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Yup, it was just a SERE reference.

Fyi, that poem has a deeper and alternate meaning to most of us with wings than what you realize. It's an inside joke that can't be accurately explained unless you have literally been there, done that.

The caveat, being senior shore patrol is actually a pretty sweet deal. Hotel paid for by the boat, your own car, also paid for by the boat, per diem, and you "have" to go check out and verify all those shady single mom dance joints that end up getting blacklisted...or so I've heard

Stiffer than issue new, broken in they are pretty much the same. I prefer the Wiley x personally as the leather is much thinner but in terms of durability I've worn the OR gloves doing house remodeling stuff and yardwork and they still are holding together great.

I have a pair of the OR gloves and they are sturdy as hell. Lose some tactile feel but solid gloves. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 4

Your statement ignores a lot of guys who aren't like that. Groupthink like yours also helps perpetuate the same as the guys you are bitching about. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 4

Or giving flight deck pay to the MMCO/AMO for doing absolutely nothing on the flight deck other than wearing a jersey and getting in the way.

The C-17 must've skipped out on the recent SAPR training... Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

You'll have plenty of time for activities, hookers and blow, and even motorcycling. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

I did wear utilities, the uniform definitely WASN'T broke, and it was a helluva lot better than these shitty NWU's. And yes, it is the XO's job to worry about uniforms. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

Having worn both the old dungarees and utilities, I can say that all the reasons you've given are superficial at best. They were more comfortable, easier to maintain, and all around better than NWU's. The only semi-valid complaint about utilities and dungarees was they couldn't be worn out in...

I never said it was entirely the Marines fault. What I did say, and regardless of why the other branches wanted camouflage, is the Marines basically wouldn't share their ball with the other kids. Again, doesn't excuse the other branches designing stupid stuff but, as we would say in Naval...

Of course, if the Marine Corps didn't wank, bitch, and moan about other services copying their pattern then maybe this mess would've been resolved a long time ago? That doesn't excuse the other services from going full retard on their designs but to remove all culpability from the Corps is a...

Naval Aviation is a place where new guys DO NOT show up and immediately have 'street cred' or unwavering respect. You have to earn what you get, this profession is ultimately about life and death and you have not proven yourself one bit to any vetted member, which are people with wings. We can...

Screenname is "The_Pants" and he's asking about having herpes, the irony is too awesome.... Grow some thicker skin or you are gonna have a real tough time. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

That's what she said

It not only disqualifies you from the Marines but also means that you have to join the Air Force instead.

They tried getting taxes from me, guy I talked to was being especially difficult. I told him that if he forwarded it for action I'd personally sue him. No more problems with them trying to get taxes from me.

In California there is no rolling old age cutoff. Post 1976 cars had some sort of smog equipment and thus require a smog inspection. Pre 1976 don't have smog so don't get tested.

Everyone has their own quirks, I get that. I wasn't busting your balls over that. My point, I grew up on a farm that raised animals as well as produce. If you are that concerned about the packaging and cross contaminating the food at a market you should probably start growing your own food...

You don't put your produce in one of the produce bags and the follow on is you don't wash your produce before eating?

Guys in back wear them. A few pilots have the snaps installed but don't wear them. Like you said, up front with aircraft in trim it's not really an issue anyways.

Does it really matter?

Odd, only time I've ever run into lines more than 3-4 deep in 13 years of shopping at a commissary is when I've made the mistake of going on payday.

I did it many moons ago. For a kid from the backwoods of Tennessee it was awesome but I doubt it had any bearing on me making the cut, especially considering I enlisted first. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

Yeah, I wasn't saying they are a first line fighter but they are still fairly capable. That said, their lane is obviously blowing shit up on the ground.

Don't underestimate the A-10. Been working with those dudes a lot lately and while not a 'fighter', they have good capabilities.

The irony of this statement in today's Navy.... Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

That was preached quite often when I went through primary, if you are feeling bad to ask for the controls or at least ghost the controls. Something about controlling the aircraft helps alleviate airsickness. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

Easy, Ghostbusters!

Everyone is different but I have three kids and the urge to fly is as strong as ever. The tough part is balancing my want to volunteer for every det with the idea that maybe I should pass on one every now and again to stay home with the wife and kids. Some people can't do it and get out, some...

Benelli semi-autos are something to behold. I have been wanting one for quite some time myself.

Yeah, my point was more in the sense that a nice 12 gauge with 20 gauge inserts will basically give you two guns and I feel like there are more options available for a good shotgun in the 12 gauge field.

Get a 12 gauge and put 20 gauge inserts in. You'll find more support for a 12 gauge than 20, opens the variety of weapon choices and will give you the option of 12 gauge if you want it. Plus, you can drop 28 gauge inserts into a 12 gauge to make it really challenging and I'm not for sure if...

Pretty sure that's true in more ways than just for aircraft...

Funny thing is, I actually agree with you.

The guys I know that have gone have been pretty shit hot as a JTAC.

Well, there are a few fires positions with Anglico units for Navy guys, I think those have traditionally gone to helo bubbas though.

Why even need an IR one? Considering they shoot bright tracers and, well, it's a boat, it's not too hard for the guy being shot at to figure out where the bullets are coming from.

In other news, the Navy saves even more money as the ship's gunner now has the collateral duty of fun boss....

Home of record is a one time move that allows you to bring your crap from your home before OCS, whereever that may be. That way you can have all the toys and stuffed animals you had as a kid and the Navy pays to move them to you. Once you PCS to your first non-accession command, the HOR move...

If you're doing a ridiculously high hover. Get anywhere near ground effect and the system works fine.

http://www.benchmade.com/products/5 I have this one on my vest, I've yet to use it in an emergency situation but I have cut a seat strap with it and its sharp as hell.

For the sake of humanity, I hope that someone throws water on you.

Titanium rods in your legs...no....poor grasp on the English language and grammar...perhaps.

Lowflier summed it up nicely but I have yet to lose sight of the ground in any brownout now that I'm flying doors off. You can literally hover in solid brownout, lean out of the door, look down and have perfect sight of the ground. The amazing part is that overwater you get almost no spray in...

Don't suck when you take the test. ASTB studying complete.

Well, this begs the question, when the S-3 tanker returns to the airing, how long before the KS-3 JO's start wanking about not making CAG???

I read a book in high school in the mid-nineties about this very guy. There have been historians that have made this claim for years but the Smithsonian has fought them tooth and nail. I don't know what the true history is but the fact is that this story has been around for quite some time.