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I didn't attend OCS or anything, so I'm by no means an expert on any of this, but I found a pretty good website on fitness and working out that SEALs, SWAT teams, firefighters, cops, and martial artists seem to absolutely love. I haven't been able to do a lot of the stuff on the website yet...

Spider--Good luck with your PRK. You getting both eyes done at the same time?

Let's see--try classifieds, ReMax, rentclicks.com, other real estate agents, etc.

Congrats, Fly!

Ironic--I've got a buddy living in Iwakuni right now. He mentioned awhile ago that it seemed like the vast majority of folks there are pretty opposed to the relocation. He mentioned some general dislike of some of the things some junior Marines have been doing around town (don't remember...

As far as your breathing goes, one thing you could work on is running within your breath. If you run as hard as you can all the time, you're going to be out of breath and gasping constantly. If you pull back enough so you feel comfortable--running within your breath--it can be easier to keep a...

Google search for me as well. I think I spent a good chunk of the night reading John's journal and getting more and more excited about what I was getting into.

Keep the good attitude and hang in there. I have the beginning of an idea of what this is like (broke my fibula over a month ago, but that's nothing compared to this) and I wish you all the best of luck. Just one little word of advice: I don't know how it is where you are, but be careful...

Is this going to determine where you want to go to school or what you want to major in?

What about the money market account at USAA? Anyone had any experience with that?

Snort: Thanks for the info. I found a couple of places west of here around Mobile that might be what I'm looking for off of Packing.com.

Okay, so we've established there isn't a place in Pensacola or right close that has a good range + handgun rentals. Is there any other place in the 350 mile radius that anyone knows about that does rent handguns and has at least a decent range? I'm going to check other places too, just thought...

For example, two of my friends both got volun-told they're going to Vance AFB for Primary, which kind of ruined their day. Keep an open mind about it, though; I had another buddy from school who really liked Vance and he's flying P-3s now (take that for what you will).

Just a couple of things for you: I had PRK a year and a half ago and I'm really liking it. It was a very strange experience having someone basically burn your eyeball into a new shape (I can feel the difference in the shape of my eye through my eyelid). I was also nearly blind (20/400 or...

Anyone had any experience with GE Interest Plus notes? Talked to my folks yesterday and I had no idea they had an account with them. Looks pretty attractive just from the interest rate. Here's a link: GE Interest Plus.

How's the handgun rental selection at The Sharpshooter? I honestly haven't had an opportunity to fire very many handguns and would like to try out as many as I can before I make my first purchase.

Or try the 6" meatball sandwich. Didn't have it myself, but it's a lunch, dinner and lunch again kinda sandwich. Guy who got it while I was there was skeptical that a 6" sandwich was going to fill him up until he got it. Each meatball is, no joke, the size of a softball, and there're three of...

Not sure if any of you all are members of USAA or not, but they have some really good guides and checklists for the moving process that cover things you might not consider if you're doing a move of any kind. Schnugg's suggestions are a great place to start, though. Not sure about the...

Sounds quite a bit like one of the focuses incorporated in the running form Danny Dreyer recommends in his book ChiRunning. Might sound a little silly, I know, but he's a student of a Tai Chi master and uses some of the same stuff in his training for ultramarathons, which he's won in his age...

This is only judging from my admittedly limited experience during my 3/C cruise on a fast boat, but it sounded like the Academy folks were the ones who got the hookup to go to dive school, because they could get the orders written to go prior to starting Nuke school. I remember asking about...

The name of the book is The Battle for God, by Karen Armstrong. Click on it for a link to Amazon.

I second that. Just be careful what you do. I think if you live out by Perdido Key you might be far enough away to qualify for the move. Check with someone who knows what they're talking about at Personnel Property (this step alone may be harder than finding a place that falls outside the...

I know you said you're not interested in the concealed carry aspect, but I just got this book and it's pretty informative, especially as far as caliber information and weapon characterstics. The book is Concealed Carry: The Shooter's Guide to Selecting Handguns. The author so far is doing a...

There's a really good book out called The Battle for God that talks about the rise of fundamentalism in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. It's a great read, and one of the points it makes is that democracy is something that works best if it grows on its own accord. Western society is the...

Warning: Minor threadjack: BurghGuy--you should try the McGuire's club. It's a good time, though we save our drinking for the end of the run... and you get half price pitchers. Not a bad deal at all. I'm kinda missing it, actually, since I broke my leg the day after I got my shirt at McGuires.

jbright--I PMed you with some info. Also, you could try finding a running club in your area. Pensacola has a great running club at McGuires and they really do provide some great motivation.

I think they might have mentioned something to the effect that he was a latent homosexual in Addicted to Hate, the book I mentioned before. Not that it matters much. Hitler was supposedly part Jewish--self hatred can do a world of evil. I don't know if anyone has gotten physical with the...

Steve: I know it's $4k; I don't have quite enough right now to sock the final grand into the fund I opened yet. I just wanted to get it opened more than anything.

Finally took the plunge yesterday and started my Roth with Vanguard. I feel pretty good about it; now I'm just hoping I don't need that $3k anytime soon. Maybe I should quit reading the gun threads and thinking thoughts too big for my wallet...

I second the museum, and I remember a few guys saying the gym isn't a bad deal if you like to lift.

A reporter in Topeka actually wrote an entire book about Fred Phelps called Addicted to Hate that has entered the public domain due to its being entered into evidence in a trial against Fred. The guy is an absolute maniac beyond everything that has been discussed here so far--he's truly out of...

I second and third that. Though Coram does go over the top a little in his effusive praise of Boyd. Incidentally, Mr. Miller who teaches the IFS ground school at Eglin knew Boyd.

Onyssius, I do believe you've been owned. A4sForever, thank you, sir. I've been trying to get him that good for years.

It may also depend on how much cornea you actually have to play with. I was nearly blind (nearsighted--I think I was -5.5 diopters in one eye and -5.25 diopters in the other eye) and I can actually feel the difference in the shape of my eye if I touch it through my eyelid. I had a lot of...

Might be a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway--does Santa Rosa have pistols you can rent and try out, or is it bring-your-own-firearm?

Dude--take pictures of the room you're renting, not your room.

Have fun with it, man--enjoy and good luck.

This was my experience with flight physicals: don't let the Army do them if you're Navy/Marine Corps. If that's your only option, make sure that they have filled out all the equivalent forms and everything is good to go. I had to go to Miramar after having an Army flight physical because I was...

I just avoided the issue altogether by logging in every day, regardless of whether you have any time to log. I think you'll only start getting nastygrams after 6 days of not logging any activity; I never had trouble with that since it seemed like most of my flights got cancelled...

Someone please correct me if I'm off base here, but this is the way I see it. Based on the workings of the two retirement vehicles (IRA and TSP), different things happen when we retire and start pulling money out. Traditional IRAs and 401(k)s (and 403(b)s, like the TSP) are tax deferred--no...

Brett has a great point--it's a lot easier to max out IRAs than the TSP, especially if you have two of them. One thing to consider, though, is after you get your IRAs maxed out, your wife gets matching funds in the TSP since she's a federal employee (I'm assuming she's a civilian here--if...

...And just to be totally consistent, it's not looking like I'm going to be coming to Corpus anytime soon (just fractured my fibula today) so I'm out of the running for awhile. Good luck finding someone.

Just wanted to clarify--is this available immediately? How much is the rent? I'm coming into Corpus on 4 FEB and would be very interested; I'll give the manager a call. Thanks for the info.

For those of you who don't know, this is a good part of town to live in, especially for pilots hoping to go to Whiting Field after API. There's good shopping, etc., in the immediate vicinity, and the drive isn't too bad to either NASP or NASWF. I've also seen the place and it's really nice...

Thanks for the input, sir, and for everyone else as well--you've all given me the catalyst to get off my duff and (not to be cliche) just do it.

Wow. Didn't expect this much response, to be honest--thanks to you all. Right now I'm gearing towards a very long term approach with my Roth IRA, going all index funds for the exact reasons Steve mentioned, and I'm not worrying at all about a life insurance policy beyond SGLI. I thankfully...

While I was stashed back at school I did some reading on investing, but kind of sat on my hands for awhile since I didn't feel like I had the money on hand to really get into it. I read several books, most notable of them was The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need, by...

All: My roommate just told me that the room has been taken. Thanks for your interest. If anyone else is looking for a place, check out Onyssius's post regarding his room up in Jamestown Estates--it's a nice place and he's a good guy.

Lucky, I just sent you an email; hope to hear from you soon. USF, it seems like most folks like living off the back gate or way the heck north near I-10, but an ideal location would probably be south of the airport (near the malls, reasonable distance to either NASP or Whiting). I couldn't...

Ladies and Gents: Since I'm planning on moving to Corpus in the near future, my room will available mid-February barring any unforseen obstacles in my last three weeks of API. My roommate is a SNFO who has not yet classed up for API, and the sublease will be through him. The landlord is...