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uh...what? They picked up the F-15K(which is basically a slightly souped up E) recently so it's pretty much like they're copying the USAF...just like the way they copy every other US branch.

One thing...one thing being laid out here by twidget is that religions that have been disproven by science by disproving the literal sense of their texts have been definitively disproven. Well, my two cents on the matter are: (I'll use the Torah/Bible for familiarity's sake) Imagine you're God...

Sure, the physics argument I've thrown in a while back. I think that's pretty logical. Science simply can't explain EVERYTHING...for reasons I've also already laid out. it's simply impossible for us to fathom something we literally cannot see...including the universe which is too big to take in...

When you consider the simple physics theorem of conservation of energy and mass, you begin to wonder what happened BEFORE the Big Bang. Then you start to realize that nobody knows, and you begin to wonder what could create something from nothing...when that is physically impossible. That's...

I know crew is big at USNA(they don't call it Canoe U for nothing...), and I do believe they recruit good..."crewers?"

They don't count over the max. It's all for pride after that.

Well, official Navy press releases have claimed that the Super Bug has superior low speed handling.

IMO, I think time is better for for really, really bad runners to get started. I know when I started, time was the way to go for me b/c that's how I "learned" to run(pacing, proper form, etc.). For the PFT, running distances are probably better since for 18 yr olds, you're essentially trying to...

I've seen some pretty...fanatical...atheists.

kimphil... I can't say from personal experience, but from close friends who have chosen the enlisted route, I hear: Typical enlisted sailors do not work the 8/9-4/5 shifts their civilian counterparts do. And there's no such thing as overtime. They also generally don't get to cool their heels as...

hey, you try keeping your mouth shut while your nuts are being slowly crushed. Or if you're a smoker, if they deprive you of stogies.

Hmm...Taxman, eat, sleep, and PT...you forgot to tell him that's what Marines on ships do all day anyway. Think of it as career training too.

I'm pretty sure you've got a better shot in the Air Force, i.e. it's easier. That's how the numbers appear to work out although there could always be more to the story.

seriously...PT your ass off if you can't already pass the Navy PFT standards. Trust me. And find out from your school's unit once things are finalized if they have their own standards for the PFT.

tomcats are hot sexy killing machines Too bad the Intruders are gone too. But if there's anything to be pissed about, it's the stupid Flying Dorito project.

stitches...yeah, where I was born scars of pretty much any sort were disqualifying for aviation...but then it was a tiny air force back then so they had to have SOME way of turning guys away right?

DBLang, unless you're an old fogey, even us squids are expected to do something in the range of 50 pushups, 70 situps, and a 11:30 1.5 mi as a bare minimum. At least at our unit.

Perhaps we could simply say that there are various forms of heroism. One is the typical soldier's hero: the Audie Murphy and Sgt Slaughter type. Another is the quiet leader: the Eisenhower, the Bradley. Yet another is the stoic: the pilots shot down over Hanoi who became POWs are an example...

Dude got more precise info for you. Our prior enlisted guy happens to be 26 yrs old exactly, and took online courses while he was enlisted so that he currently has second semester sophomore standing at my university. Don't know if that helps.

kimphil that's why you're supposed to cinch up that harness nice and tight beforehand.

well if you participate a lot at your church they can say you're an active member, showing strong leadership skills by organizaing numerous activities, and a person with lots of dedication to something they believe in. From family, they can mention how as you've been growing up they've noticed...

LMAO! That'd be pretty painful when you're landing on the boat wouldn't it? I mean the flight suit is pretty loose, so your nuts would fly forward pretty hard.

Yeah the Navy seems to be looking heavily into "common airframes." I've noticed for example: in fighters we're looking at an entirely Hornet/Super Hornet based group for a long while. the helos we're looking at an entirely 60 based fleet for just about everything. the support aircraft is...

lol kimphil good one.

Oh you're worried about age. Don't worry, the guy we've got is a real geezer, made PO 1st class before he got out and I hear he's in his late 20s.

??? If you're talking ROTC, I'm quite sure that it won't be a problem. In other words, I think you can apply normally if you want. If you've already got a school in mind, I'd recommend talking to the unit directly though. I know College Program is open to anyone but I can't say for certain about...

OK so it IS possible to keep them? B/c mine are coming in just fine and it seems really stupid to yank something that'll cause no problems. And I'm a squid, I have a low tolerance to pain(whimper).

slasher, what if you want to fly and zap dudes at the same time? : ) Seriously, I believe Rob just means the Marines will make it harder to be a military aviator. Which is true, TBS on top of the normal SNA crap has gotta be rough. While in AF, the general perception of most people is that it's...

naval aviators are lean mean sexy machines(hell there are some women out there who want anything in a uniform that moves and has a penis-not many but they exist). Cops generally tend to be extremely overweight, and definitely couldn't catch a fleeing pursesnatcher in Central Park. That's why in...

Yeah, like I said before, go see a doctor. Btw, from what wakani says, it is probably helpful for him that he's been so involved in physical activities as you say...since it indicates that he can perform rigorous physical activities without dying.

Are those Raptors are see? Oh my....

aggiechad, asthma is not something you want in somebody who needs to operate in a high stress, physically demanding environment where you can die in a few seconds(like infantry, aviation, etc.). Especially like in some aviation platforms where if he has an asthma attack there's nobody to back...

phrogdriver I thought Navy 46s were being phased out of the VERTREP role...as far as I know, 53s in the Navy are primarily minesweepers.

Yeah our aviation officer exudes that same officer, so I know what you mean. I gotta say, it really must be an aviator thing. Haven't seen anybody else with it.

Yeah seriously, you're making it sound like his asthma is entirely early childhood...I've seen plenty of people who had childhood asthma outgrow it and never use their inhalers after about 14 or so. He might want to look into that more. And I agree with you to some extent but let me put it...

I would think an SH-60 armed with Penguins would be more efficient at killing some crazy Iranian patrol boat. But is this an increase in helicopters or a decrease in fixed wing or both?

I remember reading in Black Hawk Down that one of the Rangers was an asthmatic...they let him stay b/c he was so motivated. Wouldn't count on it based on that one example though.

kimphil, on the President as a leader...correct me if I'm wrong, but he took action rather than inaction-like our dear fmr Pres. Clinton. Whether that action was right or not certainly is debatable(to an absolutely pointless extent), but the point is he had the balls to take major action rather...

on the contrary room. Mike Moore is NOT an idiot. He's a fricking genius who makes movies passed off as documentaries for the idiots out there who all just eat it up. For another, I think you need to have some level of trust in our government. If you truly belive any man this country could...

Backup plan? Where can you go? Just honestly curious if it's even possible, jobs being hard enough to find FRESH out of school...

They're pretty old...I think it's in either mil. av. in gen. or miscell. and it's gators topic called something like cruise pics: 56Kers beware or something like that. You're gonna have to go back a bit, been a few months now.

oh god twidget...im getting flashbacks to morning PT with the chiefs...Honor Courage Commitment ONE! HCC TWO! HCC THREE! <shudder> But yeah, I'm not gonna toot my own horn, but I've seen a LOT of really hardworking motivated guys who want to serve as long as possible in the most dangerous...

Thanks gator, I think that pic'll give my LT a heart attack.

and I think a military judge/jury(sorry LT I forget which court martial applies for mooning people) would also be much less forgiving...

Hey gator I'm doing an oral presentation on the SH-60, and with your permission I'd like to include the pics you posted from your last cruise...more specifically the picture with the crew chief giving the bird to spice it up. Thanks. PS Which model do you fly? Looks like a Bravo to me but...

Fly Navy do you have trouble counting? : )

kimphil...according to that article, Marines are still there. You also can't say that being in the South would cause NO casualties. After all, there have to be SOME people pissed at us there, and there should be SOME terrorists leaking in. And I don't know if you've been listening to some...

At my school the engineers just load up on 24+ credits every semester to graduate on time. Too expensive to go even one year without NROTC scholarship. But on the subject...yeah most schools credit giving policies on ROTC classes blow ass.

well Fly Navy, counterstrike tells me that i can take a shot to the head as long as the other guy is using a USP, Glock 9mm, FN Five-Seven, or a Beretta 92F. Oh and apparently, getting shot in the head with an M4 will kill me, even with a kevlar helmet on, but not if the other guy's using a...

i remember hearing from one of the units Lts that officers pay for food in a pool before they serve on the ship. But once you're on it's supposed to be free for the taking from the wardrooms. Is this correct?