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NEX mini-mart on Corry Station has some good domestic beers.

Okay, since we had a cooking thread, I think I can ask this without too many questions about how wide a stance I take. Where do you all shop for food in P-Cola? Is there a Whole Foods-ish store in the area? Failing that, where can I get imported beer? There's two decent Vietnamese shops on...

Link to Janes article JDW - Blackwater seeks to acquire Super Tucano Dunno if it's subscription only or if it's just because I'm accessing it via my university (yes, I'm on leave and in a library...I'm a dork, I know it). Interesting tidbit: the DoD has rented 6 OV-1's, but is not saying...

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/08/blackwater-buys.html According to janes (can't copy paste), they're acquiring one for training purposes. I wouldn't necessarily blow this out of proportion, though it would be a real handy CAS platform.

A light turboprop like the Tucano or an AT-6 is ideal for COIN, especially for local security forces that lack the logistical support for more complex aircraft like helicopters. They generally have longer loiter time, greater payload, and easier maintenance than a helicopter of comparable cost...

Oh shit. Reaches for the scotch.

Feb 2005 too far back?

What, like these guys?

Gotcha.

Isn't airman a term for enlisted AF?

Was it really an airman or is MSNBC being stupid?

Ironically, the rebellion against the US News rankings was lead by something called the...Annapolis group.

Because in most fields, the quality of your undergraduate department doesn't mean shit so long it's reasonably good. It's grad school when you really need to start shopping. And since most schools highly encourage you to seek a graduate degree elsewhere for diversity of viewpoint (this is true...

It's Free China. Their national carrier is China Airlines. They both think they're China.

It was a 737-800, before the Airbus haters chime in.

Cornell's the fat friend of the ivy clique.

They like to claim fifth-generation. Sure....redneck inbred fifth-generation, maybe.

Holy thread resurrection. So where do I go to file the change of residency as a Marine? CPAC?

On further research, they tried podded and internally mounting the 30mm....neither worked well

Dude, it's still the F-5 wannabe.

31 Jul 07 testimony before the HASC Readiness Subcommittee on Use of In Lieu Of, Ad Hoc and Augmentee Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom: http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/showthread.php?t=3590

It should be in your OQR. Mine is, but then again, the ink's still wet on mine.

What happens when Marine Corps meets Multimedia meets shitty programming.

Where are you getting this info that the National Guard was not intended to deploy overseas? It's participated in every major war since its federalization as an army reserve in 1903. Perhaps if you trace back to colonial days, but what relevance does that have to today?

TBS graduate, actually. I can understand an argument that it detracts from the health of the Navy or its readiness to perform its assigned roles. There's some of that sentiment within the Marine Corps about losing essential skillsets. I wouldn't even have a problem with him whining about IA...

Did you swear an oath to maintain, train, and equip Naval forces, or to support and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic? If you don't think fighting a war we are currently in is an appropriate use of your time as a commissioned officer; I have nothing but pity for...

How many passengers in a Sierra?

That explains all the Navy guys driving back home at 8am in khakis. And here I was thinking they were pulling the overnight shift.;)

She's (or was) 5'5" 160#. Maybe she just has big feet....

Those are pickles. I can't recall if this is the same place, but one of the "free if you can eat it all" places stacks fries in the burger.

Take mushroom burger. Top with grilled 8oz beef patty. Problem solved. I always thought there was something bizarre about a cuisine built around eating side items and garnishes.

This is where we differ. I think the implied assumption is that a M.S. is more of the same B.S., to excuse the pun. It isn't. The content of most liberal arts B.S/B.A programs is very abstract and generally not very applicable to any job. But in both disciplines I've experienced firsthand...

Roger.

I don't believe I'm entitled to anything. I'm personally pursuing something I think is beneficial, regardless of whether the Marine Corps pays or endorses it. (And by pursuing, I mean doing it 8 years down the line). Since I think it is a valuable experience for officers, I wish the Corps would...

I want to win the long war so I can hang up the uniform, go home, and do ... whatever it is civilians do. That's my big picture/endstate/whatever. If getting an MIA or MS will help me make a better contribution to the fight, then I'll do it regardless of whether or not the Marine Corps gives me...

Well, I suppose that further narrows the options.

I'm a bit frustrated by how the Marine Corps treats external PME. As far as I can tell, my next opportunity to get a resident Master's at a civilian institution is either a fellowship at the ILS level...or to get out at the end of my EOS, get my degree, and then come back in. I think the...

Hope this economist link works. U.S. Change of Heart on Cluster Munitions Gist of it is that on June 18th Americans said in a Geneva meeting that they were willing to negotiate regulation on the use of cluster bombs. Alternate Article in the International Herald Tribune

The schedule for major events like FEX's should be pretty much set by the beginning of the POI. Shortly after we picked up, the spouses received a pretty accurate calendar via the family rep, detailing the major events and particularly when we wouldn't be coming back for the night.

www.meebo.com best web im client out there; I've used it quite often on guest computers without fail.

How long before Representative Schmuckatelli demands the installation of these "whatever the cost" because it's "for the troops"?

You got me confused with my roommate.

What's the state of the Pensacola housing market these days? Could I reasonably expect to find a good place during my four days proceed or should I try to have a place arranged before I head down? Older threads have warned against living downtown. Where exactly is downtown? South Pensacola?

I've been hearing a lot of talk about how underpowered the UH-1N is and how much crews are looking forward to the Yankee upgrade to restore the Huey to its former role as a true utility craft. One pilot told me that realistically it can only carry five personnel, crew included, and maintain a...

So because someone else is more evil than you makes it okay to be just a bit evil? Right is right and wrong is wrong. Chest-beating only clouds your judgement. The argument that deviating from what we did 50 years ago is a sign of weakness is complete bunk. 50 years ago we believed it was...

It's because of how many air contracts they have.

I'm pointing out that the concept isn't so alien to the military. We certainly see fit to place officers in MOS's based (in part) on peer and subordinate evaluations, what is so different about the fleet that it couldn't work there? The concept of a 360-degree review is is fairly common in the...

Why not? We use them here at TBS to help our SPC determine our rankings. Billet holders get evaluated by superiors and subordinates. I personally think this is more useful (and less divisive) than peer evals, but both are valuable tools.

I've heard a lot of talk about the battery-powered socks, especially during range week and FEX II, but haven't seen anyone wearing one. The hand and body warmers are money, though.

Bodyweight squats as part of a station with other body exercises (this helps prevent fatiguing in uphill runs). Pylometric jumps (jump on/off a ~12-18 inch step). Not a substitute for running, but do what you can.