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No argument, Bunk; but your boss is speaking like an "old-school" fighter pilot, though (all due deference to A4s, Catmando, et al). The fact that we're not dodging SAMs and AAA like our brethren are a testament to the wonders of technology (direction/control from range), but my last 5 wks at...

"Combat Distinguishing Device. The Combat Distinguishing Device may be authorized for single mission Air Medals for valor (heroism) after 4 April 1974." The V has nothing to do with actual strikes - still get the same strike/flight medal the rest of the cast gets, just get more points at a...

There had been talk of it, but at least as of 2004, no. Going back through 120 recently has led me to think that's still the case out in the fleet squadrons. IFR may change that, but even the S-3 didn't use NVGs for IFR (IFR as in refueling).

That's right, bucko...now you just mind your P's and Q's, mister... Then again, you've got your choice - plane full of NFOs or plane full of (soon to be) COD AWs...

Kaching...have had an eye on one for a while. Nice job Feddoc! :)

Dumbass muggers...bringing a gun and knives to a fistfight...

Yeah, but do the laws of armed conflict/rules of engagement permit the carrying of a Christopher Walken; and would use of said Christopher Walken exceed the proportionate response clause? I doubt the other side has a soldering iron with which to stab us in in the face in return...

You know, I never considered the LAPES option; but now that you mentioned it...

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, projected IOC 2011. State of the art system and will exceed AWACS' abilities by leaps/bounds.

My recommendation is strapped to a pallet in a C-130 for the ride. Should cure her desires for military transport. In all seriousness, I can see the logic behind it, but it seems that she intends to have a bigger entourage with her than is envisioned/intended by the military. That don't cut it.

Yeah, my fav was always the potential threat posed by a group of would-be muggers issuing the command, "Fix bayonets!"

It's hit and miss. It's not an intel O only thing. Some squadrons are always better than others, just as some 1630s are better than others. The new guy or odd man out will always catch flak, regardless of their specialty. Those who make a legitimate effort to understand their unit's mission...

All I know is that a "Lite-Brite" peg is fully capable of crippling a grown human if stepped on. Image the fury unleashed if actually inserted in the board and powered. It'd require weapons inspection regimes and arms control talks. A fully-lit Mooninite sign may be the next step beyond the...

Yeah, we just left back in the fall. I know right where you're talking about. If you went just a bit farther down Piney Orchard Pkwy and turned left, we lived back inside there. Sold for 420. 3 BR/3BA, driveway, garage, deck, 3-floor bumpout, etc. Turn onto Meandering from Strawberry...

Think that's just next door to our old TH we just sold...off Strawberry Lake?

Yeah, but can I get you to commit on anyone; and for that matter do I want you to commit on anyone? :D Nothing like a rookie Hornet w/ an urge to rectify all those years of berating at the hands of VF/VFA.

No law against that. But no air-to-air ordnance either.

http://www-nmcsd.med.navy.mil/news/news_view.cfm?nrid=258

We have teachers who can't teach in the first place. How bad of a job could he do?

Gotcha. Forgot about the "hoop jump." Isn't it great that they make it so easy? :)

Dad could be a convicted bank robber - doesn't mean I have to let them think it's ok. Again, a little public disdain may very well be enough to let them see that society in fact does not agree that it's acceptable. Evidently it's perfectly acceptable to espouse the view as an educator that...

Great book, and verified by someone I personally know "inside" who was a daily witness to it all.

Housing? Check me if I'm wrong, but Geos aren't eligible for housing, only the Q. Any greater accommodations would necessitate living out in town. Padre shouldn't be a tough sell for a soon-to-be liberated man I would think.

Brett, you had me at "little sluts." Let's run for school board together. Seriously. My wife shakes her head, but I'm a firm believer in the power of a little bit of public embarrassment. Nothing malicious...just enough to shame.

Thing is, you're not in a limited audience on here. Enlisted have just as much access to officer comments, officers have access to enlisted comments, and civilians have access to military. This isn't the "mess."

Hazard is HDIP. Separation allowance only if w/dependents. Basically you get base pay, ACIP, and sea pay if single. Not every pilot is an LSO, not all are married or have dependents, and IDP/HFP only applies while in the area of combat ops. You do rate your BAH though, so don't forget to...

Unless you're a parent...

SA looks like a Ruger Bearcat maybe...?

Exactly...Navy having posted Midway there was always a source of amusement for me.

Stab Aug (rudder coordination w/ yoke controls) is a wonderful creation, and the saving grace of many a new VAW pilot. :)

CIC only has a BDHI, altimeter, and airspeed ind. That's it, so once the windows are buttoned up it's all seat-of-the-pants / inner ear. No runnee radar thingy with window shields unbuttoned. Bad.

At altitude it's really never an issue. We get the new guys busy enough that they don't have time to think about it. Down low is another matter. Up forward (relative term) at the RO station, the tiny ass windows we have are even more worthless considering the RO is looking at the engine...

Ok, smart guy...how many flight instruments in the back of the tube? BTW, it's always night/IMC in the back.

No.

Silence, or I'll talk to stucon and ensure you get E-2s.

Oh, great. So we get the joy of having the gear knocked out of battery... Bad enough w/ the CA ANG C-130s there at Channel Islands... It's a conspiracy. And besides, they'll have to build a new TSC there (ASWOC for you old schoolers). The MOCC was there, but couldn't tell you if it's still...

Nope, really knew it. Just did miss making it there in the early 90's too. I had actually looked forward to it.

Named for Construction Unit Battalion One (CUBI), lead SeaBee unit in its construction.

1. Yes, you'll leave after I-grad at VT-4/VT-10 (I assume everyone does D-JET now or that it was just made part of the training track for all due to the T-6). 2. 120 is the only E-2 training squadron. And yes, we put up with our share of C-2 guys; but I'm pretty sure it's an affirmative...

Could be that fistful of 20's he walked in with...

Absolutely. It [Covey] got flung on the Navy back when TQM/TQL was the buzzterm du jour, and died a slow but relatively quiet death. My closest CPA to it was getting issued a copy in ROTC, allowing it to collect dust for the term and then re-donating it to the unit at the earliest possible...

Agree...went to Harris Teeter for the first time a few weeks ago. Pretty impressive.

It's not up the senator anyway. All he provides is the nomination. Nomination doesn't equal an appointment. The academy admissions folks make the final determination. You either meet their requirements or not.

Been to three...two squadron and one CAG - all on the boat though. I wouldn't call it the norm by any stretch, but it beats the potential of destroying a set of whites underway. Like I said before, ashore full dress isn't as rare as some would think.

Ugh...point missed by multiple people. Blinders, people - take the blinders off. Vandy can lay claim to anything they want. However [comma] they're not unique in stating this. It's called Google, folks. Slap that term in the search function and see how many schools try to make the same...

Yeah, I'm gonna have to ask you to shut cake hole. The analogy is drawn because they're the only univ w/ an actual physical connection to Harvard. If you're in it to draw any similarity to Harvard from an intellectual standpoint, you'll have to stand in line. Google "Harvard of the South" and...

While the flight suit change-of-commands are the best, full dress does happen sometimes. Some weddings have it too for bridal party - just depends.

^Yeah, actually I wouldn't mind hearing the details myself...

It's because they bombed Pearl Harbor. After that, there was just no trusting them.

Is said eye doc performing the enhancement as part of the original, or is this something that falls into the "additional fees may apply" category? Six months isn't that long to wait. You might be surprised.