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See, Helo guys do have a chip on their shoulder. :D

RAG = Replacement Air Group = the old school term, when there were Air Groups instead of Air Wings. FRS = Fleet Replacement Squadron = current term. I've been around so many people that say RAG, that is what I call it, even if FRS is technically correct.

That's the big issue. The 60-80 foot tall pine trees. That, and if you're flying to 19L, there are two 200 foot hills in the way... your LAW set at 380 beeps multiple times in the approach turn on 19L. Which sucks at night by the way, you really need to know WHERE you are. Never once have I had...

We fly off BARO here. You have to, especially off 19L. If you flew off the RADALT, you'd be all sorts of fvcked up. Our LSOs never say fly off the RADALT. They told us (and I'll agree to it based purely on my EE education) that the RADALT is innaccurate over water because of the way...

You, sir, have a dirty dirty mind. And I love it. :D

Hmm, traditional IRA, really? I don't know much about them.

Can't say for the boat, but we use "tactical" frequencies here for formation flights. Just a few presets we can choose from for formation admin and such. Then of course there are the popular standbys..

F8, now there is a sexy plane. Oh man, classic.

Oh man... Miss the NFO wings on there? Brett's a very well established member here.... This'll be fun. Negative rep points distributed.

Lots of Ice Hockey in Massachusetts where I grew up. I know you warmer climate times have never even seen real natural ice, but it exists :icon_tong P.S. I hate the cold, but I love hockey. Played when I was a little kid.

Buuuuuurn (If anyone other than Zab gets that one... I'll be surprised)

Ice Hockey. Now that's a real fvcking sport.

Who are you? Negative rep points, low post count, no profile... come on, who are you?

Where was the time hack?

Always always have emergency money tucked away. You think your job is that secure? Ask those guys that attrited out of API or Primary. That, and you never know when you're going to get slammed with financial burden. I have AT LEAST a months pay in my savings, at the very least.

You... don't want those callsigns.

Mmm yes. A phrase we haven't encountered yet in TraCom.

Dingalingadingdong. How often do you hear soldiers coming home saying what the media portrays over there is not the whole story? All the freakin time.

That kinda goes out the window in wartime ops, right? I know of a couple Prowler guys that routinely operated on 4 hours a sleep a night for 3 weeks straight in the opening stages of the war.

Oh. My. God. That's perfect for him.

Yuck.

I know I'm not a Marine, so I can't attest to that, but I think that's fairly universal with any service. I'm more mature in many aspects than any of my civilian friends. I grew up faster, because I had to. At the same time though, I think the military also lets you stay young... where else do...

Speaking of VS... what is SSC? Some of the S-3 guys here talk of doing that in the Gulf.

A) They are nasty B) That's the brainwashing C) They pay your salary

I was wondering when you were going to chime in.

Virtual rep points for that. I can't give em right now.

Don't forget barbed wire... (Hmm, went to stop this... I do moderate this forum....)

Wow, cool it with the Caps Lock there Chris Rock. Ok, who gets to explain it to him?

I have no idea what you're talking about... ;)

What about NAVY Helo guys? Didn't seem like a whole lot had them when I was around them in Primary. BTW... Stinky.... nice.... that must have an interesting story....

I think I only got a 2nd class.

That's teh ghey, thank you very much.

We have one IFLOLS at the field here, right now it's on 1L since the winter winds tend to shift to the north. Used to be on 19L. Our OLF has an IFLOLS on 31, never landed on 13 so I can't comment there. I got so used to flying it though,t hat when I go to the old lense, I'm sucking it hard core lol.

*sigh* sense of humor is lost on this one.

You're tempting the beast.... Hey Punk, did you have IFLOLS at KRock? Got it at Whidbey?

What kind of relationship do you have with your brother... jeez....

And this is why I didn't make a comment, even with my limited FCLP phase 1 knowledge.... I knew the LSO would come out on this one.... :icon_smil

Two in the..... nevermind.

No sh!t... lineup is down the runway, not at your intended point of landing :icon_tong

Now what's the difference, you're just not bound by the restrictions of the IRA right? You can move your money around how you please, take it out when you please, etc? But you pay taxes on the dividends?

My savings gets 2.xx%, I can't remember exactly. Not too bad. (USAA) Never thought of just buying mutual funds. I don't know how that works.

Speaking of, the year is nearing an end.... the max Roth IRA contribution this year is $4000 right?

And that is the key. I started TSP when I commissioned and my IRA in January of this year. Most of my friends don't invest. They'll be hurting later.

Yes, the L funds are brand new. Anyone investing in them? I'm always open to new investment ideas. Oh, forgot to add, I always shuffle money into a savings account too.

Just like the F-16 is the FIghting Falcon and not the Viper.... or the A-10 is the LIghtningbolt II and not the Warthog.

Well I was talking about my IRA in that reference, but yes, real estate, etc... and we've established you are much more investment savvy than me.

I invest in both TSP and an IRA. My TSP is setup as follows (%): G - 10 F - 10 C - 40 S - 25 I - 15 It's more aggressive, which works since, well, I'm only 24. My IRA is invested in mid-cap stocks right now, also agressive. I'm looking to diversify.

Dingalingadingdong.

LA Riots in the early 90s. Korean store owners defended their property with guns, shooting looters and rioters. Legally (most of the time anyway).