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Its a 3 year non flying tour.

The billet you speak of is called the Aviation Assistant for Officer Procurement (AAOP). There is one pilot (nfo now too) at each of the 6 Marine recruiting districts. The AAOP works in the operations department at the district that deals solely with officer recruiting (only plc & occ) called...

Please read my other posts again on this thread, mainly cause it's the only measurable thing I've contributed on here... I was actually where you are. I commissioned at about 7 years in and had some of the same thoughts. While fleet life is not a walk in the park as a pilot, i enjoyed it a lot...

Depends on your location, but generally there will be a plc (6 wk & 10 wk) board around November and around March. Occ boards (10 wk) are usually in July, October, and April. If you don't qualify due to gpa/pft, then get to work. Working with an oso now can help with the pt part and they can get...

Those folks graduate this weekend, or already failed. I think you missed the deadline. Upcoming boards are around October/November, reach out to a oso quickly if you want to get on them, you have no time to waste. Plc vs occ is very dependent on that particular class for competitiveness. The...

I always called them go sticks in the herc

Forgot to mention this... Whether that is you or not in your profile pic, it's fucking freaky and weird.

I don't believe that applies to the Marine side of the house. I haven't heard anything. Our regs allow waivers from 27/6 to 30 & 30 to 34. I've seen a few 30+ get approved.

Yes you sign a contract/service agreement in order to go on the board. No way around that. If selected, then you go to that ocs class. If you are on the July board then you will go to occ 232 in September. If you are "deep" (pre)selected, that means you weren't good enough to make the cut for...

Random and odd question, but I'll bite. You do hf ground checks and you do them again in the air before losing vhf/uhf contact. If you don't have good hf, you turn around. If your hf somehow go bad mid ocean, you have limited choices. Best would probably to be get on a oceanic common vhf/uhf...

Say yes, i was not selected for Navy officer board xyz and date. That simple. It's not a negative mark or anything in your context, they just need to know.

That's what OCS is for, to evaluate those things. Just let the program work. You'll get there, learn allot, and if you apply those things you will probably be fine. Few get dropped for leadership; if you had little to no leadership potential, you wouldn't have been selected. If you get dropped...

OCS is a big deal and tough but it's not that big of a deal or tough. Listen to what your OSO has said, read some blogs as jhoward suggested, and keep pting. Biggest thing is don't quit, especially before you even get there. Are there any specific concerns?

A university will always be there to take your money, just a thought.

Awesome, thanks

Question about milcomp stuff, not directly related to cfi. Do you have to be current to get the commericals and instrument certs/rating. I'm a c130 guy, 2 years out of cockpit, never bothered to do the milcomp when I was flying. Will probably be going back to the cockpit in a year or so. Do I...

Extremely correct but not an issue. We are no longer contracting any NFOs at all

Waiverable to 34 in Marines.... If you want to do that to yourself. I've seen a few 32 yo waivers get approved, some prior service some not. It would all boil down to if you want to go that route and your physical fitness

Call and ask him tomorrow is probably the best

What board did you apply to?

When was the last time you talked to him. Maybe he is on leave for the holidays or is no longer there. Try a phone call.

If it's still the same, most everyone will have the "opportunity" to go up one belt. But if you are starting from scratch no you won't be a BB, nor should you attempt or even want to. Focus on getting through tbs and to Pensacola. I think you will get gray while waiting there.

I talked with the district corpsman and he says all three are good and they all have the same 6 month wait time.

I never knew there was LASIK & LASEK. One of those and Prk is ok, I have no idea about the third option but will ask some questions tomorrow. 6 months post op is correct also. It is not recommended by many to get it done before you are 23. It is also not a guarantee that any procedure will get...

27.5 is correct for USMC SNA, and that is based upon commissioning. Waivers are not to difficult to attain as long as you are competitive ( high pft, good life story why you are so old, etc).

Are program changes that easy? Yes they are. He could be planning on contacting you early based on his schedule , get the massive paperwork out of the way now and do a quick program change later. Yes he has certain 'quotas' for each program, but typically ground is the easiest to fill. Just...

It depends on what 4D means and how that translates to what a re1a is. The airforce is ridiculous with their re codes, seems like they have a different code for each day of the week. So, yes no or maybe. What does your oso say?

You have any inside scoop on the status of DODMERB? we are hearing the entire system is down with no fix in sight.

I refuse to do either. It's as dumb as answering the duty phone with the standard "how may I help you ma'am or sir. " Almost as meaningful and professional as keeping you wallet in your sock. This is the important shit.

Not to be a complete ass, but who is this sna's daddy?

Dude it's either 42% or go fuck yourself. The answers are plentiful

Do it.

They need haircuts

In all seriousness, I would give both of my nuts to fly the tomcat... I've never flown a jet before, but that airplane is just awesome. To thoseof youwho have, I'm seriously jealous

Good call dude

Yeah an update would be a good move

OCS is not real life. TBS, while closer, is still not real life. If these places were, I sure as hell wouldn't have stayed in as long as I've had. When you get to Pensacola you will find it is an entirely different experience. I don't want to sayit's a night and day difference, but it's...

There is no way in hell that dropping your air contract right now (or tomorrow) is the right call. Get to Pensacola. Get away from the suck sandwich that is TBS. Start training and taking to pilots on a daily basis. Talk to the pilots down there that are getting out soon (end of their...

Yes, I am replying to a post made in 2011, with the last post on the thread in 2016. I have only rarely posted in the past. With that being said, the Marine specific portion of this site has nearly died. So my currently tipsy as@ sitting in a hot tub wants to try to change that. Currently...

First post here in a long time. I happen to be in the USMC officer "recruiting industry" currently for my b billet. Waivers are a huge part of my job. Bottom line, no you are not done for. That can be waived for a bit longer. The real question is are you even competitive for an air slot...

I don't want to thread jack, so maybe I should create a new thread since this one is geared towards rotary. But have any fixed wing guys got gigs flying outside of airlines. Right now, still have a lot of time left, I am not to interested in airlines. Has anyone done corporate, small cargo...

Giggity

You should go to see a doctor, your logic compass is all fucked up. That sounds like one of the worst ideas ever. If you want a challenge in life, go to pcola and not party your ass off and/or get laid.

A course on fishing will probably be the best choice.

Nga website maybe? we have hard copies of mtr maps (don't the the real name ), never seen an electric / online version.

Yeah the 'criminal is wise' threw me too, I don't believe that has ever said about me before.

Talk to your flight surgeon now. Let him know the situation and start trying approved medicines. Go to the local animal sheter/ friends house who has cats, and test them out. Find a solution before she moves to you. Having married a cat lover/owner, its not going anywhere. If that's not a...

Is this the new way to hook up a threesome? Or am I misreading this

Holy shit dude, that was uh pretty awesome. You need a hug or help with that improperly placed stick? cause my statement was a joke. So try unfucking yourself and realize that while everyone here will help where they can, they will also poke fun as much as possible. Good luck to you and your '...

Reminds me of the old ' I have, uh a friend, with this weird bump on his dick... what should he do' kind of thing...