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That's pretty awesome. UAV or not, pretty 'star wars'-ish stuff there. It'd be cool to see one that was completely controlled/maneuvered by thrust vectoring. Knowing these guys though, the 'think tank' is way ahead of me on that one.

I approved the facebook request. I won't be in Philly, but I'll be in D.C. for about the next 2 weeks.

What he said. Giving up a hole in one to take a mulligan with the Marine Corps is, well, stupid.

haha too soon..too soon!!

Love that movie!! +1 for you.

Yeah, worry about: A) Getting the slot B) Getting through OCS C) Getting through Flight School D) Your 8-10 year commitment... ...(insert other crap here)... Z) Getting a job after that 10 years is up. In other words, don't put the cart before the horse. We're all here to get commissioned...

All you need to know about the TBAS is that it's a PITA and when you're finished you'll feel like you've just wasted an hour of your life. And as always, the first rule of the TBAS club is that we don't talk about the TBAS!! (You'll get the fight club reference/joke after you take the test)

What are your chances? 35%...Seriously though, it's all right time, right place. Your scores are good so unless you have something detrimental in your package then you should be fine.

After reviewing the links you've posted, I've concluded that my idea would be more fun and equally as productive. Quit nuking it.

I'll second that. 35 years is quite the career.

Gotcha.

Huh? The ASVAB has nothing to do with qualifying you for aviation. If you took the SAT/ACT at any point in time you shouldn't even be taking the ASVAB.

By doing what? Beating off and changing channels on the TV at the same time?

I'm with HAL Pilot...or not. Just stay at home with Mommy and Daddy and wonder what life as a Naval Aviator would be like.

If you want an engineering job that badly, then go be a damn engineer. No one in their right mind is going to look at you and say "Well, you're not qualified 'cause you wasted all this time leading Marines into combat and saving lives." If they do, then you'd be a damn fool to work for them in...

....when Tom Cruise bailed out like a little bitch, who saved him? The fucking helicopter!! Jesus 'titty-fucking' Christ. That was awesome!!

Along with panties? haha jk

That sounds like a blast. Are they doing this for the guys that are skipping IFS too?

I was being somewhat sarcastic. There was another sentence after that one that consisted of "quit nuking it". If a test is scored on a percentile basis then high score = good, more rare and low score = bad, more common. You don't need to look up the 'point spread' to tell that. So yeah, scores...

That's pretty much what another Academy grad and Naval Officer said happened to him. It's hard to beat that kind of work experience.

I'm no expert, but having experience in the military as an officer will only help you. I doubt there will be very many 22 year olds with 8 years as a Naval Aviator and Officer under their belt when it comes time to apply for a job. Going from aviation to a standard engineering job might be a...

Yeah umm...I don't see this going over too well. I don't know too many airline pax who are comfortable flying to the point that they would want to jump in an 'invisible plane'. Actually, I don't think I know anyone, other than myself and I'm not that thrilled about it, who would want to do that.

There's a thread about that blog here. Go check it out. 'Nuff said. Careful with the gouge. Recruiters aren't omniscient by any means. 3 words: Whole Person Concept. As has been said 100 times, the OAR is not everything.

Sorry for the late reply. 2004? I would say probably not relevant. Maybe close, but not relevant.

All I'm gonna say is that the TBAS = GAYNESS. That's an hour of my life I'll never get back.

That's a little vague don't ya think? My scores were 8/8/8/57 so do you think that was a bad score? (Hint: <--look over there) @ashelb: That's not a bad score, but also not amazing either. My advice would be to wait and get some college classes under your belt before you retake it. Namely some...

I'm obviously not winged, but this is truth. Hold on to that tidbit on insight and take it to heart.

I'll give credit where it's due. The Viper is one sexy bird.

In other words: The ASTB is scored on a percentile basis based on your first score, not the retakes. FWIW, the AFOQT is scored purely on a percentile basis as well. For example, my scores were 99-pilot 94-nav 92-quantitative 82-verbal 90something - academic total. 99th percentile being good...

I saw that video on youtube a while back. He is a beast of a man. And Swanee, I'm right there with ya on that one. He definitely deserved the MOH. Anybody who jumps out of a hummer and kills 20+ bad guys single-handedly by using their own damn weapons, more or less, gets my vote.

Capt (now) Brian Chontosh?

Wow..somebody put some serious effort into that one. Extremely Entertaining though.

Seeing as how it's 'unofficial' then I'm not sure if anyone can answer the question with much certainty, short of those who actually do the selecting. The Navy and Air Force are relatively open about their preference for technical degrees. With the Marine Corps and the competitive nature of...

You forgot to mention the part about her being the next Gov. of California. YAY for those guys..:crazy_125

The beauty of our constitution: It's a free country and you can do what you want. That includes making the most of yourself and pretty much be anything you want to be. The bad part: Idiots like this can do what they want too. That includes being ignorant fuck-tards who've probably never read...

This saddens me.

Thank you. Those were hilarious.

We can only hope. In mean time, note to self: Never fly with that guy!!

That's them to a T. They love to herd no matter what it is...Kids, other dogs, whatever they can play with. I just take him into the backyard and let him try to wrangle me for an hour if I wanna wear him out.

That or...lose faith in humanity. One of the two.

He's really the family dog moreso than he's 'mine', but he's pretty cool so far. Just turned 1 year old so he's still bouncing off the walls with puppy energy. Here's a pic of him at about 4-5 months so he's a little bigger now...

Someone's a pessimist!! On a related note, I got the privilege of chasing my Welsh Corgi down the road today because he thought I was playing one of those "catch me" games with him where he takes off every time you get close to him. Dogs are fun, but sometimes they will drive you crazy and cost...

Logic and rational thought doesn't seem to be the strong suit with these people. God forbid someone legally own a weapon in this country that was made 60+ years ago, but AK's and AR-15's are fine. :confused:

What the hell are you talking about? That has nothing to do with baseball. Keep it on topic.

I knew about his wartime experiences but honorary member of the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, and American Fighter Aces? Hot Damn!!

Wow...and I thought "Jersey Shore" was bad. "Obese and Pregnant" makes it look like a cinematic masterpiece.

Look up "starting strength". Basically what it says is that as far as lifting goes, focus on the big 4: Squats, Deadlifts, Bench press, Shoulder Press. Add more and get fancier as you go. Crossfit is great and I love it, but some of the affiliates are outrageously expensive. My workout...

Umm...yeah!! Sadly, apparently so...

I can see it now..."He said what about his underwear?..." Gotta love how things are 10x funnier over the radio!!

That's not a bad score at all. You don't "qualify" for certain jobs based on that score. This isn't like the enlisted side where they set a minimum ASVAB for every MOS. It's part of a much larger application package that you use to 'apply' for the job. For example, you compile your package (take...