Living in the Southern lands of NAS Whiting, HT-8 is filled to the brim with confused students. Their patches are all over the place, and they’ll happily explain to you why in a long detailed recollection of their history. With so many different symbols to represent them, it’s no surprise they need an Eightball to answer their many questions. Instead of powering through the syllabus, they prefer to ask the magic ball whether it’s a good day to fly. Clear skies, no wind, cool day… “Try again later”… I guess you’re on standby now, Baller.

Sharing a building with the ballers of 8, HT-18 is their moto neighbor. The Vigilant Eagles have a more intense reputation. Whether it be their time to train, the fact that they train to take out active shooters, or their tougher IPs, the Eagles look psychotic next to their baller brothers and sisters. They call themselves factory hands to further cement how they are pumped through like an assembly line. An assembly line of insanely motivated helo pilots. Take a chill pill, buddy.

Too cool to talk on comms, Wise owls are considered to be the birds that are chill and try to take everything easy. They may be a bit high strung from time to time with their fast paced scheduling, but they play it off cool. Wise Owls know they got the hook up in the naval aviation world flying multi-engined aircraft, so why worry? The Marine wise owls going through will learn to tame a unicorn C130. The Coasties will find out their EP list is significantly less than their helo counterparts, and the Navy Owls realize that you don’t always have to land on a boat.. unless they got assigned E2/C2..then they try to live it up with their other brothers and sisters before they get their face punched in the strike pipeline. One thing they all share in common is learning the phrase “per diem”

Always all cracked out and afraid of pink sheets. Has a false sense of security every now and then but that doesn’t stop them from thinking they’re awesome.

Of no relation to the Tiger King in Florida, you can find the VT9 Tigers zippin around the skies of Mississippi with the VT7 Eagles. Arguably the slowest of the jet squadrons, the Tigers have lots of fun in their off time. Whether it be ping pong in the ready room, redneck water skiing on Dalewood Lake or a bonfire at a bud’s house, you’ll find the Tigers to be an easy-going bunch. Despite a lengthy time to train, the Tigers are always optimistic and excited to fly. For all they know, some of them may actually wing this year…

Red Hawk finds himself always being bothered by everything. He expects the worst outcome and when something bad happens, it doesn’t phase him at all. 

Chill dude

Chill dude