Originally Posted by
5spot
I agree with you regarding Rooster as a politician. Even more so now that he has moved on to the Joint Staff. One of the better decisions made by the USMC, in my pea-brained opinion, was to buy some F-35C variants as well. The F-35B's lift fan is made with "wizardry" and could become a maintenance issue at some point. Good to see an old "Bolt" on here USMCFLYR. S/F
I was a T-BOLT - but not with 'Rooster'.
He was my CO in -115 for his second CO tour
I'm not sure I had heard that the USMC had bought some -C models (maybe I read it on here in the past), but that is a very good move.
I hardly ever make hard and fast statements - but I'll walk the plank on this one and fix your one comment above to fit my prediction:
"The F-35B's lift fan is made with "wizardry" and
WILL become a maintenance issue at some point."