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So you are stating that if you wait until your shore tour it is too late? I wonder how easy it is to transition these days, I was looking at going VPs.

Are you forgetting that the P-3C carries a lot more NFOs than a Jet? I mean those guys out of Corpus only needed like a 20NSS and they were P-3C bound. :eek:

How is NRD Richmond treating people these days?

Yeah in general, but like anything else, it is situational dependent.

Tell me about it.... Half the time, when I am reading on the forums, I tend to miss read things early in the morning without a cup of joe..... Talk about lack for attention to details.

Not going to happen for SNA, SNFO unless you have prior service.

I never wore a reefer in API. You might be confusing me with someone else.

On a side note, what is your guys' take on a Reefer at API? Or after?

Talk about people effing up a good thing! Give someone a finger and they try to take the whole hand.

Over there, the world is very relaxed. Which is why this individual might have worked the COJONES to ask that question. The crew would typically brief the evening/night before in civies at the hotel lobby/seating area. The only thing briefed the day of the flight was the NATOPS. Makes for an...

COJONES, not Cajones, which direct translation is big boxes.

What time frame is that story from?

First finish OCS, then worry about NAMI.

NAMI Whammy happens in Pensacola, not Newport. If you end up NPQ for aviator at OCS, it will all be situational dependent and it will come down to the needs of the NAVY. If you get the actual NAMI Whammy in Pensacola, you will already be a Commissioned Officer and long gone from OCS. You will...

Same here.

I am a bit confused.... I thought this was a picture thread. Is it not?

We still have that fantastic stby compass...!

It only gets harder from there on out!

:eek: :D

Most the B guys I know, that winged relatively at the same time I did, finished their RAG in about 6 to 8 months (longer side). So it is about two months shorter on average from what I have seen.

From what I heard from the B guys transitioning, the R ATO phase is quite a bit more involved. And the ATO phase is about 2 months on average longer than NATOPS phase. On average it takes 10 months nowadays with roughly 4 months for NATOPS and 6 months for ATO (Include about 9 flights in the...

Did this event occur in the glorious Seville?

Do we really have to answer that?

Essentially a HSM pilot becomes something like a 60R NFO during the RAG.

Not quite! It is a bit less anal about minutia.

Sounds like a rough life. I do not recall the time we had to muster during A Pool, but I do know it was like twice a week, unless someone screwed up and we all got punished. Sounds like people keep screwing up and hence all the pain for all. Still you are getting paid to come to work for an...

Realizes that there are some selfish parents out there. I guess I have been lucky with my one and only parent (My father has been dead for a long time).

Why do they keep on harping about the FRS stud...... For it being such a Navy town, I am surprised VA Beach has not a clue that FRS studs train there.

From my personal experience of several different Universities PDs, they all seemed to try to get kids in trouble more so than the local PDs. I always felt like some of the guys tried to display some sort of power over the students. Granted not all of the officers were this way, but a lot of them...

I slept from 2200 until 0445, with the occasional restroom breaks. So I am not sure why you were not getting you full night sleep. And food, food was delicious. I ate like an athlete everyday (Maybe that is why I lost so little weight).

What is your guys take on this one? Do you guys honestly think these guys did not consider the DA? I am curious because I have given these guys the benefit of the doubt that they at least did some pre-flight planning.

Times have changed.... I got accepted on my first go around with a 3.3 GPA (Mech Eng) and something like a 48 7/6/7. I guess as they say, it is all about timing.

Dude, you are totally nuking it! Sounds like you also want jets, since you keep worrying about the hard line. Just an FYI, a guy with a lower 50s NSS, will tend to struggle through the tailhook program. Very few make it and get to the F/A-18 FRS (Whatever model they get), some go E-2/C-2, some...

Unless they hit the FRS/Fleet, then they are a bit harder to flush down. Remember, flight school is all about producing a certain number, and sometimes quality suffers. NSS wise, if an individual has a 35 or below, it simply means that the individual is at the bottom of his/her peers, but does...

So if we all get f****ed equally as you put it, and have been going down this road, then why does it matter? NSS works for all its intended purposes. Make sure you knowledge is where it needs to be (Excellent or 5) and make sure you can fly safely and you use your head. Put the aircraft where...

Do you know how I know, you have not a clue about engineering? I was an engineer in my previous life and currently stay in touch with a few of my engineering buds.

I just read what you quoted and I had to go back and fix it.. It did not sound good grammar wise... LOL! I am a bit more interested in knowing the A/C than most, because not only do I fly it, it also helps me understand EPs and in the end I feel it makes me a better pilot. The NWC sometimes...

I do not think it mattered at 27 whether the IP was HSL/VP. I have even heard of HSC guys being pretty tough at 27 (Although, I did fly with this particular HSC guy and he was chilled. I guess if you know you stuff they do not mess with you, too much). We were always told to know the EPs...

Are you F***ing kidding me...? It is stuff like this that makes no sense. Also, knowing what type of oil to use. I scratch my head when I hear that one. We carry a big NATOPS when we fly, so even if we need to service it; we can just look it up. I like to know how the stuff works, but I...

Hahaha! That cover is really bad and she is wearing it like a baseball cap... Still looks pretty good!

Hahaha! Res #1 was low and he was pumping to #3 (B/U Res), good thing I saw that.. He was just a new guy, undes. airman. I have talked to him a few times in the hangar. I like to talk to the maintainers and other folks around the hangar. So much knowledge walking around. I like how sometimes...

That may or may not be the case....! It certainly was not the case for me and I just had a 3.3 GPA and scored like a 48 7/7/6; if I recall correctly (I have never played team sports or was extremely involved with the community). I did have three years of pretty good work experience as a team...

In the Jet/E-2/P-3/P-8 world perhaps. In the Romeo world we have to be both NA/NFO. :p You are in the Sierra, you would not know... Kidding browsef!

I was once told by a very knowledgeable/wise man that while knowing NATOPS is great, but knowing how to flight/fight the A/C is what matters the most. I actually enjoy knowing the systems. I enjoying knowing how it works. It is not a hassle to me. Sometimes it does bites me in the rear end...

The servo shut off valve is on the deck of the hydraulics bay aft of the primary servos and to the right of centerline next to the main trans as you previously stated, you just called it the servo.

Time delay has to do mostly with the current limiters allowing the A/C motor to draw less juice while spooling up. It takes 4 secs on APU and 0.5 with either main gen online. The #1 Transfer Valve (Inside the #1 Transfer Module) will start to open at about 2000 PSI or so when #1 Hyd Pump...

I am not sure what pipeline you went through, but my Navy training required me to know NWC Verbatim or as close as possible to the actual thing. Some IPs were even anal about ands/ors. To this day I try to memorize those verbatim, it helps for the NATOPS closed books.

I hear you HSC folks also have to stand the 24 HR watch at the squadron. As for the NWUs, I quite enjoy them. They are comfy and in my opinion look pretty nifty. Khakis do look a lot more professional I will say. And the fact is that while the NWUs wear rules have relaxed a bit, they are still...

Hahaha! I guess you guys are right... I am being a bit harsh and insensitive about the subject. And no more war spoon? That saddens me!

Yeah, you are right!