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VR FTS pilots are gone frequently. There are some 6 month dets overseas that rotate through the C-130 dudes for an actual deployment, I'm not for sure if it's a specific C-130 squadron or is shared, I'll see if I can get some clarification for you asap. The majority of time gone for VR FTS dudes...

That was my thought, simply as a discriminator of operational versus conus/training. However, I can only imagine the ascot wearing AF UAV dude at the bar bragging about all of his green ink.

What's your community? VP, HSC, etc?

Everyone wants a trophy. Time for a sea story. As a young j.g., I got to my first squadron ready to do God's work. I do the full workups so I go through all of the overland training, do all of the CSAR/CAS/etc that is required. We then deploy and 90% of my time is spent in plane guard. I...

I will never fault the dudes out there flying, they are doing stuff that we aren't. I'm happy they got the pick up. However, the whole 60S community is seeking validation right now. I should rephrase, CSAR is a validated requirement but this PR event did not meet what would help give...

All well and good, except when you eject overland...

"If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life.” - Igor Sikorksy I wanted jets badly in primary, and had the grades, but alas my legs are too long for the ejection seat. Granted, my career for a Navy...

HSC-5 got a PR event. Not a CSAR event, there is a difference. After seeing behind the curtain, this, in my opinion, does not validate Navy CSAR. The guys out there got to fly and pick some dudes up, which is good, but there were some serious process flaws, which was bad. That's about all that...

Do the HTs still do regular unaided training? When I went through 10 years ago it was only the last 10 hours of the HTs that was on goggles.

Your kid is gonna fall down, he is gonna get scrapes, he is gonna cry. Let him do it. Let him bust his face, let him get scratched up. Be there to make sure it's not serious, probably wouldn't advise letting him play in traffic or run with scissors, but don't rush to "save" him. Roughhouse...

I have nothing to contribute other than to say that this thread reminded me to file for my property tax credit in Florida since I was deployed last year. For those that are interested, http://www.ccpao.com/formsdownload/DR501M.pdf

The board can in fact see that you were enlisted, but it's only how much time you spent as a prior enlistee. There's a little line on either the ODC/OSR that shows the time in years and months. There's no detail on what you actually did. It sounds like you have it covered with the pseudo...

When I was a nuke I worked with quite a few 7 year chiefs. One was 25, I wish I could remember his name. It's a double edged sword, because a person not only has to get the paperwork but also get through the Chief's board. That said, you always expect a Chief to be some crusty, salty S.O.B...

Yup, that's what I was thinking.

What is interesting is how the future is changing now that the LCS buy has been reduced. That may free up aircraft for a sooner than expected transition.

But then if we did that, how would be able to argue wildly with emotion?

The best way I can explain it is due to the flavor of money. The operating budgets were mainly sourced inside the Navy budget via OCO funds, which for years wasn't an issue for SOCOM or the Navy. When budgets and OCO funds started going away the Navy was looking to save money and 84/85 was an...

SOCOM wants the two squadrons and had future budgets POMd to fund them. Unfortunately it's not quite so simple to make a non-SOF entity fall under the SOCOM as one would think. Also, there was some serious rice-bowl protection going on and no one realized just how severe the loss would be till...

Your best bet is to call PERS for sure. I know for a fact sanctuary applies to reservists but it's fuzzy for active duty.

I work with reservists so this is what I'm familiar with. http://dopma-ropma.rand.org/sanctuary.html As for an active duty guy that was never a reservist, I think selective continuation may be what would apply. http://dopma-ropma.rand.org/selective-continuation.html

Those sailors and officers are who I'm talking about, not Joe Schmo. Here's are a few examples that I have seen for my community specifically that illustrates what I'm talking about. - Only a single pilot plans the mission, instead of all pilots involved with mission planning. - Admin phases...

You just made my point. You can't "train to tactics" in a short time, there is a huge difference in being familiar with and being an expert. It is possible to be an expert in tactics even if you don't have a specific enemy to train against. I'll use an example from my community. Experienced...

I'm not saying there needs to be incessant training for missions that won't ever occur. I just see a pervasive mindset of too much time and energy spent dealing with the admin part of the Navy at the expense of actually being awesome at the tactics we need to know.

While I agree that the likelihood of a regular Navy helo squadron to go in to Iran with guns blazing is pretty small, I do think that the mentality can be trained to.

Considering I wasn't alive on 19 June 1968, I'm pretty sure the conversation I mentioned wasn't referencing an O-6 that would have been associated with that award.

To open up a can of worms, but I've heard some O-6 non-helo types say that Navy helos guys don't deserve medals for valor. True story.

Biggest reason I've heard from dudes using them everyday is that it's just overall lighter, even with a larger capacity mag, than the 1911 or other .45 cal pistols.

MARSOC has been using them for awhile. Not surprising NSW is using them now too.

True story. The result is pretty amazing.

Just to clarify, just because something will take a lot of hard work isn't a reason to not do it, especially when your job as a division chief or a div-o is to, well, take care of your junior enlisted. Not everyone will buy into the TSP, and yes there are junior enlisted with 10 kids and a...

I thought a letter after the number meant a different series, not just different mission set.

You're living in a dream world if you think everyone does everything purely for money. There are folks in every walk of life that do the job they love even at the expense of a higher paycheck. An anecdotal example, a friend of mine gave up a $100k a year engineering job and moved back home to...

Using retirement as the benchmark, I could argue that those who stick it out after these changes are those that truly love the work and will therefore do a better job at it, thereby increasing the quality of work done.

Ike has already said partly what I was going to type, but the "quality" argument implies that those of us choosing to stay in do so only for the money and are therefore of lesser quality than those who have chose to go somewhere else. There is also an assumption in most of the comments I've...

Just followed your tips, here's to hoping it works out, I hadn't used my credit this year!

I can honestly say that as an 18 year old fresh out of bootcamp, the last thing on my mind was investing. It will take A LOT of mentorship on the part of the chiefs and div-o's to get the junior enlisted to realize what this is. Otherwise, the 18 year old that does 4 years and gets out will...

Got my letter today. From what they put in as being compromised, there's not much that a data thief doesn't potentially know about my background now. :(

Sorry Ghostrider, that pattern is full...

It's our compensation for not being able to make CAG? :)

That's odd, I literally just got my new card with a new expiration date three years from now and didn't do a thing.

As much as I'm interested in reading stories like these, there comes a time when people have to realize that their personal goals may not mesh well with the military. I knew Katie at the Academy, didn't know her well, but she was pretty sharp. However, just because she was slinging rockets and...

Do the do-it-yourself method, the little cardboard sticky tape thing that they sell at the NEX. If you do it correctly I guarantee you can't tell a difference. Just take your time with it.

Wow that was fast.

Water's wet. Job complete. :cool:

So you're that guy, do you like to talk on guard too? :D

I use Logbook Pro. You do have to pay for it but it's worth it.

"Roger that"....because if you didn't add the "that", lord knows what you were just rogering up to/for.

It'll take a shift of mindset in how the COD is used, not in tactics, but in keeping them on board. I've never seen a V-22 on a flight deck but I have to imagine it clobbers the hell out of it. Plus, only having 2-3 on a det that would more than likely have all of the aircraft on the beach...

The more important question... Now that the COD will be doing tactics, when will a COD bubba pick up CAG?

Sometimes that's what it takes to get a point across.