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So long HGU-55/P

I think those are awful prototypes.

These are the final version:

My gripe: why blouse the pants?
The correct answer is "issue those to the Fleet for afloat and ashore wear. Give Type IIIs back to NSW, NSF, and NECC, and ban anyone not attached to those units from wearing them. And then stop fucking with the uniform for 20 years."
 
To me, the Marine approach seems like the best compromise...put a helmet cover on that is "cool" in whatever accepted fashion of the time is, and then make the actual helmet a high-viz/reflective material underneath.

That's what we did in Fallon when I was there. Green cover over your regular helmet. I assume it is still this way. We had at least 2 ejections when I was out there, and while not at-sea recoveries, all were recovered quickly. I assume, though don't know, that the covers detached during the ejections.
 
No way they chose lift! They actually suck! I'm not military, but I fly Ag and we beat the hell out of our helmets. Two people I work with have them and they were trashed after a year. The chin strap came off on one of them too which is insane. They just feel like a low-quality product and definitely not something I could imagine holding up in a crash. Maybe they just got a bad batch?
 

The person in the article is PMA-202 Actual. I would like to present a recreation of our stateroom for the 3 months following the Christmas mail delivery while on deployment. The part of PMA-202 Actual will be played by one Mr. Thomas Magnum. Enjoy.

 
The person in the article is PMA-202 Actual. I would like to present a recreation of our stateroom for the 3 months following the Christmas mail delivery while on deployment. The part of PMA-202 Actual will be played by one Mr. Thomas Magnum. Enjoy.

Just remember for every senior officer, there are multiple former JOs going, “oh, THAT doofus.” :)
 
Just remember for every senior officer, there are multiple former JOs going, “oh, THAT doofus.” :)

I didn't mean it in a negative way. Trust me, I was playing on my laptop, as well. Just an amusing memory from my first deployment.
 
I didn't mean it in a negative way. Trust me, I was playing on my laptop, as well. Just an amusing memory from my first deployment.
I didn't mean it in a negative way, either; just remembering that no matter how important you get, someone remembers your JO days.
 
Once in my younger days. That is a TRACOM callsign I haven't gone by in almost 15 years. :)
No worries. Jorts were once acceptable.

As long as you never followed it up with a Canadian Tuxedo in the winter months, you're on solid ground. ?
 
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