Originally Posted by
yeargab
Sorry,
MWS - Major weapon system. Basically any aircraft in the inventory that's not a trainer. I know I thought it was funny too when they call a C-17 or cargo jet a weapon system.
IFF - Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals
FAIP - First Assignment Instructor Pilot (a 1st Lieutenant/Capt that will keep you from killing yourself)
SERE - Survive Escape Resist Evade (there's Land survival in NE WA state, water survival in Pennsicola FL, and Arctic Survival (Cool School) up here in AK.
FTU - Fighter Training Unit (also known as the B course)
Hope this helps. I think someone else already mentioned this but I'd agree there are better posts on this topic on baseops.net or wantscheck.com. Let me know what else you got, I havn't always flown the C-17
Isn't that Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape?
Just busting on you. We do love our acyronms don't we. Heck. We could write whole sentences without using a real word!!
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