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Last I heard it was 4/6/6. The OAR (the 4th score) isn't taken into consideration.

Happy Birthday Marines! One of NYC's local FOX station news anchors is a former Harrier driver and a Lt. Col. in the Marine Corps Reserves. He and his team did a few short reports today from the deck of the USS Intrepid, which recently arrived in port after extensive renovations. The last vid...

I took these a long while back. The first set is from Grumman's museum in Long Island, the other from the National Air & Space Museum in DC. The Tomcat is apparently the 3rd one ever built.

Yeah, it's pretty convincing until the landing part. http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=145273

...so on a threadjacking note, are there any Marine Air Stations that don't suck?

Here's some Vigi sea-stories from the legendary "Hoser" Satrapa, posted by the man himself on the Tomcat forum. I promise they are worth the read. http://www.tomcat-sunset.org/forums/index.php?topic=4505.0 http://www.tomcat-sunset.org/forums/index.php?topic=2441.0

http://mouthy.buzznet.com/user/video/208419/douche-cologne

20 ways to make the debates worth watching: http://www.cracked.com/article_16707_20-ways-they-could-make-debates-actually-worth-watching.html

What a fantastic read! From what I've been able to gather (read: google), it's real. Here's the unabridged version of the article that appeared in Collier's: http://www.geocities.com/amyjo1.geo/3seconds.html On a small threadjacking note... :) The 303rd are considered to be national...

In all seriousness, it sounds to me like they're trying to make the controls function like those in a video game (e.g. Battlefield 2). ...so where do the xbox controllers plug in? :o

Here's another one: http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/airaces1.htm What really surprised me is how many US/Commie engagements there were during the Cold War: http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/misc.htm

Indeed. Supporting the men on the ground is the ultimate goal of all air forces, and the Corps in particular. All my comment really meant was, shit, the AF/Navy got theirs, why can't get the Marines get some? ;) :o [/wannabeism]

What happens when someone crashes an a/c? Do they get sent to the Antarctic/get their wings taken away/etc. if it was found to be their fault? ...and I'm assuming they'd be in the clear if it was something like a mechanical malfunction, correct?

Amazing story! It's a damn shame the Marines haven't had an A/A kill since 'Nam (not counting the one F-15C exchange pilot during the Storm). I always wondered why the Air Force was allowed to monopolize the airspace in the beginning stages of Gulf War I, and practically get all the kills...

Calculators are not allowed. These might be though:

The contract I signed a few weeks back had the commitment for rotary at 6. The more and more I read about the missions of each individual USMC platform, the more attracted I am to assault support. Getting an Osprey slot in particular would be damn sweet.

They should make a Rosetta Stone for Marineese. "Yut yut devildog, oorah - Semper Fi, good to go!"

So I got into a lengthy argument with a female friend last night. I told her of my decision to enlist, and she started going off about how my loved ones will be worried when I'm in a warzone. Ultimately she concluded that I'm selfish for joining and I should never put anyone through such misery...

Maybe you should just go with the volleyball scene costume. Just don't forget to practice your "ball handling" skills.

Argh, indeed that is what I meant to say.

It is my understanding that the Marines need pilots rather badly, as the Corps will be expanding to 200,000+ between now and 2012 or so. Everything comes in cycles though, so pretty soon things might get backed up after a huge influx of SNAs. Bottom line is apply as early as possible! You can...

Seriously? :eek: I do have reasonable standards, but... :yuck_125:

Relax bud...I know you're anxious to find out how you did, but you have to have patience. The people at NOMI are all very busy, and I'm sure notifying applicants of their ASTB scores ranks pretty low on their priority list. I had to wait almost 3 weeks to get mine. :) I sent you a PM.

Frozen F-4 pictures: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1053491/Pictured-The-frozen-fighter-jet-tested-icy-conditions--South-Korea.html

I always assumed VIFFing could aid in puling off some interesting maneuvers - not to the extent of the F-22's thrust vectoring maybe, but just enough to tighten your rate of turn or to cause your opponent to overshoot, etc. Would be kinda neat to see. Don't you wish the Harrier (or the...

Congrats...I just became a citizen this past March.

Ensigns exist only in the Navy and the Coast Guard. Study this: http://www.mit.edu/~afrotc/wing/ig/mk_database/af_know/rank_structure.html

Has Harrier's thrust vectoring ever been utilized in combat to some extent (ACM and/or A/G)? ...and I don't mean t/o's and landings. :icon_wink

It's "Wrote8" as in "rotate". g2g?

I believe this goes back to the National Security Act of 1947, which specifies the roles of each military branch. Essentially, the Army is not allowed have fixed-wing tactical aircraft.

I, for one, welcome our new Venezuelan overlord.

I was a senior in HS at the time. I remember seeing a dozen teachers crowded around a TV; I joined them and saw the 2nd plane hit. I went to one of my classes right after and told my teacher what I just saw. Her eyes widened and in a half-whisper she said 'But my husband works there...". My...

Nice article. The Corsair is definitely my favorite prop-driven combat a/c. :thumbup_1 An interesting variant that never saw combat was the F2G ("Super Corsair"), which had a bubble canopy and a 4,300 hp engine. Its lower top speed and some lateral control issues is what prevented its...

There's an excellent write-up on there talking about a Spad mission that resulted in an AA kill. The a/c got two Mig-17s total during the war (one of them over Hanoi). Amazing. :thumbup_1

There's an awesome account of one of the famed Black Buck missions of the Falklands war (btw, the only time Vulcans were used in combat), here: http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Falklands/RioRendezVous.html

No need to apologize sir, I was merely pointing out a terminology-related technicality. Unfortunately the internet makes it difficult for things to come across clearly sometimes. :) So do you foresee any MIGs going down in flames in our immediate future, sir? :tongue2_1

Oh snap. ^ Anyway, I found an interesting article that talks about how there's apparently lacrosse clubs on every major USMC installation. There's also a push to make an all-Marine team (which would be pretty sweet). The story was written 2 years ago, so I don't now how much has changed since...

I agree wholeheartedly sir - having grown up in Communist Poland I was unfortunately very aware of that fact; I still remember waiting in lines for food, for hours at a time. The country was a puppet state and the populace suffered immensely because of it. The point I was making earlier is that...

Poland was not a Soviet Republic, and is currently a member of NATO...but I know what you were trying to say sir. :)

I met phrogpilot73 by chance, when chatting up some Marines during NYC's Fleet Week. He happened to be talking about his experiences in Primary and in my head I went "I swear I've read this story on Airwarriors before..." Then I noticed the HMM-774 patch on his flightsuit (which happens to be...

Here's the pic, Bunk. BTW, there's some amazing footage of an A-4 attack in the video above (0:40-1:20). You can see one of them get lit-up...

Just because they criticize the current administration, doesn't mean they wouldn't support their fellow countrymen (or whomever) when faced with such a situation.

Excellent book. If you enjoyed that one, I highly recommend these: "War For The Hell Of It" - Ed Cobleigh "Once A Fighter Pilot..." - Jerry W. Cook "When Thunder Rolled" - Ed Rasimus I definitely second "Hammer from Above" - gives a great overview of how the USMC aviation works. There was...

The Gunnery Sergeant sounds like he eats 7.62 rounds for breakfast then washes them down with tears of the unborn. If someone told me he shoots lasers out of his eyes I'd probably laugh, but keep it in the back of my mind just to play it safe.

The rack works great, you just have to screw it securely. Oh, and the inversion rack is nice too. ;)

Does the Harrier RAG include any A/A / ACM training or is it all strictly Attack?

The Teeter Hang Ups EZ Up Inversion Rack is what I have, and I love it. Of course you don't have to use it for hanging upside down. The advantage this has over the $20 bars is stability, and the fact that you have two bars you can use for pull-ups. The top one works great because you don't have...

Haven't seen this before...quite amazing. Love the cockpit-view shots.