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As I understand it...Finances is the #1 instigator of arguments in marriages. r/ G

$200 ...yikes where are you shopping?...You can get them for about $100. And other versions for a lot less than that. They are better than a maglite IMHO for brightness. Still haven't lost mine. If money is a concrn, they do cost less than gold wings, a camera or a leather jacket.

How about a real nice Surefire A2 Aviator flashlight (redLED, White Xenon). They have a 25% discount for military. I have several and they are awesome for pre-flighting at night. www.surefire.com

Was on shore duty for 3 years and had ortho work done by the Navy. Happened to have an ortho guy available and had the time and met the criteria (in my case a misaligned bite). Got a nice smile now...I would hate to have had those things as a single male in the dating game... So yes, at...

Retired ATC...hmmm...I was air ops on a CVN and although their job is to control a/c (ie approach control)...they seemed to hate the aircrew...we were always screwing up their "perfect" timing or to blame for every other issue...(maybe that was just me in full AB doing 600 kts across the 21 dme...

Just be careful to watch out for the inlet ice detection probe...

Damn near impossible to get a CCW in Maryland. You need documented threats on your life or similar...that need to be police verified.

Used to be you could smoke anywhere anytime on the boat...then it was just the work spaces...then just maint. control...then only on a designated smoking sponson at set times. There used to be smoky poker games late nights before a port call. No more. Alas, the good old days... I don't smoke...

We do that on the flight deck with sailors in white on occasion to commemorate a special occasion or send a message...

Curious what this "certain job" is? And did it require them to wear a uniform? There are rules regarding where and when you can wear your uniform. What kind of command is it?

There is no hard written instruction that I know of...you simply would not want to do anything that would affect your flight grades or bring discredit upon the naval service...unfortunately that interpertation is left wide open. I worked at the Flora-Bama as a barback, oyster shucker and...

Latest from the Pensacola News Journal. The paper states"A Navy plane that crashed last week in northwest Georgia clipped trees about a mile before it broke apart in rugged, mountainous terrain, Georgia emergency officials said Wednesday."...

I'm sure there are stories about crew accidentally opening the canopy. Here's one from VT-10...An SNFO had put his PCL up on the side of the rear glareshield in the T-34C, inflight when he went to retrieve it, the velcro closure on his flight suit sleeve (at the wrist) hooked the canopy...

"Battle-Tested...Carrier Aviation in Afghanistan and Iraq" By Dr. Rebecca Grant, (c) 2005, Iris Press Rebecca Grant is the author of a meticulously documented, comprehensive study of U.S. carrier-based aviation during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (Battle Tested: Carrier Aviation in...

We just got a bunch of new IAs here in C5F. Some here in Bahrain, some in Iraq and one an LNO at CENTCOM. So the jobs vary. Guys in states are on per diem. Guys in Bahrain/Iraq (most of C5F AOR) are tax free and pull down HFP/IDP, COLA (Bahrian for sure) and FSA. So there is some silver...

Great story HeyJoe. Ahh yesss...the cold war...Operation Cocyote and such...good times... Regarding getting lost and not finding the boat.... Had a COD that couldn't find the CVN in the NAG on our 11/2001 Stennis cruise. The boat had changed CVOAs and the C-2 didn't know it. They circled...

Damn it looked so real.... http://www.milehirc.com/Omeara_Top_Gun/omeara_top_gun.htm

Brett...I think you bit and PropStop just set the hook...

Concur with Brett....ejecting can actually can make you a goat on the hero-sh!thead rollercoaster....if you gooned it and punched out of a recoverable jet.

Biography: I am AME3(AW) Tison station with the Mighty Valion VFA-15 now now on our Persian Gulf cruise. am from the caribbean and i have always wanted to be a pilot but did not had the chance to until i got my green card and joined the navy. now am going to take advantage of every opportuniy i...

Sorry to hear about the mechanic. A terrible thing to have happen. This is rare in naval aviation. More common are things such as Brett mentioned include getting blown across the flight deck, walking into turning props, and getting run over by a taxiing aircraft. Although each of the...

I learned long ago how to make a small fortune in the stock market.... Start with a large fortune.

Bottom line: He shouldn't have taken $2.4m in bribes.

Now I'm confused... If you are as excited as you say, I say go to USNA. If it's not for you, you have until the start of your 2/c year to resign with no repercussions (enlisted payback). But if you are already thinking about quitting if you go there, don't take a slot from someone else who...

Chum = new callsign for one of the RIOs involved in the VF-31 F-14D mid-air around Jan 95. Two F-14D collide going straight up trying to get a photo op. All 4 got out okay at about 28k feet. Long ride down waiting for the main to open. The RIO is told by a resuce swimmer to get in the...

600 nm at the outer edge of a long range CAP off the aluetian islands. Hunting for Bear. Had to trust the ship would be where they said they would (PIM).

Read your earlier posts...has anything changed since you first applied? r/ G

I have no issues with links to news stories being placed here. But as you can imagine we have a lot of young SNA SNFOs on line with us that are very close to the fire so to speak. So in keeping with SteveG's post I'll keep this thread open to report press reports, but nothing more. If...

Looks like TurboTax Online...not downloaded software or a free CD of SW.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/missing.aircraft.ap/index.html

Mmmmmm......night squeeze..... (a la Homer simpson)

I can hear it at the next promotion board..."promote this LT now he's done a tour in Iraq and really smells bad....that is, it's the the stink of war...I mean he showers, but...nevermind..." Actually, (yes, the dreaded actually) I did hear that one year unaccompanied billets in Bahrain are...

First flight ever as a stash Ensign in VF-43 was in a TA-4J. I didn't know I was on the scheulde until after we'd eaten the Mongolian Ghoulash special at the Oceana O'Club. Flight went great...no hookah. I'd say eat a meal before you fly...dry heaves suck. I think it really is mental...

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Only problem I found with breathing OBOGS or LOX all day (F-14 thing) is you get 100% O2 in your inner ear when you clear your ears as you descend. If you hit the rack at night soon after a long flight, the O2 is slowly absorbed by the body (your inner ear). Ever wake up and feel like you...

You gotta go with what works....

If you really gotta know... http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13102&highlight=annapolis+movie Ackk..thpthhh...

It's all true and portrays an accurate picture of Annapolis. ...well at least that's what the Film Actors Guild (FAG) said.

I'd take a job flying UAVs. Get to see some real unique stuff (ISR) up close and personal with no risk. And can shoot weapons and kill the bad guys. Then go home at night, too. One anchor..two anchors...who cares. r/ G

Just sort of less guilty somehow...??? Thus the old adage...Hindsight is 20/20. I personally don't want you in my Navy based on your posts. Poor ethical decisions and misplaced loyalties all add up to trouble. Can't afford any of that in aviation. :( 'Nuff said.

However in some states, if you owed money (like CA), they will make you pay estimated state taxes the next year. So get good advice.

Maybe you could try recovering the plane...

Here are some pics of the crew...VRC-30 from the patch on the shoulder. Trip was a boondoggle for the F2C2 (Friendly Forces Coordination Center), basically our coalition LNOs fly out for a dog and pony for a day. r/ G

Those people are full of it. Who exactly gave you this bad gouge? I'm sure they were having a laugh at your expense. Regardless of A/C, do well and excell and you will have a good career.

FITREPS are simply a promotion tool, nothing more. It's all numbers.

Pic from a COD trip out to the Nimitz on Aug 5, 2005. Was a very hot humid day and the AC in this COD was working very well...note the white smoke all over the deck. Made more than a few PAX nervous. Aircrewman had to explain it was due to the cool air from the AC not a fire... r/ G

TMI...TMI...TMI...:eek:

Spoke with a Crippy today about this topic. He said that it is new name, but now there are two sort of sub-specialties within the formerly known as cryptology community: IO and Cryptology. r/ G

As a former RAG instructor I can tell you not only does ACM teach close in weapons employment and as the name implies, dogfighting, but it lets you learn to fly the jet at the edge of the envelope. To fly by nibbling at buffet and feeling the aircraft respond at high G is an art. I know there...