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Except for when they too run out of food. I distinctly remember salad bars of only carrots and olives accompanied with something passed off as pasta, for a week straight. It was awesome.

As little as a hundred feet or so on a running takeoff can make a huge difference in the power required to get into forward flight in a helo. Just press the I believe button. Unicorns designed helicopters because they only fly by pure fucking magic.

When I was in flight school (06-07 timeframe) guys were switching from Navy helos to USMC helos. They would finish out flight school and then go to TBS. They didn't have a stop at OCS since they were all already commissioned officers. I heard it can be a pain in the ass to be a senior O-2 or...

Aim low....it's more fun down here anyways. :)

I tried to think of some smartass thing to say, but instead I'll just shake my head. This is probably being taken as "groundbreaking", when it's just a repeat of history.

But, how were they at Crud?

Which, ironically, ties all of the arguments being made here together. Big Navy sees fit to shutter two squadrons whose entire focus is on the tactical environment and a daily relationship with SOF. Kind of illustrates senior leadership's take on helos and tactical relevance. The SOF folks...

Is there an ejection seat waiver? I had to sign one (I'm 6'4" and about 240) for damn near every aircraft when I was in primary.

There's a part that you aren't mentioning, and it's that the SOF units may not trust the helo assets in real world missions. They'll train all day long back on the beach but there's a rapport that just isn't there with the run of the mill CVN squadron that can make SOF guys hesitant when bullets...

Pickle, do you know how to lead an overland strike? CAG is there to be the lead on strikes, but your argument kind of proves his point, there's way too much focus on the non-tactical side of the house. What you listed is most definitely important but fighting your airwing is even more so. Having...

As I get older I agree more and more with this point. I'm a helo guy and in my unit I've had some very unique deployments and experiences, but I now realize that even the most savvy of HS/HSC guys don't belong in the CAG role. That also extends to VAW. I'd argue that VAQ would still fit the...

My experiences; Line shack - junior AWs that have just checked in. It's a NATOPS thing as it lets them learn the helo and see maintenance for a bit. Also, in my squadron, the AWs do all of the preflight so it lets them learn it from the perspective of a DTA so they are really astute at doing...

This is mainly to limit SELRES from coming in and screwing the FTS community because they have to end up getting out soon.

That still is a poor analogy because in your example the right to acquire and possess property wasn't infringed upon by the government.

You really can't see parallels to a movie being released and how North Koreans used to specifically target movie theaters? When was the last time Al Qaeda attacked a movie theatre? Anyways, I don't think it was the right decision to pull the movie. It is, however, sheer ignorance to disregard...

SELRES is out because you'll be past 18 years. FTS should be doable but like sub said, it's really just dependent on the community you are going in to (VFA/HM/whatever). The only limit on FTS as an officer when applying is amount of time of commissioned service and the eligibility matrix that is...

North Koreans were well known to roll hand grenades down aisles of South Korean movie theatres post Korean War. That went on for years after the ceasefire went into existence. With how crazy the Kim family is, who knows if that would've happened if this movie would've went to show. Does it...

Never had direct contact with the FSDO but I just have a copy of my upchit on me.

In California, you cannot refuse a breathalyzer. If you do, it's automatic 1 year suspension and then you will have a bunch of cops ever so gently holding you down to take blood for a test anyways. Having been the lucky recipient of a safety standaround today, we had a cop come and talk about...

So many ways to go with this one... My advice, just avoid touching tips.

I dunno if all G-shocks have the feature, but mine has the ability to illuminate it's backlight if I rotate the face towards me (it senses the shift in motion). It's honestly probably the most useful feature I've ever had in a watch, and I've got a few high end Omegas.

It happens, the little known side of FTS selection.

NAPS tends to be for potential athletes and prior enlisted. One option that the admissions gurus will look at for a record is offering a spot through the USNA foundation. I know guys who did that and spent a year at New Mexico Military Institute. It was in essence a different version of NAPS...

On the reserve side, you don't need it to take command of a unit that doesn't have any aircraft assigned.

So how does a F-18 driver go on to be an "intelligence operator"? Did this girl get her wings pulled?

For reference, the interim flight clearance for tablets explicitly prohibits the use of 3g/4g/wifi for the tablets while airborne. You can use 3g/4g/wifi while on deck. I throw that out because it's effectively a second prohibition, aside from 3710, to using cellular in flight. Hopefully you...

My Wheaties are piss free. I was a nuke and was in the nuke power program and I saw it happen firsthand. Also, having been in aviation for a while now, I know guys who are pilots that were drafted into the interview who respectfully told the Admiral that they had no desire to be a nuke (but...

Spoken like a guy who doesn't have a clue. Nuke power wants people who actually wants to be there. Yes, there are drafts, and yes, the Admiral can override your wishes. That said, the whole reason for the interview in the first place is to see if the individual will be a good fit in the nuke...

I was making a point, if you post a link then go ahead and contribute to some discussion! My take, the appearance of kneejerk reactions, , whether warranted or not, in leading to the firing of COs is a major contributor to the distrust on the O side. There would appear to be a lack of trust in...

My thought, you posted a link. What's your thoughts on the subject of said link?

I believe it's up to 12 months beforehand you can submit the paperwork.

Around where I'm at, when there isn't as much work to be done, out of the office by 2:30-3. Other days, it's sunrise to sunset because there is a lot of work to do. Oh, and piss excellence.

Which might be the guy most likely to shoot a missile. Ironic.

While I agree with you from a purely statistics perspective, are the Flags dismissing it because they think it's bad data or because they don't care? I don't think they've specifically said either way which could also be fueling a lot of the disgruntlement we are seeing.

People without tattoos talk quite a bit about jobs that you can't get because of tattoos. Ever stop to think that the kind of person that gets a tattoo may not even give a shit about being a CEO stuck in an office all day?

If you are going to be in Subic there is a guy in the freeport zone down on Waterfront Road that has a shop set up. Cheap prices, Jorge is the guy's name. The store looks like a thatch hut but it's a decent shop with cheap San Mig and Red Horse to boot. There are a few out in Olongapao but...

Where are you gonna be? Subic, Clark, Crowe Valley, or?

It's not that you pushed a button because tattoos are to each their own, I just find it hilarious that I can almost predict a response of "how's it gonna look at 70/80/etc" when I hear people talk about getting a tattoo. For me, I can guarantee I'll be looking ragged at 80 so my tattoos will...

How are you gonna look when you're 70?

There is a chance, biggest hurdle is getting an FTS HSC slot. Once you get that you're in. There are previous HSL/HSM guys that did what you are asking.

Not every designator has that note, particularly 1310 VFA (05 year group), VAW/VRC, and 1320 VFA. Makes sense as those communities seem to be super short on bodies as of now.

If I was going to be away on big grey floaty thingy involuntarily that I personally wouldn't force voluntary separation on my family. The only dudes I've known that have done the geobach thing were 1) guys who were only at a school for a brief time or 2) trying to rectify some financial problem...

Why couldn't one write a letter to the board essentially saying "don't pick me"? That's effectively a don't pick me letter that bypasses the detailers.

From the FTS website eligibility criteria doc "AC (1310/1320) applicants under a current AC ACCP contract must be within 12 months of the expiration of their ACCP service obligation in order to be eligible to apply. As such, applicants with an ACCP contract that expires after 21 Oct 2015 are not...

FTS is taking folks from YG03 in aviation, none from YG02 in aviation. The x in the column means they need folks. For your scenario, a YG03 VP pilot has one record that will be released from the active duty side. What that means is that the detailers will allow one record out that isn't...

The way I read it is that the quotas only apply to a 1xFOS. If you haven't FOSd or were picked up for O-4 you aren't allowed out. Compare that to HSC note a. If you are a 1xFOS it's unlimited out so the quotas don't apply. If you aren't a 1xFOS then they are only taking 1 package from the 04...

Basing in the PI for a FDNF unit is pretty much impossible with the way the PI constitution is written. Short duration rotational forces are much easier to accommodate. The Filipinos want US forces there, that whole agreement that Presidents Obama and Aquino signed a few months ago lends...

Redesignating into FTS would probably be the best way to get to O-4 and beyond if you take the ROTC orders. I can't speak for the process of switching into active duty HR/PAO/etc, but the process is fairly straightforward for getting in on the FTS side. The O-4 and O-5 selection rates are...

Shipped, and yeah it was a little over $100 or so for shipping to my front door.

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