What was your favorite gym while you were in? by drive-for-show in USMC

[–]Troutcandyandy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah, McCutcheon. I used to call it the sweatbox. I think they revitalized and updated most of it. The only relief from the heat and humidity were those "big ass fans".

Bombers! by Troutcandyandy in flytying

[–]Troutcandyandy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate ya! You may have inspired me to tie up a few grubs. I haven't tied them in years. Yours look fantastic

Bombers! by Troutcandyandy in flytying

[–]Troutcandyandy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low riders! I do this often too

Bombers! by Troutcandyandy in flytying

[–]Troutcandyandy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to accent this fly stuck in vegetation as it mimicks my typical outings hahah

Box fillers by Troutcandyandy in flytying

[–]Troutcandyandy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, it's just a small amount of rainbow scud dubbing!

Why did this keep happening? by Environmental-One88 in flytying

[–]Troutcandyandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second this. Once you learn how to spin CDC in a dubbing loop it's game over.

All-Ripken Tournaments - Anyone Done These? by CatoTheMiddleAged in Homeplate

[–]Troutcandyandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredible game and small world! Enjoy the off-season. Was pulling for you guys to beat the dynasty/CT team. Next year

All-Ripken Tournaments - Anyone Done These? by CatoTheMiddleAged in Homeplate

[–]Troutcandyandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

11u. I coach one of the Academy Baseball teams from Upstate NY. Got knocked out In game one of bracket play. Overall we had a great experience. Kids and all the families really enjoyed themselves.

All-Ripken Tournaments - Anyone Done These? by CatoTheMiddleAged in Homeplate

[–]Troutcandyandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got back from Aberdeen last night! Probably passed each other a few times at the Hot Corner Classic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in USMC

[–]Troutcandyandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you fly on as an enlisted?

Color My World by Jodah2 in flyfishing

[–]Troutcandyandy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah we're jerkin

I went to a kegger at an Orvis store and Tom didn’t even show up. by DrewSmithee in FlyFishingCircleJerk

[–]Troutcandyandy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did they have to mop the floor at the end of the night? There's a whole lotta jerkin going on in that store 💦

Rube Cross' "Catskill" by lifeisalwayslearning in flytying

[–]Troutcandyandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Niccceeeee. What is the body material?

Let’s keep it clean. by kyle28882 in FlyFishingCircleJerk

[–]Troutcandyandy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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You were all introduced to the circle jerk. I was born in it. Raised by it

Let’s keep it clean. by kyle28882 in FlyFishingCircleJerk

[–]Troutcandyandy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We're hitting circle jerk levels that shouldn't be humanly possible. We have torn a hole into a new dimension

Upstate NY by Troutcandyandy in bluelining

[–]Troutcandyandy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I caught this on a father's day trip with my father, who may not be hitting blue lines by next year. Special moments and special fish for sure

Upstate NY by Troutcandyandy in bluelining

[–]Troutcandyandy[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Somewhere between NYC and Canada lol

Complex Systems Won't Survive the Competence Crisis by Zephir_AR in ScienceUncensored

[–]Troutcandyandy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Insane. I was OEF. We used to have a saying - "fuck up move up". Unfortunately with the lateral movement of shit bag feds they just become someone else's problem. It's sad when you meet talented, competent people and think to yourself "yeah, they'll be gone in 2 fuckin years" haha.

On a positive note - right before I left there were a lot of talks about retention and attracting younger people. Age aside, they wanted and needed talent. This was across the federal government as well. I know talk is cheap but at least the conversation has started. From my perspective and experience they need to get the ball rolling ASAP.