I think the link I posted was for a reserve squadron…maybe the cool kids got the full time bird already.
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CMV-22B Osprey Rollout
- Thread starter Ozarky
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It’s too shiny. Needs more flat paint, more camo, and more grease and weathering. Then I’ll believe it’s a USMC bird. 😆
hlg6016
A/C Wings Here
They will keep it looking bright and shiny. Buddy of mine did a tour on C9's when they were SOES. Lots of band runs and hauling Wing and HQMC staff.
Yep. A C-9 out of Cherry Point transported the HQMC manpower weenies every year on the fall "roadshow". It was probably a month det for the C-9 crew, but viewed as a good deal. It started with hitting all the far east (Osan, Iwakuni, Okinawa) bases, with refueling at Wake Island and Guam somewhere along the way. HI on the way back, then the SoCal bases. At that point, it was a commercial return.
The C-9 cabin was configured in a very gentlemanly manner as far as seating went...so, it was a good time. Also, a plus when it aborted a takeoff at Andersen in Guam, and was down for a few days. 😁
I remember flying a former Aeromexico VR C-9 years ago, it looked like they had not done anything to the interior since getting it from the airline and it was...worn down, to say the least. Better than several of the E-8's the USAF got though, at least one had apparently hauled livestock at some point in its previous life and got pretty ripe when it got hot in places like Kadena, Al Udied and Georgia.
Hard Clutch
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Marine Osprey Studs in multi-engine have been sent to Hercs, rotors, and jets.
Studs flying the T-44 will wing, but face a one year wait to start Osprey FRS.
This was due to the fatal Osprey incident in Japan last year.
We were not offered any other options.
Studs flying the T-44 will wing, but face a one year wait to start Osprey FRS.
This was due to the fatal Osprey incident in Japan last year.
We were not offered any other options.
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Nice username.
Yeah...what a time to be alive. We're getting to the point that 7532s will be on the O-4 board around the same time they make aircraft commander.
I waited a year to start primary during the T-34 redstripe of 2009/2010.
I got paid as an officer to do nothing.
It was a good deal that I wouldn't ever advise anyone to pass up. Some guys were bartending, some took grad school classes. Almost everyone bought a boat. I worked as a pro hockey referee in the SPHL.
The fleet will get it's 8 pounds of flesh. Enjoy the time at home without any responsibilities.
Go to the beach and take classes, so it’s not a complete lost year.
If there’s a chance to go to AMO school, do it. Back in the bad old days, some folks got to do IOC, which is a bad time but a good deal.
Pro move would be to knock out EWS non-resident, which I understand involves a waiver if you’re not yet a Captain. But as many can and will tell you, once you’re in the fleet there’s no good time to do EWS, just the least worst time.
How is IOC a "good deal"? Unless you have a hard-on for field ops in Quantico after TBS, I'd go with the beach option IMHO.
There were some dudes who were sent to IOC and did a pump as a platoon commander in a reserve battalion during that T-34 redstripe. But that was also 2009, and we were conducting major combat ops.
Those guys were hard chargers, but were all glad to be in aviation.