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Maybe so. I'm not talking about probabilities here. I was a standard VT dude. I'm just opening up possibilities and expressing the fact that for those who fit this criterion, they DO NOT have to go to the boat.

Not sure if it's changed, but when my buddy took it, 85 was considered "sea duty". It's not so much whether it's via the nom process, as much as is the tour written as sea duty orders.

If you're in grad school, it will be transparent to the board why you aren't working.

Resigning from your job won't hurt your application. Just make sure YOU will be ok if you get rejected. If that means grad school, great. Just plan for the bad outcome.

On a somewhat related point to your post: ensure you know the rules. My buddy did his first tour in HS, then did HSC-85 for his second tour. When the detailer came around and told him he had to go to a boat, he replied "No, the MILPERSMAN says you can't give me a sea tour after back-to-back sea...

It starts this month so we won't see the breakdown until the LES is released, but yes, my pay went up.

I don't know about y'all, but that extra 350 a month is DEFINITELY keeping me in!:rolleyes: Wait, isn't flight pay supposed to be an incentive compensation for risk, and decidedly NOT a retention tool?? Oh, I guess the Admirals never got that memo.

Since the point was brought up in another thread about the relative anonymity of the other crewmembers (Jeff Skiles was mentioned) in these major accidents, I was doing a little you-tubing about Jeff Skiles and found this gem from 2009. Not sure if anyone has seen it, but it's a very...

Tough luck. You can't go jets.

Where did you read that? The prelim says no visual signs of corrosion or prior defect was noted. I expect more detailed investigation will find something. "2). None of the surfaces exhibited visible evidence of corrosion or other preexisting damage. The right wing also exhibited fatigue cracks...

I am only part of the rumor mill. So I won't claim direct knowledge of WHY, but that's not what I heard. But what I do know is the AMB was reconvened. That's all I'll say in this public forum. EDIT: I see you were referring to the linked JAGMAN doc. I was not.

It's even more interesting when the AMB is reconvened to re-write it more to someone's tastes...

This is an eerie coincidence to have such a rare material failure while at ASO literally talking about this very subject: stress risers, fatigue failure, etc. It's baffling how there doesn't appear to be any signs of corrosion, cracks, or other stress risers. I wonder if there's more being done...

Random question: if known ahead of time, will they allow someone into the pipeline, if they only fit into one airframe? I mean, if somehow a person would only fit into an F/A-18E, wouldn't that limitation be contraindicated by their performance in flight school?

I've conceded that by stating it's my own hypothesis. I'm sure all the data-mining going on at the NSC, NPS and other places will be used for analysis to offer a more probabilistic and data-based causal link.

Yeah, just not Germany. But at least they called the use of chemical weapons "unacceptable"... :rolleyes:

I understand your points, and while they are valid, I think you're being a bit too devil's advocate. I think any aviator can read between the lines and glean what is hyperbolic and what is a nugget of truth that speaks to a problem. The hours and currency piece wasn't an opinion or agenda. It...

To expound on my "yes" comment, I think the issue isn't looking at one particular metric through a soda straw. It's about a comprehensive picture. I believe our mishap rate is on a significant rise, not just class A. If your slide deck has that, I'd be curious to know, or perhaps I can task your...

That's a valid point, but the elements brought up in the article aren't HFACS analyses. They are basic facts like: pilots who had well below annual minimum monthly hours, hadn't flown NVD in 6 months, etc. Basic facts that I think most with experience flying complex missions like that can infer...

You're right. As long as you got good in each category and excellent overall, you're good. That's what our CFL put out and it seems pretty straightforward in the NAVADMIN. I'd call foul.

Yes.

That's a fair point, but reading the SIRs of the more recent ones (and when these most recent ones come up) may open up some intriguing talking points of real demonstrable problems. Looking at the Marine Corps in particular, the 53 midair, as an example was a big eye-opener on lack of readiness...

Maybe not a massive peer-reviewed study just yet, but im not the only one who has this idea. Wait, nevermind... Must have been the bees... :rolleyes: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-aviation-accidents-defense-cuts/

Fair enough. Allow me to backpedal enough to say that my frustration is the cause for speculation, not malicious intent.

Good intellectual honesty, and good talk. :rolleyes:

That opinion was made to me before the latest mishaps. But if you want to include them, then label it speculation. But that's sort of what "hypothesis" is... without knowing the why, it's an educated guess that requires research, which I'll bet the NSC is tackling.

Well it's not my hypothesis, but talking to the staff/instructors at SAS, this could be a delayed effect of sequestration. It makes perfect sense, as you have a generation of aircrew who suffered through reduced hours, reduced training, reduced resources with maintained optempo, and over a long...

Yes, I am. And I don't think that's what this is.

And the hits just keep on coming. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/04/07/two-soldiers-killed-in-apache-helicopter-crash-at-fort-campbell/ How long will this continue before our leadership recognize a problem and are ready to listen to the safety experts on what needs to change?

It's a written test along with your NATOPS jacket (qual letters, training records, etc) taken to the FSDO and filling out the form online via IACRA. Super simple. Any specific questions?

While at ASO, it's been a sobering couple of days with the harrier and 53 mishaps. The latest happened early today in Daytona. Apparently a student and FAA examiner were killed. No speculation yet of course, but it is frightening that apparently the wing came off midair as it was located far...

Give them AT orders... problem solved. SELRES scams.

Believe me, I love USAA and wish I'd had a better experience. But I spent a fair bit of time getting multiple quotes for thousands more than their payout (with no recommended contractors). It was hail season in SAT so I know we were being gouged, but after getting a family-connection deal, USAA...

This is true of anything in or outside the military. If you show your ass, then no one will want to help you. If you work hard, do your due diligence and put the effort in, everyone will work hard to help you. That being said, AW doesn't have any bearing, or I'd have been gone long ago... :eek...

I've been happy with them until their payout for an insurance claim on a rental house's roof of mine was like $1,000 less than the cost of a replacement roof I paid for (through a family connection at a discount). If you're going to come up with a random number, at least send me a contractor who...

Good on you. If you don't want the designator, DO NOT accept it. If it means you come back later, great. If it means you part ways and go the regional/major route, great. Do what is best FOR YOU. The Navy doesn't owe you anything, and likewise, you don't owe the Navy anything either.

First CO when I showed up didn't, as far as I remember. The one who replaced him on cruise, did a fair bit. I guess it depends on their priorities and/or desires.

Huh? Not sure I understood your point, as you'd never get off the ground to check in with anyone until eurocontrol deigns to validate your clearance, but anyway. No, my point is there is guidance and regs on what to do and how to do it, regardless of if it's in the US (in the previous example...

Yeah, I'm sure it has to do with being a pussy, and not like... the fact that a single controller on one side of the country couldn't possibly work a clearance through 3 centers' airspaces. It's not about them "letting" you do it. It's about the fact that they can't unless the workload is so...

Is that legal? I guess if your aircraft equipment is limited, perhaps, but I vaguely remember there being a rule about not filing a distance >200nm inside an ARTCC facility's airspace. I guess maybe not "illegal" per se, but specifically addressed to NOT do. I mean all the FAIPs in AETC did it...

To your point, I can't wrap my head around how the Navy bought a $10k box plus install to fix a $3-5k ADS-B problem. Plus, is the syllabus going to include teaching students about various GPS approaches (LNAV/+VNAV/LPV)? I just didn't figure the ADS-B requirement was such a huge stumbling block...

Buddy who just showed up from the HTs to the squadron told me they got the 650.... couldn't believe it. So.... a training plane for basically all aircraft that do not nor will they ever have IFR GPS capability, that is equipped to fly LPV approaches, yet the Herc, which would benefit greatly...

Not USNA, but my recruiter went from ROTC to recruiter/HR.

This, and also the type of IFR flying you will do can vary a lot. I may not know from experience, but purely based on equipment and friends' perspectives, TACAIR tends to fly very little away from homeguard, besides fallon/key west dets, FIT, etc, as they are limited by TACAN/PAR/gas, whereas...

I'm aware and I've met a few rare frocked officers, and I'm aware that Flag ranks (and other subordinate command-specific billets) are the typical frocking situations, but my response was more about the generality of that device used in the officer corps, and what is also quoted in any promotion...

While things may have changed, I do enjoy when people say "No, that's not how it is" to people that literally DID do that. You can't say no that's impossible when someone DID it. You can only suggest "perhaps it's changed since then, but that's not allowed now". That said... The problem is you...

Captain. We don't frock officers, and the "select" thing is largely an enlisted thing. That being said, if I was corresponding with someone who used "select" in their e-mail signature block, then I would know exactly what kind of douche I would be corresponding with, and would probably use it...

I guess what I mean is I don't blame the people doing it because we should all expect the worst from people. If they can get away with something, they generally will. I am more angry at the system and people who empowered this bullshit.

That's happening. Just look at whooping cough, measles, and the other epidemics going around. The only downside is that it's also affecting those who can't get vaccinated, and perhaps the kids who can't make the decision for themselves don't deserve it. But, by and large, if it would only affect...

Maybe by a grossly abused statute, but as much as I despise the "slippery slope" argument, we've long since arrived. I don't think the case law on the books could have foreseen someone attempting to bring a fucking peacock, and the significant difference between a blind person bringing a...