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A question that a buddy of mine were discussing the other day is with the current push to draw down O-1 levels Navy wide, are we setting ourselves up for a shortage of 0-3/4s down the line. Right now we are expecting to have to deal with a 'peace dividend' that results in reduced manning...

Being active duty doesn't solve the problem of acting like idiots.

Whether it is a right or not was never discussed in the negotiations which admitted Texas to the Union. What is indisputable is that Texas was admitted to the Union as a state without going through the proper Constitutional channels for admitting new states. However Texas was brought under the...

Change you're residency, put this on your car:

I no kidding saw one of those my first week in A Pool. I wanted to puke.

3 hours? 3 whole hours?! What I would give to be only 3 hours away from Austin. Not only do you get the night life, but if you are lucky enough to be in the area during football season you have one of the best college teams in the nation with one of 90,000 seats with your name on it.

A few pink slips (less than a dozen) for hits on the re-inspect. Supposedly the 6 or so that failed to even appear for the re-inspect will go straight to a board. I dont know if it will happen or not, but thats what we were told.

Friday is the day that you show up at 7:15 for a uniform inspection, IN BLACK SHOES! Wait, thats every weekday from now on.

I was hoping to come in on Friday and see them hanging from crosses, but Im told we dont do that anymore.

And even if Corpus was shit, you have Austin only a few hours away. You can bet if I end up in the Corpus / Krock area Ill be in ATX most weekends.

Any idea how soon is soon? Several folks are planning to get our AWGs "soon" as well. Hopefully our soon comes before his soon.

Are we really going to split hairs over an apostrophe? I was hoping that someone could come up with a more inflammatory response. :sleep_125 @Godspeed, Remember while all y'alls states are trying to abolish the death penalty, our state is putting in an express lane.

Oh and one more thing I forgot.... We can hunt hogs from helicopters. So were a bunch of educated, entrepreneurial, flying, techie, oil men, who also know how to have a kick ass time. Also as Bevo just pointed out, we have women that are hot as hell. I dont know why anyone would NOT want...

And people who think the above is all that Texas has to offer only display their own ignorance. But youre probably right, Texas doesnt have anything to offer. Well aside from maybe: The second largest population of any state in the union. The largest public university in the Nation (UT...

Dying of consumption and still killed two Mexican soldiers as they came in to end his life? Senator from Tennessee who volunteered to head to the Alamo to defend it. "You all may go to Hell! I shall go to Texas." These were not men, they were giants.

Also if you make it over to Pensacola anytime soon there is a flight doc who has a petition going. Trying to get as many signatures on it as possible.

Well I figured it might be a function of so few aircraft being ordered, but Ive never seen an American firm design one for a competition even. I was just curious if there was something about the characteristics of canard control that keep American designers away from it.

Is there any particular reason why American fighter engineering has by and large steered away from canard control surfaces? I had seen a couple of experimental air craft used for NASA that had them, but never seen even proposed designs by American firms to produce an airplane that has canard...

Ask Santa Anna. He found out the hard way.

Why wait until flight suits... Bring them in Khakis or civilian attire.

before the incident several people who had certain stash jobs were permitted to phone muster on a daily basis.

Not Cool.

In the past three pages of posts this thread started sounding VERY similar to Fox News around the time of Anna Nicole Smiths death. Nothing cures a good case of boredom like a good does of sensationalism.

Im not sure I agree with this. I would be willing to bet that the majority of Academy grads are good eggs. There are rock stars and douchbags from every source. That being said, it seems that there are some environmental elements which may make USNA graduates slightly more likely to make a...

Just a reminder, AW geekfest at the O-club again on Friday. Around 6ish.

Another reason why you Dont Mess With Texas. We will shoot you from a tree, pick up truck, or helicopter.

Sometimes it takes the combined genius of 4 ensigns to ruin it for everyone. provide from flight management?

Ill be in your DIVOLC class. Next IFS class starts that same day, then another two weeks later. Im hoping that we only have to deal with one week of this foolishness until IFS.

Not anymore. Yes, punishment handed out, no browns.

Morals as you see them from your vantage point at the center of western civilization. You might feel differently were you in their shoes. You might even find that they feel we are devoid of moral fiber. Youre going to find that many of truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view

I suspected this to be the case. Even if it were true, it is hard to believe that it would actually work. Regardless of limitations by the UCMJ an act as described above would likely only inflame the situation, not solve the problem

A Shepherd shouldt go apeshit. He should bark loudly but calmly. He should wait for his handler/master to go after a stranger/intruder.

I have a 70lb Schutzhund trained shepherd puppy. Pizza guys dont like delivering to my house.

I want. I dont actually have to deliver anything do I?

Hopefully it was .22lr target pistol that was kept in a safe with a trigger lock. But in all seriousness this article also brings up something that doesn't get talked about much, the value of keeping dogs. Dogs as an alarm system predate ADT by about 300,000 years or so.

The XD is polymer, and who ever told you that also would like to sell you some beach front property in Arizona. The XD is made from plastic and metal parts, not ceramic. The slide and barrel are forged steel. There is no way an Xray or metal detector will not pick it up. The frame may...

Is this a serious question, or do you have downs syndrome? The metal detector is DEFINITELY going to detect the steel slide.

keeper I definitely have to echo what junkball said about the p22. There are a couple of reasons: 1. .22LR is great for learning the technical aspect of shooting. Form, safety, general protocol. .22 is your caliber. 2. .22LR is cheap compared to all other ammo, though not as cheap as it...

Ouch! As for the gun recommendations you might want to look into: Sig, Springfield XD, Glock (I'm not a fan but some people are), or the Walther P99. I have been thinking about getting a Walther myself. If you are willing to drop a little extra coin my vote is always for an HK USP, but they...

You could donate it to an O' Club. Im sure they could find good use for it.

I think the khaki Ike looks much better than the black one. The khaki has a sort of vintage look to it. The black one has a "im contemporary but trying my hardest to fit in with the vintage crowd" look.

The way that I read that example is that the looser pays is that how you read it?

Search for the commissioning programs regs. Its going to be in the section that talks about Midshipmen from USNA and ROTC. You are for the most part going to follow the NROTC regulations with some minor changes.

Sorry I should have clarified, in a self defense case. We passed the law in 2006 I believe. Basically if a grand jury acquits you for the use of deadly force you can not be tried in civil court. @ Flash, while you are correct rate would normally not matter, it seems you didn't look at the...

What is this about?

I was going to say the same thing. Also unless the gang bangers AR wasnt loaded I expect the homeowner would have to have something that looked menacing enough to scare off 4 armed thugs. If it were me I would probably just bust out the .45-70 Gov't and start slinging lead. "Don't get into...

Which is why I suggest you make any illustrations abstract enough such that you cant tell between a single or two seat aircraft.

I was under the impression that Warrants are commissioned officers.

Not to discount anything stated here as I completely agree. That being said there are some states, Texas is one of them where IF the situation is a blatantly clear case of self defense you will not be arrested. In situations where you are prosecuted but are acquitted you may not be tried in...

We are number 2 in the nation for total population. What do you think?