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RSC watches is an option. They are Swiss made quartz so cheaper but still good quality. They have a lot of customization options. I have the chrono for my current squadron and it’s pretty nice.

Dang, seems like it’s taking much longer these days? From commissioning to wings was about 135 weeks for me but I did a detour through grad school for 12 months prior to flight school.

The bracelet is why I posted. The repair slip showed a new movement and I didn’t realize they changed that so I searched and found the same Omega website you did. It didn’t say anything about replacing the bracelet, just refurb. The only thing I can think is the clasp on the old bracelet...

So if anyone is interested in what Omega does when they service an X-33… I’m stationed in the UK and reached out to SwatchUK to see if they’d honor the free service since I bought the X-33 as part of their military program. They said yup, no worriesand sent me a prepaid mailing box to send it...

The worst but most effective gun training I’ve ever done was during one deployment in the desert. An old crusty Army master sergeant made us put on our gear and run sprints and other calisthenics and then site and fire immediately upon stopping. Eye opening how wide your groups get with a...

I ate and drank like a 55 year old steel worker with three divorces when I went through and I did pretty well. Different strokes I suppose.

Yeah, it’s like ‘hey, I lied to both governments I was working for, but buy my book to hear my true story because truthfully it’s the truth’

Unlike FTS…err, TAR, AGR can drop into regular selres style orders at the end of their AGR orders, stay a selres for a while, and then later on pick up more AGR orders. If they can add up 20 years of active duty/AGR orders/mobs/etc, they can retire with a full active retirement regardless of...

Most overseas postings are volunteer basis because there’s usually a line of people wanting to do it. But, like anything, sometimes people are forced to go.

On that, even better is to go fly a tail wheel. You'll really get good at connecting hands and feet with the throttle, yoke, and rudder.

The man and training are more important than the hardware. AF RQS trains almost exclusively to CSAR. The 60W definitely makes them more ‘lethal’ in the execution.

Aren’t all components required by doctrine to provide their own PR capabilities? If the CAG can’t support a CSAR effort then who provides that capability? It’s sure not going to be the Marines nor the AF.

My last 6 years in the Navy I never did a preflight walk around, the AWs in back did. I’d show up, ask if there were any issues, and hop in.

Gatordev was spot on. The releasable reports in AFSAS are the legal investigations. The safety investigations are kept close hold in AFSAS. To get access to the Navy safety investigations you'd have to get ahold of someone to the system that used to be called WESS (I know the name has changed...

How does prof advancement affect the NSS? I could see it really hurting or helping based on how the rest of the stages went.

The EU passenger travel rights have been pretty beneficial. We’ve gotten several flight refunds with no questions asked when they changed our flights around. It would be nice if the US carriers had something similar.

Over on the blue side, the head dude for software just up and quit because he couldn't deal with how bad the AF and DoD at large deal with IT. https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-cybersecurity-nicolas-chaillan/

First time here today and I agree, it’s pretty dang nice.

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Names released. Sarah and I spent six months deployed in the shittiest part of Africa imaginable on probably the smallest fob imaginable. Every day she had a smile, a great attitude, and was just a true pro. Sad to lose someone like her. Fair winds shipmate.

Learning has occurred, I did not know that

USERRA only applies to reservists, so if he went active duty I’m about 99% sure that United would have no obligation to keep him on their books.

I saw the flip side, Santa Clauses that gave all 5s on some XC weekends and absolutely killed the NSS for following classes.

Do you ever get rid of stuff or throw it away? I feel like I’m gonna see something like this next.

I didn’t realize how much we put the extra stress on ourselves until I had to go back to flight school when I switched over to the AF. Sure, I had the benefit of experience but going through the tanker course with brand new 2nd and 1st Lts and seeing how whacked out they were with stress made me...

My favorites are the guys who are like ‘I would’ve made it but I didn’t want to apply’.

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The advice I received from the guy I had do service on my Fortis while in San Diego was to always wind up a stopped automatic watch with the stem vice just putting it on and letting it wind itself. That apparently loads the mainspring properly and the automatic winding function just keeps it...

Yup, I’m a fan. I’m especially a fan of the huge tight-fitting box… Should’ve been paying better attention to the plane today, but that’s what George is for right?

Speedy Saturday…finally took the plunge and picked up a new Speedy 1861 Moonwatch while in London today.

I mean the approach was wild but he probably could’ve haf a decent landing if he’d have considered…flaring to land? ?‍♂️

I dunno man, I guess I'm the lone dissenting voice. I even had a period of time of about 15 months during my time in Pensacola that all I had was my motorcycle and it really wasn't a big deal. I still say get a bike and enjoy the road.

I’ve ridden motorcycles for 30 years and put more miles yearly on my motorcycle than my Jeep. They are just fun to ride. If you want a bike get one, just don’t ride like an idiot and keep your head on a swivel.

I’m not as prolific on the social grams anymore. Any leads on how to get my hands on said patch?

Survival kit contents check: one .45-caliber automatic, two boxes ammunition, four days' concentrated emergency rations, one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills, one miniature combination "Rooshin" phrase book and Bible, one...

Well, in today’s Navy, you’ll have to clarify. Post-transition could mean flying a different airframe or it could mean buying a whole new wardrobe.

Fortis Friday…the AF made me go to Spain…

Man I really hope that DH went VFR direct to the JAG. Undue command influence?

I’ve had the range from bachelor CO to CO spouse that was harder to find than BigFoot to a CO spouse that got named in the command climate survey as running the squadron. Incredibly, the actual impact on flight ops in all cases was zero. ?‍♂️

I'd recommend, based off the age thing and also having seen both Navy and AF. I believe the age limits for the Navy is 32, the AF is 33 (waiverable to 35). Air Force Guard/Reserve Navy Active/Air Force active Army Warrant The Navy/AF active is switchable based off what you want to fly. If you...

It's around the same you assimilate into saying "step to the jet". I refuse to use the term shopette though, it'll always be the mini-mart.

Due to location those units are typically not as popular as Florida/SoCal/etc.

‘Tis true, for pretty much all British ships https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface

Be sure to research where you try and go, if you want to try for the AF guard/reserve. When I switched over I contemplated the reserve unit in March (Riverside). Three years ago they were basically taking anyone with wings. Due to covid, now they are only taking current AF KC-135 instructor pilots.

There’s a reason the Air Force gave me tankers…?‍♂️

Had the honor of doing a fly past of Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery yesterday. Even at 1,000’ pretty nuts to look at what those dudes ran headlong into.

I don’t know the answer specifically but this should be covered in the JTR. If you aren’t already I’d recommend at least getting somewhat familiar with that pub.

I haven’t gone through AF UPT but having been around a whole helluva lot of 1LTs over the past two years, the thing I take away from them is the AF and Gen Wills are more than willing to try and find ways to make the process faster and better. There will be learning curves but that’s always the...

Logistics makes the world go round… Part of the complaint is the footprint it takes to deploy them. I’ve heard number from 30-40 ISU-90s for a det of V-22s (3-4 aircraft). While not an apples to apples comparison, we could take three H-60s on deployment with only 18 ISU-90s. That’s not an...

My last Navy squadron, we had Wi-Fi throughout the entire squadron spaces. It only got turned off once the squadron went secret in the spaces.