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Besides, it's a real bitch finding a U-Haul trailer big enough to tow a jet.

It's amazing the amount of interference/skid greasing that your front office can run for you provided you have a plausible argument for why you'd like job X. Going it alone can often spell career suicide, but a few words from them can often make the impossible possible without sinking you...

From the public web site listed above: Just beware, if anyone calls him Francis, he'll kill you.

Little-known worthless trivia: Harvard University's NROTC unit was "invited" to find a new home during the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Evidently something about Ivy-League Yankees not approving of the military or some such nonsense. That unit transferred to (was actually requested by)...

Yeah, but their only prestige comes from the fact that they're "national." Same end product, and I'll bet that Gainesville made you a lot happier. As for the destroyer CO or the nugget pilot, well that depends on your audience. :)

Yeah, what with the meth issues, car theft ring, sexual assault issues...No wonder the academy mids got a MUC for staying out of trouble. :rolleyes:

Most online universities and those brick-and-mortar universities with online programs have additional accreditation for their online curricula in addition to their regional accrediting bodies. Best bet is to check with an officer recruiter who can verify their status, but my bet is that as long...

Agreed - it's the "dollar-cost averaging" of the dining world. Besides, it's not as if it's an everyday at home type of thing. If you're on det, you might as well enjoy it.

Yep - dead on, Red. Had a prior service sailor on a Navy option scholarship in my unit make the switch to the Marine side. All a matter of making the arrangements within your unit.

Those are the guys that deserve to have to pony up more if for no other reason than principle. You're either "going out to dinner with us" or not. Otherwise, park it at the card/kid's table.

Well, of course she has. As soon as it's final, she's officially 100% on her own. No more benefits, coverage, etc. Not saying that's her moto, but it has most likely crossed her mind.

zing!:D

I get the impression it was a CYA thing. Probably more of a "keep your ducks in a row" until it's all finalized rather than give her more rope to try to hang you with, i.e. "Oh Commodore, Commodore - guess what my soon-to-be-ex-husband is doing? Hey isn't that illegal under military law...

Well, if you have to stand on a box..couch...whatever to reach stature parity with whoever the chick-o-the-day is, then I guess whatever boosts your self-esteem - you know, championing a cult, seducing a girl that could be your daughter... meh.

Its the new name for the Restricted Line Cryptologic Officer community. They function mainly as officers overseeing linguist activities, communications/signals intercept and analysis, and computer operations.

Chief, you need to remember one thing. This is a website devoted to officer programs, officer issues, and officer training. It's not AOL where we're one big happy family. Yes, we welcome those who are not part of the group to comment, participate, and learn; but we're not all each other's...

Well, don't forget that while we're expected to help train up these younger, lower-ranking folks, we're ultimately responsible for them too. If you don't train people in how you expect a job done, you'll get whatever they give you. Sure, we have a need to be approachable and garner "genuine"...

Hey, my relatives back home heard they were good eatin'. Lay off 'em, will ya? :D

Apply as a sophmore, you'll go to NSI at NS Newport for 6 weeks, and you'll be contracted from the start.

With regards to overtaking a slower aircraft, the word "gunfire" actually came to mind.

Actually, ours is working right now. We see you have a long way to go.

Yes. Got that straight from my last boss (AF O-6, EWO). Had no "real" supervision over enlisted troopers until his command tour as an O-5, and he flew multiple platforms and had definitely been around the block.

They're regionally accredited. Shouldn't think it would matter beyond that.

Plenty of 161X types playing the IA game (whether they want to or not). Volunteers welcomed, but not always quick to step up.

No apology necessary. Continue said rant as required. BTW, we are the solution. No excuse for it. No need to be an ass to them, but if you don't expect the respect you've earned you won't get it. Just like Harrier Dude said, make the correction, ensure they understand, and move on. Nothing...

No kidding. Which begs the question, if you're suffering so badly on said TDY, why the hell are you nerding out on the AW board when you could be out continuing to socialize with said female populace?

Saufley "did" have two. Unknown if they still do, but their MWR would know.

Yeah, I got that as a JG passing some shoe LT in Norfolk at the exchange one day years back. Gave the customary head nod/"How's it going" and kept walking (I'm in bag). Pleasant...nothing derogatory at all. About 3-4 secs later I hear from behind "You know, that's not very respectful..."...

No worries - there's plenty of nice boys for Brett to meet regardless of where he's stationed. :D

Exactly what my wife experienced at her last job. We weren't going to be there long enough for them to justify the time AND expense of going through it all, so she ended up just working for them in an admin staff position. Thing is, had we had the time to stay, there were multiple project...

Lifestyle poly is for civs/contractors only. Mil folks will get the CSP (counter-intel scope poly).

Still doesn't explain the arbitrary rankings though. While each may be great in their own mission, there's no way you could effectively rank them against each other. They need to pick one category of helo if they're to do that.

Seems to be some pretty indiscriminate ranking. Nearly every helo on that list has a different mission.

Earl Scheib...he'll paint any helo, any color for $99.95.

PM sent.

^You work for 53rd Wing?

Quite possibly one of the greatest war movies ever made. You new guys want to know what it's like being a reservist called back from his real-world life to active status for war? Watch it. Parallels today more than some might think. William Holden gives a phenomenal performance. 5 stars.

Just means he's been suckered in like the rest of us. You realize we're almost a cult at this point...

Dude, I'm a firm believer that if you duct taped a steak to the business side of the dome, you'd get charcoal. That ain't no sh!t. Not an issue for the tube (supposedly), but the front side cockpit windows are gold plated like yours. Don't know if they do any good. Mine's a girl (she's our...

I always figured him as a Flavor Flav devotee...complete w/ grille.

"It puts the lotion on its skin..." :D

Oh no arguing that. Just observations on those who finally do get real jobs and then cry about it to a completely unsympathetic audience. :D

I will say it's been nice to see some local backlash against CCAJN (proliferance of "I love jet noise" stickers/signs at businesses/etc.) since my last tour here 6 yrs ago.

LOL - yeah you always knew who had real ground jobs based on the 1400 "Have you seen xxxxx lately?" In many cases it was better to be one of the troopers since at least shift change was 1530 for them. I've spent plenty of days at the hangar well after sundown, as I suspect many here have as well.

JOPA as a whole needs to actively monitor this within the ready room and be prepared to pimp slap those who exceed their authorized levels. Failing to learn your limits is a sure-fire ticket to being ostracized by your peers. "Ok, we get it - we've been gone for a while and it sucks; but you...

You're gonna find that there are some similarities w/ the white hat side. There's going to be a lot of times that you'll be seriously aggravated about things you wish you could change but are out of your control - all that's different is the relative level of those things. I always had little...

The best description of things is that they vary from year to year. One YG/SG may have seen a fair number of folks leave, causing a shortage; one may have come along at a point where communities were growing or decomming; one might have fewer or more folks due to no bonus/bonus size; maybe more...

I was reading in a text about ancient carvings and pictographs. Turns out the translation to modern English was actually an early post by A4S about how things were "back in the day."

Well, I suppose you could start w/ the opening sequence and finish w/ the closing credits... About all they got right was the fact the school was at that time actually at Miramar. That's about it. Well, that and fighter guys like to spend lots of time in the shower with each other. :D

Or FSU...awesome school, very little time spent w/ unit, and hot girls. :D