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Why are you even thinking of taking this bonus as a pilot? It makes no sense. You will delay getting a $20K bonus for a year to get $4K now. Barring some serious investing brilliance, you're never going to make it up. The only reason to take it is if you are already getting out anyway (for...

All of my non-pilot Captains are taking it. They seem pretty happy about it, too. Personally, I lost more in taxes on my bonus than this one is worth. Kind of like the chopper bonus from a few years ago. What was it? 7K? Seems about right. Smiles, of course.

I'm assuming that you mean during deployment.... Fly....work on your ground job.....eat....sleep....work out....watch porn.....repeat until cruise is over. Being a division officer.....waving aircraft......standing duty..... Yes, but pickings are slim. Working toward an undergrad...

We don't spend all that much time doing air to air. Probably less than 10% of our hours, but that varies from squadron to squadron depending on the emphasis of the CO. That said, it is probably too much time anyway. We have people for that sort of thing....i.e. the USAF. The probe tip, when...

So, in other words.......you were late. Again.:D

This should tell you everything you want to know about it: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132680&highlight=water+switch

Yes.........it depends on the type of aircraft, fuel on board, etc....... In other words, you answered your own question.

AV-8B FRS students are on there as well (7507), not that they'll be eligible (I don't think). If you're a pilot, you're going to be better off waiting on the pilot bonus. If you're a ground MOS (and are planning to stick around anyway), then go for it. There probably won't be a better deal...

What does TS Cond II have to do with anything? Whether or not I shoot a PAR is based on the ceiling/vis, not TS Cond. Your wingman is an idiot (although you already knew that). Anyway.....back to TBones house and roomate options.

San Diego has perfect weather? I guess so, if you like shooting PARs through the marine layer half of the year. The rest of it is correct. Yuma may lack many things, but great flying weather isn't one of them.

Isn't this the absolutely BEST time to own your own firearm? Or, conversely, the worst time for the government to be denying you the right to protect yourself with one?

243.0 and 282.8. Not sure if it uses 121.5. Don't think so.

Do P-3/E-2 NFOs have instrument ratings? If so, how does that work? I understand what an ECMO or WSO does in the goo (I think....don't have one), but the P-3/E-2 guys can't really see outside or access the flight instruments (or can they?).

Supposedly, no. But who knows. We could always have another "great idea" like TACAIR integration someday. Yes. Used to be (MARDET), but now....no. Yes.

When I'm off base that order and whoever wrote it can go eat a big bowl of cock.

1. No. When they are IFR....then "no" again. 2. Yes and no. If your NATOPs has a higher operating speed for safety of flight, then you can use that. Nobody expects you to bring a division of jets into the break at 250 knots. 550? Maybe not such a great idea at LAX. At NYL/NJK.....bring it...

If only we had a thread that covered this kind of stuff.......

You were wise beyond your years. :)

Amen. Translated in Marine-speak. Yut, Yut.

Yes. The cry of uproar is led mostly by those that have never even used the gun that they have. Is it a valuable weapon? Sure. Is it a death blow not to have one? No. The main argument against the external gun pod is the compromise of stealth and drag. Neither of which is a huge obstacle...

Or any other air force base for that matter. If you switch departure before takeoff, you can cancel IFR as soon as you get airborne. I've done it with the wheels in transit. They hate that.

The F-35B sim is actually easy to fly if you think about landing differently. When I flew it, I had the same issues that other Harrier guys did in V/STOL. If you think like a Harrier (in terms of control inputs) it's all ass backwards. If you think like conventional flying, it's very, very...

It's because we're better pilots and they love us more.:D It's all about numbers. The smartest guy I ever talked to about the bonus was actually a grunt. He did his post NPS payback tour at HQMC as an analyst and could talk in great detail about how they determine the money figures and why...

Checkrides (NATOPS/Inst) in the Harrier are almost always done in the sim. When one isn't available, we chase the guy getting the ride. I've done my NATOPS in combat, such that it was. The squadron just made sure that my wingman was a checker. Real (i.e. mission quals) checkrides (section...

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Gripper Carom Palin.....my wife is Shoulder Frontier Palin.

I think this thread has no place left to go but down. We all feel terrible about such a tragic accident, but rehashing it and debating bicycle safety in South Texas can be done elsewhere, and at another time.

There's quite a bit more to it than that, but I think that we'd better drop this whole line of conversation.

Just out of curiosity, what rank were you when you went to OCS?

Honestly, I was more worried about them shooting me down than the Iraqis after about day 2 of the war. The Iraqis couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a banjo. The patriots just don't miss. That's great as long as they know what they're shooting at.

Do you mean Dubai, UAE? In the middle east? I know a guy who got arrested there. NAVCENT had to personally come get his ass out of jail. They ended up trading a boat load of smuggled dates for his release (no shit....not an exaggeration) and he was tried in absentia at a later date. He...

He wants directions as to where the best place is to facilitate a drunken arrest. Subtle difference.

Not that I've seen. We have to have the sticker, and get our ID checked almost every single time we go through the gate. Evidently it is policy ordered by the Department of Redundancy Department.

My girlfriend was there. Priorities.....priorities. The commute is much better now that we're married.;)

You can make it to Dallas in about 8 hours. My record was 6:54:09.

This discussion is worthless without pictures of the female friend.

Most require TS/SCI. That's about all you're going to get on the internet.

Just when I thought that The Peoples Republic of Cherry Point couldn't possibly suck more..........it does. There goes the neighborhood.

You were a Corporal of Marines. Whole different animal than just an "E-4". I never use paygrades to describe Marines unless it's a situation like here where there were folks from all of the services. Just a pet peeve of mine. When a Marine says "I'm an E-6", he'll get a "Bullshit. You are...

From what I saw at AOCS (much harder program.....amen), it has more to do with paygrade than rank interms of DORs and priors. The ones E-1 to E-3 and E-6 and above did fine. The E-4 and E-5 group DOR'd at a much higher rate. We had several from all three groups in my class, including a...

There is also a scene that isn't shown in many versions of the film where they are at All American Burger discussing Mick Jaggers guitar pick. It's right after/before "No shirt, no shoes, no dice". I think he had a line there, too.

I'd have to answer "I don't care" with the caveat that I'd prefer them there as long as they don't get in the way or delay the evolution. As a Harrier guy, we need them on station for FCLPs and forward base operations (FBOs, like road ops or CAL site ops). I haven't ever needed them for those...

Some pilots don't need the help. They can file their own flight plans and make coffee.:D

"Who wears the pants around here, H.I.?" :D

They're doing FCFs coming out of phase and can't pass the track and balance part. Just like real life. That's what chopper guys do.:D

Say anything. Bonus level: "Are you John Big-booty?" "Big-booTAY, Big-booTAY!! "It's not my goddamned planet, monkey boy!!" and an even bigger bonus question: "Aren't you a lucky, lucky little boy! You found the marble in the oatmeal!! You get to drink from the firehose!!"