Re: Questions Regarding Becoming a Marine Fighter Pilot. ? Thanks!

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:16:37 GMT, Ed Rasimus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:04:05 -0800, Mary Shafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > >On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:45:06 GMT, Ed Rasimus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> >Suppose they opt to fly missions from Aircraft carriers.  How long
> > >> >would this take? (Basic training, flight school, etc.)
> > >> 
> > >> I assume you mean training. All USMC and USN aviators are carqual.
> > >> About two years. 
> > >
> > >I don't think the P-3 or C-130 communities carqual, Ed.
> > 
> > Caught me in the act of being elitist, didn't you? 
> 
> Not at all.  I caught you saying something I'd normally say.
> 
> > Can I defend myself by saying that I was narrowly focused on the
> > question regarding "Marine Fighter Pilot"? Nahh, I forgot the heavy
> > operators, pure and simple. 
> 
> All fighter pilots in the Navy and Marines carqual.  That's what we
> both would mean, but not say.
> 
> If I hadn't just been talking to a former P-3 pilot, I would have
> forgotten them, too.  We were talking about tanker aircraft or the
> C-130s would have never occurred to me, either.
> 
> I'm not even going to mention the adversary F-16s that were,
> presumably, flown by both Navy and Marine aviators.  That way lies
> madness and an interminable thread about hook size, training, and
> "what if".
> 
> Rejoice with me.  They've got the rafters and roof sheathing on our
> house, having put up the load-bearing walls in two days, and have
> started on the non-load-bearing walls and the water lines and wiring.
> The sheer-wall sheathing is being done today.  We have the pre-drywall
> walk-through on Tuesday, a week from now.

If your area is as prone to termites as the South Bay (LA county) you're 
at just the right time to have your new house tented. All the wood should 
be in, electrical and water in, but not drywall.
It turns out that the lumber yard is termite central.
(Where would you choose to live if you were a termite?)
The wood is not treated. This from a contractor friend.
Most new houses in SoCal start showing termite signs in 2-3 years from
the wood carried in from the lumberyard.

I understand it used to be a problem in wooden-frame aircraft
back in the day (just to keep on topic).

-- 
Harry Andreas
Engineering raconteur