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TBF, as the author noted, this operation was planned in the infancy of NVG tech (cats and dogs operating aided/unaided, with different levels of training, and not great understood SOPs) The ACE set a solid Go/NoGo...but then didn't honor it, and got bullied. It required someone with the...

I'm not going to say this is universal, but there were a lot of dudes who maybe went kicking and screaming to Okinawa, but ended up liking it (probably moreso with dudes that were married, both with or without kids..just my perception)

Cow-tipping is a myth. I've tried it. They just run away.

In the late 70's, Houston Oilers head coach Bum Phillips was asked by reporters to comment on reports that his Hall of Fame running back, Earl Campbell, couldn't complete the 1-mile fitness run upon reporting to preseason camp. "If it's 3rd-and mile, we just won't give it to him." 😆

I think it's all about exploring the space.

I honestly don't know the politics and decison making behind the Navy giving up Miramar in the BRAC of the mid 90's. Would El Centro be preferable to Lemoore though? I guess it's close to the Salton Sea.

Before my time, but the field grade in my squadron (as a copilot) were just fine with MCAS Tustin...I think Miramar is mo' better though

A bit of a thread drift, but if you've got a little time read this C&S paper about a large-scale heliborne assault during Desert Storm that went to shit. IIRC the author takes to task the lack of 0-6 level leadership (MAG)...As you can guess, this operation is not a well-known part of USMC...

I'm pretty sure you could eliminate all MAGs, and it would have zero impact.

Inspections come in different grades and degrees. Beyond the initial boot canp/OCS type stuff, in the fleet the AMI was the big one...type of stuff where operations are shut down and people are fired if your maintenance program is fucked up. On the flip side, the Wing had an Inspection program...

The Waffle House EOC is the gold standard. It's a shame that CA doesn't have access to this resource. When a Waffle House store closes, it's time to seek shelter.😆

Don't you guys iron your flight suits? If that's the only uniform you got, then I would expect zero Irish pennants. I mean, really make it pop for the inspector. 😄

@Swanee getting the meat sweats from his OCS/TBS days. 😅

I'm thinking back to the early 90's in high school when i got in trouble as a teenage boy for using Cliffs Notes to help write a paper on a book like Jane Eyre or Tess of the d'Urbervilles (not a fucking chance I was going to read that shit...i know they're classics, but not for a 16 yr old boy)...

I personally want/need zero to do with it, but it seems that it's already being disruptive, and will only grow. For better, and for worse. In some industries, I think it will be a race to the bottom. The military's adoption and applications will be interesting, I'm sure.

Sounds like the AF has a TPS report problem. I'm sure everyone probably got the memo. 😆

Yeah, I don't get it either. How is AI machine learning gonna help you write a FITREP or award, beyond providing a template (is that really AI?). But, I don't get a lot of things (crypto, NFT's, etc), so I'll hang up and listen. 🙂

Either plastics or Iraqi dinar could work out as a good side hustle. I guess that advice is a little dated....maybe OnlyFans?

I guess that's cool, as long as they let you bring a purse onto the boat...(sorry, that comment was not appropriate on a few levels. I'll do some remedial training in my downtime.)😆

This seems rather speculative. What evidence is there for this assertion?

I guess if your 90 and a former astronaut, go for it? Seems like not a great idea though...to be doing loops and shit single-piloted at that age.

Are we talking Menthols or Cohibas? 🤑

Uncouth..a veteran dipper knows that a closed container is necessary.

TBH, looking back, i feel like Copenhagen was a big leak in my game as an instructor...how are you gonna drill the fine points, when you're violating the 3710 on the reg? With all that said, I can't imagine flying day into night into day missions in the Al Anbar province without it. A trusty...

Yep, that's how we grew up in the '70's. Second-hand smoke and no seat-belts in the backseat....No chance of head protection while piloting your Huffy bike too.

....Is that a dog in your backpack? I feel like he/she doesn't have proper safety gear

Not proud of it, but I dipped on the majority of my flights. Wish I didn't, but I did. It's a bad habit definitely.

It's incredible that this functionality was discussed and engineered into the design of various aircraft. I guess it was before the 3710 declared tobacco products were not authorized.

Continuing the threadjack...the airframe I flew (CH-53E) had ashtrays for the left and right seat built in...they had long been disabled by the time I flew it, but I still thought it was funny, and a nod to a different time.

How many cigs did you rip in the cockpit back then? Be honest...😆

I cry zero tears for these people. Just fucking take your FOGO retirement, and go onto a life of fly-fishing, or lead a local charity group. Their pride gets them into these situations bc they believe they're owed more, once they rub elbows with dudes with way more wealth...IMO

NASA live link https://www.youtube.com/live/HneVxAmYcaA?si=0DAjEAPFPDua-Y6V Looks like they're shooting for around 10:50 Eastern.

I think that's right. As a young dude, it was humbling for me that I'd be responsible for 24 pax in the back. It made me want to study harder, I guess. To the random poster, what org has a motorcycle safety club monitored by a JO ground safety officer (GSO), then supervised by a mid-level...

I just watched the trailer to the Blues doc, and it seemed like stunning cinematography. Not knowing anything about that craft, I was mainly curious about how they got those shots. It seemed like the camera was right next to them (the high Alpha pass). Impressive film work IMO. I intend to...

Is this something to do with hunting game birds without a proper permit? An actual guy who fouled a range was L. Ron Hubbard when, as a Navy LT CO of a small ship during WW2, lit up a Mexican island off Coronado...that got him off the golden path, from the FITREPs he received. Next...

I'm guessing it would probably be a former SEAL that could pair this idea with something like MyPatriotSupply survival rations, and could be on to something. 😄

Going back to the '80, my 7th grade teacher fully believed the moon landings were fake, and made in Hollywood. She expressed that to the class, and I think most people in the class laughed and challenged her (the way a 7th grader would) Guessing she wouldn't say that to Buzz Aldrin..😄

Yeah,I took away that it was something on ULA's side, not Boeing's?...but still not good for PR.

Boeing is launching its Starliner in about 50 mins. It's the first crewed flight for the Starliner. If interested here's NASA's live feed: https://www.youtube.com/live/21X5lGlDOfg?si=jLHbK2UeGEaozGua For Boeing's sake, hope it goes well. 🤞

Just curious, what's the typical post Blue Angel tour for 0-3/4's. Back to the fleet, to the FRS, shore tour? Does it take you off the golden path? My perception is that it takes you more off the path in the Marines than the Navy, but I could be totally off base.

Haha, yeah there are certain public facing jobs in the military where body-shaming is a reality...ie. you'll never see a fat Corporal opening the doors at the WH, or slaying dragons on TV ads.🤣

No, I believe those had to be signed of by a General...I just used Copenhagen and black coffee. Copenhagen is like the Somali equivalent of Khat for southern rednecks like me. Not advisable though.

In my experience, they were crucial to getting you Ambien when needed on deployment....and possibly checking your nuts for cancer on an annual physical?

Right? This isn't some kind of new tech. I'd be interested to see their business plan, and what their insurance premiums are. Sounds ridiculous IMO. But hey, people are willing to spend money on ridiculous shit, so I dunno...

Most of the "flight surgeons" I encountered were just slapdicks straight out of med school. One we called WebMD, bc we questioned if he ever was really educated in the medical field. 😆

Yeah, at points on the journey the trailer was in control though...not recommended

I did a PCS DITY move from New River to SD after getting a trailer hitch installed on a 4-cylinder '92 Honda Accord IOT pull a U-Haul trailer across the country to make some DITY dough....Not sure the transmission was rated for that trek...but I made a few hundred bucks...I guess😂

God, I hope not ☺️ For Boeing's sake, they should wish he flies an Airbus.

Hmm, so he renounced his American citizenship? To teach Chinese pilots in SA how to turn on their water switches at the abeam? He's cooked.

If we're telling TACAN stories, on my first pump as a co-pilot off the LHD in the Persian Gulf duringt he kickoff to OIF, I was flying with a relatively new HAC (rewind the tape..a few days prior there's a RR briefing about their GPS jamming capabilities) We takeoff from the ship for some...