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I like this idea. I wish it were the case back in my day...

Like ea6b said, this is not new. This is returning back to the way things were. In my case, 13 months after arriving to my fleet squadron I pinned on my wings. I was in the middle of a deployment. Funny thing was, that my designation letter was dated three months prior to the date that it...

That's right, use it as much as you can now, as you are not going to be able to use it much longer....

- Have mastered filling a grease-gun when the bucket is less than a quarter full. - Have used moly-b as a simulated turd on a toilet seat.

Here is a link to help figure out the Army side of things: http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/oud/

They opened up the SR-71 at the March Field Museum this weekend. I managed to snap a couple: I forgot to add the Naval Aviation tie-in: It seems our Blackbird was performing a high mach outrun of a SAM (Surface to Air Missile) in 1987 and shelled a turbine blade. She outran the missile, but...

Yes, it is different in Helos. Right seat = Pilot's seat. FWIW, though, the PIC (HAC) can sit in whichever seat he wants.

Excellent compendium John. Although I think that second Note under Purpose gets ignored by just about everybody here...;)

While not an IFS story, this reminds me of a flight where even the most mild-mannered guy can get pissed when the ball is not centered. On a "good deal" flight in my west coast LAMPS MK I squadron, we were a two-ship section flying a cross-county to Fort Ord/Monterey CA. (this actually turned...

Bitter? Yes. But because my ass is NOT in a helo (it is not in any aircraft for that matter). And while we may be "Rocks with Rotors" we are still flying from the decks of SHIPS in the NAVY. NOT the 10,000 foot concrete runways that VP-types and USAF pogues find comforting...;)

It was NOT schooling...it was a deflective tactic in the hopes that discussion of her husband's inability to keep his lunch down AND his calling his OWN aircraft (and yours too, no?) a bus would not continue. ;) I understand the VP Family (Mafia) protectionism going on here, BTW. Your...

Isn't that a part of NAVAL Aviation? Flying from ships? ;) Besides, you'll never see or hear someone in the helo community referring to their OWN aircraft as a bus.

Bit it is still a bus. ;) And what self-respecting Naval Aircrewman (current or former) admits to barfing while engaged in duties involving flight? Oh the shame...

My best Google-fu could only come up with the following: So MK II existed only on paper.

Which doesn't make sense since most of your first 60B dudes came from H2's, transitioning from LAMPS MKI to LAMPS MKIII.

It pains me deeply to discover that my former community is now associated with everything that is bad in Naval Aviation. :(

Sure. But will it bother you when the guy sitting next to you just craps in his pants because he doesn't have a pound note on him?

The idea of pay toilets on airliners: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29429082/?GT1=43001

This would be my response to the situation as well.

At first glance you would think so. But if this is what HSL is morphing in to, maybe not. 159 divided by 11 = almost 14.5 sailors per aircraft. Seems a reasonable ratio, no? Especially compared to HSL dets from back in the day where we typically sailed with a ratio of 10 sailors to one aircraft...

Have you seen The Thin Red Line? Now THAT movie was bad.

Your entire argumant is based on the assumption that both the PC and Mac are being used identically (e-mail, web, office suite, etc.). When you take one out of a particular arena (in this case gaming) your argument falls apart. I am amazed at your last sentence. Are you saying that you have...

I know we already have people putting hands in their pockets...

Commander series Colt Pistol. I think the XSE Lightweight Commander (45 cal) version might suit you. Single action though...

It is a crying shame that Subic Bay and Pattaya Beach are not on this list.

Let me start off by saying that my FRAC training occurred 26 years ago so things might a bit different. As an Aircrewman the RAG is your last stop in the pipeline. This where you are introduced to your aircraft and start a learning process that never really ends. It will NOT be more physically...

Hero on the Hudson You have to watch a commercial first (the Audi one with Jason Statham) http://www.addictinggames.com/heroonthehudson.html

Then maybe it is an Officer/Enlisted thing (I went through in 1983)? I honestly don't remember ever being told while I was there, to not share my experiences at SERE. Either to friends/family (civs), or to those behind me in the pipeline. For a while it was our thing to go to the Gator Gardens...

Since when has the Navy made you sign an NDA for SERE? I don't recall one needing a clearance to attend SERE either. Back in the day, we talked plenty about our SERE experiences. I thought I knew what was going to happen because no less than 5 friends told me about what to expect before I left...

From my understanding there aren't all that many anti-submarine missions any more. Which is probably one of the many reason they took the "Anti-Submarine" portion out of the AW Rate.

Thanks. Nice to know our reputation is still standing strong.

Seconded. AW's used to get bonuses too, back in the day...

This statement sums it up best.

Yes.

Besides Whites???

Talk about being tuned in (for once), maybe I should try to guess some lotto numbers for tonight...;)

So if you are Israel, how do you take the fight to an enemy that finds it acceptable to fight in the manner depicted on the left?

Kennedy (CV-67) is decommissioned and "laid up in ordinary" at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Constellation (CV-64) is decommissioned and "laid up in ordinary" in Bremerton, WA. The Big E is still doing her duty. She will be the "senior" carrier here soon too, I imagine. While the Kitty Hawk is...

I have done this twice. The company you keep as you do this greatly affects how much fun it can be.

Then color me disappointed in the Nav's sense of originality..;)

There IS a thread that answers this...search for "diapers".

Wow. The Nav sure has changed in 20 years. I wonder if the changes came about because of advances in communication technologies (cell phones) along with finding a way to do more paperwork ;). I once took 33 days of leave that started during the holidays that resulted in being away from the...

In addition to reflecting their new mission (adversary), I wonder if the name change had anything to do with the H-60 Seahawk coming into service. HSL-41 now bears the name "Seahawks".

During my deployment in 1985, I checked in with the family 3 times via telephone (twice from Hawaii, once from DG). The rest was snail mail. Which worked out to getting a letter once every 7 to 10 days.

Hillcrest is the area to which you are referring to here....AKA Swish Alps.

You are welcome. It is the least I could do for a fellow LAMPS MK I aviator.

Mimeograph!

They say that 80% of the women in the world are beautiful...the other 20% join the Navy.

When did the Marines place these back into service?

Why oh why did I click that link when I knew exactly the kind of picture that was waiting for me on the other end? I'll take one hot poker to the frontal lobe please...