And slinging LMAVs all over Afghanistan
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Tracking Jets as an old dude
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Weird, all my VP friends hate their community.In all seriousness, days spent at home shouldn't be the primary consideration when selecting a community.
Primary consideration? Probably not, but I’ve missed a lot of big family events compared to every Marine KC-130 pilot. When you meet the AV-8B pilot who has done 4 x MEU pumps and deploying FAC tour in OEF before his Dept Head tour - It should be at least a consideration.
Story time ?
I haven't suggested otherwise.
The LMAV thing is probably another example of the "That Squadron" phenomenon. I doubt that there is a single F/A-18 squadron that hasn't slung an LMAV into east/west/north/south Jesus in AFG or IRQ at some point. It is really simple to use, but f***king it up is historically common. I thankfully never did, but I think I flew with an operative CATM-65E exactly once prior to being shot off the bow with a live round and heading up the BLVD into AFG my first time. That isn't much OJT 
Fortunately, the most memorable part of my first green ink was having made a breakfast sandwich at 0500 with a stale English muffin. My skipper (who was my lead) laughed that I would live to regret my breakfast decision. As the entire sandwich was disintegrating all over the cockpit, with only 10% getting into my mouth for a 6-7 hr mission, I could envision his cackling. And then I got the boat crud, and was shaking from a fever the whole way back down the blvd and coming back for a night trap. Yay
Fortunately, the most memorable part of my first green ink was having made a breakfast sandwich at 0500 with a stale English muffin. My skipper (who was my lead) laughed that I would live to regret my breakfast decision. As the entire sandwich was disintegrating all over the cockpit, with only 10% getting into my mouth for a 6-7 hr mission, I could envision his cackling. And then I got the boat crud, and was shaking from a fever the whole way back down the blvd and coming back for a night trap. Yay
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Uhh . . . OK. Have another one . . .The LMAV thing is probably another example of the "That Squadron" phenomenon. I doubt that there is a single F/A-18 squadron that hasn't slung an LMAV into east/west/north/south Jesus in AFG or IRQ at some point. It is really simple to use, but f***king it up is historically common. I thankfully never did, but I think I flew with an operative CATM-65E exactly once prior to being shot off the bow with a live round and heading up the BLVD into AFG my first time. That isn't much OJT