Originally Posted by
Grumble
Funny how the pendulum swings. There was a point about 7-8 years ago when the Marines couldn't get enough guys to go TACAIR. The koolaid in the T-34 land was strong and they were convincing everyone to go helo's. The Marines opened to the door to Navy studs with jet grades that didn't get jets, to interservice txfr and pick up a pointy nose slot. They did TBS after winging, then went to the RAG. Knew a few guys in the E-2 pipe that took the deal.
I said I didn't know any who had gone USN to USMC and then I remember 'Fungus'
He was one of the last NAVCADs (1992-3 timeframe - that program got turned off soon after I think) who took the transition, then went to TBS (as a winged aviator - YIKES), and then showed up in my fleet squadron.
USMCFLYR