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Lost contracts...What others reasons would there be aside from, for instance, sustaining a physical injury?

"Lieutenants with guaranteed aviation contracts will only list their top 5 MOS choices on 3x5 cards to be used in the event they lose their contracts while still at TBS." This happen often? :o

AFAIK numerous rolls can cause excessive a/c gyrations and departure. I'll leave a more technical explanation to the geekgineers though. I think this is the video Pugs mentioned: http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/SUPERGT/3161/

Kure Atoll.

On the flip side of the coin, the film did (and still does) have the effect of raising people's awareness about the conflict and of some of the difficulties faced by the troops at that time. Definitely did for me. I'd add "When Trumpets Fade" to that list. The Battle of Hürtgen Forest was...

A valid concern. With that same logic though...are war films like "Saving Private Ryan", "Tora, Tora, Tora", "Platoon", et.al. made to honor the serviceman or are they exploitative? Personally I believe stories like these should be told. Ultimately they make more of the populace aware of the...

I hope folding wings with bombs on racks wasn't standard practice in the olden days :eek:

It should be illegal to make such claims without posting pics...

Marine One (short film) There's a fantastic 15 min. documentary on HMX-1 and Marine One that you can download in its entirety, directly from here: Trailer (right-click and save as) Full film (142 MB) (right-click and save as) Now this might belong in the stupid questions thread, but how...

The only thing you're currently driving is a keyboard :sleep_125

Add %60-%70 aerial torpedo failure rates on top of that (until 1944 or so)...

Roger that sir! A quick inspection of the website the picture came from reveals that it is indeed the FN Mle D. The design was a derivative of the wz.1928 so I wasn't too far off, though. ;)

The BAR and the WW2/Korea squad automatic fire support doctrine were the first thing that popped into my head when reading the article. :) The BAR you posted a picture of was manufactured by the Poles on a license; they made a number of modifications to it that made it even better than the...

By "jetless" I meant that they currently have no fighter/attack capable a/c, as that what the video was referring to. BTW, looks like they only have 2 jets in their inventory total. :eek:

Unfortunately for them, The RNZAF has been jetless for quite some time now. :o

You mean like this one? :D :thumbup_1

I was reading the other day about how this was apparently tried back in '07. The original bill passed in the House of Representatives, but eventually got amended and that particular stipulation was removed. I doubt the outcome will be much different this time around.

Based on true events, the film recounts the story of Marine LtCol Michael Strobl who escorts the body of a 19-year-old Marine PFC killed in Iraq, back to his family in Wyoming. Here's the actual article written by the LtCol, that inspired the movie. I was pretty skeptical at first, but the...

"The Battle for New Years Day" by Nicolas Trudgian Barnes & Noble published a wonderful series of books full of WWII aviation art, a long while back. One of them had the quite epic-looking piece posted above, depicting LtCol Meyer's encounter.

Picking a major that you're interested in should be your only motivation.

For good reason... ;)

Thank you for this, real interesting stuff. I noticed this in other combat memiors, but it's interesting to note how much of a free-for-all WW2 combat was at times (e.g. your grandfather's Africa incident).

Went to Webster Hall for the first time ever, and it turned out to be an overcrowded, overpriced and overrated POS venue. The womens-ladies were something else though. :eek:

This might be a stupid question, but how would one's reserve pay look like after serving 10+ years of AD as an O? Would the salary be enough to live comfortably, or is it pretty much a given that you'll need a "real job" on the side to sustain yourself?

That's exactly my point. It just seems laughable how many of our leaders on all sides of the political spectrum would, in today's day and age, most likely not be considered for the kind of jobs most people on this forum have (or aim to have).

Neither is a DUI...or doing coke. ;)

I've heard of people's PRK waivers sometimes not being approved till the night before graduation...Has anyone heard of an instance where one was denied while at OCS?

Awesome reflexes! Would've been hilarious if the Pres beat the crap out of that guy with his own shoes. "I managed to take out the tiger with a can of mace, but the shopowner and his son, that's a different story altogether... "

You can also use the Healing Tool in Photoshop. It can get daunting, but the results are amazing.

I'm sure fuel consumption alone wouldn't make it very viable...but just imagine it with a machine gun on board. ;)

I, for one, welcome our new hovering overlords. It's apparently meant for missile defense, but imagine a few of these bad boys floating down the streets of Baghdad...I'd shit my pants. :eek:

I used to have the same problem kray. You basically have weak lower back muscles and have to strengthen them. Do what's called the "superman" exercise about fives times a week and you'll be good to go in no time. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?Name=Superman

Hitler refused to sanction the use of gas/chemical weapons as he himself lived through a gas attack in WWI. It left him temporarily blinded and hospitalized for months; he was left terrified of its effects till the very end. "Fun" fact: the use of gas attacks was seriously considered by the...

Get a good night's sleep. It really helps.

Nice.

My guess would be amputee porn :tongue2_1 edit: ^ faster typer. I was close though.

I'm confused, I thought you were a Marine Officer already? :confused:

My eyes are ceramic. Caught a bazooka round at Little Big Horn. Or was it Okinawa? The one without the Indians.

It's actually a movie set, but the name of the film escapes me...

You can try messing with this spreadsheet. It's for the older version of the ASTB with the Biographical Information, but it gives you a relatively good idea of how the scores are computed.

I'm assuming the name was a Stephen King reference? I wonder if the jet played 70's disco when you sat in it...the horror. :eek:

"I like to keep this handy" Click-CLACK! "for Close Encounters."

Hey now, us Polaks have feelings too (when we're sober).

There's a Lowe's 30 minutes away from me that has one. I could make the trip this weekend if need be.

Yup! Good eyes. Apparently by the time Nam rolled around the 100's were used exclusively in the air-to-ground role, so it makes sense.

Is that what the kids call 'it' these days? ;)

Every time I see color pictures from the World War 2 era I am just blown away. There many examples within the LIFE archives in particular that are of such good quality, that they look as if they could have been taken yesterday. All of us have been saturated with black and white WW2 imagery...

Awesome

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/gulf.war.illness.study/index.html Some scary stuff. Apparently most of the issues stem from the use of pesticides and the pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills distributed to troops. According to the fed report one in four Gulf War vets are affected. You would...

In my experience it's always been the best score that went with the package.