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One thing that has helped in a few searches in recent history is having a cell phone that is fully charged. A few guys have called back and told the rescuers where they were and they needed a ride home.

I'm putting my condo up on the market. Listing at $405k. I'm doing this without a realtor so pitch me an offer and we'll see where it goes. I've listed it on militarybyowner so click for all the details. http://www.militarybyowner.com/homes/CA/San_Diego/Caminito_Pitaya/MBO257270.aspx I have...

How else are all those single guys gonna claim they are part of the mile high club?

Or the Florida Gators stadium in the fall, during afternoon practice, or the LSU Tigers and Texas A&M stadium on cross country. ...or so I've heard...

Hopefully you are drinking that bottle with more than just by yourself, otherwise the joke is on you! ;)

Hot off the wire. I know very little about the VP of Venezuela so it'll be interesting to watch the developments in the next bit. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/05/venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez-dead-vp-says/

Well, he is a spy...

Depends on what the board picks you for. They won't pick you something you don't put in as a choice.

FTS, the way timing is working with he boards right now you might be able apply near the end of the first shore tour. The windows for time to end of winging commitment has been widened so people can apply. If you get picked up your transition date to 1317 will vary but it's been happening that...

If I remember my primary aero, the turboprop does pretty dang well at low altitudes. Without getting into tactics, flying low doesn't mean your safe from manpads or the like, it's the pilot that mitigates it. This aircraft doesn't have to pick troops up, so hovering is a moot point. Improved...

You do realize that an A-29/AT-6 is a lot faster and more maneuverable (except for hovering) than a helo right? Yet we still put the helos into unfriendly airspace. Also, I don't buy the surface to air threat. Tell me when we'd go in guns blazing without first neutralizing the hazards to our...

The polartec stuff really isn't much cheaper once you go through the appropriate purchase channels for Massif. I have sets of the polartec fleece and Massif stuff and the Massif is much nicer.

Wow, they are issuing those in flight school now? That probably explains why it took my former squadron 18 months to get outfitted with it.

This is one man's opinion. The problem as I see it isn't that the government provides Social Security, etc, but that the people expect it. Society needs to adjust their norms. People here are saying that someone can't eek out a living on disability, on social security, or food stamps. I'm an...

Chamber pots for all, the admirals just get ornate ones.

This situation was similar when President Obama was elected the first time. It took awhile to settle out but it did. If the AWB does pass then there is no telling what the outcome will look like. If it doesn't pass the wave will ebb eventually.

Read your profile, and respect your flight time and experience in the helo. That said, take the advice of others and STFU. Shooting the gun out of the helo is much different than taking the responsibility for giving the order to shoot. You may not understand that now but you will soon. Your...

This isn't a rhetorical question, as my CAS experience is with only guns in close and not dropping bombs, but in your community when you get a 9-line are you saying that you still go through the valid targeting decision tree even though the JTAC has already vetted it a valid target? The way I am...

Summed up nicely I think. The mentality I observed (both helo and tacair) around the carrier was "keep the plane flyable and then call the rep to see what to do next".

You had boards for FCP? Wow.

Then be specific and say batteries, not electric motors. Electric motors are quite capable, it's the batteries that is the long pole in the tent.

So all of the motors that we run in plants, factories, etc, etc, are steam powered? That's news to me.

So why exactly are you looking on a Chinese military forum to find your picture? Hmm, something smells fishy.... :)

Sitting in the HUB Club in Seoul compliments of AMEX platinum, to include all the free booze, whiskey, and food I want!

That's the most frustrating thing I've seen. Some senior guys will be like "f the fixed wing guys, I'm just gonna sit over here and color". For as much bitching that goes on regarding use or lack thereof of helos, I've always wondered just how much the senior folks were chewing on CAG's/Admiral...

Well, it's obvious, LLL CAS is so damn dark that no one can see you anyways so of course it's not sexy!

And the biggest takeaway of this thread isn't even that helos are or aren't shooting/getting shot at as much, but that the things that are killing us the most (brownout/cfit/etc) are things that we can mitigate without even worrying about combat conditions. Preaching to the choir I know, but...

Cool story, definitely don't see many NFO's getting a AM with a helo squadron, much less getting one while flying in back!

All I know is my wife is happy so I don't really care how short it is :D

Crazy enough, I'd argue the most combat tested Navy squadron in Iraq was a Navy helicopter squadron. That said, Navy helos have employed weapons over the years, it's just that we 99.9% of what we employ is 7.62, and that doesn't have the same "impact", pun intended, that a jet dropping bombs...

Most of the article could be considered fluff but this is the meat and potatoes of his argument. Why aren't the funds appropriated for fixing that which is killing us the most? Brownout and low-level CFIT have contributed to a lot of crashes. Except for a very few special units, the funds aren't...

Written last year but it's a good read. I realize I am biased but I think it's tough to argue against his points. http://defense.aol.com/2011/07/07/they-just-got-osama-so-put-your-money-where-the-rotors-are/

Interestingly, you can sharpen your pocket knife on your boot, pretty much the same thing as stropping. I do it at work sometimes and it has definitely surprised some people when they walk in the office!

I use the Art of Shaving stuff. It's a little expensive up front cost but for me a can of shaving cream lasts about 7-8 months, the lotion and pre-shave oils a bit less. I also use a safety razor similar to the one you linked. For me, the Art of Shaving stuff helped fix some razor bump/ingrown...

Someone did a big survey and realized that the movers were scamming the government out of pay so the powers that be reevaluated all the move pay/allowances. The result was the pay going to the professional movers went down hence the pay going to us for a partial or full DITY went down...

It's 1 more than the jet NSS.

A guy I know who currently works with the Blues says this is apparently a pretty big part of their workout regimen .

Those guys would still be drinking for free if that would've happened.

Well, that's the rub, in previous posts (this is just one of several examples I found), you have in fact linked or referred to things that have directly used info from the British Crime Survey to make or back up your arguments. I'm not trying to call you out as much as I'm trying to prove a...

Since you're apt to reference the British crime rates for a counterpoint, how does John Lott's surveying differ from the British Crime Survey that they report their crime rates with? Both are surveys so both will have inherent inaccuracies.

Sadly, tis true. The scariest flight I ever had was when I was buddy lasing for a guy and their Hellfire, B version of course, went straight up after it left the rail. Landed about a mile away about two minutes later. Pretty long two minutes sitting there wondering where that missile went.

Does the $200 they mention for airline incidentals apply to food/booze on the flights? I just took it to mean baggage fees, etc.

Should be able to. You'll probably have to open the card in hubby's name and add you on. That's what I did and her card is free too.

I've had an AmEx gold card since 2003. When I deployed last year my wife called all of our credit cards/loans to check on any deployment deals, that's how we found out about the hook-up that AmEx gives. She and I both have gold cards and we got a refund of almost $2,000 from past fees, etc...

The only problem I have with that statement is the simple fact that the US and the UK have such drastic differences in cultures. As an example, and from what I can gather, the UK is very much a "knife culture", even before they had a gun ban. Basically, all statistics aside, I have a tough...

I never said it was the only option but in lieu of something else it does provide a decent basis.

Ah, gotcha and that's a good point.

Regardless of your view of religion and it's effectiveness, one does have to wonder if all of the above may have chosen differently if they had heard 'thou shall not kill' from an early age.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

You will have at a minimum a secret level background check as an officer. They should start and finish that before you commission. It isn't a FBI check, I believe it's done by the OPM. As for your medical stuff, I'm pretty sure that won't come up on a background check. However, it will be...