Seawolf

Yeah but thats gonna suck for the guy standing next to him though.lol ;)

So when are we meeting to fly?? Lomac will be here tomorrow so we better do it tonight or something because I will be busy over crimea tomorrow.lol ;)

Nice.lol

Well the Navy doesnt care what degree you have (it can be basket weaving for all they care) just as long as you have one. They will pay for it, but your going to give 6 years (minimum) of your life to the Navy when your done. I managed to get my AA while in the Navy (Navy paid 75% of the tuition and expenses) and finished my BA after leaving the Navy with my GI Bill. The Navy more than lived up to thier end of the bargain and I wouldn't have a degree right now if not for the Navy GI Bill.

This is not the same photo from a video I saw but it does show what I am talking about. http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/fa18/fa183.html

I will try and find it. It was dropping MK82s in a dive at Mach1 (vapor cloud around the plane and the bombs, it was pretty cool)

Oh dont get me started on the Bucs! What a bunch of undiciplined losers!

that good huh? I might give it a looksy thanks

Snapple, There is crappy duty in every service and just because your an Officer doesnt exclude you from it. Everyone works thier way up just as in Life. You dont join the service because of the benefits, you join for a deeper purpose. I wont lie to you, it's not all fun and games. I remember spending Christmas Eve standing baby sitting a plane out on a cold tarmac or spending thanksgiving weekend on duty at the hanger . Even with all the jokes and crappy things you have to do sometimes I would do it all again in a heartbeat. I used to wonder what my friends from High School were doing at that same moment as I was getting shot down cat1 in the backseat of a S3. The important thing about the military and my advice to those who are thinking about joining is have a good attitude. Even when your standing a watch in the cold while everyone else is out drinking, or home on leave make the best of it and do it with a smile on your face. The guys that bitch and moan find themselves right back out on that watch next time around, but the guys who take it in stride and are positive have people like Chiefs and COs going to bat for them. Even when you think nobody is around people notice. Trust me someone is always around.lol

There is video at the boeing site showing the FA18E doing Supersonic drops.

Ok, for all those who want to read through this feel free. Its pretty long but the old salts will like it. Some Ways For Old Salts to Simulate Being in the Navy 1. Lock all friends and family outside. Your only means of communication should be with letters that your neighbours have held for at least three weeks, discarding two of five. 2. Surround yourself with 200 people that you don't really know or like: people who smoke, snore like Mack trucks going uphill, and use foul language like a child uses sugar on cereal. 3. Unplug all radios and TVs to completely cut yourself off from the outside world. Have a neighbour bring you a Time, Newsweek, or Proceedings from five years ago to keep you abreast of current events. 4. Monitor all home appliances hourly, recording all vital information (ie: plugged in, lights come on when doors open, etc) 5. Do not flush the toilet for five days to simulate the smell of 40 people using the same commode. 6. Lock the bathroom twice a day for a four hour period. 7. Wear only military uniforms. Even though nobody cares, clean and press one dress uniform and wear it for 20 minutes. 8. Cut your hair weekly, making it shorter each time, until you look bald or look like you lost a fight with a demented sheep. 9. Work in 19-hour cycles, sleeping only four hours at a time, to ensure that your body does not know or even care if it is day or night. 10. Listen to your favourite CD 6 times a day for two weeks, then play music that causes acute nausea until you are glad to get back to your favourite CD. 11. Cut a twin mattress in half and enclose three sides of your bed. Add a roof that prevents you from sitting up (about 10 inches is a good distance) then place it on a platform that is four feet off the floor. Place a small dead animal under the bed to simulate the smell of your bunkmate's socks. 12. Set your alarm to go off at 10 minute intervals for the first hour of sleep to simulate the various times the watchstanders and nightcrew bump around and wake you up. Place your bed on a rocking table to ensure you are tossed around the remaining three hours. Make use of a custom clock that randomly simulates fire alarms, police sirens, helicopter crash alarms, and a new-wave rock band. 13. Have week old fruit and vegetables delivered to your garage and wait two weeks before eating them. 14. Prepare all meals blindfolded using all the spices you can grope for, or none at all. Remove the blindfold and eat everything in three minutes. 15. Periodically, shut off all power at the main circuit breaker and run around shouting "fire, fire, fire" and then restore power. 16. At least once a month, force the commode to overflow to simulate a 'black water system' boo-boo. 17. Buy a gas mask and smear it with rancid animal fat. Scrub the faceshield with steel wool until you can no longer see out of it. Wear this for two hours every fifth day especially when you are in the bathroom. 18. Study the owner's manual for all household appliances. Routinely take an appliance apart and put it back together. 19. Remove all plants, pictures and decorations. Paint everything gray, white, or the shade of hospital smocks. 20. Buy 50 cases of toilet paper and lock up all but two rolls. Ensure one of these two rolls is wet all the time. 21. Smash your forehead or shins with a hammer every two days to simulate collision injuries sustained onboard Navy ships. 22. When making sandwiches, leave the bread out for six days, or until it is hard and stale. 23. Every 10 weeks, simulate a visit to another port. Go directly to the city slums wearing your best clothes. Find the worst looking place, and ask for the most expensive beer that they carry. Drink as many as you can in four hours. Take a cab home taking the longest possible route. Tip the cabby after he charges you double because you dress funny and don't speak right. 24. Use fresh milk for only two days after each port visit. 25. Keep the bedroom thermostat at 2 deg C and use only a thin blanket for warmth. 26. Ensure that the water heater is connected to a device that provides water at a flow rate that varies from a fast drip to a weak trickle, with the temperature alternating rapidly from -2 to 95 deg C. 27. Use only spoons which hold a minimum of 1/2 cup at a time. 28. Repaint the interior of your home every month, whether it needs it or not. 29. Remind yourself every day: 'it's not just a job, it's an adventure!' 30. Mix kerosene with your water supply to simulate the de-sal plant on the ship picking up JP5 in the intake -- if a lit match thrown into your coffee pot doesn't ignite it, add more kerosene. 31. Stand outside at attention at dawn and have the poorest reader you know read the morning paper outloud. Be sure to have him skip over anything pertinent. 32. Every four hours, check the fluid level in your car's radiator. Check the tire pressure and replace air lost from excessive pressure checks. Be sure to place red tag on ignition stating "DANGER: DO NOT OPERATE" while you perform these checks. Inform your neighbor as to the results of these checks, have him tell you to repeat the checks because he did not see you perform them. 33. Paint your house grey (exterior) include windows except for rooms you do not frequent, paint your car grey, paint your driveway a different shade of grey. 34. Wait outside your dining area as a family member eats a meal, then have that person serve you a meal prepared several hours earlier. 35. Shut all blinds and doors at sunset. 36. Clean your house 'till there's absolutely not a speck of dust anywhere. Call on a stranger to come inspect your house. Ensure stranger sees dust that has collected in the time it took to find him. Stranger cannot leave until he finds irrational fault with your house/belongings. 37. Hang Christmas lights in June. When the neighbors ask, say, "deceptive lighting." 38. Hang white lights when relatives visit. When neighbors ask, say, "friendship lights."

:D looks like I hit a nerve.lol Cool!

I'm with ya Firehawk, These air farce guys get thier tails whipped so often at the E club the internet finally gives them an outlet. let them have thier fun.lol I will say this in relation to aviation and the difference between the air farts and the Navy. A Naval aviator said it best when he said: "Flaring when you land is like squatting to pee." Classic line and oh so true.! lol ;)

So would 3D Mark with Nvidia banners all over it be fair analysis as well??lol ATI has the hot card right now so it makes sense that you would see ATI banners,etc all over the place. As far as the scores being lower for Nvidia cards? well the radeon cards are just better than what Nvidia has. I was a Nvidia user for years up until getting this radeon card and I could tell a huge difference after making the switch.

Just curious if anyone (maybe MrMudd,etc) has fooled around with things like Axes curve,etc in the joystick setup page to see what settings give the most realistic feel?? Im not so much concerned with keyboard command layout as I am actual feel of the controls or responsiveness. Anyone played around with this and found anything interesting?

Thanks for the info guys I appreciate it. Thanks for taking the time to post MrMudd, I was curious what you used based on your background .

Yeah this thing is based on the specs on the box, not what is actually required. 742% on mine. Same rig as MrMudd Athlon2400 (2Ghz) 1gb DDR PC333 Radeon 9700 Pro SB Audigy

Anyone else watching the Jessica Lynch interview tonight?? Some interesting stuff and I applaud her for being honest about what really happened. The original story and what she remembers seems to be really different though.lol

I hear ya. Its easy to Monday Morning QB with something like this. I'm sure they did the best they could with what they had, just too bad the chips were against them from the start. Lynch was very persistant about the bravery of the Soldiers around her so I was impressed by her honesty.

Well from the interview the only weapon that Jammed was Lynch's (Ironically). I think if these weapons were jamming up I would have to go with lack of training rather than equipment. A jam can be cleared if the shooter has been trained to do so under fire. Funny things happen in the heat of battle like trying to fire a weapon with the safety on,etc None the less according to Lynch the soldiers in her convoy did return fire and fought back, but they were way outgunned by Iraqis with RPGs and Heavy machine guns (most likely PKs). The thing that bothers me the most is in a day and age when GPS is standard issue and the level of communication that our military has why they 1- couldnt get turned around and back on course, or 2- get some sort of air support of backup in there. Yes it all happened pretty fast, but if you know your lost then STOP! and figure out where you are or turn around and backtrack. It amazes me someone didnt take command and double back.

Well after watching most of it, its clear that ABC wants to press the issue that the military souped up the story. Lynch even said she didnt know why they video taped the rescue, but I dont think she understands (nor would I expect a supply clerk to understand) that most if not all SF missions are video taped these days.

On this Veterans Day it's important that we remember all those who gave everything for thier fellow countrymen. Thank You and God Bless America

I have a few: The Hunt for Red October Crimson Tide Top Gun Flight of the Intruder Independence Day Blackhawk Down Saving Private Ryan Dumb and Dumber (the first one) Bad Boys 1 & 2

Cmon guys. 28 views and no responses? do my pits smell or somethin? LOL

Happy Birthday jarheads. ;)