

two home cycles, that is. and don't get me started on Aircrews being tight.

Quote: Originally Posted by EODDave Food for thought: How many Helo and other platform types want to transition to TACAIR? How many TACAIR guys want to transition to Helo's? Hmmmm... I dont believe that the helo squadrons are tighter than TACAIR squadrons. No way no how. Exactly. And...

All I've seen the new ones do is NOT allow me in secured spaces that I am cleared to enter ('phenomenal' encoding strip) and keep me from getting on Army posts in a timely matter when PFC MP at the gate decides to try to scan the 'UPC' code that rubbed off a week after I got it. And my...

Exactly. If you're "Harmon Rab" (or whatever....stupid JAG marathon...) you probably don't need them. But if you do, and lets face it, you know if you do...wear them. Great quote rare21. "really explore the studio space"

90% of the officers in my old wardroom wore shirt stays. Those who didn't looked like sh!t and took heat for it from above.

(snaaaaaa-powwwwwwww-zingggggggg) OWWW just popped one

"P" stands for Per Diem. -Patrol Aviator

Joint service command on an army post...I never thought I'd miss MCBH this much.

If your shirt looks all untucked and bloused and sh!tty without them, wear 'em.

Khakis EVERYDAY. I have lost all hair on my legs where shirt stays go. Oh yeah. I own ONE set of khakis. (On a side note, had an Air Force 2nd LT intel weenie try to chew me out for not saluting him today. I was in whites. He kept calling me Chief. I just stood by and smiled as he...

Last grog I had was served in a P-3 portable urinal. Red Bull and Vodka (highliter-yellow) with Baby Ruths floating in it. MMMMMMMMM.

Homeplate: "Waddya mean you're low power in Utapao??? Ok, listen, go grab a lap belt from the back and some ordie tape...." Flt Station-"Nav, call the hotel, get us another night, and have Dan recall our buses..."

I always wondered what exactly a "distinguished road" is....

They are banned? Weird. Not doubting you, its just you'd think there'd be the whole standard "Don't Do Supplements" campaign to go along with it. At least it would be mentioned at a stand-down. What I meant by the testing comment is these kids applying for various programs don't need to...

Put away those copies of THAT MOVIE (I won't even say the name, I don't want my breath to smell like Feta Cheese) and invest in the new special edition DVD of "The Right Stuff". Charles Frank's performance as CDR Scott Carpenter still gives me chills. "The Navy calls them Aviators....they...

Yeah, but it isnt like they're gonna start testing for them anyway. Standard mil urinalysis doesnt even check for steroids. The only way people get popped for it is if they show up for work 20 pounds heavier, zitty, and angry. Even then, it has to be ordered specifically by the command.

"Go 'way kid...ya bother meeee....."

I've said it before, and I'll say it again....go WESTPAC...go KADENA O'CLUB