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Kinda curious what his story is on going from Marine chopper pilot to Army colonel. Seems like a well-earned retirement, though!

None of this proves if Vegas is hot or not. Until proven otherwise, I will choose to believe she looks like the chick in Hacker's avatar. Stranger things have happened.

I hope this got sent as a joke, because if not, this dimwit needs to be slapped...multiple times. Of course, a colonel claiming to be single handedly responsible for the success of the war in Iraq is not outside the realm of possibility.

"Sorry, the maximum number of viewers for this channel has been reached" WTF? Guess alot of people like Bob Ross!

Double your money...

Randolph guys don't, but when we were cross-country to San Diego, the guys working at the Navy bases did.

Sort of depends on what version of the MC you're talking about. There's a Talon, a Shadow and a Spear. They all do sorta the same thing, low level insertion of spec ops bubbas and chopper refueling, but I know there are some dudes on here who fly those so I'll leave the details to them, lest I fnck it up. As to airframes post P-Cola...depends on what you want to do. If you want to go Mach 2 and pulls Gs and shit, Strike Eagles would probably be a good deal. If you want to haul stuff, kick Army dudes out the back and go literally everywhere, you might go slicks. If you want to drop a shit-ton of ordnance and strike the fear of God into bad guys, you might consider B-52s. Just talk to your instructors when you get down there to get an idea what their life was like. And be sure to ask, just as you did in your question, about the pros AND the cons. And unless you're married, make the decision for you. Don't let anybody else, girlfriend, classmate, whoever, influence your decision. Make it for yourself.

What I find darkly amusing is that the picture used in the article is actually a 737-200.

You've got seven posts on the board, and you're correcting some guy's grammar. Wow, you're gonna go far.

Hope the Air Force agrees with your plan. Or they might tell you STFU and color and get back to your INS and chart. Lots of surface area there!

Further, when's all that going to happen?

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but in the situation you're describing, the American flag doesn't have to be higher, just to the left of everything else when looking at it.

Besides, Moostang, you, like me, are gonna be a nav. We'll never touch a Viper or an Eagle, so what's it matter?

Two sets of wings...was he a nav or somethin' before flying F-16s?

Four years (well, probably more like five for most of you) and you dumbass cajuns still can't spell GO right. Enjoy it while it lasts, because your asses are gettin' stomped come football season.

Maybe he's a reservist IP.

This just means the Buff is going to live forever...

All the EW instructors here keep bending our ear with that interchangeable seat stuff, but the instructors navs keep saying no, that's just to get you to track EW. You'd have too many currencies to keep up with to make it a realistic possibility. I've also heard recently the FTU has begun to dual qualify navs right out of the schoolhouse so you have the capability to sit in either seat downstairs. How this will actually play out I'm not sure, but that's what I've been told.

That's a bitch move. Think she planned that? Like, "I'm going to put this general in his place, watch this". Wouldn't put it past her.

Speaking of which, anybody know where to get a pair of Addisons? I think my base supply has them, but their lazy asses won't go check if they have my size in stock. Any suggestions?

Seems to me this whole CSO thing is going to produce a jack of all trades, master of none type aviator. I'd much rather have my EWO be an actual EWO, instead of a dude who got the same stuff I did and is just sitting at a different station. Have a specialty isn't a bad thing, IMHO.

I thought we had 36 at some point...anyway!

Found this on another site and thought it might be of interest. Anybody heard anything about it? New gunship flies to Paris Air Show debut By Stephen Trimble on June 6, 2009 12:14 AM | ShareThis https://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/AT-802U_2.jpg https://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/AT-802U_3.jpg The Air Tractor AT-802U is now en route from Olney, Texas, to Le Bourget, France, to be unveiled at the Paris Air Show, said Lee Jackson, design engineer. Featuring an armoured fuselage, a 10hr loiter time and the ability to haul more than 8,000lb of payload, unarmed AT-802Us have been operated by the US State Department in South America since 2002 eradicating drug crops, Jackson said. Air Tractor is now offering the weaponized AT-802U Air Truck to the US Air Force and other militaries to serve as a a trainer/light attack fighter. After its international debut in Paris, the PT6A-67F-powered turboprop will return to Olney for a series of wepaons and sensor integration trials, he said. The AT-802U must overcome its stigma as an old-fashioned tail-dragger, but Jackson sees its lack of a tricycle landing gear as an advatange in the irregular warfare role. For lighly trained pilots forced to make hard landings on remote strips, the two main gears offer a great advantage, he said. The aircraft may find its true niche in an operational setting like Afghanistan, he said. It's an interesting idea. The Afghans need a sturdy trainer and attack fighter. The ability to spray the Taliban's poppy fields might also come in handy. Apture™ Photos and promotional materials courtesy of Air Tractor

Doc's wikipedia page has been thoroughly cleansed, and in all amounts to about a long paragraph now. Must have somebody watchdogging it for him. All it says about his time at Mississippi State is that he was there...nothing else, at all.

Shiner beer is amazing. Better on tap than in the bottle, though. As for liquor, I just discovered Crown and Dr. Pepper this past weekend. I usually drink Crown with Coke, but this new combo is really smooth.