I don't make the priorities lol. That's what the DoD has determined the priority order for hi priority items is. Realistically this doesn't affect the operating forces much. It's just something we joke about.

This is true. The Blue Angels and HMX-1 are priority 1 when it comes to getting parts while deployed units are priority 2 and everyday operations in garrison are priority 3. Just for reference.

This is my world in the military. We deal with this everyday trying to get parts for aircraft that are way over their service life. Things are breaking that were never planned to break which requires a contract to be established and the parts to be made and shipped which can take anywhere from 2-5 years usually. And…

Well for high ranking officers it’s their job to be the buffer between the military and the government to make sure we get the funding and equipment we need. So yea in that sense a little political ass kissing is necessary. Do some take it too far? Sure. But don’t you dare ever try to tarnish the good name and honor…

I'm sorry. Can you say that again please? I think my commission was stuck in my ears. But it seems like you're implying all officers in the military do is kiss political ass? I'm pretty sure what I do is lead Marines (and Sailors in my current position). So you can take your political garbage away from the honor that…

You're right. I got confused.

You're right. My bad. Don't know why I got them mixed up. I was just talking a coastie about this a couple weeks ago too.

I noticed that too. The gear shifter also seemed to be bouncing around.

No they replaced the Falcons with C-27s

Is it just me or does this picture just scream America? The reflection of the flag patch, the carrier and a naval aviator.

Except Navy fighter aircraft only operate from ships when forward deployed. That limits their range to the littorals. Whereas Marine fighter aircraft operate primarily from forward deployed bases on land after boots on the ground have secured the area due to fighter aircraft securing the skies from sea bases. Plus the…

UH-1Ys are the Venoms. AH-1Zs are Vipers.

Only about 1/4th of this graphic is jets so I don't see where your complaint is valid. And as the service that's always forward deployed and ready to respond to any crisis we kinda need aircraft to give us air superiority while our helos bring in boots to put on the ground.

It's a branch of the DoN yes. But don't you ever confuse the term Sailor and Marine ever again. Trolling or not that shit isn't funny. Marines are Marines and nothing else.

In a nutshell. Yes, every branch of service has its own air power. The Army only has helos as already stated. But every other branch has a mix of fixed and rotary wing.

That happens with any Marine A/C. I can tell you as a Marine Aviation Supply Officer that every A/C in country required more parts then expected just because the environment put a lot of the A/C into unscheduled maintenance. But I’m sure the Osprey was babied a lot more. Depending on what year it could have still been…

Dude seriously. Flying in them at TBS with full combat loads on and packs in our lap during take off and pulling hard turns definitely crushed my spine a little bit. But I loved every second of it.

If you don't know what OPSEC is then don't worry about it. Those of us that do will let him know when he crosses the line.

But they are shocks. It's in the name. I'm not disagreeing I'm just saying you can't generalize shocks these days.

Bilstein 5100s have been providing up to 2.5” of lift to 3rd and 4th gen Rams for years now. Now to be fair it’s more of a coil over shock but you’re still wrong.