VMFA187
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I was more apologizing for the request for a requirement that likely won't ever be incredibly useful, at the expense of so many other vital aspects critical to fighter performance and capabilities.
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Valid. I'm an instructor at Miramar - Where the movie was filmed, where we still send studs to go land on boats... And some of these kids going through haven't seen it. Ridiculous.
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Jokes. Make more Raytheon Award Videos or something.
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We should have bought only A and C models. The B is terrible. On behalf of the Marine Corps - I'm sorry.
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Dudes, Am I dense or do Air Force squadrons not make cruise videos like the Navy and Marine Corps? Akin to something like what the Pukin Dogs' released -
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I like where his mind is at, but an 12,000lb fighter with the ability to supercruise and spend that amount of time airborne seems a bit fanciful to me. I do like the idea of flying 30+ hours a month though. I'd not be trying to knock out my ATP if that were the case. The 8 or 9 hours a month I've AVERAGED since flying Hornets don't give me much of a choice, however.
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Rarely. Multi-tasking in the fighter community is flying form in proper position while operating your sensor(s) and executing active listening. Attitude hold isn't really relevant in a dynamic environment. Perhaps CAS detached, but we (in the Marine Corps) rarely operate detached unless the S/A threat is non existent. They have to be.
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That's it. I'm out. If the airlines and decreased flight time weren't enough, there's no way I'm launching if some dude can knock me out of the sky without knowing I'm targeted or potential counter-measures. Unless we're the only ones with that technology, of course. Would certainly change missile defense procedures. Bonzai all.
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Excellent, thank you. It's actually AF SOS that I'm nearly complete with - USMC PME is a two year distant learning program where I'll have knocked out AF PME in about three months after the fourth, final module begins next month.
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Perhaps a bit off topic from what is being discussed here of late, however how would a Guard unit view a rated pilot from another service who is looking to join as an O-3? I've chosen not to complete USMC PME for O-4 promotion, but am 75% complete with SOS DL Course 22 having started in January. Am I wasting my time? Or would it be viewed favorably?
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Amongst my Marine Hornet brethren, $60k minimum would be required to change someone's mind. $75k would go far in solving our retention problem.
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There was an Air Force dude years back that flew with us when I was a student in Kingsville who said he was tasked to evaluate the T-45 as a potential replacement. That was probably back in 2010...
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I've been there a handful of times during WestPacs and Translants, but never for more than four weeks at a time. What * said is pretty accurate. I think I'd have a hard time living there for more than a month or two due to its incredibly small size, but it was fun getting out of Japan and going somewhere tropical for a few weeks at a time while we were deployed. Good diving, fair beaches. Tumon Bay is really the only place to go out and have dinner / drinks but it gets old pretty quick. I do have fond memories of The Beach Bar, however.
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Concur.
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I see. Our continuation relates to twice passed O-3s because they can't get any Captains to stay, but it sounds generally like what is happening in the AF apparently. There has been rumor of stop loss in the Hornet and Osprey communities though... We are. When I winged it was 8 years for jets and other fixed wing aircraft, and only 6 for helos. I think it's 8 across the board now. Dude - Just let us train. Allow us to be fighter pilots inside the cockpit and out. And stop making us do countless collateral duties / BS training which has become our primary focus. Retention problem solved.
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Is the AF actually doing that? The Marine Corps started doing that this year, tacking on an additional 3 years to one's commitment automatically, unless the individual seeking to depart jumped through hoops over the course of only two weeks.
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Clarification request - Are you speaking about specific communities regarding their missions and performance? Or individuals? If its the former, I agree. The latter, I couldn't disagree more - Manning a fighter means you should be able to execute every mission that your TMS is responsible for, notwithstanding proficiency limitations due to continually decreasing flight hours, etc...
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+$300 in San Diego. Better to be lucky than good!
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We partied with them on my last WestPac in late '14 when Trip was their CO. We had a great time.
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I hope you were able to pick up on my ever-so-slight sense of sarcasm.
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True. All WSO configured jets have a little nub that you can attach a stick to. WSO-BFM on the road for a quick abeam set was always fun with them reaching down between their legs trying to fly the jet. Some of the smarter ones would bring a PVC pipe...
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That sounds correct. But 95% of all two-seat variants are the night attack version. No fleet squadrons have any two-stick jets - They're all configured with two hand controllers in the back. Only the RAG trains with the two-stick jets so we can put Instructor Pilots in the back seat for early FAMs and initial flights for various stages while training Cat 1s.
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No, all fleet configured 2-seat aircraft have hand controllers in the back seat. The WSOs don't bump the stick all the time in the Strike Eagle?
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