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  1. BusyBee604

    How to improve my application?

    Definitely competitive; however, no such thing as a "slam dunk" application package in these small but highly desired communities (many applicants... slots, not so many!:eek: Stay motivated (a bjt of knee-mail" might be appropriate)?;) BzB
  2. BusyBee604

    Add Wings to your profile: Pinning on new wings

    Them "Golden Crotch Keys" look mighty good under your avatar... Congrats!:D BzB
  3. BusyBee604

    What NRC considers competitive

    IMHO, if it were mine, I'd retake. BzB
  4. BusyBee604

    How to send mail to an FPO from abroad?

    No sweat BS, they route FPO mail from a broad exactly the same as from a dude!:eek:
  5. BusyBee604

    July-Ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board Thread

    Uh, it's already LATE May. Be wary of "Buddy scuttlebutt"!:eek: BzB
  6. BusyBee604

    Add Wings to your profile: Pinning on new wings

    Mucho' Congrats Kilroy.... fly safe always!:) BzB
  7. BusyBee604

    SECNAV to Implement Sweeping Changes

    Back in my era (late '50s-60s), normal IZ promotions were ~9 years from O-1 DOR to O-4. What is it running nowadays?:) BzB
  8. BusyBee604

    Why it's good to be in Naval Aviation

    Yo, lotsa good stories & other info on AW, check PM!:) BzB
  9. BusyBee604

    OCS College Grad, Looking For Officer Programs

    OAR/ASTB fine for SNA/SNFO. What is your cum. GPA & at what Colleege/University? When you hear that, be suspicious, there is no sure thing with selection boards You're right, personal finance/poor credit ratings could possibly be your biggest problem area for obtaining security clearances for...
  10. BusyBee604

    Prior Service Marine to Navy OCS

    I'm afraid you will, and it's not pleasant :( Possibility that you may never attain either, both are a long tough and demanding road, and you seem to want to be both... i.e., a Naval Officer uniform with a Marine inside, it just doesn't work that way!;) BzB
  11. BusyBee604

    T-34C Sundown Patches

    Sounds familiar, the then new T-34B was also the first ever flight for Da' Bee.:eek: NAVCAD B. Bee on the wing at the Saufley Field flight line... thus the 2S on the tail. Taken halfway through primary in March 1957.;) N/C BzB:cool:
  12. BusyBee604

    May-Ish 2015 SWO Rolling Board Thread

    Go click on Information on your Profile, scroll down to bottom of the page and type in stats under Signature. They then will appear under every post. Yes, it's not a "must", but may help. SWOs are a 'clanish' bunch!;) Your LORs look solid. BzB
  13. BusyBee604

    May-Ish 2015 SWO Rolling Board Thread

    Yes, your OAR is a bit below average, but the 3.46 GPA could help offset that. Get a few (4-5) quality LORs from Professors, Coachs, Supervisors, or Military Officers (SWOs if possible), and you could possibly make it on the next board if the selection % is favorable. If not... retake the OAR &...
  14. BusyBee604

    Help Determining OCS App Strength

    Your resume' is fine [except], for SNA your ASTB scores are problematic. You can try once with what you have, then if ProRec N... slam dunk an ASTB retake (>7 7 7), and you'll then be competitive for the following board.:) Good luck!;) BzB
  15. BusyBee604

    July-Ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board Thread

    Yea, with OAR/ASTB scores like yours [9 9 9 72], you should do well at board. You might consider adding some "test taking tips" to the gouge in the ASTB Forum (below), to help out future applicant Shipmates!;) BzB
  16. BusyBee604

    July-Ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board Thread

    Wow, your application stats/resume' very impressive... Good luck at board!:) "Blow Negative"!:eek: BzB, prior ET2 (SS)
  17. BusyBee604

    Regional Airline Pilot to Military

    I say: I had a close friend & Squadronmate who had a 20+ year career as a jet Attack Pilot (A-4s/A-7s), including 6 1/2 years as a POW in Hanoi. After USN retirement, he was hired by United, and ultimately retired UAL as a Captain. So anything is possible!;) To peruse his amazing story...
  18. BusyBee604

    Funeral Honors Detail

    I may have mis-read your post... but, are you referring to rendering honors at Veterans funerals as "dog and pony shows"?:confused: BzB
  19. BusyBee604

    Family Disapproval - what do I do?

    Grandmas and Grandpas ROCK! BzB
  20. BusyBee604

    Is extensive traveling a plus/minus for Navy OCS apps?

    It shouldn't affect your OCS application one way or t'other (unless you are age limit sensitive)? Suggest you avoid the middle east in your travels!:eek: BzB
  21. BusyBee604

    26 July 2015

    This thread is becoming an episode from..........:eek: BzB
  22. BusyBee604

    Big Iron PEL to the beach in California

    OR THIS!:eek: Amen Bro'.....;) BzB
  23. BusyBee604

    May-ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board

    No, hell, take the rest of the week off... CONGRATULATIONS!:D BzB:cool:
  24. BusyBee604

    May be heading to NAS North Island, anyone familiar with apartments in the SD area?

    Or even further back in BzB's day before the Coronado Bridge, where you had to suffer the "NickelSnatcher" Ferry, or drive the loop down south and up the Silver Strand.:eek: BzB
  25. BusyBee604

    Let me tell you something! An exercise in self-flagellation

    This is why the argument on here has gone down from my point of view: You don't know squat about a military in which you have never served, yet you deign to tell the experienced Officers on here what's wrong with our military... and how you would fix it? YGBSM! Brings to mind an ol' financial...
  26. BusyBee604

    INTRUDER - Black Monday

    Thread Resurrection: Bringing this thread back because I recently learned (belatedly), that my longtime friend and Shipmate Bob Flynn, the ex-Chinese POW downed/captured in the "Black Monday" tragedy cited above, had passed away last May of a heart attack.:( I realized that inasmuch as this...
  27. BusyBee604

    NEWS Forum Software Update

    Same problem here!:confused: BzB
  28. BusyBee604

    OCS PRO REC Y SUPPLY PRO BOARD FEB 23

    @FAS1Questions regarding OCS should be posted in the OCS forum.;) BzB
  29. BusyBee604

    12 APR 2015

    [ No sweat Popo, you will be one of the class leaders your classmates look up to. Best of luck at Newport!:) BzB
  30. BusyBee604

    May-ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board

    Bro Al, making jokes online during long, nervous waiting periods for selection results... is OK, hell I am one of the biggest "leg pullers" on this site; however, despite being April Fools Day, your joke may not have amused (and possibly disappointed), some of those waiting on board results...
  31. BusyBee604

    May-ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board

    Highly unlikely... please cite "I heard.... " source. Highly doubtful they would hold a "rolling board" for a 5% selection.:eek: If you're joking, it isn't at all funny!:rolleyes: BzB
  32. BusyBee604

    Favorite ports of call

    Another of my favorite 'PoTown' activities was the Sunday afternoon cockfights in the local arena. Plenty of San Miguel available, lots of betting conducted, and you got to witness some of the most mean, pissed off chickens... carving each other up with the zest of a deranged ISIS murderer!:eek...
  33. BusyBee604

    Looking for some advice

    I would say mid-50s+ OAR, & 6 6 6s+ ASTB would go a long way toward your being competitive for aviation.:) BzB
  34. BusyBee604

    Navy or MC Aviation?

    No correction required!;) BzB
  35. BusyBee604

    May-Ish 2015 SWO Rolling Board Thread

    No need to worry 'bout that, jf anything, it's a positive indicator. When you have been ProRec'd-Y:D, it's one less unchecked box to worry about as you suffer in FS Purgatory!:eek: BzB
  36. BusyBee604

    Happy Saint Patrick's Day.

    Oooops, today Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz shitcanned his "Race Together" program after only 8 days. I imagine some Harvard MBA corporate "bean counter/idea dude" got the boot after dropping that turd in the company punchbowl!!!:eek: BzB
  37. BusyBee604

    Happy Saint Patrick's Day.

    Seriously, this new Starbuck's CEO's of encouraging employees to try to discuss racial issues over their $10 Latte', is strange at best.:rolleyes: Could possibly trigger a slow downward spiral of the overpriced "designer coffee" empire, much to the delight of Dunkin' D, and their other...
  38. BusyBee604

    24 May 2015

    Congrats!:) That being the case, wouldn't an avatar name of Rising with style be more appropriate?;):eek: BzB
  39. BusyBee604

    12 APR 2015

    Well you're just about on your new career path, good luck at Newport!;) OBTW, what's with that little flea flying figure 8s around the Dolphin's nose on your logo? Almost smashed the 'puter screen trying to squish the little critter!:eek: BzB
  40. BusyBee604

    Final Select Purgatory

    Congrats, nice early birthday present. I know your DIs will be thrilled to take part in your BD party on day ONE!:eek: BzB
  41. BusyBee604

    SPOT ON!

    As does the USS MIDWAY, onnaconna it don't deploy no mo'!:D BzB
  42. BusyBee604

    The Great, Constantly Changing Video Thread...

    :D:D Way too cool... that alone makes the whole "cross-deck" evolution worthwhile!:D BzB
  43. BusyBee604

    Final Select Purgatory

    G00d show, hope you enjoyed your stay in our "Hotel". Good luck at Newport! BzB;)
  44. BusyBee604

    Final Select Purgatory

    [ TGL78: "You can check out any time you want - BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE"!:eek: *Eagles - Grammy 1973 BzB
  45. BusyBee604

    Feb 2015 Supply Board

    Congrats on your ProRec Y LadyT! Now go forth and become the finest "Chop" Officer ever:) BzB:cool:!
  46. BusyBee604

    Final Select Purgatory

    Congrats on FinSel to a fellow "Blue Diamond"! You are on your way! BzB, VA-146 - 1965-'68
  47. BusyBee604

    Final Select Purgatory

    FINAL SELECT PURGATORY: A place or state of suffering where wannabees go after ProRec Y, to expiate their sins while awaiting FinSel/OCS date! Usually considered a great time to work HARD on Physical Conditioning! BzB
  48. BusyBee604

    May-ish 2015 Pilot/NFO Rolling Board

    Glad to see you back from a successful OCS ENS, Sir! Nobody tried longer or harder to get there than you. Good luck with your NFO Program.;) BzB
  49. BusyBee604

    Little known / experimental aircraft

    I recall vividly... the Demon & Scimitar looked remarkably alike, bulky and UGLY!:p BzB
  50. BusyBee604

    Little known / experimental aircraft

    Yeah, back in '61 when I was in VA-55 on USS TICONDEROGA, we participated in "cross-deck" flight ops with HMS VICTORIOUS in the So. China Sea. We ran Skyhawks and Demons through their deck, and they ran Gannets and Scimitars through ours for 2 days. What a show!:eek: Gannet & Scimitar photos...
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