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Not a joke- My wife, and a good buddy's wife, both had to attended a spouses orientation when we were Lts at MATSG-21. My wife has her BFA in, and is an Equity Stage Manager (union recognized, not easy to do). Buddy's wife is a Lawyer, but not a member of the Bar in Florida. They had to sit...

Every retirement ceremony, every change of command, that I have attended in my now 15 years in the military, the officer has said, "I couldn't have been here if not for the sacrifices of my wife and children. Sacrifices they didn't choose to make, but had to endure for my career." It's perverse...

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-third-test-flight-launch Starship tried again.

As has been said earlier, bandwidth becomes a big issue (it already is), and those cameras on that SUV only have to see a few feet in front of them. We have a nose camera in the MQ-9 that is all but useful once the airplane is in the air. Very true. There is, and will always be a push for...

I live in the Zoo these days, so naturally I'm a member of the Air Zoo. I *think* that photo is now sitting in the entrance to the building on the flight line, where they do all of the restorations now. I'll have to go look.

You never know until you try. For the relationship to survive you have to talk to him about this. Perhaps he's all about it. Maybe he won't be. If he's not, you have a decision to make. The right person won't make you give up on your dreams to be with them. You'll support them in theirs as...

If he's having trouble behind the boat its one thing. If he can't hold and time or hit a TOT it's another.

If it's lack of the monkey skills that got you there then the drone world is a good one to land in as long as you're okay with not being in the airplane. I'm not sure of RQ or MQ options in the Navy as a primary career field for an unrestricted line officer, but it's something to consider as well.

Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the fire hydrant.

Pledge ANG units stat. You might still be able to get in. It will take you longer than 5 years to get to an AD retirement, but it's worth it. And it will let you get to the airlines quicker- which gets you a better seniority number.

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Episode 3 was pretty good. It really made me think about aerial gunnery training back then. I want to research how they did it- especially in formation. I assume it's just like a convoy where you assign sectors of fire and what not for the entire formation, not just the one airplane. I was...

This. It's a good time to be in that AOR. It's like it was in 2016/2017. Almost everyone is getting good at employing tactically.

What's up with the blatantly obvious Chinese posts in the last couple of days?

Masters of the Air on Apple TV shows some real promise. The first episode is good. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have done a good job. The CGI is still CGI, and thusly I prefer the HBO Memphis Belle in that regard, but it looks good so far!

Can we sticky this post and get a bot that auto links this as a reply to the "AF vs Navy/USMC" question?

Will Station SAR respond to civilian boats/airplanes in distress? I know the ANG Rescue units will, but it comes from the USCG (or other agency) through NORTHCOM to the Governor. I don't remember if Pedro ever did out of KNKT. They were sundowning about the time I was showing up to the VMUs.

Okay. So, stupid question, but other than who they work for (DHS vs DoD) what is the difference?

You're not too late. I didn't start the process until I was 25 and had been out of college for a few years. Do well in school. Don't get into trouble. Don't do drugs. Have some leadership in a club or a sport. Take a flying lesson. Tons of people say they want to be a pilot but then have...

Thank the universe for some good news. I expected to see a less positive headline. I'm glad I was wrong. The helo dunker training works!

Everyone has a right to self defense. That doesn't change. After that it's all in the SPINs for the AOR you're working in, which are classified.

I begrudgingly watched the video. Both the narrative and the numbers (RPA or otherwise) are about what I would expect from someone like Ward- IE, a guy who is trying to look like he knows something while completely talking out of his ass. I give a lot of credit to this helo crew as they did a...

I mean, it's a great weapon. Though it can be tough to lase in around the water. Lots of considerations. Again, BZ to the crew. They got tapped on the shoulder and executed very well. Make's an MQ-9 bubba shed a tear of joy. At least, that's what I heard from a friend.

It's not Navy, but your age waiver will be much easier in the Air National Guard. Have you considered the ANG route?

I mean, that J3 will teach that primary stud (and probably the IP) a lot more about stick and rudder flying that the T-6 could ever wish to.

I stand corrected.

Found a decent video!

I don't have a photo or video but the Coast Guard helo dudes just did a solid flyover with their swimmers on the hoist for NHL Winter Classic. Definitely looked cool and definitely something I haven't seen before.

Bonus points if they have to make the trip because your primary stud decides to unload the airplane and knock a few years of FOD loose as you're on the way to KEYW.

BZ to the crews! And welcome to the fight!

I was surprised at how great it is, and how different it is from regular Elijah Craig.

I got a bunch of Heaven Hill bourbon this year- Larceny Barrel Proof, Heaven Hill BiB, Henry Mckenna 10 year BiB, and an Elijah Craig toasted barrel. All of it tasty and allocated stuff.

You *might* find an ANG unit willing to give you a shot. The DOR from flight school thing is going to require a fairly high level waiver.

A tale as old as time. The airlines and the Guard are always hiring. You don't have to put up with this bullshit.

I should say two more things. One is good on you for speaking up and being honest. That can be a hard thing to do. I was the guy who didn't speak up, even denying my stressors, until it was too late and it effected my performance in the airplane for way too long. Two is to not be afraid of...

You need to take your mental health seriously. Fleet and family resources are good for acute therapy, but you really need to find a regular therapist to help deal with the stresses in your life and come up with plans on how to deal with them so they don't manifest physically. I agree with...

None. But Israel isn't Russia. That doesn't make it right, just pointing out the obvious.

If I was at work I would have invited you to our squadron bar. The prices are way better. How long are you in town for? Are you staying at the BOQ on Ft Custer?

Nice! CAP keeps an airplane on the airport over at the WMU terminal. We're working to get them to keep it in our hangar.

Concur. If you don't know why you're not flying or don't know what you're looking for, or don't know what you're fixing, you're acting emotionally and rationally. That doesn't have a place in military aviation risk assessment decision making.

They do not exist. Go ANG or AFRC if you want to be a reserve pilot from day 1.

I don't think we should take it. I think that we have other options in that part of the world to stop this that doesn't involve things that will show up on the news and escalate hostilities. That's the status quo. But if not we can always repeat the Tripolitan War.

We've been holding back in that area for a few years, and doing a lot to keep the peace. If the Houthi's keep doing stuff like this I fear that we'll finally come in swinging. I don't think anyone familiar with the area thinks anything good can come of it. I hope we continue with the status quo.

Why not make billets like Shooter a CAG staff tour so guys can keep flying while they do it? Or why not do what we call A-coding or P-coding a billet in the Air Force and allow them to attach to a squadron that will keep their records soley for the purpose of keeping them flying.

Apollos 1 and 13 were not Saturn V failures. They were payload failures. Apollo One was a ground mishap. 13 recovered successfully. Apollo 6 was the only time a Saturn V experienced a failure and it didn't result in the loss of everything. Of course we're bashing on SpaceX. You've seen the...

Yeah no. There was no launch pad failure. There was launch pad damage, that if SpaceX took notes would have not repeated. But that damage did not cause catastrophic loss of the vehicle. Apollo 6 also recovered. They didn't blow up mid flight. So no, Saturn V didn't have the catastrophic...

Yes. NATOPS. No one really said, "What does OPNAV 3710 say?" Instead, they say, "What does NATOPS say?" But that one is easy. It's really annoying when it is AFI 310259694.553.445, volume 72. Me: What is that? Some guy: You don't know what the regulation on office chairs for a SIPR station is?

Thing number one I really don't like about the Air Force- they (we...) call everything by the publication number rather than the name of the publication.

They're not knocking years off the DTE cycle. They're trying to spin failure as success. It's still going to take them just as long to figure this out than if they slid the program to the right to get an entire successful flight in. Remember that they still haven't tried establishing, changing...