08Dawg
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Your method is absolutely moronic because you will never be in a position to actually make a difference. That is what I'm saying.
I dunno, man...sometimes you have to take a stand. Boyd did, and yes he never made it about colonel, but would you rather be a colonel who's name is still revered by many, or an ass-kisser with stars who is just another cog in the wheel?
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It's possible. One of my good friends from nav school went from being a bio-medical officer to being an Buff EW. PM me your contact info, and I'll pass it on to him, if you like.
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What happens to all those "leased" DA-40s? And honestly, why do you need to replace those? I'm sure a DA-40 is cheaper than a Cirrus. For that matter, why do you need a -40 instead of a -20?
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Just thought it was interesting that no MC-P's dropped and wondered if they'd closed the pipeline (at least for now) until the J swap is done because it wouldn't make sense to send someone through P-qual and then turn right around and send them back through J-qual
Don't read too much into it. They haven't dropped a single Buff yet, either.
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Awesome job, and I would've thought deserving of the VC. Anyone ever met these guys ? To a man the most polite, good-natured soldiers you'll ever meet, until they're told to turn on the hate.
The hajjis could've had it worse though; if they'd really annoyed him he would've gone for his knife.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri
I was going to say, about the only thing that could have possibly made this story a little more badass was if he had cut one of those hadji motherfucker's head off with a kukri. Either way, I would not want to be on a Ghurka's bad side. That's a good way to get your nuts handed to you on a platter.
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Almost bought a Grumman Tiger in college, but I've flown all three aircraft you listed. I would go with a Grumman, because of maneuverability, efficiency, and ergonomics. They are just great flying aircraft, and the visibility is great as well. The downside to low-wings, and especially Grummans is that you can bake on sunny summer days. You should also check out a Grumman Yankee. Are you looking for something to fly cross-country in or something just to fly in the local area? The Cardinal would definitely be my top choice for cross-country flying, but Cardinals are generally quite a bit more expensive than a Tiger/Cheetah.
Mostly local, with occasional cross countries. I've pretty much ruled out an RG Cardinal due to higher cost and MX upkeep, but it seems speed-wise a Tiger and a 177B are pretty close. Not really looking for alot of load-hauling capability, at the most two people plus me.
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Slight threadjack-
Looking at buying my own plane (single engine) in a year or so. I think I've got it narrowed down to either a Cessna Cardinal or a Grumman Cheetah/Tiger. Thoughts or opinions on either?
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I've got a better idea. You know what would really raise my morale? Send the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders or the Playmate of the Year on a USO tour. Same or less money, more effect, and morale is actually lifted! Problem solved.
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That's fuckin' motivating! A kid with a job that he probably never thought would involve combat, let alone engaging targets with an M4 while under fire, and his first thought isn't "Oh shit, better take cover!", it's "oh the hell with this, gonna get my gun off!"
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Bitches, gripes, complaints
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59 years and still kicking ass. Here's to thirty more.
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To the Raiders!
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I've been receiving that advice a lot lately.
Yeah, most of the CSO FTUs sent CCs or DOs to Pensacola last week to discuss how to use the new "CSO".
^agree
I've spent my whole career in Pensacola so far, and the term CSO is completely normal to me. In fact, WSO/EWO/Nav sounds odd. I expect to start using the term WSO in the few months, but behind me are 400 new officers a year, with "CSO" ingrained into our brains.
Well, the "CSO" FTUs are more like Nav FTUs or WSO FTUs, and yes, expect to use whatever terminology your community uses. I've heard at least one story of a Buff nav doing his crew report with "CSO's check complete" instead of "Nav's check complete" and the RN about ripped his skull off. I honestly don't think CSO's going to come into widespread use until quite a while from now. Maybe it'll be when the preponderance of 12xx types are those trained at PCola instead of at Randolph. Heck, now I can be like the crusty LSI guys who always told stories from "Back at Mather". Well, back at Randolph...
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Is someone acknowledging that while the program might be called CSO, it's still weird to call someone a CSO?
Yes
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Well, guess that dispells the rumor that the Buff was getting a good chunk of the first drops out of PCola. Pretty good drop, though.
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Get rid of Kharzai.
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PCSing to Barksdale in April. Looking for a home to rent(3BR+) in North Bossier City or Benton area. It seems there are hardly any rentals in the area (currently in town looking for one). If anyone has any info, that would be great. Thanks.
You might try out in Haughton, as well.
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Bones merged OSO/DSO quals years ago; seat swapping seems to work fine for knocking out beans if necessary. Don't know if the crew coordination would be harder since y'all don't sit right next to each other.
That, and our defensive suite is alot older and takes alot more man in the loop to make it effective, hence, a more specialized type of aviator.
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It still kind of is. We're getting good training, but you can tell theres a whole lot of 'why are we doing this this way?'. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the future and how the FTUs react to the new guys coming out of here.
That's the $50,000 question. How are the communities going to adapt, especially communities like the Buff, the AFSOC-type Hercs, and to a lesser extent the RJs, where you have at least two (and many times more) dudes wearing the same wings but doing very different jobs. How do you pick/designate/select who sits in what seat? The Buff FTU was talking about making guys dual qualed as navs and EWs and upgrading to RN later, but in my mind, that's a nightmare waiting to happen. EWs and Offenders have very unique and different skills sets, and blurring the line is, to me at least, asking for a lack of effectiveness in both seats. For jets like an AWACS, a slick Herc, or a JSTARS with a single nav-type on board, it won't be that big a deal. The FTU might have to work just a little harder to make you the kind of aviator that platform needs.
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Seems to be a large body of evidence against him. Hopefully the hammer will fall hard and fast (along with a blanket sts).
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True. Depending on the unit they could give you rides (sts). Or go to Test Pilot School as an engineer and become a flight test engineer.
The guy I'm talking about worked on Vipers, and flew as part of his job.
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Ok cool. I was mianly just wondering if it was a flight job. Guess not but oh well, I am still excited.
Don't wanna get your hopes up too much, but I know an EW who was a developmental engineer, and he flew quite a bit.
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Pretty sure WSO's are only on Strike Eagles and Bones... That was the whole point of the separate training.
Playing devil's advocate...
Tell me a Buff radar nav with a Litening Pod isn't as much of a weapons systems employer as a Bone OSO. Which is also why you get the occasional PCola grads getting sent to the Buff FTU.
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Him, him!
Home of The Fighter Pilot
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Dude...NEVER fucking lump me in with a shoe like that again. Nellis is the home of the fighter pilot. Just like my Bone brethren, what pisses me off is the PC run amock. When does this madness stop?