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Rather than arging over exactly who can post a sea story, why not just let the community self-correct it? We do have the rep point system. It may be difficult to determine just which pins qualify one to have "sea stories", but we can all tell what's a sea story and what isn't. And if I post...

The red "last page" box in the "last post" column is broken on the main/home page: http://www.airwarriors.com/cmps_index.php But it works on the "New Posts" list. Edit: Whoa...and that teaches me to reply to a page 1 post.

A question - how did you guys maintain the Camelbaks? They seem to be more difficult to refill, and I need to dry or refrigerate mine to keep crud from growing in them.

Love it. I was standing at the Delta counter hobbling home (on crutches, seabag on my back, with a cover tan). Agent asks me if I'd like an earlier flight home. "This candidate - er - I would appreciate it, ma'm." She just shakes her head.

Ya, you see, posting that on the internet is not a sign of having a sense of humor. It's a sign of having no shame.

Also note that it's a product built by people who have been forced out of the manned fighter business due to the slow consolidation of acquisitions programs. There just isn't room for 3 or more fighter contractors, these days. Cheaper UCAV's means more players get a shot at the pie. However...

I'm speechless. I could make fun of it, but it's just too easy.

Actually, it reminded me of another "virtual" unit http://www.usvn.net/ Face it, post a link about guys pretending to do something on a board where the real deal hangs out, and be prepared for ridicule. At least you didn't go ahead and post an airsoft video on lightfighter.net or another site...

Walsh wasn't talking about danger, but just physical difficulty. That first hump goes over Da Nang and a few other fun hills east of of Engineer road. The later ones are just long, and since they're half at night, are slower.

I had the honor of meeting an Iwo Marine, then a Captain, at his daughter's AF commissioning ceremony. He quickly stole the spotlight at the reception, even with a General present. That generation is full of fine gentlemen.

So we can look forward to "I weep for the future...." hitting a bookshelf near us soon?

Machismo about nasty booze is for people too cheap to buy the good stuff.

According to the NOMI brief, only the first half (math/verbal/mech comprehension) counts toward your OAR. You could be unable to distinguish a jet from a propeller and still be able to ace the OAR. I have heard that you can take only the first half, but I've also heard of people having to take...

I have witnessed a cross-commission from AFROTC; at the ceremony I attended this May one of the graduates cross-commissioned into the Army.

Man, when I saw the thread title I expected Hitler's resume - settling once and for all the question of whether or not he painted houses.

That's exactly what came to mind when I first saw this.

Lots of guys have reported success taping the sensor under their insole. Nike also makes a shoelace carrier for the sensor for non Nike+ shoes. I'd be all over it if I didn't already have a polar kit that does the same thing. Now if it read my HRM....I might consider it.

I'll chalk those up on the "things that suck about Naval Aviation" list.

Dude, that's so Star Wars.

cool. looks good. Needs some formatting cleanup; wiki's not as readable as properly done html. Still, lots easier than ssh'ing and wading through html gobbleygook. I promise it's on my to-do list.....after PT.

Knock yourself out. Currently on a Marine history editing binge on wikipedia; I'll come back to this and put in some OCS gouge at some point.

They do seem strangely comfortable sharing a bed....and cross-dressing. Question from the too-young. Where is that tune from?

I do sometimes wish I had an O-course to run around on. Jungle gym for grown-ups indeed. I'm tempted to do so on the scaffolding around the city but it's hard finding a deserted one where I won't clock anyone in the head. Guess I'll have to get up earlier.

That's William Lind's page. From what I've heard he's written some outrageous stuff lately that hasn't jived with combat experience. Kinda like Hackworth in his later years. It is bloody obvious from the bio that Boyd had a personality cult.

First of all, it's Col. Wyly. Second of all, let's not buy Boyd's pomp hook line, and sinker. Coram is very clear that while Boyd was brilliant, he was also an arrogant jerkhole, as were many of his groupies. Hell, they called themselves the "acolytes". Walking around convinced that you're...

Uh....why? Is there a regulation or order mandating tucked in shirts? I don't plan on showing up sporting pastel jackets Miami Vice style, but.....you'd expect a bit more sense than that. Maybe I'm assuming too much.

Sucks being the short end, too. My favorite hump was when we took a rest stop and resumed in the reverse direction, so that we were at the front. Complete change.

It's the OODA loop business. Boyd had two major innovations. First was his E-M theory which codified aerial combat in a very technical way. The second was a much more abstract theory about decision making. It's the latter that Wyly brought to the Marine Corps...

Boyd's biography by Robert Coram has it. On the Marine side it was largely initiated by a Col. Michael Wyly, with the authorization of Al Gray.

Hilarious, in a sad way.

Cool; I've been tossing around the idea of putting up a gouge wiki. Actually, that would be a good place for me to put my ASTB study guide. www.columbia.edu/~mmx1/astb. Have realized that it might not be a good idea to have it associated with me once I get commissioned.

Point is that if you don't have you're not confident enough to defend what you say without ducking and running for the cover of "well, Admiral So and so told me", you look like a tool. Brett - hate to break it to you, but Condi's got the yellow fever.

One tilts back and the other tilts forward. Bingo, yaw. Didn't know until recently that the entire rotor disk of a helicopter could be tilted independently of the aircraft. That's how the -46 yaw's; one disc tilts port, the other starboard, and you get torque around the yaw axis.

They probably got complacent and thought they didn't need to learn a good lock. And when learning the ropes, they probably got away with it as their arms were fresh. After running the O-course, however, is a whole nother story. You probably don't even need to be able to do a single pullup to...

Was this under Col. Wesley Fox? I heard that it peaked at 80% under him.

Typically, 6 weeks; though you also need to demonstrate a strong performance indicating that you were likely to graduate.

All hysterics aside, there was indeed mechanical trouble with one of the V-22's on the trans-Atlantic flight. The Atlantic crossing was supposed to be a big deal. Can't recall what the remedy was; I already tossed the paper.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7405026897464163128&hl=en-GB V-22 doing its thing - plus some acrobatics thrown in.

Then it would help to post your prior steps so people know what your exact questions are and what you already know. Most of my first questions were "I found X but I'd like to know Y which I can't find" P.S. in the Tacked threads in the ASTB forum you will find everything you need to know...

At last, the answer to "what percent..."

Oooh. So Openbah really is the example they use in the medical brief.

Great read indeed.

Awesome. Looking forward to it. I'll send all my friends to see it while I toil at OCS.

Lots of vids, including the NTSB tests and the long NTSB video. That's freaky. Headless 747. http://www.cnn.com/US/9707/twa.800/video/

Do a few practice problems tonight, get a good night's sleep and don't sweat it.

WAG, (actually ,wild educated guess), but the recoil's probably too much to handle and would make it prohibitively heavy. The steadicam relies on a counterweight to damp movements - to dampen recoil would take a huge weight. Some bright fellow'll probably come up with a system that combines...

Uh oh.

Sucks bro. Been in your shoes. Heal up, train up, and get back in the fight. You'll be more mentally prepared now that you know the deal. You also know what weaknesses you may or may not have had and can work on them while reapplying. They show you this at OCS...

The transitions to the JSF will not start until 2011 at the earliest (this is before the much-discussed program delays of this year) and will take a few years to complete, so there's no reason the D model Hornets will get replaced until the end of your commitment. Given that the Navy, motivated...

GE had a press release some time back where they were working on a new version of the F414, with 25% thrust, supposedly ready in 2-3 years (from now). Not 70k lbs, but still a nice kick in the pants.