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Yes... Apparently to defend against things like air, and missiles.

Anyone have any videos of mast separation in flight? I searched Youtube and Google but couldn't find any.... Sounds ridiculously catastrophic.

Mast Bumping for Dummies:

This was clearly NOT straight and unedited opinions from those that went on an IA.... It was a freaking cut and edited sales pitch/commercial. Smelt like an infomercial. Not saying it wasn't good stuff, but I am willing to bet that this bit came from an O-6+

Thought i'd just chime in with a chain email I received from my uncle... Left my jaw (rivited by the shear stupidity) on the floor and confirmed how all this BS starts.......If reading the email doesn't push you to your BS limits, check out the pictures. -------------------------- Great...

This has been stated here on AW before, but I never miss a chance to say it again.... This is intended for those newly commissioned Ensigns, or those about to be: I worked at a car dealership as a salesman for a brief period of time... The best thing I learned there was how poor an...

If I lived in the briefing room I don't think i'd be comfortable with a 0500. :D A good place to live (IMHO) between the two, is Governor's Gate Apartments. They have Phase one and Phase II apts... Basically, Phase II apts are nicer (crown molding, 10+ foot ceilings, big ole jacuzzi tubs)...

Or a helicopter on a giant record player.....

He probably confused this: With this: Your friend strikes me as the type that would also believe that contrails are actually secret government aircraft sprinkling HIV causing chemicals over its population.

This has been discussed multiple, multiple times. A simple search turned up a thread with the exact same name of yours (is barely a month old as well). http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147409&highlight=reconsideration As a general rule, search, then start a new thread...

Great story!.... Maybe i'm nuking this, but no danger of fodding out his wingman's prop (or causing other damage) by tossing it out the window at him? Seems like a concern... Then again, those things appear to be built like brick sh*thouses....

So two days of dieting isn't good enough these days? I say reward yourself for a job well done!

If you must stay in Enid, I recommend the bleu cheese smothered ribeye at Callahans. That and the seared Ahi Tuna. Tip the girls good at Callahans and they'll usually bring you free shots (when it isn't busy).

Go to OKC and hit up TapWerks and Rokbar. Stay out of Enid.

This would be a good question for wink. I'm almost positive that you won't ever be able to become a commissioned officer. Not sure if you can still enlist or not.

The Air Force doesn't allow forced landings on roads... I remember asking during an EP class in T-6 ground school.... "Sir, we're in the middle of Oklahoma... you mean to say that if we see a wide open road in the middle of no where, no cars, no power lines, no people, that we have to eject...

Welcome to working for the US Gov't. Bureaucracies can be terribly inefficient. I had to do my MEPS exam 3 (three) times. Why? They lost the paperwork twice. A piece of advice.... Always keep a personal copy of everything for your own records. Also, get used to long waits and drawn out...

I don't have a ton of officer leadership experience, to say the least. I will however echo what those that trained me (OCS guy) have taught me. #1) You have to learn how to be a good follower in order to be a good leader. Does this mean that when your parents ask you to empty the dishwasher...

BTW. I did an extensive search (to no avail) of the thread we were talking about cheating and all of that stuff.... Someone recommended this book: If I could find out who it was, I'd give em rep... Bought it off Amazon... Was a great and informative read. I highly recommend people...

Ohhh sh*t. *Running for cover*

I've been to Austin several times. Last time being a couple weeks ago. Experienced 6th street in all of it's glory. I'll agree that the nightlife in Austin is great, but I don't think it comes close to South Beach. I will however admit that the music scene in Austin is by far the best out of...

In case I confused anyone by the tone of my post, I don't think 'hot chicks and nightlife' should be the foundation upon which anyone chooses a college. There are clearly much more important factors. :D However, the reason I focused on this in my post was because that was the driving topic...

I did BDCP -> OCS. Good friends with many of the folks that did ROTC there.

This is a good point. Military folks are lucky in that we have guaranteed income and some job security. Take the guy that dumped $150,000 into Riddle for his Aerospace Science degree and flight certs, mix in a shaky at best job market in the airlines, he wont be able to make ends meet...

I had a great time at Riddle and had a 'college' experience that I would pit against anyone that went to a state school. How? a) I lived off campus b) I went other places to party... Stetson University in Deland (about a 30 min drive away), is a private school stocked to the BRIM with hot...

Search for "BDCP redesignation" and you will see numerous threads about how to switch designators once in the BDCP program. I switched from Supply to SNA. It is possible, and it happens. A search should answer your questions.

Since percentages are forbotten here, I say to you sir, .83

That is AWESOME. Not sure it was the 104'' plasmas... Probably no signal due to the fact that they lock you in a concrete bunker 12 hrs a day when you aren't flying. Not surprising about it happening in good ole' Enid America though. Not too much else to do up there. :D

Will this apply to home of record moves as well?

Was talking to the guy with the nice a$$.

I hope you know I'm yanking your chain, buddy. Great a$$ btw.

Listen, when you kids graduate college and gain a few more years, I'll sit down and have this talk with you again, until then, listen to Phrog. I keed I keed. :D

I feel like I'm taking a couple of retarded kids to chuckie cheezes. My point only point, before I retire for the evening, is that of these two guys: I'd go with option B as far as performing better at OCS, any day of the week. :D

Common misconception... Benching 400lbs =/= doing 100 pushups Squatting 600lbs =/= running 3 miles in 17 min Just because you are stacked, doesn't mean you have the stamina and endurance to make it through.... If this guy would've oriented his workouts towards endurance and stamina, he...

Although Navy and Marine OCS are quite a bit different, I think I can accurately say that being able to bench 400lbs is fairly useless when it comes to making it through, while being able to do 100+ pushups would help you out bigtime. What is useful, is toning and building up your endurance...

That happened to me on my way out of Enid... I finished up training in late August... They didn't PCS me till October. Before you whine too much, relax... There are worse things than having a crapton of time off with nothing to do and a paycheck. Go chill in OKC. Lots to do there.

Does he know that you got a new dog? Or will this be one of those spousal surprises.

I don't think you have to get balls deep in physics/math to really understand aerodynamics. And you don't have to have an Aerospace Engineering degree to be a pilot. If aerodynamics interests you and you want a book that will teach you more than you probably need to know, get this book...

Why does it have to always be a racial thing? Anyone been to recovery.org? What a joke that site is.... It's supposed to be the administrations attempt at "transparency". It is anything but. What a joke.

Was standing watch yesterday and an IP was telling a group of us about a stud that got awarded an air medal for simply landing a jet (from the back seat) after his IP was killed/knocked out/mamed by a birdstrike in the front.

I've said this over and over, but I'll say it again: Only give a sh*t about statistics if you want to become one. I got denied when I had a 3.9 GPA in Aerospace Engineering, but subsequently got picked up (after applying and getting denied multiple times) when I switched majors and had a 3.10...

I've had only 2 military moves so far, but each time they did well, I tipped them $20 each after they got the truck loaded up. Each time they thanked me more than once, telling me that military folks never tip them. I just figure it's an insurance policy... I take care of them, they'll...

I'm glad actually. As a former BDCPer, I had to sign a contract a year ago (because I was an OCS grad), stating that if I was attrited or DOR'd, I wouldn't be redesignated. I would be separated from the NAVY. I always thought this was odd, because Uncle Sam sunk over $100,000+ into me from...

Over the line. Mark it zero.

The manatee was a porn star? Or am I out of my element?

Read the JAGMAN Investigation, pilot's statement and listened to the audio.... The toughest part for me to read was in the JAGMAN investigation.... It seemed that they were busting the MS's balls for not "reading the notes, cautions, and warnings" associated with the EP. It seems with these...

Haha... Dude, if you were in the class, you would've too. (all 50ish of the other candidates in the class did (including a Chief)). It was a respect thing more than anything else.... He'd been a SEAL for 9 years, been all over the world, and had a lot of knowledge to impart on everyone. He...

Was in his twin brother's OCS class. I don't know what to say other than these guys are as smart as they are tough. Morgan (his brother) struck me as the type that could definitely kill someone in the blink of an eye, but he was always PERFECTLY calm, at all times. If he did kill someone, it...

It was a sad day when they carpeted the squad bay.... The hard floors up there always amazed me.... How the salt from sweaty palms doing pushups wore through the material over all the years..... Why carpet over something like that?

Holy crap! You're about 20 years late on that news! Man landed on the moon?!? Awesome!