JarheadBoom

A shit-ton of people from my SQ raised our hands, in response to an unofficial query from AFRC. That's as far as it's gone for us, though...

And that's how we stay out of trouble, for using common sense and initiative to get the fucking job done. [/sarcasm... but not that much]

Let's all hope that Boeing and Big Blue got all their shit in one sack this time. I really don't want the next headline about this to be "EADS taking AF, Boeing to court over tanker victory"......

We have someone in our SQ who just recently got back on flying status from cancer. He was required to be cancer-free for 2 years after his last chemo treatment (I know you said you didn't have chemo...) before they would even start the waiver process. It took a med board, several false starts, and the threat of a letter to a Congressman for it to finally be done, but he's back to unrestricted flying. This was AFRC, however. YMMV. edit: spelin

What's the number for that Fraud, Waste, and Abuse hotline? [/sarcasm]... sorta.

Saw it many times in Orange County when I was stationed out there (the horseback riding in urban locales, not train vs. horse & rider collisions).....

The original NWU (the blue & gray one) is a replacement for the old dungarees. Note it's terminology - Navy Working Uniform. No one's expected to wear those into combat, unless they've got a ship wrapped around them. The new Type II and Type III NWUs, in desert and woodland, and are for SEALS and the like. This utility/battle/combat uniform nonsense (in all 4 branches) has to stop......

I'd pay money to be a first-hand witness to that....

From the muzzle blast pattern, it looks like it's a muzzle brake. Probably a requirement for a shoulder-fired weapon of that caliber...

I see what you're saying... but when we're talking about regular US military forces engaging enemy personnel in a combat zone, I honestly don't care what Magpul, or US Training Center, or Gunsite, or Thunder Ranch, or ____________ is teaching in their carbine course. The average Joe (and contrary to their delusions, USAF skycops are average Joes, not snake eaters, "operators", or any other euphemism for SOF) isn't trained that way in either the Army or the Marine Corps.

That's my understanding, too. edit: Fuckit, I'm saying it...... You officers need to beat this shit down with a bat. I understand not all of you have leadership/management that has your back... but every time you just walk away from an O vs. E confrontation because "the boss will jump in my ass for jumping in the ass of the A1C who blatantly disrespected me in public", you are telling every enlisted person within earshot that they can continue to get away with disrespecting (and even disobeying) a commissioned officer. That is piss-poor leadership, and you don't need to wear your rank on your collar to be able to figure that out. This shit has to end...

Same thing the Corps taught ALL of us in boot camp and Marine Combat Training...

I understood it as: after every round fired, he immediately put the weapon back on SAFE, and didn't switch to SEMI until he was on the verge of firing another round. Which, in the midst of a no-shit firefight, is still fucked up as a football bat. edit: clarity

Very well... disregard.

IIRC, the back-story to that one is that NASA didn't want graphite particles from the pencil to be floating around in the capsules...

They do have MOS-designated Aircraft Maintenance Officers, but they are usually at the MALS (Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron) or the AIMD (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department). 9 times out of 10, they're not pilots, but they're usually mustangs, and some have aircrew experience as an E. The MALS/AIMD are the next higher level of maintenance, roughly comparable to "back shops" in the AF. Every USN/USMC flying squadron has a QA shop; this is part of the NAMP (Naval Aviation Maintenance Program). It's generally staffed by at least one person from each specialty within the maintenance dept., and they're not shitbags (most of the time). They're mostly SNCOs, and the QA Chief is usually a Gunny/CPO or MSgt/SCPO (E-7 or E-8, for those unfamiliar with USN/USMC enlisted rank structure). The QA Chief is directly responsible to the Commanding Officer on all matters related to Quality Assurance, and it's a rare instance when a CO does not listen carefully to his QA Chief. There's a shit-load more detail I could get into, but I'll save it for another thread... edit: added multi-quote.

The AF ain't the only place Lean sucks... McGuire KC-10s take 1 FCC on CONUS missions, and 2 FCCs on OCONUS missions. ** edit - added multiquote

Ahhh. Sarcasm detector's been intermittent lately...

The Navy has enlisted "aircrewmen" on their helos. Depending on the airframe & mission, the crewman may not even have a maintenance background, much less be a no-kidding FE or crewchief (for us former USMC/USA types).

Interesting that this happened... IIRC, the Osprey has a canted forward bulkhead (rather than the more traditional vertically-oriented forward bulkhead), designed to avoid that exact scenario.

They already screwed the pooch on the disco belt issue...

Applies to AFRC KC-10 folks here at McGuire, and not just for deployments. edit: quote fix

I'm nearly certain I'm stating the obvious here... but don't forget the XM Wx will not work OCONUS.

Not gonna happen here.

Those grips are awesome looking. Are they wood, or some composite? They also look stippled rathe than checkered, yes? Nice piece.