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What does the "R" stand for in ROTC???

Having served on a 4 star staff, a 3 star staff and a 2 star staff, I knew how correct that statement was when I made it.

There is very little in common between an HSC H-60S doing VERTREP and an F-18 going downtown, but it's all considered Aviation because they all fly. VADM Dorsett looked at who 'brokers' information within the Navy and that's who he pulled into the Info Dominance communiy. Since all of these...

I think the answer to that is an unqualified YES: http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/02/22/israel-rolls-out-worlds-biggest-uav/?test=latestnews With a 1,000 lb payload it could reach Iran and do some damage.

Naval aviation is the only warfare that you get your pin before you have any 'fleet quals'. SWO, Sub and SEALs all have to get to thier first fleet tour and then go through a qual process. I'm thinking that these folks are all gonna have to go through some qual process in the fleet before they...

I could give you a pass on the loitering, curfew violation The underage drinking is not good but is forgivable... You were busted for smoking pot and arrested for arson; I guess we'll just look past the honor, courage and commitment thing. I've Admin Sep'd guys for Pattern of Misconduct...

Copy all. Eventually we will prevail in a naval conflict in the Gulf region due to our overwhelming capabilies. The big problem is that if someone decides to conduct a suprise attack, we'll lose some REALLY expensive assets fairly quickly. The United States tends to be caught flat footed...

Look at the threat presented in the exercise and the results that Red achieved. You can call it "Kartuna" or "Redland" the threat is still the threat. They modelled a threat based on realitic capabilites in the CENTCOM AOR and we got our asses handed to us. So for those who feel that the U.S...

I would like to recommed everyone read up about an exercise called Millenium Challenge 02, it's somewhat germane to this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002 http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2002/020906-iraq1.htm...

My office mate up here in Newport is a METOC Officer. They way he explained it was that since 'weather' is part of the JIPOE, METOC falls under Intel. The Navy looked to consolidate all the N-2/J-2 functions with N-6/J-6 functions to since it's sometimes tough to separate where the intel ends...

Not liking that too much either.... Back at HS-10 we prepped a couple of birds for station SAR coming out of PMI. They had a bright clean orange and white paint scheme and looked pretty sharp. Of course they also looked like a USCG helo...

Nice videos, but I don't know if I'm a big fan of the orange and gray paint scheme. Orange and white looks sharp, but orange and gray is lacking a bit...

You don't think Iran will do what ever it feels is in thier own best interests regardless of world opinion? Look at the uranium enrichment program; do you think anyone is in favor of Iran closing in on nuclear weapons? When dealing with Iran, we must not mirror image our own perceptions on...

The Iranian Gov't has already mined most of the SoH. If they activate those mines, how many merchant ships do you think will be willing to go through? If we (US and coalition) decide to clear those mines we'll need to establish air superiority and sea control prior to sending in the slow...

Maybe a DDG can beat it in 'single combat' but if they target our Oilers then we're in a sh!tload of trouble. Ask youself how many billion-dollar cruisers and destroyers are we willing to risk if/when Iran closes the SoH with force???

As one of those JPME professors up here in Newport, we are watching this, but IMHO it will not escallate to the previous 'war'. Since there is not a military Junta running Argentina who is trying to divert attention from rising inflation and social unrest, it is unlikely this will develop into...

THe Black Buck raid was pretty much indecisive. If they really meant business, then they would have struck Argentina soil, otherwise it was the expense of a lot of jet fuel to strike two targets the runway (and do minimal damage) and destroy a couple of radar sites. This strike was the...

Kaman was trying to push the K-Max off on the Navy about 12 years ago when the talk of privatizing the VERTREP requirement off USNS ships came up.

At War College today I had a retired USMC Infantry Colonel make the commend that "Pilots and NFO are pretty much the same". My response was, "Kind of like infantry and armor".

Another guy busted in Texas: http://www.thesniper.us/?tag=michael-patrick-mcmanus-chan

He wanted the SDK so when the Navy needed wear testers, he 'chose' himself to be a one of the testers. As the old saying goes, 'what's the sense of having power if you can't abuse it?'.

He stopped wearing it as much when he was CJCS. Since it just came out in message that SDK was an approved uniform, he wasn't authorized to wear it previously. While he was CNO he wore it all the time since it was his perogative to dictate unifrom standards to his service. Now as CJCS he has...

I wouldn't worry too much about UAV's replacing navy helos. Only when an Admiral willing flies in a UAV over to another ship will it be the end of manned helos in the Navy.

While I will agree that the Air Force says they have enough lift (to support the Air Force) I think the Army may beg to differ. Based on every OPLAN I've ever seen, the shortfall is always on strategic lift assets (both air and sea).

New update... looks like a year long study on how to do this is expected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35197645/ns/us_news-military/

Looks like we're keeping the carriers we have. According to the 2010 QDR the Navy (2011-2015) will consist of : 10 - 11 aircraft carriers and 10 carrier air wings 84 - 88 large surface combatants, including 21 ? 32 ballistic missile defense-capable combatants and Aegis Ashore 14 - 28 small...

The blue suiters had a good thing going for a while. They didn't need to budget for the aircraft and congress just kept giving them extra money. There is no such thing as having too much airlift. (Like saying you have too much beer in the fridge!) The Air Force has been trying to force...

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall the first time CNO Mullen was called to testify before Congressman Sestak (D-PA) http://sestak.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1 as a member of the HASC!!

A bunch of primary instructors used to say; 'whatever aircraft you fly will be the best kept secret in the Navy'. Everything has it's advantages and disadvantages. My advice is to ask the instructors what they flew and what they liked and disliked about their community and aircraft. You may...

I don't think it had anything to do with buzzing a USCG helo flying the border route with their District Commander (1-star) on board... Those events where the helo has to take evasive action tends to be overblown anyways.

I've never heard of 'ballisitic mangagment" and I teach JPME...

Fourth and Sixth Fleets have no ships assigned. I can't remember of the minesweeps in Fifth Fleet are assigned or just attatched. Second, Third and Seventh Fleet all have ships assigned.

What I think they want is 'normalization' of their sexuality. You are correct that this is not a freedom of speech issue; it is of civil rights. It boils down how do you define a 'minority'. The federal government has said you can not discriminate due to race, religion, ethnicity and now have...

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Welcome to the club!

Looks like it's going to happen soon: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/28/pentagon-reveal-lift-gay-ban-military/

Agree with the uniform but disagree with the 'in the military' part. (I read your further post and copy your meaning) but if a reservist gets a DUI on a Tuesday night, will the Navy take action? Yes (assuming they find out), so even if you're not drilling, you're subject to the UCMJ, therefore...

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And this differs how from the 2008 Presidential campaign or the 2010 Massachusetts Senatorial campaign how???

Since the Jet Ranger is the most successful and safest (at least when I was going through the HT's) turbine powered helo in the world, I would find it remarkable if the Navy went away from it. The next time the Navy needs a helo trainer, I would expect a "Joint" solution to be pushed down...

Everyone needs a bad guy in life some you have someone to blame everything on. In Chavez's case it's the United States. Anytime anything happens you need to blame the U.S. (unless you are a Democrat in which case you blame George Bush) I'm wondering if the President has appologized to Chavez...

When I was a JO they were telling me that I'd be flying the Romeo and Sierra for my department head tour. I finished my DH tour 5 years ago and HS still hasn't finished transitioning yet, therefore I'd say it's a very good chance that the program will be delayed.

It sounds like you already made up your mind and you are looking for someone to validate your position. You'll be moving at least 3 times in the next four years so where are you looking to buy a house? Pensacola? Corpus/Kingsville/Meridian? Your first duty station? If you really want...

The OIC of the VIP Det is an HS guy who didn't screen for operational Dept Head.

Surface Survailance and Control. It's a term that fell out of usage a few years ago and was replaced by SUW (Surface Warfare) but has been steadily making it's way back into the vocabulary of aviators.

The same argument could have been made for airplanes in the early 1900's, nuclear power in the 1950's, stealth technology in the 1980's.... If you can decrease the size of the cannon round, then you can carry more. If you can exploit the capability of rail gun technology, then you can fire...

The supply system has nothing to do with the Exchange. When was the last time you tried to buy any flight gear in the Exchange???? Thank you for making my point by saying that they only had ACU gear there therefore USN personnel should be wearing ACU (or whatever the service sponsor is) when...

SUNY Maritime should have a Merchant Marine Reserve Program that can lead to a commission as well. My info is dated, but I graduated from Mass Maritime and we don't have ROTC. I got commissioned through the MMR program and picked-up flight school after graduation. Investigate that avenue as...

The issues is one of logistical support. If you're with an Army unit and you rip your pants open, all you can get from the Army supply system to replace the damaged uniform is ACUs. It made more sense logistically to outfit personnel deploying with a different serivce with the uniform that...

First off, there will most likely (never say never) be a common cammie pattern since Canada tried to have a single uniform for all the armed forces and they changed back to individual service uniforms in two years. One big reason is that when you are at a Joint HQ (JOC etc) and you need to get...