Originally posted by SteedaSVT:
Yippie im soo proud of the Marine pilots, Let me know when you Get a real Aircraft!!! Hold on while i get Excited for F-18's and A-6's

And by the way I have over 1k sim hours in one of the most advanced flight sims ever...

And when I finish my Degree(1.25 yrs) Ill be a ANG pilot as well.




Marine Corps pilots have a mission that AF pilots can't do for [censored] and can't drop bombs fer chit without their 'smart bombs.' A-6s have been out of service for years. And IMO, the only 'well rounded' aircraft the AF has is the F-15E. Otherwise, the F/A-18 (be it Super Hornet or not) is the most well rounded plane in our inventory currently.

F/A-18, EA-6B (where's the AF EA planes? Or right, they retired them after the Gulf War), and the AV-8 (ok, laugh at that one, I will too, its grounded more than it flies).

For your sim hours...

so what? I have 500+ or so in a sim too.....and?

Now, when an AF pilot and effectively (keyword) do ground support, FACA, and air combat, then I'll be impressed. Otherwise, the majority of AF pilots are [censored] compared to Navy/Marine Corps pilots. End of story.

On another note, if you notice, from my experience with AF pilots their call signs are the 'tough guy' type (i.e. 'Thor,' Killer, etc) Navy/Marine Corps, its the polar opposite.....

Ryan Trollin!