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Who is the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) ... ???
Who is the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) ... ???
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CMC: a MARINE story problem ...
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phrogpilot73
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Gen Amos, first aviator... And - likely the first commandant with broken time/time as an airline pilot, etc... Why?
Pretty cool, huh? There's hope for me yet.
Well ... I was gonna' string this one along for a while ... but you are too fuckin' smart (especially for a Marine) ....
The 'hook' was the former airline time as it's missing from most of his bios (like it's something we don't talk about in 'civilized' circles ??) ... he did 2 stints @ BIG IDIOT (a.k.a. Braniff International) ... Braniff 1 + 2 ...
He was about 8-9 months behind me @ BIG IDIOT #1 ... when he was in MCI I GAVE HIM A LINE CHECK ...
I GAVE THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS A freakin' LINE CHECK !!!
Now seriously ... how many guys can say that ... ???
How'd he manage to get some time in the civilian world?
phrogpilot73
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I don't remember where I saw that he had broken time and was an airline pilot, maybe the Marine Corps Times - but my first thought was: He's an aviator, he's got broken time. That's at least two things we have in common...
Ummm, he got out?
But does he brew his own beer????
MasterBates
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Even if he does, Phrogpilot's beer is better.
(now hurry the hell up and make the next batch of Bitter JO!)
(now hurry the hell up and make the next batch of Bitter JO!)
phrogpilot73
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Firing up the burner in about 15 min...
Oh ... by the way ... I saved the best for last.
How many of you know that Jim Amos was commissioned as a NAVY ENSIGN out of the Univ of Idaho ... ??? He got an inter-service transfer during ADVANCED ... again, it's one of those subjects that is not discussed in 'polite society' ... but it should make for some GREAT roasts @ the next USMC Birthday Ball !!!
You just can't make this stuff up ...
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How many of you know that Jim Amos was commissioned as a NAVY ENSIGN out of the Univ of Idaho ... ??? He got an inter-service transfer during ADVANCED ... again, it's one of those subjects that is not discussed in 'polite society' ... but it should make for some GREAT roasts @ the next USMC Birthday Ball !!!
You just can't make this stuff up ...
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Must be a high achiever to overcome so many handicaps from early in life!
Oh ... by the way ... I saved the best for last.
How many of you know that Jim Amos was commissioned as a NAVY ENSIGN out of the Univ of Idaho ... ??? He got an inter-service transfer during ADVANCED ... again, it's one of those subjects that is not discussed in 'polite society' ... but it should make for some GREAT roasts @ the next USMC Birthday Ball !!!
You just can't make this stuff up ...
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Google-Fu is strong in this one.
Conceivably everything: uniform, licenses, pubs up to date, flight planning, preflight, start/taxi/takeoff/climb/cruise/arrival/descent/landing/taxi/shutdown/MX issues, standardization ... it's conducted during the course of a 'normal' revenue line flight ... thus the name "line check".
It's basically a full-body cavity aviation exam: a SUPER NATOPS check, if you will ... to include chains, whippings, humiliation, degradation, electric cattle prods, burning bamboo splinters under the nails, sometimes accompanied by bleeding and screaming.
It can be done as a result of the end of a training evolution/upgrade, an extended period of not flying (for any reason), an annual or 6-month (some foreign carriers) 'check' requirement, a random no-notice 'compliance' spot check by the FEDs, a FED or Check-Airman wanting to get from point 'A to B' (usually for personal reasons) and the cabin is full (the FED can't technically "ride" in the back for 'personal' reasons) .... or ... you're on one or two or ten shit-list(s) and TRAINING has been notified to give you a 'look-see' ...
They are generally NO SWEAT if you are up to speed and just do the 'normal' stuff you are supposed to do each & every flight, but most guys sweat them, anyway. I suppose it's understandable when your tickets and career could conceivably be 'on the line'. I lost my 'fear' of line checks/checkrides when I started giving them and training FEDs. I saw I was smarter/better than most of the FEDs I was training (they were mostly guys who couldn't get into 'The Show'), which was a 'nice-to-know' fact of life. I know I'm forgetting something, but you get the idea ..
It's all part of airline pilot life -- recurrent training, upgrade training, line checks, drug test, medicals, etc., etc. No one looks 'forward' to them, but it's the way we roll.