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A Missouri Guard Sherpa pilot recently got a DFC in OIF!

After witnessing Berkely lose multi-million dollars of federal funding,I think you'll see alot of whale slapping talk, but money will always supercede ideals. Where I live in Olympia WA, is the protest capital of the NW, every day the front page has stories of how "we" want to impeach the...

I think Wink's unfortunate experience is indicative of a bigger problem with today's youth: Failure to remove their coddled little lips from mommies titty and take responsibility for their futures and actions.

The Kings' have no business being on video, but they are very skilled at spoon feeding the information those that can't (or won't) read any of the accepted publications.

You haven't lived until you've subjected yourself to 4 hours of a John and Martha King instructional video. Seriously, I got Dive Bomber for Christmas, my sons and I have watched twice already. Where else can you see a flight of 20 Vultee dive bombers fly over base ops at North Island at 150'?

I own a 1945 J-3 Cub with 8.50 bush tires and tailwheel. Super Cubs are not aerobatic, the Reed clipped wing mod was only available on J-3s. I fly a Super Cub on straight floats and it's a blast!

If you're half way local give me a PM. We can at least go up for a few hours.

Newly winged aviators will never realize what a priviledge it is to have UH-1 experience in your logbook until you look back and say "I wish I'd flown the Huey more." The time is coming when you won't find an AD pilot who's flown a legacy UH-1. It's been my favorite aircraft to date. Of...

No expiration, no fine print other than you have to let me know a week or so in advance, yu must remain in good standing on AW, and I prefer Alaskan Amber. If you show up with Pabst, Coors or anything in a can you'll be shown the door soonest. I don't anticipate on having 10 AWs' show up to...

If you can make it up to Olympia WA, you can get dual in my Citabria for gas. AW discount... However, if you want to go through the full unusual attitude, stall/spin cards and syllabus it'll be market rate. I also have a Cub for tailwheel training. I personally think the Citabria is easier...

Given the current social norms, do you really think we'd even notice?

Joe missed the ship-riding paint chipper, and CH-46 crewchief/rescue swimmer. I love AW.

Provided you participated in the GI Bill sometime early in your career, you should have a pretty healthy account balance. I contributed in 89' and had about 24K. I'm sure the benefits are much better now. You can only use GI Bill flight training benefits at a Part 141 govt approved flight...

Every pilot gets checked out in and does about 25 hours of nav training in the MH-6Cs. The MH/AH-6Ms stay in the gun and assault companies.They keep about 6 of them at Ft Campbell for all the staff aviators to keep current in. I know some guys who log 150-200 a year in those things just flying...

Yes, you receive full credit for posting that nausiatingly, politically correct statement. Sounds like a quote straight out of the pre-command course. There is absolutely nothing wrong with aspiring to be a career ship driver. However, it takes on a whole different meaning when you pissed...

They have two pilot stations...whether they're both occupied depends on what they're doing.

Are you kidding? He'll maintain "save pay" which makes up the difference. If that's not still in effect, he'll at least retire with LtCol base pay. More, as soon as he graduates from Green Plt, he'll be able to receive the 25K 160th CWO bonus. he might be doing better than he was before...

I've flown the HUD velocity vector is a 60' and it's nothing like a GPS/Doppler derived solution. There's no lag in the vector display. We don't use a HUD, our symbology is on an 8" x 12" color, multi function display. The vector lengthens or shortens with reference to a graded GS scale. So, you...

He was an LTC, now he's a WO1, he must be laughing all the way to the flight line.

That video was of an Army AH-1 in desert Storm (Kuwait). It's frequently used as a training aid. We've have kind of beaten the dust using a doppler/GPS derived velocity vector which displays on te MFD below 60KGS. Basically at 100', (or just prior to the dust enveloping the cockpit, you set...

Your recruiter looked you in the face and straight up lied to you. If you were a good student, and just had a bad break (medical, just not a fast swimmer etc.) the instructor staff may recommend to the training officer you go to SWCC, or EOD, but this is not guaranteed, or in policy form...

Special Warfare consists of SEALs and SWCC. With the exception of the newly created SWCC CWO track, all SWCC OICs/officers are SEALs as well. (That's a dreaded 2 years of your career). Special Operations refers to EOD and various diving NECs such as deep sea and salvage. There's usually...

Actually, we serve all of DOD and other agencies. Neal, what are your questions? Side note, I've posted on here how creative we are with our recruiting...we just "aquired" a USMC LTC (AH-1 guy) who is now going through training to fly gunships for us as a...WO1! He has got to be loving life...

That posting is basically a formality. They guy who will fill the position is already in place. Hence why the posting is only open for a week. It's a great job though. The R/W qualification is non-negotiable. They don't have any helicopters yet, but plan to aquire the LUH-72 and/or Super...

When I was a Chief, I would've gotten knee deep in a PO1, or PO2 for not knowing, but I'm lucky I can figure out ranks from the other services, I sure don't expect anyone outside my branch to know mine, let alone all the service-specfic slang and traditions. People like that were jackassess...

If you play it right, you can commit the ultimate scam when you get selected for CWO. I re-enlisted for the SEAL bonus, then got selected for CWO less than a year later, and got to keep my bonus. Of course PSD tried to make me pay it back, but the good ol' pay manual came through!

Bingo...

Hacker, I think I had you covering me OCONUS a month or so back...

Thanks. The best part is there's no phone-book sized NATOPs, no decision by commitee when you fly, don't file a flight plan, no transponder, no electrical system, I don't even have to check WX. If it looks nice outside my hangar, I go fly, the Cub can't go far enough to get into trouble. I...

Huggy, I own a 45' J-3C with a Continental A-65. Mostly stock with several bush mods though. PM me and I can give all the details you need. 46K for a Cub is hard to fathom. The LSA movement has ridiculously upped the base price for a decent Cub, but there aren't but a couple of Cubs in the...

So then if you retire at 20 and take on a federal or similiarly funded state position, are you then allowed to receive your military pension while simultaneously getting paid for your current job? If you then retire from your second occupation, can you receive both retirements?

March runs the tightest ship (sort of) that I've seen in a military or civilian club. It's slightly more work, but what you get in return are some nice aircraft to fly. To my knowledge, it's the only place in the country where you can rent a nicely restored T-34. Anyone whos' flown Navy Flying...

Maybe with respects to retirement, but I've been out of the Teams since 2002, and I'm just now breaking even with my previous income. Enlisted SEALs get mad re-enlistment bonuses, special duty pays and per diem.

I tried, the Navy said they didn't want any 30 year olds in training. The Army...well they'll waiver just about anything, except having monocular vision...and maybe even that depending on current attrition rates. It was a big risk trading E-8 for flight school, a decision I always discourage...

Upon my transfer from the Team to flight school, my C.O. patted me on the back and said "Chief, just remember if you're not a SEAL, you're just SEAL support." It's rarely ever a happy parting.

I will offer up that the incumbents in any branch of specops do not generally appreciate someone who has predetermined plans of jumping ship at the first opportunity. Yours and your Team mates' lives depend on your skill and devotion as an operator. A casual approach doesn't usually end up well...

I'm going to have to agree on this point. I had a guy interview for the unit and his biggest claim to fame was he was a UND Aviation grad, got to skip through most of primary and graduate ahead of his peers. To which my response was "Dude, you're a dumbass, you just pissed away 100 easy turbine...

Actually, not being jump qualled at Ranger school benefits you greatly, When everyone else jumps into a new training phase, breaking ankles, arms, etc, you get to ride the truck for infil. Greatly enhances your survivability. I think I lost about 30 lbs or so. Also, in the mid 90's, the west...

Yeah, except for that combat equipment, O2, night formation jump stuff...

After much experimentation on counter weighting; I finally started using fishing weights.. Held the NVGs in one hand and kept adding weights to the other until it felt equal. I like fishing weights better than coins because they have a slimmer profile depending on what kind of nylon or cordura...

I think chest candy is the exact point of this whole thread. Is this similiar to a guy awaiting intel school saying, "How do I swing a slot to Pensacola and knock out some wings enroute?"

I can confirm that statement. Clandestine infil by moped is more likely...

FLY_USMC's statement pretty much hits it center mass. With few exceptions, ergonomics (other the panel) is largely overlooked. Sikorsky has the best of the several models of helicopters I've flown, but even the 60' cockpit designers never planned on full tactical vest with front and back...

Ask a Warrant what he thinks of the decision making skills of his "experienced" 500hr commander in combat... My last one came direct to the company from a 3 year stint with the recruiting command.

I'd say it'll be extra tough as an intel officer...

We have never put an aircraft in salt water for a boat exfil. All the footage you see was taken on various lakes. If Elvis himself appeared off the coast of San Diego, I doubt we'd put an $86,000,000 acft in saltwater. Heck, we can barely keep the corrosion at bay from doing casts.

Kids, Kids, The boat in video is a Zodiac F-470, Combat Rubber Raiding Craft. Whether or not it has removable aluminum floor boards or soft rubber boards, depends on which type of outboard motor is mounted. The west coast guys use 55HP, east coast 35HP, both use the 35 during sub ops and...

Take the easiest commisioning path you can manage, cuz trust me when I say that 2 years in hard labor at Leavenworth couldn't adequately prepare you for the weekly kick in the nuts the Army has waiting for the unsuspecting 2LT.

"The Leadership Training Course consists of 32 action-packed days of training conducted at Fort Knox, Kentucky normally during the summer between your sophomore and junior year. It is required for those who have not received academic credit for both MS I and MS II classes and would like to enter...

LTC is legit. It's conducted at Ft Knox, KY but my impression is it's usually attended by ROTC cadets. I Googled LTC and most of the descriptions refer to it being "An inital entry poiint for ROTC cadets who are executing a 2-year scholarship, or who don't have any prior military experience."...