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Unless it's changed that's true for MC-130H Talon IIs but not for MC-130P Shadow. Should be a moot point once we have all MC-130J Commando IIs.
That will be relatively long term. Talons will be around for at least a decade before being replaced by the Commando. And Yes the EWO's are on the flight deck, right next to the Nav.
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I work for the people who have the biggest guns.
Other than that I have a break bag packed (learned that one the hard way) and enough food/batteries/ect for the standard hurricane.
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Do the hands get in the way of the digits? I have an analog/digital watch now but the hands are really skinny so they're not a factor.
Also, does the small LED still suck on these? Are the digits even possible to read at night?
Whenever the hands are in front of the digital numbers it can take a second to figure out what it underneath but it isn't completely covered. You know I forgot about the LED, it does leave a little to be desired. You can read the hands just fine, but the second read out with the LED is very difficult to see. In the plane I usually look at my watch with the lip light on.
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I'm digging this watch. I've never owned Suunto; always been a Casio man. For those that have owned both, how do they compare? I don't need a watch that can make me breakfast, just something that keeps a good hack (Atomic clock), has decent features that I might use in the jet or behind my desk, and doesn't look like I got it in a gumball machine.
I was 69% decided on the Casio GW3500B, but now I'm not sure.
Wearing that watch right now. I love it, and living in Japan it is a nice bonus that it updates essentially anywhere in the world. It is also very durable, despite wearing it just about every workday for six months it still looks brand new.
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what is that high pitched sound? Are guys who have been cursed with being trapped in Ft Walton Beach complaining about places fighter guys (excluding the Eagle) have always had to deal with?
This is terrible. Someone should do something about it.
Hey, AFSOC is fucking special. Its in the name!
But seriously as someone not stationed there but has visited a few times....Clovis sucks. But I have some really good friends stationed there and they are having a good time anyway. They would rather be somewhere else but they are very happy to have the opportunity to fly the mission they have, and there are some really good people in the communities that are stationed there.
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Holy shit. I'm an atheist and usually approve of what the MRRF does. But in this case they have gone completely off the deep end. I'm disappointed the Marines backed off so quickly.
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Serious question: Why?
Why the fuck not? It's the Air Force flying some badass planes doing badass things. Fucking be happy about it. I am.
Incase anyone bitches about cost, despite the entertaining details ("nearly 70 aircraft") there was some serious training accomplished. Why not in such a bitchin fashion? Basically I'm saying if you object to this, fuck off.
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I don't know about Shadows, but I assume it is similar to Talons. The answer is busy. Very busy.
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Chris Christie is an asshole.
He's also disgustingly fat which doesn't help either.
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It was like that for RJs when I went through...then again we had a scarf drop/track select for nav or EWO earlier so it was obvious. Were they not doing that early on at P-cola? My limited understanding of that community is that while some navs are able to transition to EWO, the EWOs there would not fly the nav seat so it's really two different crew positions that would need to be identified from the start. Anyone out there that can speak more intelligently on that?
Atleast for the FY11 classes, crew position wasn't specified at Drop Night for RJ's and was supposed to be determined after folks showed up for the FTU. Buffs had a similar set up, but EC's and AC's specified Nav/EWO at the drop.
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Hopefully with the CSO training, you're already getting an Air Force base of knowledge, instead of being fully Navy-indoctrinated. Is that true?
Yes that's true. We have absolutely no interaction with the Navy despite CSO training being on a Navy base. The Air Force has their own ramp, airplanes, and buildings built specifically for the CSO program. It's an all Air Force program now. The only time I got to hang out with Ensigns was at the Officers Club.
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Maybe Air Force crews could do cross service assignments like with the Growler and Prowler since they're already trained to operate it?
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Good on ya for checking on it yourself. Glad it's been resolved.
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Sweet drop! Good to see the variety of platforms dropping now. Congrats to everyone in 12-05
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The housing they give to single dudes and the housing they give to families is completely different. And yes it is like night and day between the front gate and the back gate.
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Ground was broken on the dorms many months ago. They're a terrible idea IMO. For all the noobs about to show up to Pensacola soon: fight to stay off base. Perdido has some awesome beachfront spots to rent. Avoid Balfour like the plague.
I second this. Live out the back gate. There is plenty of really nice places to live out there. I got a nice house with a couple class mates once we were liberated from Balfour and had a blast.
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I Know these are dumb questions but here I go:
1) Pcola water survival is Parachute compared to non parachute given at Fairchild (I am a former RC-135 Linguist) right?
Yup. And it's a freaking blast.
2) I will not get the "opportunity" to attend survival school again will I?I don't believe so. I had a couple former loads in my CSO class and they didn't have to go again.
Thanks, I am a CSO select and will be in Pcola sometime mid July (I got bumped to BOT 12-06).Congrats! I recommend living off base. The on base housing company is evil....assuming those dorms they threatened us with aren't completed yet. I don't recall when they were going to be built.
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Said it before and I'll say it again:
Not worth it.
I really don't get this irrational fear of credit cards. Credit is a tool, and like a hammer it can be quite helpful if used responsibly. It can also break someones face if used improperly.
I have one credit card and it is from USAA. I have paid the bill off every month since getting it. I have also received $400 cash back. I have paid USAA NOTHING for the card. It has no fees, and I have not paid any interest. They paid me $400. If I had an irrational fear of credit cards I'd have $400 less in other accounts that are earning ME interest. Over the long term that will turn out to be ALOT.
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First...chill the fuck out. Second, dates on a spreadsheet don't mean shit. Orders do. Third, it is very common for IFS and UFT dates to get dorked up.
But definitely keep on the NCOs. I was in a similar situation and what had happened was that my EAD got moved by three months but the NCO lost track of the email until two weeks from what I thought was my EAD.
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Seriously?
I think he just means that there hasn't been any prohibition on people of the same gender sharing a room, thus theoretically if a same sex couple were deployed together they might be able to arrange sharing quarters.
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Uhhhhh, what?
Discus and nsplayer beat me to it.
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so whats the standard crew for the U-28? Pilot/Co/Nav/Load?
I don't think that particular community likes to talk much, especially on the interwebs.
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Can we just be military professionals without throwing our sexuality into your face?
So by this logic, a hetero couple kissing on the pier is also 'throwing sexuality into your face'.
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Does the U-28 normally get selected by the top of the class?
As it is with all airframes, depends on the class.
C-130 help
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This is all a moot point because the plane will be broken 90% of the time anyway. So really you need a small fleet of them to keep one available at all times, and thousands of MX.