Gator

thank you very much mate

First of all the medication is a definate sign fo doom in the service. If youa re taking a major depression med it is likely that you have a chemical inbalance int he brain. The service especially the marine corps is a hard life chocked full of stress. especially in combat. I highly recomend you not join with any recruiter for that. AS for the tattoos that is not an option either. if you have any visible tattoos the marines will not take you anymore for that either. Sounds like you have went through some very trying times. I would not want to have you risk your self for the service int his way. there are many other ways to support the sailors, soldiers, marines and zoomies(airforce) with out actually joining. Having done a stint as a recruiter I had to learn the policies for all of the services. the only way the marines or navy could bring you in with out you lying is for you to be off your meds for 2 years with no episodes and you will have to be inthe treatment of a psychologist or psychiatrist during that time who will give you a clean bill of health. Then and only then can we bring you in the navy. As much as you want to join please look at this scenario and consider if it would be worth it to join at this time. You are under enemy fire and you have an attaack and freeze. suddenly you are not funcitoning and the marines you serve with need your help. If yiou can not function then you are now a detriment to your platoon. Young and old marines are dying everyday in IRAQ. I implore you to make an appointment with a psychologist first and discuss this with them and see where you stand on the road to recovery. You sound really bright and have a brite future ahead of you with out the military. I dont want to sound mean or callous. I am just trying to be a voice fo reason and air the truth of the decisions and their consequences that are ahead of you. Gator

NOT FUNNY!!!!! I am not laughing here..... Why does everyone always assume sailors are gay. hell 30 perscent of my shipscrew are female.

thaks finiteless. This will keep me occupied and the days flying past. Gator

THanks alot please if you could mail it out burned on a cd to: AT1 Jon Whetstone USS WASP LHD-1 AIMD/IM-3 FPO AE 09556-1660 I really appreciate it. I can not download anything out here and my wife can barely turnt he computer on much less download a file and burn a cd for me....lol Gator

Hey guys, Is SP4 out. I have been out here on this ship for a while if so is anyone willing to download it and send it too me. I have no bandwidth and cannot download anything at all. Thanks Gator

Thanks for the thoughts. I am not a marine. I am a SAILOR.... LOL Hell I shoul;da made chief this year but the board didnt smile on me. see you guys on the beach

Good evening gents and ladies. Just thought I would drop a line or twenty from the hot as all hell 130 degree persian gulf. I am floating out here on deployment onboard USS Wasp LHD-1. You can check us out here http://www.wasp.navy.mil/ I have been here flotin since april and should be home hopefully in september. I finally got enough bandwidh to access the site from the ship here. It sure is a different navy than when i came in back in 1988 when we didnt have email out here. you had to send a letter and it took 2 -3 weeks to get a letter to the states and again as long to get one back. Now I can email chat with my wife daily. Yall stay safe and be good on the boards. Madjeff I will be abck soon. Did you drop me off of staff??? just checkin ben gone a while. glad to see the site is finally back up and running. Gator out

I am deployed to the mid east i will see you guys in 6 months when I return Stay safe Gator

I have an X36 and it is the same size as the x45. unless u have hands the size of andre the giant i cant see what you are talking about. My stick has no slop or rough spots and it is 2 years old and is not worn out. i fly constantly. as for sensitivity. almost every game has a sensitivity setting to adjust for this. i suggest you search out yours. if you are truly hard to plaes then i suggest u spend 300 for a ch pro setup with the usb stick throttle and rudder pedals. the price is steep but the hardware is unmatched by anything. including the cougar. and ch can be setup and ran with a lot less trouble than the thrustmaster stick If you are not a hard core simmer i dont advise you to buy the ch pro setup. Only if u intend to get your money back out of it. Gator

Zagnut, Before you choose a field or service look around and shop. Pick a job that: 1. you will enjoy doing. find a field that peaks your natural curiousity. Doing so will ensure success 2. Dont listen to one recruiters sell job. he will say one thing but when it comes down to it he is going to fulfill the needs of the guard. 3. Get everything in writing. If it isnt in the contract it isnt going to happen. I have been in the US navy for 15 years now. we also have 100% tuition assistance while on active duty and you can enroll in the GI bill for 40,000 towars college. I pitch navy first because we have the best technical traiing of any service. I am a master avionics instructor here in virginia. My courses hold a higher accredidation than any other service. The last peice of advice I can give you is to not join the guard and stay home. Join a regular branch and do your first tour away from home. it will help you mature in many ways. Then if you are not happy after the first enlistment then go reserves. Gator

if u have a wheel mouse. enable mouselook and scroll your wheel this will let you zoom out the cockpit

I dont know but I laughed my butt off at the dang comercial.....

DEsert Combat V 0.7 is released and on fileplanet. go get it.

I would say my most memorable would be about 18 months back. I was a member of VFA-14 tophatters flying Jane's F/A-18 on hyperlobby. There I was minding my own business and this guy from the 169th came in and starts bad mouthing my mother, my squad and me. So me being the alligator mouth and canary behind type guy that I am give it back and challenge them to a dog fight 4v4 So we go into game and get setup for a 4v4 fight with guns and heaters. After a click of a mouse we are on the tarmac calling BTC's. Spike, Prowler, Jar and Myself lined up in pairs ready to roll. Spike calls 1 rolling and we all release brakes. Gear up and feet wet we transition in to the hunt. Radar off and ECM on ESM listening and there is the spike. I call spike 12 o'clock. the flight splits into two pairs. we dive for the deck and spread to 5 miles. I call to jar to bracket low as i stay a little higher to troll for a radar hit and visual....... I have a target. I uncage my aim-9s and start a hard port turn. Jar is engaging my contact, I am turning to come in on my wingy's 6. He pickles his first 9 and it flies wide and misses. in the mean time spike and prowler are closing our position to assist. Jar is continuing to follow and pickles number two. at this point spike is now passing head to head of the engaged bogey. and kaboom jar has just shot down spike. prowler starts a loop and comes around nose first on the bogey and opens up with his guns and flames #1. Jar is now engaged with #2 and i have sorted to #3 with #4 on prowlers 6. I pickle a 9 and kaboom my bogey is down. I am now following prowler and almost simultaneously both bogeys are gone. I should say at this point that regen is on and the first guy has respawned and is enroute. All four decide to foul mouth us and quit.... The satisfaction of that moment was unlike anyother.... VFA-14 has been and probably will always be the best online pilots on the net.... Thanks for the memories fellas. Gator

Thanks guys

Gents and Ladies, I stand corrected on MR. Ragers. seems i have spouted misinformation that stems to an urban legend. i have posted an article from a telvision historical website. Fred Rogers served as a sniper or as a Navy Seal during the Vietnam War, with a large number of confirmed kills to his credit. This same rumor has often been applied to boyish country singer-songwriter John Denver (among others), and it's just as false when told of Fred Rogers. Not only did Fred Rogers never serve in the military, there are no gaps in his career when he could conceivably have served in the military — he went straight into college after high school, he moved directly into TV work after graduating college, and his breaks from television work were devoted to attending the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963) and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development. Moreover, Fred Rogers was born in 1928 and was therefore too old to have enlisted in the armed services by the time of America's military involvement in Vietnam. Fred Rogers always wore long-sleeved shirts and sweaters on his show to conceal the tattoos on his arms he obtained while serving in the military. As noted above, Fred Rogers never served in the military, and he bore no tattoos on his arms (or any other part of his body). He wore long-sleeved shirts and sweaters on his show to maintain an air of formality — although he was friendly with the children in his viewing audience and talked to them on their own level, he was most definitely an authority figure on a par with parents and teachers (he was Mister Rogers to them, after all, not Fred), and his choice of dress was intended to establish and foster that relationship. It also seems that the site I read on CK was a hoax as well. CK was a marine in the reserves in 45-46. her is his bio BOB KEESHAN. Born in New York City, New York, U.S.A., 27 June 1927. Attended Fordham University, 1946-49. Served in United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1945-46. Married: Anne Jeanne Laurie, 1950; children: Michael Derek, Laurie Margaret, and Maeve Jeanne. Began career as Clarabell for NBC-TV's Howdy Doody Show, 1947-52; appeared as Corny the Clown (ABC-TV), 1953-55, and Tinker the Toymaker (ABC-TV), 1954-55; starred as Captain Kangaroo (CBS-TV), 1955-85; president of Robert Keeshan Associates, from 1955; appeared as Mr. Mayor and the Town Clown (CBS-TV), 1964-65; president, Suffolk County Hearing and Speech Center, 1966-71; director of Marvin Josephson Associates, Inc, New York., 1969-77; director of Bank of Babylon, New York, 1973-79; chair, board of trustees, College of New Rochelle, New York, 1974-80; director of Anchor Savings Bank, 1976-91; chair, Council of Governing Boards, 1979-80; commentator, CBS-Radio, 1980-82; television commentator, 1981-82. Member: Board of Education, West Islip, New York, 1953-58; board of directors, Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, New York, 1969-78. Honorary Degrees: D. of Pedagogy, Rhode Island College, 1969; D.H.L. Alfred University, 1969; D.F.A., Fordham University, 1975; Litt.D., Indiana State University, 1978; L.L.D., Elmira (New York) University, 1980; D.L., Marquette University, 1983; D.P.S., Central Michigan University, 1984; D.H.L., St. Joseph College, 1987. Honorary Fellow: American Academy of Pediatrics. Recipient: Sylvania Award, 1956; Peabody Award, 1958, 1972, 1979; American Education Award, Education Industries Association, 1978; Distinguished Achievement Award, Georgia Radio and TV Institute-Pi Gamma Kappa, 1978; Emmy Awards,1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984; TV Father of the Year, 1980; James E. Allen Memorial Award, 1981; Distinguished Service to Children Award, 1981; National Education Award, 1982; American Heart Association National Public Affairs Recognition Award, 1987; Frances Holleman Breathitt Award for Excellence, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1987; Clown Hall of Fame, 1990

The dpad is not analog. it is a digital contact pad.... Sorry... This is a great unit. Although it will take about a week to get used to it....

I'm Sorry I forgot AT1(AW/SW) Jon E Whetstone Master Instructor CNATTU Oceana (FORMERLY NAMTRAU, FORMERLY NAMTRAGRUDET) soon to be on USS WASP LHD 1

My personal favs are: "Pissing off the whole planet one person at a time" and "To Die on your Feet or to live the rest of your life on your knees" - Joeseph Stallin

Ruger, As an active member of the US navy... I have 15 years in and 5 togo I relieve you sir, I have the Watch.. You are here by reassigned to the home front Fair Winds Shipmate

Fred Rogers is one of the most decorated marine snipers... he wore those sweaters because of the tattoos Going up his arms CK was also a highly decorated vet. he was awarded both the bronze star and silver star for valour... I am trying to find the write ups to post in honor of this great american

After receiving this item for christmas from my better half i have spent the las 4 weeks playing on line using this little item to kill ELF's online. I am happy to say the this item is a great little tool at a reasonable price. MFR is 50.00 us from Belkin. i am happy to say that it can be found by the frugal for around 20.00. This item offers up a whopping 16 buttons d-pad and scroll wheel which has 3 modes of function totaling 48 possible button combos. the ergonomic design makes the adjustment guite easy. The software is also very nice with no visible quirks at this time. I programmed operation flashpoint and BF1942 in to the profile manager in about 15 minutes. This item takes full use of the direct x controller calls and makes key assignments extremely easy. overall i give this unit a 8 out of ten stars for quality and usefullness. It still has a slight bug witht he keyboard type buttons wanting to double press sometimes but is just a sensitivity thing in learning how hard to press the buttons. Here are some attatched files to look at:

most likely you will have to try and runa repair install of windows. sounds like something is running in the backround though. I will try to help Gator

I remember senior hamilton. chewed my ass when I went and stole a part out of one of your left over a-7s for ours(VA-174). We now call it the annual meeting of the minds. I am on instructor duty at namtra oceana. Got 2 months left then it is off to sea again. Going out on USS Wasp LHD-1. marines and helos and harriers for the next three years. OOOOHHHHHH RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHHH Not....lol I made board last two times and I have a strong package. AT1(AW/SW) master training specialist and all that jazz. My dad was chief way back so I hope to also someday be initiated looks like u have something trying to install hardware wise. did u hook up a new usb device ? I would disco all items except keyboard mouse and monitor and restart to see if that is coming up. IF not then you know there is a windows error. iof so then u mostlikey have some sort of hijack trying to happen. That error could be for a virtual drive being setup for a the hijack..... not sure though???? add me to your msn or icq and we will get in touch later today and i can help you out. icq: 5629363 MSN: puckman1@hotmail.com (this email is a dummy for msn I dont use it) Email: jonwhetstone@cox.net