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We had to endure a guy like that in VT-4 a few years back (late 90's). Marine O-3 CH-53 pilot there as an NFO primary/interm. IP. Two words to describe him - complete tool. It was a generally accepted fact that even the other instructors didn't like him. Had baseball cards of himself he'd...

And you know, the thing is I've known some AWESOME guys who were SWOs, and most of the humor we fling at them is completely good-natured with no harm intended. We just have a limited amount of time in the air (time=gas=money...or something like that), so we tend to get to the point very...

You can retread through and do a strike transition as your first shore tour after completing your first sea tour, but those are extremely rare. Besides, (and no offense to the other platforms) once you finish that first tour, you'll realize you're building rockets and doing brain surgery (or...

Throttle back there, Sparky. I'm from P'cola (born and raised) and so is my wife. There are sh*tbags anywhere you go, so don't pretend its P'cola's (or OCS') fault. I really do feel badly for you both, but it wasn't the town that caused it. It was his fault - no one else's. For those...

You can apply for augmentation as early as 4 years from commissioning starting w/ YG-97. At the five or six year point they will automatically screen your record for augmentation, and provided there's nothing derogatory you'll get confirmed. Now you still have to accept the augmentation by...

Don't sweat the load. Bch is right - there's much more leeway given once you're past NAMI in API. Just don't make the mistake of going back to NAMI for your flight physical the following year (you can get those at branch med). I do know of one guy who did go back to NAMI because he thought...

"Walk in to the light Carol Ann!..." Consider any escape from the SWO community to be a blessing. In my career I've never seen so much self-inflicted work and pain for the sole sake of making an existence seem more worthy. Yeah, your bonus might be a bit smaller, but I could beat the crap out...