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My favorites are Missouri and North Dakota. I'll just live in the middle of nowhere in ND... oh, wait.

The whole theory seems to be based around paper being lightweight. Well duh, we could make the space shuttle lightweight too, but then we couldn't carry anything. Either that or it would have to be HUGE to have a similar weight/volume ratio. Doesn't make any sense from a practical...

Except that the far left has been bashing her for so long, you'd think she was Katherine Harris. The left wing kook smear machine has long been attacking her and trying to marginalize her. I like her, but to the lefties you'd think she was the reincanation of the president.

Or you get stuck at Vance for primary.

Maybe that's because you're trolling around Airwarriors at 01:39 AM?

Who is this Woot guy? Sounds Swedish.

V, do I have a plane yet? Hopefully you aren't stuck as AODO these days, that would suck.

One of my roommates at OCS was Specwar. He did lose weight, but not a ton. His main problem, he said, was getting the calories he was used to (surprisingly because later on you could load up your plate). He did complain all the time about wanting to go run more and PT in a gym, but he wasn't...

Are you talking about the plane or the SIMS? I swear, those things either have anhedral or are sentient.

Pick up your phone, it's the IRS calling.

You sky miles are fine. NWA and Delta already had a mile sharing agreement of sorts. You could earn Delta miles on NWA flights. In fact, that's where I earned most of my Delta SkyMiles.

Week 3 or 4, depending on how the schedule is these days. Your whole class has to pass the first RLP inspection. Sounds easy, right? Is is possible (in theory)? Yes Does it happen? No, so don't even think about it. You won't secure officially until after week 6 or 7.

It's tough to find information about Vance, be it for primary or advanced. Is it too much trouble to have a Vance (or even E-6 maybe) forum? Even the caption associated with the primary forum says: "Forum open to the discussion of events encompassed during Primary Training, either at NAS...

Thanks everyone, that at least gives me a place to start.

FLY USMC, I take it you rented a house, then? A yard would be great for my dog. Did you find it through a real estate agent? I'm not having much luck with finding stuff on the internet.

I don’t mind jokes, but when someone jacks a thread from the start, the odds I’ll get serious answers to my question go down. That’s why I was frustrated, sorry.

Way to jack a thread before it even gets started. Thanks for the help, I wasn't trying to ask a serous question or anything.

The Q won't work, I have a good sized dog. I may look into the other place, is it really "Slum Ridge"? Thanks.

Agreed, check the other threads. NOMI still may have you do a Methacoline challenge (if you're SNA or SNFO), but that may not be for sure. I had to, and would have like to have had it taken care of earlier.

I saw an older thread about places to live in Enid, but the newest post was about a year old. Anyone have any updates of good/bad facilities in the area? Are there decent houses for rent? Also, are there any other students heading to Vance (primary or advanced) in the next month or so that...

Agreeing with those saying its a design characteristic. The launcher is rotated at a weird angle, about 3 degrees down. When you combine that with the anhedral, it looks even more pronounced. Just wait til you see the ALQ-218 (tip pods) on the G from that angle, with how long they are, it...

4-4:30am? Sounds like you should be able to get some Eglin IFS students to pick you up on the way. :D

Agreed, there are multiple tests done on multiple airframes. The fatigue tests take weeks and months to perform. Believe me, you don't want to be one of the guys reducing all the data from a fatigue test. The best part about these shows is the anticipation. I remember seeing an F-15...

I had "the guy" at Eglin. Ask around, he's well known, if he's still instructing. Other than having to be there at 0500, it wasn't that bad. I got done in under two weeks of flying. Just have your buddy get a room at the BOQ or carpool with someone and he'll be fine. I honestly think it...

Didn't I hear P-3 bubbas say that the 737 gets better climb performance single engine than the P-3 with 4 (maybe it was 3)?

Doesn't the 380 still need reinforced runways? Or did the C-5 have a similar problem? If it still requires those sorts of modifications, I don't see the President using it to go to every state in the union.

I think the fact that Boeing is remaking the 747 (and needing to sell them), with its iconic shape relatively intact, will keep the president flying in a Boeing.

Ohh... that thing is hideous ... :yuck_125:

Well, the Nobel Committee has been known to award prematurely. Anyone heard of Yasser Arafat?

It really depends on how stuff works in Newport. In PCola you took a swim screen on your 3rd full day. That may be something to consider if it's still the case. As far as hearing goes, I know guys that went SUPPO with horrible hearing, so it wouldn't completely DQ you from OCS (I think)...

Classes start year-round. I was there from September to December of last year. For Thanksgiving, training stopped for a 4 day weekend, but you didn't get to go home. Candidates early in the training were still stuck doing the OCS/RLP drill. If your class had secured, you could get liberty...

Which ear, lor-gay, this one??????????????? I believe the limit is somewhere between 40-50 db. I am borderline on both ears in a random mid-frequency (think it's from duck hunting). I don't know when you can really stop worrying about borderline hearing. I cleared NAMI, like mlorg001 after...

My only interview on the application (I'm not prior enlisted) was a reserves CO. Not sure if it helps at all, though.

I sure hope this doesn't go through. The AF doesn't really have a leg to stand on here. If the Navy wants to have their own UAVs designed our way, we have that right. We shouldn't be subjugated to the AF. What's next? They'll want to be in charge of all aircraft too? On a side note, I for...

Unfortuantely, that's the way you'll have to do them. You may be able to get away with a little less than that, but you definitly don't want to get singled out... then you will have a really tough time. Upper arms parallel to the deck. Fingers grounded, pointed straight in front of you.

I'm living on base in Corpus now. I agree that the housing isn't bad. For O-1 BAH money, it's probably the one of the nicer places you'll find (utilities included), but I didn't have much time to look. Back yards, the pet deposit is $300 for the first and (I believe) $150 for the second...

I'm sure Master Guns wasn't too pleased with that. If he's there now... OCS is not the Navy... that's one thing you have to keep telling yourself to get through the first week or so. It's best to just keep your head low. Go out into town and have a good time, but just follow the rules and...

My experience with the design of the aircraft was from a structural integrity standpoint (design of doors, fairings, etc). My aeroelastic counterparts found that icing, due to prolonged low level flight, on the winglet vice the raked wingtip caused adverse flutter characteristics. As far as...

From my design experience on the P-8A/MMA (prior to OCS), I recall mining mission simulations at 500', but that could just be a design point, rather than an actual mission. Could be less, I suppose. The wingtip of the aircraft was redesigned (from the 737-800/900 wing) to reduce flutter due to...

Anyone out there have any experience getting certified as a teacher in Texas? I'm headed to Corpus for Primary in a week or so and my wife is considering teaching. I'm likely to get P-3s (anthro'ed out of Jets and Helos) so it'd be about a year for us in Corpus. That seems like it would...

This should answer most of your questions. It depends on what you did in your 30 hours. Likely, you completed the tasks that would rule you out, but check to make sure. https://ifs.cnet.navy.mil/ifscode/help/default.cfm

I had a spirometry test done to get my final select, but they still wanted the full Methacholine challenge at NOMI.

And get ready for a Methacholine challenge from NOMI if not earlier. NOMI made me get one while I was at Navy OCS (for the NAMI-whamy flight physical). I had statements in my medical history that I had asthma. Never "diagnosed" but hypothesized (in writing :( ) by my childhood doctor. I didn't...

Look around, there was a thread on this not two weeks ago.

Is it just me, or does the Air Force have tons of 0-5s and 0-6s? I did IFS out of Eglin AFB, and I swear that I saw about 10 different Colonels at different times walking around in the Food Court at the MiniBX. Was it just because it was Eglin? Is there any resource to compare the #s...

I'd say everyones %age is right at 100.

Currently, they're not taking preferences. They will occasionally ask for volunteers for Vance, so if that's your preference, be sure to let someone know when you get there, to ensure you're one of the first people they go to. Also, if you're married, make sure you get follow-on orders after...

What's optimum about Mach 1.8? (beat me to it) And where did they get their numbers for that?

Yep, mine.

When I was at OCS last year a guy in my class got held back because he had surgery within the last 6 months. According to him, he couldn't commission w/n 6 months of having surgery so he had to sit in hold status for three weeks. Maybe it was his specific surgery, but it would be something I...