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And when I was there 2.5 years ago.

+1 on the place. I lived in the same complex through API and primary, you truly can't beat walking downstairs and catching your dinner on the intercoastal, plus its only about 15 mins from the 'bama.

Yea, and I bet these operators are ecstatic about their names now being in the public domain. Even though there are no pictures I.D.'ing the SEALs, isn't it a no-no to reveal these guys' identities?

Sure did, best deal I got out of the jet VT's.

I took a T-45 from Kingsville there last year for the Wings over Houston airshow and stayed at the 'Q' there. Friggin best deal around, free stocked kitchen pretty much for your entire stay, and a TUB of beer, covered in ice, all weekend, and a car if you need it. The theater gets every direct...

If you tuned the localizer or any other freq for the wrong runway, etc., listening to dits and dats are the least of your worries. Just sayin'

+1 on the above statements. You're flight time will help you to a point. I had a decent amount of flight time coming in and it helped with the basics, but the way the military teaches flying vs. what you have had civil is completely different. You will know more and probably be more comfortable...

Yea dude, you need to find out what the deal is before you do anything. I've also gone through a hell of a waiver process(my waiver was the first of its kind, so I'm told). Don't let them jerk ya around, if it hadn't been for a solid Doc at P'cola I would have gotten shown the door.

The NFO-Pilot transition is pretty much non-existent prior to wings and completion of your first fleet tour. I was lucky in the fact that there was a pilot shortage right when I commissioned and I had a couple other checks in boxes to get me the switch prior to API. IIRC all you need is 20/40...

Coming from a guy(myself) who took a navy NFO pro-rec and commisioning prior to exercising all my options for SNA, DO NOT GO NFO IF PILOT IS WHAT YOU WANT. If you try everything you can to go pilot and it doesn't work out for whatever reason and can still go NFO, by all means do it. IF you have...

VR/IR's use lat longs and sometimes navaid radial/dme's, you would want to reference an AP/1B pub if you have access to one, lists every MTR in the country.

Not sure which you are referring to, but if you mean bombing target there are 4 within 5-10 minutes flight time.

I've only been there a few times, but Imperial, about 10 miles east, isn't too bad. It's got all the shopping you would need. +1 on being close to SD, and there are a few indian casinos between the two places to lose your per diem at while on det. Oh, and about 2 miles outside the gate, La...

:( He was one of the best guys there, man that is sad. Thanks for posting that sir. Josh

God save you if you rent from Apple Creek DO NOT RENT THERE! I just moved out in early July, along with a classmate of mine, and they did the following to both of us. They have a military clause, but if you plan on moving out via the clause anytime prior to the last day of your move out month...

I see a couple really good T-34 IP's I flew with at whiting. There was a bunch of them doing this when I left in 2008, cool that they got it.

99.9 KISW once you get to Seattle. They had Stern before he went satellite, the show they have now is pretty good, although Ricker, the mid morning guy, is also funny as hell.

I own the florsheims and they are better then the bates I think, I got mine at the nex mall in pcola for about 50$.

" The fighter had only been pretending to be dead, the soldiers said. He lunged for Sergeant Reese, who stabbed him in the left eye. " F*&king. Awesome. So much respect for these young marines, it makes me want to get to the fleet to support them that much more.

Some Weps det action from this past January, yours truly in 293.

Ginger works. Had a roommate who took some big ginger pills and he got over it in a few flights, I also heard slapping some ginger root in like a skoal bandit works for in the airplane relief too.

Its been in the papers down here for quite a while. I heard something of a permanent Kingsville 'det' of sorts with just moving the wing up to NMM I think, and another one about moving either of the bases to the other location. Of course down here its all about getting Meridian to come here so...

I must come to defense of my comrades. First, we start the growing of the 'stache the day you get the boat brief, I dunno how it works up there, so you see we had about 2-3 weeks of 'stache. Second, not gonna lie bro, but the dudes who were rocking the fag-ness in the pink polo's and heart...

Most definitely. I think I came out 2/5 on the bets. Boltered first hook down pass so I lost two right there. FML.

Does anyone know who to contact about photos of flight ops? I emailed navy visual news and asked them but have not got a response. I'd like to see if they had any of the jet I was in. Is there someone else I could contact? J

Already done on the day I qual'd.

Thanks! Coolest thing I've ever done, period. I can't wait to go back and do it again.

Qual'd on 22FEB in 281. Hopefully they put some more photos up, there was alot of dudes there.

I'll be there, gonna be an awesome time!

Last time I checked, winter's were cold, damp, and quite often dark :), and it ain't 8-9 months that's for sure. Well I think if you grew up with it and are used to it, its just another day up there. Now if you grew up in Miami, selected prowlers and went to whidbey, then yes it would be...

Yea, I thought I had seen it rain hard in Seattle, then I moved to the gulf coast and would regularly see it pour for a half hour to an hour and fill the streets in my neighborhood with 5-6 inches of water. I miss home bad sometimes, this damn south Texas weather blows, windy as shit and nasty...

I lived there my whole life up until the day I left for OCS. The puget sound is an awesome area, there is a TON to do especially if your an outdoors type. You are 2 hours from the mountains, 3 hours from the pacific ocean, and 3 hours from E. Wa. which has awesome lakes for camping/water skiing...

When I was there 2 years ago there was a chick allowed to wear 'transition' lenses, the kind that darken in sunlight and clear up indoors. I don't know the circumstances, but she had them the entire time I was there.

As was stated earlier, it only takes one to screw up for the crowd. A rash of people failing the PRT = mando PT for everyone. If you cannot find the time to run/workout 3 times a week in A-pool you are wrong. I was stashed at the NASC pool and worked MAYBE 8 hours a WEEK, obviously, I had more...

From NQI, KEFD- Awesome FBO, tons of nearby food too. KDWH- Cheap lunch/T-shirt combo, had delicious BBQ. KARA- 2$ Poboy's and gumbo, had a cute FBO girl the times I've been there. When I was at Whiting Monroeville always had good food, so did Andalusia, they seemed to be the IP's...

I did all my civie flight training out of PAE where they are based for about 7 years, I never heard that call but was airborne when they were flying a few times. I was also in the pattern on 34R(the small RWY) when they had the gear fold on 34L on the first or second flight I think it was. They...

I currently live in Apple Creek and I'd also say about a 3.5 out of 5. I have a 3br by myself, its 689 a month. The worst part for me is there are no storage or garage units so I had to get a storage unit for my bikes and such and they are pretty inefficient in the summer to the tune of 290$ for...

Currently you attend a board with a mix of jet/e2c2 IP's where they ask you stuff about your choice of platform/flight school/etc... and they make a recommendation to the skipper, he has the final say, at least that's how mine was recently.

That is totally f'd up. Make you drive to lemoore to do CFET enroute to meridian? Am I understanding this right? When I did it I flew to lemoore tuesday, spun wednesday, and flew home thursday. I did it from VT-6 and I went a good 3 weeks before I detached to come to Kingsville.

This book is pretty good, it goes into the investigation of the crash site, reports of his being alive, a worthwhile read. I remember seeing this on the T.V. when I was a whopping 11 years old, I've been fascinated with it POW/MIA stories/books ever since.

To echo the rest of the dudes, I would call your NRD and ask your recruiter's boss (a LCDR more than likely), not saying your recruiter isn't doing a good job but if there is one thing I have learned in my salty two years it is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I would be calling them...

You sure? Says 995$ for O-1 no dependants, dunno about you but I get 904$ right now. Do you know something I don't know?

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooolter bolter bolter.....

It slowed my run time by a minute from the out PRT of OCS, we also had a rash of rolled ankles when my class ran the chip trail, myself included.

Thanks for the tips. My concern is having it free and clear away from me, and I won't just sell it to anybody down here either, and this particular one looks the part of an 'evil' black gun. J

I have never sold a gun, but would like to unload one that I have that I never shoot. I am unfamiliar with the legalities of doing so, so my question is where is the best place and what do I need to be careful of or watch out for? Maybe someone has a good link to some info? Thanks for any...

Wow. I just saw that. That is so beyond f*cked up to me, if that is indeed the ejectee. I wouldn't be surprised if some dumb candy assed reporter walked up and asked him how he felt about the results, god I hate the news with a passion sometimes. However, my thoughts and prayers are with the...

If memory serves me it says "Jerry Smith Building" right smack on the front of it too.

Quote fail. Fixed it.

WTF is a wing wiper? I'm all for fun-loving slurs towards other desig's and such but that one is pretty ghey.