Originally Posted by
bunk22
As you know, I'm a mod on another site and deal with the same thing lol. I think what a lot of folks aren't used to is the ready room type banter. It's the net so things are sometimes difficult to read through but a lot of military pilots bring the atmosphere of the rr to the net when dealing with many topics. We aren't so nice on my site with the wannabe's who approach with attitude. Things are a bit more conservative on this site but being it's mainly non-military..probably the right thing to do. I will agree that listening/taking advice from anyone who has never been there done that is absolutely the wrong thing to do. Want to be a military aviator, start with growing some thick skin as well.
One thing about AW is they have merged and stickied several threads regarding the basic questions about those initial military questions (in AW's case, Naval Aviation). All in all the approach at AW seems pretty good... someone who wants in being kicked in the e-balls every now and then kind of gives a gut-check about the reasons for joining... better now than later I guess.
I'm not sure if the mods can merge threads here but there appears to be more and more of the "considering miliary pilot route" threads popping up.
I had the opportunity to ride on a MCFOP flight, and one of the Capts started telling me about an e-mail he had gotten regarding a "Lead Ensign"....sure enough a search on AW turned it up also. The Capt. said the e-mail had made it to probably every officer in the USN and USMC - and who knows where else. Rightly or wrongly (maybe he had good intentions) that "Lead Ensign" has a painful road ahead.
Lesson learned: Don't be that guy!
The internet can get you in serious trouble!!!