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Anyone out there have any info on this desk? I'm guessing it's the VX-31 SDO desk...

In Qatar we were told at INDOC that all the Army guys had to take the 'badges' off thier ACUs. Since they don't have fabric sew-on wings like our cammies, they have to wear black pin on wings (This included Jump Wings, CAB, CIB, air assault, pathfinder, etc). Since they were 'badges' that had...

Two buddies of mine rented the house next to the Flor-a-bama. (Last house in Fla in Perdido Key) It was party central every week. Maybe I'm an old guy now, but my advice is live where it's fun while your a student. Soon you'll be married and worried about tax rates, school districts and...

One of the plans that Rumsfeld was pushing was to have gear forward deployed and have troops all based in the U.S. The thought was to use some strategically placed locations (like the PREPRO ships, but land based) to have large supplies of vehicles and supplies that could be moved quickly when...

"During the equity and diversity health check a number of concerns were raised by female crew members. These concerns are now subject to formal inquiry." What the hell is an equity and diversity health check?? Is that like "heads and beds" or something else???

What part of Newport are you in? There's dozen's of barber shops. Near downtown, I would recommend Baccari's on Spring Street, right near Memorial. They finish up with a straight razon on your neck which is always very nice!!

Am I the only one who thinks the U.S. should just say; "OK, we'll leave" and do it when some foreign country decides our presence is no longer desired. Of course once North Korea starts acting up, the U.S. will just stand aside and say; "How do you like us now???" This policy is also in...

so, if I get stuck on the ground for 3+ hours, do I get to see any of that $27K???

Am I the only person thinking about have R. Lee Ermey sitting in the Airboss chair is fantasitc?? Imagine the @ss-chewing people are going to get over the 5-MC when they screw somthing up!! "Rhino on the ball you had best unfu(k yourself or I will unscrew your head and sh!t down your...

I've done it a few times. Just call the CDO/SDO at whatever command you're at and tell him/her why you want to extend leave. The only hitch would be if your command did a 50% leave policy (half get Christmas and half get New Years) and you're trying to extend into the other leave period...

Lanny and Wally are like a TACP for Santa!!

You know when you try to schedule you move and you have a 'fat lady' tell you that you can't just schedule it, no have you have come in and go through counseling. You then come in and the woman proceeds to ramble on for 45 minutes and doesn't answer any specific questions. In fact when you...

Am I the only person expecting to see ADM Mullen wearing his 'dress khakis' while in theater???

I lived in Ortega and got to base in 10 minutes on my bicycle. Quiet neighborhoods and you never get overflown... Close enough to downtown that you can get there... not that there's much to do there.

The extra-curricular activities are to show a few things: One is leadership among peers, so whatever you do; try to be in a leadership role. Another is to show commitment to something. It's different than the folks who 'pad' their resume with lots of activities; the Navy is looking for...

The Breast Fairy lives in Israel!! As for the Navy paying for the surgery, I had a couple of friends whose wives underwent the procedure. They had to pay for the actual inplant, but the medical procedure was free. It was to keep the cosmetic doctors proficient in certain skill sets...

I had mine deferred while in P'cola. If you're in training, then you're on active duty. If you are doing ROTC, then it might be a tough sell, but if you are at a place where if you decide you don't feel like showing up and the can throw you in jail, then you're on active duty.

Ask the pilots up front if the landings will be "Clear Deck" or "Free Deck" of "Assisted". A few times, I've rolled final to find the RSD out on the deck. Since it takes about 15-20 minutes to get that thing back in the hangar, it slowed everyone down that day. Generally if the helo is not...

They have standards; two legs, a pulse and some language skills!

My bad.... I was told there'd be no math on this website???

Now if the guy got his wife AAA, then: A. His wife would have called a tow truck to come get the car B. His wife probably would have rode with the tow truck to the garage before calling home C. He would have 'finished' his business and then have to deal with the wife. Morale of the story is...

I'm thinking paper charts will always be around because you can write on them and reconstruct the problem later. I think everyone has had an issue with 'trons' getting lost at some point. (For example, technicians just found over 22K emails from the Bush Administration yesterday) Since...

I realize it's a joke, but we use that story up here at the Naval War College when we discuss Joint doctrine and the UJTL. Since doctrine provides us a common language, we use that 'story' to show the benefits of a common vocabulary!!

300 knots forward with the ability to hover, how can any helo pilot worth his wings not be drooling over the capability the Osprey brings to the table. Yes, we crashed a few, but I don't hear everyone (Red Ribbon Panel included) screeming when we crash another Harrier! When the Red...

I was doing EMIO in the Philippines on an independant steaming vessel. But like I said before, it all depends. Where are you and who are you working for? Once you role into CENTCOM AOR, everything is up for grabs. C5F planners will schedule vessels for missions based on time available and...

Reading the article, did you notice who was pimping the new system? A retired Navy captain who's representing a contractor. This is why we are getting the new system, the leadership wants to do business with contractors so when they retire, they can apply to get cushy contracting jobs and...

My two favorite insults to the 'zoomies' is: A. Have you ever noticed that we haven't won a war since the Air Force became its own service? I guess they're the military equivalent of France! B. The Air Force doesn't have traditions; only habits.

I will gladly admit (much to my dismay) that the front office 'let' the wives club dictate policy. I also saw a CO's wife involved in the movement to get the XO relieved prior to change-of-command because CO's wife and XO's ex-wife were very close and the XO and his ex had a very nasty divorce...

9 times out of 10 the JO stuck with Christmas day duty is single. The usual thought is since he/she doesn't have kids at home, he/she can come in to stand the duty!! This rule also applies to 'off-load coordinator' when you return from deployment and someone has to stay behind and make sure...

I can give you my expirience, but is may be more limited than others on this forum. It all depends on the mission for the ship on the deployment. Some DDGs go alone, but they spend thier whole time in the Gulf due to 5th Fleet requirements for specific capabilities. So they may be...

I was on the Kennedy when we switched from the guy writing backwards on the grease board to the computerized system. On the third day it crashed and we had to kill flight ops and Air Ops had no idea who was airborne and how much gas anyone had. Fast forward a few years and the system now...

No problem, good luck on your command tour!!

First, I'm assuming that you’re a CSG ship and not an independent steamer. If your independent, then it will be pretty much ops as you're used to. If you're part of the CSG, then the CO of the HSM squadron will be on the carrier and he'll work for CAG. However, when the det is embarked, they'll...

My biggest issues has always been when the deck is ready (which is understandable) but the HCO or 'control' doesn't give us any other info. If the ship is still setting flight quarters and it should take about 10 minutes tell us that. If the ship is having trouble finding winds, tell us. If...

The cutting of HCS-5 had nothing to do with history or tradition it came down to needs of the Navy. Prior to 9/11 both HCS-4 & 5 did a lot of work with the SEALs and in Joint Exercises but did not deploy with Navy units often. Prior to 9/11 when units were being cut, both HCS 4 & 5 were on...

I never argued to cut training cycles; I discussed the possibility of reducing the carrier presence overseas to accommodate the loss of one CSG due to funding. Having been an East Coast guy, I've spent more time in the Med than in the Gulf. Why? What threat is there in the Med to US national...

Concur with your thinking. In the 1980's the military operated on the 'two theater war' for force requirement planning. In the 2004 National Military Strategy that construct was changed to "4-2-1-1" which was conduct shaping operations in 4 theaters, while we conduct kinetic operations in 2...

The article states that this cut in CSGs will be until CVN-78 comes on line in 2015, therefore the way the author describes the situation, it will be short-term vice a longer term decline. Now if that verbiage about waiting until CVN-78 comes on line, was not in the article, completely...

Since DOD is the largest 'discretionary' part of the federal budget, it's the easiest place to find money... Carriers are high value assets that require huge amounts of money to maintain and operate. When it comes time to recapitalize all the assets that have been worn out during OIF/OEF...

HS-75 was never a dedicated CQ squadron. They covered them for the active duty side (once or twice a year), unless it was a CAG-20 CQ then they were responsible for going to sea with their Air Wing. The last dedicated CQ squadron was HC-16 out of NAS P'cola. That squadron stood down and...

If someone likes reading 19th century Prussian translated to English, then by all means, go for it. For the Middie or Officer Candidate the topics discussed by Clausewitz and Mahan are WAY above thier paygrades. Clausewitz discusses war and the relationship of the government, the military...

My recommendation is to stay away from Clausewitz. He's Army centric and deals with operations at the General Officer level of warfare (Operational and Strategic). Plus he's very difficult to read. (I'm at the War College, we deal with him every day!) I would concentrate on the Navy-centric...

Carriers will go to sea quite often without an Airwing embarked. After overhaul work, they will do some sea-trials to make sure they have all the bugs out of the systems. Once the Strike Group starts workups, the Airwing will embark in various amounts, depending on where in the workup cycle...

Carriers will go to sea quite often without an Airwing embarked. After overhaul work, they will do some sea-trials to make sure they have all the bugs out of the systems. Once the Strike Group starts workups, the Airwing will embark in various amounts, depending on where in the workup cycle...

Up near Miramar, I'd recommend Pacific Beach (PB), Mission Beach or La Jolla. As for agencies, can't help you out.

Mea culpa on a previous post.... Here's the link: http://www.broadside.net/09072730.htm

Does someone has the email address for the "Lead Ensign" down at NASC? He'll be able to clear up this 90% issue very easily!!

A recent study by the University of British Columbia showed that an environment with more of the color red leads to higher productivity, while a blue environment leads to more 'creative output' from people. I think anyone who had to attend a Captain's Mast and listen to some of the 'fables'...

I've been wearing the Zeta liner since 99 and haven't had to replace it yet. You can wash it by hand and let is drip dry to help control the 'skank' that seems to grow in it after a month of two... For my Det we had a couple of pilots who had the bubblewrap so we let them pick either a Zeta or...

Compliance with HOA rules is like the UCMJ... you didn't have to join, therefore you can't be surprised if you don't like the rules. That being said, if the man could take on 3 Tiger Tanks, then a couple of 50-something busybody women who run the HOA should be a piece of cake!!