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I'm an NFO, nerd is part of the job description to make up for the distinct lack of brains in the flight station (up front, you dumbasses):D

good call.

Your premise is that it's harder to be phony. I disagree. The dedication, sacrifice, hard work, and committment that aviators must possess virtually every day is far more than the average joe can take. I consider this a flaw that many guys have, because they are humble and self-deprecating...

beautiful. rep.

light reading... "Better Environmentalism Through Killing Ted Nugent, seventies rock relic, loves the wild outdoors. Loves to seek out the earth's creatures, large and small, and shoot them. Loves that he could be the conservation movement's most valuable ally. Which is to say, he loves...

They taste great.

plus problem solved.

If someone sees you actually do it. I recommend a Remington Nylon 66 or a Ruger .22 with CB rounds (subsonic so they sound like an airgun, but plenty of punch). Enjoy.

Definitely track down a flight surgeon at CC...the worst they can say is no, but I think you've got a good chance... good luck.

That Vought F7U Cutlass is sweet. Can you still booze in there? Just as good as Udvar-Hazy, and if you can booze too...well

Keith Richards? apples and oranges, that fvcker isn't human. And he's been talking like he's drunk for forty years with a tongue and all.

Tongue? What about that hip replacement? There's no f-ing way EVH is going to make it through this without going back on the "meds". No Florida dates either, must've figured they'd be dead by then.

De-milling is a thorough and detailed process. Basically all that's left is cannon plugs, panels, and fasteners. If the IRAF gets an afterburner can, great. If they pay money for it, better. If one day a Super Hornet gets to shoot it down, perfect. If they're getting NCTR, then that's...

What sensitive items? I haven't seen any attempt to describe any actual hardware, not even in general terms. Untile then, it's just a full page of alarmist bullshit.

comms. less is more.

I just ordered 100 embroidered 4 inch patches for my command. 2 weeks order to door. $3.20 cost/per. I do this crap at every command I'm with, crew t-shirts, ballcaps, "entertainment", so I'm in with a dead electrician as an "investment capitalist"...

Is there any way a mod can make this the troll in questions avatar?

I don't know Rob. Maybe the laughter will come later, but right now it's just dumb. Cheers.

Occupation before the Nav? Petty theft, solicitation, etc. Man, I was good with a slim jim.

Probably on the inop shitter.

Now this beauty is intimidating! Can you imagine the stench inside?

Funny how they couldn't slap a coat of paint on that shitty drop tank. Oh, and those deadly 2.75's...jeez, how ghetto.

Yup, that's what all those holes are for...I think that's A4's doing a FOD walkdown by himself too...:D

Grumman XF10F, the word "manatee" comes to mind. Sorry MB. Boeing X-32, "sea cow"...staff the squadron with a bunch of Rosie O'Donnell look-a-likes...battabing!

Solid post. I will also add that the Navy regularly attends Marine Mammal conferences hosted by "granola" organizations. The Navy is generally very forthcoming with information and is armed with copious amounts of data which blows away the nay-sayers. One of the more ironic outcomes is that the...

It's not just Crazy Cali. The FACSFAC's also have an aggressive reporting process for Northern Right Whales on the East Coast with them reporting (no shit) the visuals into GCCS-M with follow-ups to Second Fleet FOTC. You see whales out in your part of the warning area, no ordnance, no...

I guess the days of 200' mad hunting circles at stall buffet off Iceland and the sweet smell of CAD smoke, burritos, urine, and puke are really numbered...good times. Nice link, thanks.

As I recall, that plane was also empty. Nice cardboard mock-ups of what the sensor stations would look like. It's irrelevant really, from the reports we're looking at a fundamental change in the way we do ASW (profiles, buoy MOT's, etc). Now that construction on the new MMA hangar has begun...

You know, I always thought/read that this was a great plane. Can you imagine it with an F110-132? Total threadjack, my bad.

I've got a retired Stoof buddy (commissioned in '58) who says he believes Rumsfeld was a plowback and flew out of Glenview or Grosse Ille. Also, he may not have even gone to the boat for a deployment. Platform transitions and 3 year stints were totally the norm. I'll post when I get more...

Maybe there's something out in the warning area, or even more than one...;) Have you seen the orange air flying too? Kfirs and Hawker Hunters no less doing the special departures out of KNIP...definitely not 250 knots or below...

Interesting that you used a 19th Century American Jacksonian term to describe the Chinese mindset. You are correct that ascribing a monolithic view to a billion plus people is a mistake. on another note, 1+00 to the T-bar...;)

Bücker Bü 131, very uber-licious...

Thanks for the link. I'm headed to VT-4 and am looking forward to seeing how things have changed in eleven years...

Yeah, that pic is/was all over the ship. In the Flag Mess, CO's inport cabin, wardroom, third shitter fromt he shooter shack... Nice pic. I'll actually miss that ship a little...

Interesting note though, at least for VP, several RAG instructors up for their first DH look, FOS'd. It seems that non-traditional first shore tours, followed by a pain tour are being looked at favorably (at least it was last month). We'll just have to see if this initiative will die like so...

That echoes what I've heard from others. Did you volunteer? My bro got tagged for his IA checking in for his post-dh tour at Corpus.

Man, I gotta be straight with you. I'd love to drive a fucking Abrams. I know that's the last thing I'd be doing but, I've thought more than a little about volunteering for an IA. I know this sounds like I've been drinking the kool-aid, but I think this is clearly our generations "call to...

For what it's worth, I was a Seaman to Admiral guy. My first shore tour was college and I have been told that is the one thing that has crushed me (3 yrs of NOB's). I was a high first tour EP with all the quals and a second sea-tour number 1 for 16 months on the boat. I picked up Special...

There is at least one. When the slate hits the street in two weeks or so, the next round of bitching will commence. But the word is CAG is holding everyone's feet to the fire, understandable from NPC's viewpoint with all of the energy spent on the process.

You need a structured program. I don't think you'll get there without some outside influence. If you are serious, I can help put you (via your recruiter) onto a fitness program here at the base that will get your bubble-gum ass into shape by the Fall. NAS and Mayport have excellent gym...

I'm fighting that itch myself. The S3 is a great bike...

For one the cost of one BMW (albeit nice)..and still have money left over for other shit. Cliche? Yup.

Yeah, I hear you. But until the proven path to DH changes...you must "broaden your horizons" on the boat. I don't get the above at all. One's performance in the plane is the very foundation of your squadron reputation. In order to make Instructor, that's your performance in the plane. That's...

Two points then: P-3 bubbas have had a hard time getting to the boat to be competitive already (Anav, Shooter, Asst Ops, Strike Ops, TAO, etc) . It's part of the current recipe for DH. So, even fewer of those billets will be available. Same for the FRS. Until the recipe for DH screen changes...

I don't know. The flying LDO program has been less than a success. Although there is at least one guy on this board who can speak to it much better than I. It is a difficult path. So what are they going to do? Be super JO's, never go to the boat? Then their career stops there. Seems similar to...

It sounds like you're pretty early in your enlisted career. Don't ever stop applying, your package just gets better every year. You will get picked up. It took me 8 years and 5 applications, and I don't regret any of it. The first page in my own binder of Navy stuff is my shoot-down letter...