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Could I please have my username updated to "Vegas". Thanks.

Request pilot wings, Helos Aug 14.

Hey dude pm me we have a sweet place with some open rooms if you want and I'll send you the info.

We have extra rooms in our house, feel free to pm me and I'll shoot you some pictures/details.

So 7 years later... We dove the Oriskany a few weeks ago and it was the best dive I have ever done. It was really amazing to stand on the flight deck and think about all the stories I have read here on airwarriors. It's was really surreal being 140 feet down and thinking about all of the things...

I have Verizon and I don't have problems making calls but you can forget about Internet.

In fact this one claims to have the answer to all your problems...

There are some great adds showing up with this thread....

TBS would definitely be the worst there is no place to keep a dog on base as a single dude so you wouldn't be able to have it at all there. I'm just in primary so I won't really speak to any of the other stuff other than to say other dudes do have dogs, some make it work better than others. The...

The only things I can think of is you will make 1st Lt two years after commissioning so you would definitely be starting that clock, I can't speak specifically to TBS date changing but I would think being commissioned sooner would put you ahead of anyone who isn't commissioned yet which would be...

You can also get PRK if it degrades to far. It would just have to be at least 6 months before and a waiver. I had it done and it wasn't a huge deal it just took a few months to get it all done.

It will likely be at least that if not longer. Right now Charlie is looking to get their first guys into API around mid February and if we keep averaging the same pace it will be about mid to late may before we are all through.

I'm waiting for API here in Pensacola right now and the pipeline is getting jammed real fast, I know they are trying to hold back some guys from comming down here, I think they are trying to minimize the amount of people waiting around doing nothing.

I just graduated Charlie CO and we were allowed to check into mike company and stick around until our report date to Pensacola. We had a month to make our way down there so if your in the same boat you should get a report date of Jan 15th and be able to stay in mike co until you need to move to...

Ulitimately when it comes to the "how hard is it to..." questions theres no real answer. The only two things that are known is someone at somepoint probably did it and theres no guarentees for anything. Thinking about the possible ramifications of things that are many steps down the road is just...

I contracted in 07 also and went to jrs in 08. Do you have a chance at march 12 or is that march 13?

I commissioned on june 12th, 2011. What program are you commisssioning through?

When did you commission, I have a nine month wait untill march 6th

Good deal, do you know when your going to OCS?

I have now had my six month post op and have 20/15 vision continuing to be more than worth its three grand. I am focused on preparing for OCS seniors and will continue with the flight physical when I get back.

Bummer on getting NPQed man, Get healthy and go for it again, as for the specific questions about retaking flight physical stuff i have no idea and your OSO would be the best person to talk to. PM if you have any other questions about the PRK process you want answered. I basically just told...

How has you process turned out Kan Do?

I have now had my 60 and 90 day post ops, I didn't realize i hadn't updated in so long. Its pretty uneventful the second two thirds of the process. I am 20/15 in both eyes and really loving it, best three grand I ever spent. I submitted my paperwork to get a flight physical and switch to air a...

I have very little knowlege on military transport planes but why would newer military transports continue to have prop engines? It seems to me (speculation) that jets would increase range and speed of the aircraft significantly both of which seem to be very important for transport aircraft...

I just had my 30 day post op a few days ago and read the 20/15 line so assuming all continues to go well with the healing process the surgery has been a huge success. I still have a set of eye drops to use twice a day. I checked with the doctor to see if any notes had been taken in my record...

Duly noted, I am a Marine Contract but I think its still NAMI that does us both so it probably doesn't matter all that much. From the other posts I have read I learned to keep my mouth shut and wait. At this point I have improved significantly but I am still slightly anxious to achieve that...

I will be focusing mostly on the procedure of submitting paperwork, acquiring waivers, passing the flight physical, and ultimately qualifying for a coveted air contract; however I will also recount the experience to provide a more complete overview of the experience. Tuesday 10/13 I arrived...

I know there have been a few PRK experiences journaled on here already however I feel that another perspective will often bring something new and provide even more beneficial information for everyone. Here is some of my information pre-op. -I have already completed OCS-Jr's on an NFO...

I think its a sister site to mapmyrun.com which I use quite frequently to improve the quality of my training. I highly recomend it to everyone.

Everyone freaks out about what to bring to OCS before they go, to the point of thinking if they miss something it will make the difference between them passing and failing. YOU WILL GET EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED ISSUED TO YOU, other things can be nice but are not essentials. The only things you...

My OSO told me if you have contracted prior to FY09 you were eliglible.

A good thing a lot of people forget is to do all the easy ones first and then use the remaining time to work out the harder ones, then with 30 seconds left answer any of the ones you left blank with the same random letter.

Realize that pepole with wings know what they are talking about like you said, they ARE naval aviators. Tons of people make asumptons in their posts and are wrong hence people correcting them.

Theres not much you can really do to set yourself up mentally, here are a few things to remember going into training and you will be fine. Remember that you would not have been selected if you didn't have what it takes to succeed, KNOW that your there to become a USMC officer and nothing is...

That was a really spectacular presentation, I recommend it to everyone with two free hours. +1, maybe you don't even need two free hours I have class in 4 hours and 50 minutes and I could not tear myself away.

+1 for common sense.

I just wore the green skivie shorts I never even bothered with underwear, they have a liner in them like swim trunks so I didn't even wear the jock strap even though we were supposed to, I thought it was uncomfortable and it would have been one more thing to wash.

Body glide was issued this past summer, see if you can get your hands on a can of spray paint we had some guys bring it and we all spray painted our company letter on the back with the stencil of course, somehow by gods good grace our platoon sergeant provided us with a new can to make new...

You can bring all the trash you want but at the end of the day they issue everything you NEED. Plus everything you bring you have to keep track of and carry around. There are only a few things I think are worth getting in advance, Headlamp(red LED) LEDs last a lot longer, 2 pair extra pt shorts...

Weather or not you have your degree yet will probably be the deciding factor for you. If you do its not to late for USMC if you get on it right away. Go find the contact information for Officer Recruiters or even the enlisted recruiters and call them this week and talk to them, they will have...

Anyone in college can take the ASTB. At least for Marine Corps, as for NROTC guys im not sure. I took it my freshman year before I contracted even. Hope that helps.

My friend across the hall decided to apply for NROTC instead of PLC and hes saying that he should here by the 1st of May.

I was issued belleville jungles and bates ICBs, during the initial break in period when we were required to wear both switching off at different periods of the day I hated my bates, they were uncomfortable and I wore them on the O-course once and they have absolutely no grip on the rope IMHO...

Thats good to know thanks for setting me straight, I dont have my PPL so that will be something I should ask my OSO about.

I'm reasonably sure its MCFOP Marine Corps Flight Orientation Program, not that it really matters but thats what its been called at my OSO. I have done it twice now, basically they bring a plane down to a local airport near the OSO (in our case it was a king air) and take Air contract or Air...

I have been using that website for a year or two now, you can not only see the distances your run but also a graph of the elevation through out the run and tons more. I highly recommend the site as it is an extremely valuable training tool. Second that, Nike Shox are basketball shoes in...

Ask your OSO about this, I havent even had PRK yet but I went to Jrs last summer on an NFO contract and I will switch to Air when I get PRK and the waiver accepted. I know numerous guys who have been to OCS on different contracts and switch but they still needed MEPS to go so it seems to me like...

I'm in a similar boat, I scored a 6/6/6 but have approx. 20/70 vision. I went to OCS Jr's as an NFO with the intention of transferring to SNA. I will be getting PRK in august pending a successful consultation and begin the PRK waiver to be hopefully completed before OCS Srs. I would recommend...

First it would be helpful for you to search, there are hundreds of threads on the astb. My personal advice for people who are going to take it is to use these test taking strategies: -Start by doing all the easy questions dont waste any time trying something your not sure how to do untill you...

I cant speak for navy, but the Marine Corps its a pass/fail, If you pass dont ever worry about it again, if you dont study like hell and pass.