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Haven't worn them since primary. But then again, being single seat there is not much chance of confusing bodies in the wreckage.

I don't personaly know anybody from the hornet community who has gone to ROTC. It is not even an option for pilots (too many cockpits to fill). I've heard of one WSO who is doing it, but my guess is they will never make department head right now if they choose to stay in. All of that being...

Congratulations! If I were in your shoes I'd grow a beard down to my chest just because I can. Any advice for us younger pups on the fence about getting out and going airlines or staying Navy for the long haul?

3000 hours. Are they kidding? I hope they comp military time differently (like I understand most airlines do. I'd hope after 1400 hornet hours I could handle this taxi. Are these single pilot?

Glennis died quite a few years ago. He remarried some much younger woman. Apparenty it caused quite a stir with his family. Yeager is alright. I tried to get him to speak at my class's comissioning years ago (he's an acquaintance of my grandma). He said he would, but he had some prior...

It looks like they stripped the one wire too. Allright! Automatic Fair.

It was really sad watching the demise of the military in the bay area. I had a front row seat while a middie at a certain little leftist colony in the east bay. When I was a freshman, all of our LTs had nice homes with great views of the bay on yerba buena island (I'm sure worth millions now)...

Man! I love the hornet - been married to her for almost seven years - but she never was a looker. She's reliable and faithful - if too gangly. For pure looks I'd take a viper a flanker or fulcrum. They look dirty and fun. But how does that old song go "If you want to be happy for the rest...

I think 27 is still the cut off. My roommate from years ago got in literally the week before he turned 27. I wouldn't delay. Google Navy Officer Programs and you should find a recruiting spot or a number for somewhere not too far. Most good sized cities have one (or used to anyway). Expect...

I don't know this for a fact, but I assume it is illegal to wear a police uniform, carry a badge, etc. Too bad the same wouldn't apply for the military.

We usually do full forward CORNER stick acommpanied by full rudder in the same direction. Works great bringing the throttle back and then jamming it forward again just as the roll starts.

I have lived in Switzerland and I currently fly Hornets, but I'll be damned if I could combine the two. My timing was out of sync for the exchange tour. The last guy to do the tour was a friend from my sister squadron. He had a blast. The best of both worlds, 9 months in monterey for...

The best thing about the pensacola airshow is that when your head is not tilted up in the sky to look at planes there is plenty of nice eye candy around to look at.

I was lucky enough to do a det to israel 5 years ago this month. Some of the best SES training I've ever had. Fight through vipers, turn around fight through more vipers, get lit up from the ground, bomb a target, and then jumped by eagles from 40k+ off target, all the while trying not to...

Well, I agreed with a lot of your response, but your flight school experience from 20-40 years ago (???) doesn't invalidate his current opinions. When I was a student 2 or 3 downs was sufficient for an attrite too. At the FRS I teach in we graduated a student with 3x that many SODs. We tried...

Considering this is a thread about the drawbacks of naval aviation, I think you are being unfair for criticizing airwinger for his opinions. Your outlook on life all depends on your point of reference, and that changes as you grow older. I certainly have different ideas than I did when I was a...

I'm getting so tired of reading these types of stories. It seems like 4 or 5 big name data loss incidents have occured in the last year. If I, or other military folks, slipped on some of the info/manuals that we have we would be in deep kimchee. They need to hold these civilians to the same...

Give San Diego North Island. All the S-3s are going away soon. The helos can use anywhere - the back of a wal mart parking lot. Better yet, move all of the hornets at lemoore to North Island and give Lemoore to San Diego.

Yeah, but why do we need sonar around Hawaii. It's not like anyone would ever think of attacking there.

Tits on a boar.

Doh, I just noted your name, fly girl. Change dude to dudette- the rest stays the same. Which school did you go to, if you don't mind me asking?

Dude, Put NFO as your second choice. I started out in a single seat squadron but am now at the FRS working with and training WSO's. Almost all of them are happy with what they are doing. They grumble even less than us pilots. With SWO, you can get out sooner, if that is the way you lean...

I wish we could just pull out of Korea completely and let the snotty, unappreciative younger generation fend for itself.

8 years is plenty enough commitment to buy you a second sea tour. I only owe 13 months after this shore tour, but I will still have to take 2 year sea duty orders. If they extend it to 10 years post wings, that would take you past your No Later Than Department Head date. The navy needs a lot...

Are not we at war??? I heard we are reducing something like 60000 navy personnel. A similar number of air force. :confused: