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Old May 22, 2013 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
I'm think I posted this in this thread somewhere way back: F4C Phantom pilot in AF.
You did , I read it earlier today, I would love to be a pilot, I've loved aviation since my eyes opened in this world.

Fly safe.
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Old May 23, 2013 | 05:16 AM
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Some aviation love right here. These guys swung by my work yesterday. They were grounded due to the weather.




I work Quality Assurance in an F/A-18 training squadron.
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Old May 23, 2013 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
I think I posted this in this thread somewhere way back: F4C Phantom pilot in AF.


Never had the pleasure to be around an F4. Luckily, I was able to work on F14s in my earlier days before those were decommissioned. Last of the big fighters.
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Old May 23, 2013 | 06:47 AM
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Joined as an Electronic Warfare Technician (EW), retired as a Cryptologic Technician Technical (CTT)

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Old May 23, 2013 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by FISH22
Some aviation love right here. These guys swung by my work yesterday. They were grounded due to the weather.




I work Quality Assurance in an F/A-18 training squadron.
The Blue Angels are grounded indefinitely because of sequestration budget cuts. A damn shame! We got no F/A-18 or C-17 flyovers at the Long Beach GP last month.
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Old May 23, 2013 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
The Blue Angels are grounded indefinitely because of sequestration budget cuts.
Correct, but these guys were probably just doing some X-country and once they got in our area, they were grounded due to the weather. Along with every other Hornet and Super Hornet at our base.

All weather aircraft, fair weather pilots.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
I think I posted this in this thread somewhere way back: F4C Phantom pilot in AF.

Check Six, Phantoms Phorever!

Who were you with?
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Young_R
Originally Posted by B3AS,Feb 4 2011, 02:53 AM
army puts "Special forces" label on everything just about. you will never hear a delta or seal say he was special forces.
You obvsiouly don't know about Spec Ops community or Special Forces.

There is only 1 Special Forces. These soldiers wear a Tab Says "SPECIAL FORCES" on their left shoulder. Navy Seals are Navy Seals. They are not Special Forces. They are in Spec Ops like Rangers, 160th, Para Rescue, and etc.

"Delta Forces" Operation Detachment Alpha- Delta or ODA-D does not reveal themselves as part of the unit.
+1.. WTF, something doesn't smell right. where did you do your SSBC? the M in Marine is capitalized....
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Old May 29, 2013 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pwr2al4
+1.. WTF, something doesn't smell right. where did you do your SSBC? the M in Marine is capitalized....
Thanks for catching that.

I'm a civilian now, kind of weird.

Sep. 25, 2001 - Mar. 16, 2013. Trained as an Electronic Countermeasures Technician, later became a Marine Security Guard (Embassy Duty), and got out as a Security Manager (classified/etc). Cheers, all.

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Old May 29, 2013 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Young_R
Originally Posted by Fasting' timestamp='1297273401' post='20225294
Son in Afganastan...

your son look just like you
I call him Thinny-me.
He's now does op forces as a Ranger training instructor and just graduated Sniper school.
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