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Hey everyone, So obviously I'm not a total FNG here anymore and I've been doing my research about joining the Navy after I graduate as an aviator or NFO. I had been pretty much dead set on joining the Navy, but lately I've been giving more consideration to the Marines. I'm kind of of liking the...

I was reading an article about the strikes that occurred in Syria last night, and one of the more interesting things that I read (tucked in a small paragraph at the end of the article) was that F-22s were used for the first time in combat to drop PGMs on a IS command and control center...

Haha I apologize, didn't mean to ruffle any feathers. Anyways, back to my lane.

I find it sad that we as a country seemed to simply give up on cutting-edge aerospace engineering. Sure we still have the x-stage demonstrators every once in a while, but nothing like the SR-71/A-12, X-15, or U-2. And even now that we are finally moving back towards that, they're all going to...

I believe the color is the result of the stealth coating, so that's the way all "fleet ready" F-35s should look.

Reminds me of a quote from Bogey and Bandits... “Somewhere in every Navy ready room, stuffed in a locker among the stacks of videos that pilots watch to kill time between flying duty, is a much-viewed copy of Top Gun. It still gets played a lot. The pilots all know the film is silly. Farcical...

Welcome back sir and glad that you're ok. I know your presence here was sorely missed and that everyone is glad to have you back!

Just put a poster similar to this up in my room at school. Through the good days and the shitty ones, it reminds me what the ultimate goal is: to fly a grey aircraft for the US Navy. (photo credit to http://www.setaswall.com/wallpapers/f18_takeoff-1920x1200.jpg)

From what I understand, the adaptive system either gives you an easier or harder question based on whether your previous answer was correct or incorrect. I do believe you can no longer skip questions, and because the system is adaptive, it can calculate your math score from fewer questions (i.e...

I forgot about that - are they still getting the newer Navy airframes as they are phased out?

Personally, I think this is a case of the rebels getting a little too trigger happy with a very nasty AA system provided to them by the Russians, and not something planned for by Putin. While it's clear that there are elements of the Russian intelligence services operating in Ukraine as well as...

I don't think this has anything directly to do with the F-35, because it is being made to replace the legacy Hornet models, not the Rhino/Growler variants. Indirectly, however, it will probably be a long, long time before any of the branches have the political capital and will to begin a new...

Thanks for the heads up gents, I won't focus as much on the spatial stuff in that case.

Would someone be willing to look at #20 and #24 on the Spatial Appreciation section and #22 on the Aviation supplement? I think the answers in the key are incorrect but I just want someone to back me up on that. http://www.buffalomarines.com/barron-prac-astb-test.pdf

Sounds good guys, thanks for the heads up. I have the ATSB-E book and the gouge packet from earlier in the thread so I guess I'll just work through those and see how I feel.

Hey Gents, you think ~10 days is enough time to study for the test if I do 1-2 hours each day? I've always done pretty well on standardized tests and I'm a quick learner, but just wanted to see what you think. I just figured it might be nice to get it out of the way before I go back to school.

1) The vision requirements are pretty strict. For Student Naval Aviator applicants (i.e. Pilots), the limit is 20/40 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. For SNFOs, there is no limit uncorrected as long as it is correctable to 20/20. Do a search on here, there are countless stories of people...

Disappointing to hear, but thanks for the heads up.

I was wondering about this, so the board won't even see you (potentially) until you've had your surgery of choice, waited the 6 months, and been waivered? I'm outside 20/40 but I was hoping I could be picked up by a board about a year out from graduation, have the surgery, and get a PQ in time...

People have been getting 5s on the ASTB and being picked up for SNA slots, with your score the only reason you would need to worry if the Navy came out tomorrow and announced the immediate phase-out of all manned planes and the introduction of a new UAV platform. :D

Don't want to get too off topic, but I've heard many crazy stories from my alumni family members that used to go to the Bayou and the other, long-gone college bars that characterized Georgetown in the 70s and 80s. I feel like I missed out because the area is so gentrified now and the...

That did surprise me BzB, besides head on passes and the diamond formations most of it was just v formations (plus #4 in the slot), echelons, spreads, and trails. I was thinking, huh, those are the same formations I could potentially be flying. Albeit, I will be lucky if I have 10% of the talent...

Got to see the Blues twice this past week, once as they did a flyby of downtown Pittsburgh for a photo op and once when they performed yesterday. Having never seen them before, it blew my mind. I had chills every time they did a pass and when I heard the high-pitched "zoom" noise of the F404s as...

Unfortunately he was also caught up in the recent bribery scandal and was put on leave for a while. Last I read he was back at work but not using his security clearance. A shame because he seemed like a great CO in the series, a straight-shooting no BS type of guy. The XO of the Black Aces also...

Just wanted to take a second to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day and thank everyone who is serving, has served, or made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. You are true American Heroes, and I will keep you and your families in my thoughts on this day of remembrance. Thank you again.

I've toyed around with the VRS, pretty sick but it sucks how limited FSX is when it comes to weapons employment. A group is coming out with a Rhino for DCS and that would be unbelievable. A high-fidelity F-18 sim combined with the Oculus Rift would bring chair-flying to a whole new level, and I...

That A-10 sim is awesome, I'm trying to get back into it after a few years off. I tell ya, if that thing can make spending $450+ on an actual A-10 HOTAS setup very tempting, you know it must be an unreal sim.

I think USAA should just make the jump already and rename the post-commissioning loan to "Ensign mobile Funds"

Glad to hear! I'm going to see my ophthalmologist later this summer and get a consult. I think I'm going to try and get it done while I'm hope in Pittsburgh for the summer, but if I do end up getting it done at DC I will definitely head up to Rockville.

Oh ok, I was under the impression that they tweaked some of the other sections too. Thanks for the heads up, now time to hit the books.

Thanks again for the advice Gents. Gator, I'll keep an eye out for Caylen, of he comes anywhere remotely near me soon I will definitely make the trip to take his PR1 class. And thank you for the heads up on the Redfield scope Dave, I had no idea that they were an affiliate of Leupold. Love the...

Just curious if anyone has compiled a list of gouge that applies for the new ASTB-E? I'm going to start studying to take the test later this summer and I'm having trouble discerning which gouge is for the newer test and which is for the old. If not, I might be able to get around to doing it next...

Thanks guys, I'm really glad to hear that I'm on the right path. I kept searching for some classes in my area but I was really having trouble finding one (the tactical one I mentioned earlier was actually in 2013 :confused:). I joined the Sniper's Hide forum and posted over there to see if...

That's the one thing I really didn't like about the lower end Leupold and Nikon scopes, they had simple duplex reticules with absolutely no distance or ranging markings. Even though the PA one has mil-dots (which Gatordev said he wasn't a fan of), it at least gives you some point of reference to...

I'm not set on any specific features of the scope (such as FFP or mil reticule/mil adjustments), I was just looking at those features because I thought it would be easier to learn the proper ranging and adjustments to make, especially since I have no experience whatsoever with higher powered...

Huh, interesting. When I talked to an OR they basically told me to get lost until the summer before my senior year. Maybe I'll take the ASTB this summer and try to move the timeline up a bit.

Just curious, you got picked up during a board your junior year? Any special circumstances or is that something you can normally do?

Ok glad to hear that 20" is fine, guess that means a SPS Tactical for me. Also glad to hear that PA's customer service is great, I think that is the scope for me then. I checked out the SSWA and Nikon scopes, but what I love about the PA scope is that it has a mil dot reticle but also the...

Ag, I'm curious why they told you to go with the Tactical. I looked at that one too, but the barrel is 6in shorter compared to the Varmint, which I thought would be better for long range stability, heating, and recoil control/ Thank you for the heads up on Primary Arms. I love this mil-mil FFP...

Thanks for the advice gents. I checked and there are Appleseed events near me this summer, so I'll go to one once I buy my firearm. The site strongly implied that they want you to be shooting a 22, but I assume they'll let you shoot anything? Dave, I've been keeping an eye out for used upper...

A little background. I'm looking to purchase my first firearm, and no one in my family is really knowledgeable about guns so I can't really turn to them for advice. Anyways, I wanted to buy a long range bolt-action centerfire rifle that I only plan to shoot at a range at this point (no...

Good luck to everyone hearing about results! Can't wait to see a lot of Pro-Y's being posted :cool:

Figured as it was Top Gun related, had no option but to post it... :D http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cc65c483c3/top-gun-2-auditions-with-rob-riggle

Certainly quite a change from when I was there back in mid-March :eek:

IIRC when they remove the gun for servicing or whatever, they have to install a jack under the tail because the CG is so messed up with the gun removed that the aircraft would tip over without it.

There's a reason they call Afghanistan the "graveyard of empires". Although we and the Russians had it better than the British - in 1842 they sent 16,500 men into Afghanistan from Pakistan - only one returned alive.

I'm not arguing that cutting off the gas wouldn't hurt - it definitely would, but it seems like there's little appetite for that in Europe right now, and I think that it would take a significantly more brash move by Putin to change that.

I was talking more in general about his presidency rather than this specific instance. If you look at the ways that he consolidated his power in Russia and essentially made Europe dependent on Russian cheap gas exports it's pretty smart. Long run yes he may be outmaneuvered, but it's going to...