From that picture..."and remember selectees, your awesome blue fossile watch will beautifully accent your shiny new anchors." Jesus, Chiefs can't even wear our uniform right.
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Stupid questions aviators ask about SWO knowledges
- Thread starter HeyJoe
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From that picture..."and remember selectees, your awesome blue fossile watch will beautifully accent your shiny new anchors." Jesus, Chiefs can't even wear our uniform right.
What is wrong with his watch?
Question: (1a) Do you like being a SWO? (1b) Was SWO your #1/2/3 choice? (2) What, in your opinion, is the best part about being a SWO?
I know stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason, but I'm genuinely curious to see if SWOland is filled with only disgruntled souls and what part of the job they actually like.
I know stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason, but I'm genuinely curious to see if SWOland is filled with only disgruntled souls and what part of the job they actually like.
Personally, I can't think of an instance in last 30 years of seeing a SWO or senior enlisted wear anything other than a "round hat" vice "piss cutter" (other than ballcaps). My question would be why wear those when the alternative is more practical? At aviators, how many even have khaki covers for their "round hat" and if you do, how often have you worn it?
1a) Depends on the day. I think the more removed you are from the shit, the more the bad memories fade. Some days I find myself thinking of sticking it out, others I'm mapping out ways to find another community/career.
1b) Nope, got NPQd from aviation. I do know plenty that picked it as #1 though...and I actually know 2 who didn't enjoying flying and DOR'd and are now enjoying SWOdomy.
2) Shared misery builds pretty good camaraderie.
Seriously speaking, I think a lot depends on the job and the cards you're dealt. Your success and failure is tied pretty heavily to the quality of folks you have working for you and how much of a shit sandwich your predecessor left you. And the jobs are almost like sub-communities. Topsider vs. engineer really are almost two completely different worlds.
If you've got a relatively squared away division and a good upper CoC, you're living on easy street.
Almost every naval aviator that I have seen come through here has had the piss cutter and was rocking the dip. Maybe 1 or 2 wearing a ball cap. Even the aviation chiefs wear the piss cutter and rock the dip; alas the majority is aircrew though.
NAVCAD piss cutters.
Preflight : no dip
Earned solo bar (highly polished): one dip
Earned double solo bar (never polished) : two dips.
Preflight : no dip
Earned solo bar (highly polished): one dip
Earned double solo bar (never polished) : two dips.
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See...there's dorky: (careful you don't hurt your pencil neck in a breeze there fella)
And then there's..well just plain cool:
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That's a much nicer leather jacket than the one we are issued. I like the collar better.
Looks like a vintage AN-J-3 that was introduced briefly in WWII (circa 1943). It has the USAAF style collar but the bi-swing back and wind flap features of the Navy G-1. $295 and Sporty's will send you one or go for higher end G&B Goatskin for ~$600.
I only happen to own one because when I was giving back MIDN insignia in my last few days of NROTC, our supply chief just chucked one at me. Never worn it, but saving it as I figure I might have an opportunity to wear it in a jackass sort of way.
There's a story here somewhere about a P-3 JOPA who chose to wear the khaki combo cover. It was a response to the requirement to khaki-up when not on the flight schedule. The reg was promptly rescinded.
So does anyone really know why the relatively tiny LCS-1 kicks up such a foamy wake compared to the gargantuan CVN at the same speed?
So does anyone really know why the relatively tiny LCS-1 kicks up such a foamy wake compared to the gargantuan CVN at the same speed?
Will_T
Will_T
Beans,
I'm no naval architect, but my guess at the wake question is that 1) LCS is a propelled by a pump jet and 2) LCS is a step hulled design, like the 16 footer my family has, and therefore cuts through the water differently then a carrier.
There may be other reasons, but two seem the most likely to me.
I'm no naval architect, but my guess at the wake question is that 1) LCS is a propelled by a pump jet and 2) LCS is a step hulled design, like the 16 footer my family has, and therefore cuts through the water differently then a carrier.
There may be other reasons, but two seem the most likely to me.
Which leaves the question open . . . if they're NAVAL aviators, why can't they just get a nicer version of the NAVAL leather jacket everyone else in the NAVAL service wears? You know, the one with the big USN stamped on the zipper flap?