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That sucks man. Don't forget about the PPO office too. If you're having problems with a mover, call the PPO office local to where you're at and they'll either send someone out to where the move is happening or to the mover's office, sometimes both, to straighten it out. When the moving company...

I've only heard, but snap-rolls and hammer heads are pretty fun in the -34. I've only heard that, of course.

I've moved quite a few times and I've always had drinks for the movers (water/gatorade/etc) and bought them lunch, both for the packout and loading. Yeah, it's basically a bribe, but hey, so far, knock on wood, I've had great moves.

^^^ Is that the air museum out close to Dulles airport?

The article I read on Foxnews stated that the pilot said he couldn't control the aircraft so he had to eject. While I'm not gonna speculate, it initially sounds different than the crash in November. Either way, I can only imagine that the Air Force generals are just chomping at the bit to use...

I think HH is right about the money obligation, but if you're really worried about it I'd say go follow up with PSD, it can happen that paperwork gets misplaced. Now, if you're referring to the partial DITY, that can take upwards of 3 months to get paid for it.

Do you still have the source? I've heard of reporters who have been killed, but I wouldn't have expected 208!

Man, and I've really been wanting to move to Fairmount too, what are the odds?

Last I heard it's not official yet, just waiting on the director's signature. I think I heard September-ish time frame.

Just accept the darkside....see you in helo-land ;)

I am in the middle of a PCS from Milton to San Diego, so I just had to experience this. I'm putting this in the API section as this may help out a lot of guys there. I was unaware, as is most everyone I've talked to so far, that there is an actual statute that covers the military and rental...

Don't worry, on subs 150 dudes go down, 75 couples come back up. The key is to shiv someone early so you're not the bitch.... Wait, I think I'm confusing that with something else.....:eek::D

Spelling is pretty simple too, I hear. :icon_tong

It's not "free". You have to pay the FAA to take the test. The hours are technically "free" though, as you get the required number through flight school. The test is an expense that everyone that is trying to get their commercial license has to do. For comparison, the military competency exam is...

Not really, that does happen.

I didn't read that link so sorry if I cover this twice, but yes, you can get TLE (not TLA, that's only for overseas) and BAH at the same time. Say you check into P-cola on the 1st but you don't have an apartment to live in yet. So, you get a hotel room and then sign a lease and move in on the...

If not CoC, you'd at least need a penicillin shot before you go :D

Yes, space-a is a great deal because you can get an overseas flight for free. The catch is that sometimes there aren't enough seats and that you can get bumped for a higher priority. I've done it several times, if you've got free time it's a great way to travel. Ended up flying all over Europe...

I hear T-mobile has good coverage in Germany....

I dunno if the people who run the alpaca farm are tree-huggers or not, but they managed to scare big Navy into telling us that if we fly over it, we'd possibly lose our wings. Go figure, fuckin' hairy ass nasty alpacas. :rolleyes:

If you get a shot, be it local anesthesia or if you go under, you'll be down for at least 12 hours.

Ah, ok, I see the difference. Policy change aside, I had always heard the phrase as "99.9% of the time, #1 gets his first choice". Maybe this is just an official wording of a similar mantra?

Interesting side point, but a guy I worked for when I was in Monterey used to recruit linguists for the military/DOD. He said the best learners and most "natural" speakers were musicians. Guess it has something to do with being able to hear tones more distinctly. Flytpay, if you play an...

It may be different between Corpus and Whiting but I seem to recall that after I'd put the condition lever to idle that I'd go back to the PCL so I could call out gauges as they rose during light off/start. Gator or any other ip, care to chime in if the hand on the condition lever is stan...

Saw it happen the week I selected, #1 wanted jets, was fully qualified, got helos. Just the way it goes.

While I don't have any problem with it being on hot-mic, why is it that big of a deal? If I can remember correctly, the only time you take your hand off of the PCL on start is when you push the condition lever from fuel off to idle. The problem as I see it (or at least in the above torched...

International style here; air, standard, and free. Played around in bullseye but never shot it in competition.

None of those, the porn industry, hands down.

Dude, I'd go fight that, it's illegal if you've got dependents and they don't pay you full bah. You're entitled to it, and you'd get a nice little chunk of back pay.

Try Bay Ridge Wine and Spirits in Annapolis if you get down that way. That was my favorite store when I was at USNA, has a huge selection, and had some pretty obscure bottles of stuff.

I just got my second class medical two days ago and the doc said that the FAA regulations recognizing Navy flight physicals (equal to a FAA 2nd class) is almost a go. Apparently it's been through all the steps, now all that is needed is the director's signature, which could be next week or next...

Well, the CV-6 Enterprise is either not a museum or the fact that it's on the inactive roster changed the rules, because the CVN-65 Enterprise is going strong today.

I believe you have to be enlisted for at least a year before you can apply. I can't find a reference for that but I specifically remember hearing it when I applied. I was Navy though, so I don't know if it would be any different for the Marines.

Interesting little story about this guy, got 5 million for helping nail Moussaoui. I wonder if anyone around here has heard of/served/flown with this guy? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325409,00.html

Leave them where you are now and then do your PCS after you finish SERE. Your move of your actual physical goods doesn't have to coincide exactly with your travel, and if you have your family travel seperately, you actually make a little bit more money on the move.

^^^ Looks like that guy went to the surplus store and said "I'll take one of everything" and put it on the uniform. :icon_roll

If I'm remembering correctly, anything you validate doesn't count towards your overall grades, it's just a validated course that lets you take something else.

Hmm, didn't know that, that's good to know. That can save a fella quite a bit of money!

I'm glad to see they are making Sea Trials closed to outside observers. When we did it they tried to make it as tough as they could (no one could watch it) but I couldn't imagine Plebes would take it too seriously if their mom and dad were right there cheering them on.

That makes sense, but did you pay any tax on the vehicle in the state you bought it in?

Don't think you need to have your instrument ticket just to do good in primary/etc. Yes, it will help, but it's not required. Chances are, you'll have to relearn some stuff the Navy way compared to the civilian way. That said, if you've got the dough and want to, I say go for it. It sounds to...

Or jump off of a chair for an hour before you get measured, that works too, or so I've been told.....

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. My specific example is I bought a car in Maryland, paid tax up there, then registered it in Tennessee. Tennessee has a ridiculous tax rate, like 9.25%, which is more than Maryland. I didn't have to pay taxes on it when I registered it in Tennessee. Saved...

Most, if not all, states don't make you pay sales tax on a car purchased out of state when you register it in the state. You just have to show you paid taxes in the state you bought it in. I'm gonna assume that you paid sales tax on the cars you bought in whatever state it was?

Got mine last week and it has the embossed symbol in it.

If you wanna take your dog to Guam, they have some procedures that will make the quarantine only a few days at most. I can't remember them exactly but Google for it and it's pretty straightforward.

Unless that is sarcasm, it goes under the SCT column for pilots since we'll rarely, if ever, have SCT in the aircraft, and there's not another column specifically designated for nvg's.

Only if the wheels turn at twice the speed :)

An M-14? I thought we could only get M-1A's on the civilian side, M-14's weren't available to the general public?

Plus, when you get the 5 or 530 am briefs (you'll probably show up between 4-430 at the squadron), being relatively close to base is nice. I really felt sorry for some guys I know who live in Pensacola with an hour or more commute, some told me they'd get up at 230 or 3 sometimes, compared to...