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Anyone have tips on good distance courses to take from the new list? I tried looking into the DAU ones, but it looks like you need a CAC which we obviously don't have as IRR members, and the DAU helpdesk is no help at all.

Not to nit-pick, but USNA is a five-year active obligation, and ROTC recently went that route. Basically, if you're at 7, you may as well do 8 to be eligible for 100% of benefits. There's not much difference between 0.8*$17,500 and $17,500, but the kicker is that the Yellow Ribbon program is...

Another thing: Getting a masters in a subject area you're not 100% interested in is painful. It's a lot more involved than a bachelor's degree. So if the course of study doesn't give you a semi-chub, it's probably not going to be fun.

Master: Thought you'd enjoy this. ...and here's the link if you want to buy it. http://www.despair.com/manatee.html

Chick's beach along shore drive is nice. You can live across the street from the beach without it costing an arm and a leg. It's also got a more local flavor as the tourists are all down at the Oceanfront. There are a lot of good restaurants/bars in the area. I'm renting a condo from a...

Don't want to take a trip to negative town, but the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) only takes officers with an ABET accredited engineering degree. Not sure if yours qualifies. I've attached a detailer's pitch from 2008 (it's a little outdated), pay particular attention to slide 16 for the career...

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In person or on this forum? Either way, if you're in Norfolk, there's an ass-ton of CEC guys in the area (though only a few are in Seabee billets).

Yes.

CEC Officers can't skate by without a pin anymore. The career path has changed to make sure you do an 18-month battalion tour with either the NMCB or ACB in your first four years. It used to be guys could do back to back shore duty and get out, which was ludicrous. Not so. Supply officers...

To compound the issue, SPECWAR generally only takes ENSs and LTJGs, if you pin on O-3 prior to going to BUD/S you're too senior.

As someone who is looking to separate and go to B-school full-time in the next couple of years, I'll offer my 2 cents. Fuck it, you can have the whole nickel: There are two types of people who should get an MBA: 1) Someone who needs it to further his or her career (I.e. a management...

Fully-funded graduate orders to Arizona State...it sounded like a good deal until I found out how painful it was to pound out a two-year engineering degree in one year.

My bad. It goes to a post that calculates severance pay for FOS. The formula is: 0.1*base pay*months active duty

Yeah, I guess this would be the result: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php/149700-Glass-ceiling-for-Mods?p=641984&viewfull=1#post641984

Other people may have mentioned it, but the proper way is to submit a letter to the board requesting not to be considered for promotion. However, this is usually done for people retiring or resigning whose letters haven't been approved yet and they don't want to take up a quota. I wonder...

I got the waiver originally for Nuke, but ended up AMDO. I really don't see it being an issue, especially since you're already in the service.

I was in your position. My -9.00 diopters blocked me from NFO, but I was able to get a waiver for another designator.

Check out the stickies in the lateral transfer/redesignation portion of this board.

Well, 50% of base pay isn't exactly get fat and retire money. Some people are scared at the prospect of finding a job so they figure they can keep slimin' it in the Navy (which might be why they're not promoting). Let's not forget BAH too. When you factor that in, your retirement is closer to...

http://www.gibill.va.gov/post-911/post-911-gi-bill-summary/Post911_changes.html This is what I meant when I said the MGIB was disappearing.

Yeah, but the BAH is the same for a DINK couple and a family of six. To open another can of worms, what the fuck is FSA supposed to be intended for?

My big beef here isn't so much that the dependent BAH is higher, it's that how can it go up for married guys and go down for single officers in the SAME geographic area (Norfolk)? As an example, San Diego goes down for both next year, so that makes sense.

You know what's bullshit? Married O-3 BAH increases by $69.

On a carrier, the shittiest officer stateroom is better than the enlisted berthing.

I think the OP was asking if it was possible to double-dip: as in be a veteran collecting GI Bill bennies while also getting paid in BDCP. As for the Montgomery GI Bill, I think that thing is disappearing. Besides, who would want to pony up $1200/mo for the MGIB when the Post 9/11 doesn't...

I just saw in a brief that going to the IRR carries an 8 year obligation...does this make any sense?

I recommend going to Craiglist and doing a search with Keywords. I was interested in living in the Chick's Beach area and typed in "Shore Drive" and a lot of condos for rent popped up. Some were listings by legit property managers, and the one I ended up renting was a sweet 2 bedroom condo 3-4...

Concur. I didn't have to pay my loans back until 6 months after, and I graduated in Dec 2001.

http://www.gibill.va.gov/post-911/post-911-gi-bill-summary/ http://www.gibill.va.gov/post-911/post-911-gi-bill-summary/yellow-ribbon-program.html I noticed from your profile that you're an ROTC MDN, FYI, you won't be eligible for the 9/11 GI bill until you've completed 3 years of service past...

Right. I failed to mention that in my calculations, I was including costs such as Room & Board, health insurance, Books, computer etc. Most schools I looked at, the BAH vs. Room and Board was a wash. Philadelphia in particular has a current rate of $1701 for E-5 w/dependents, and you'll only...

Getting out is a real option if you're eligible for 100% Post 9/11 GI Bill. I've crunched the numbers, and you can get an MBA from schools such as Dartmouth, Northwestern, Penn, Cornell, etc for a couple thousand dollars out of pocket as opposed to going nearly 6-figures in debt. On another...

Concur. Other reputable programs (i.e. not University of Phoenix) include Arizona State, Florida, and Penn State. They might cost a bit more, but when it comes to the MBA, reputation and alumni networking are huge. If you're really concerned with costs, you might want to reconsider getting an...

Lucky for me, the CEC is full of mouth-breathing morons and I should select next summer, promote in 2012, then fulfill my grad school obligation in 2013. I explored this because my plan is to go to business school on the GI Bill, and I know I'm going to want my weekends and not screw around...

So after a little research, I found that you can be in the IRR and can accumulate 50 points to qualify for a year towards retirement through correspondence courses. With 15 annual gratuity points, it seems like getting 35 points through correspondences courses is a lot less time consuming than...

NUPOC is a different beast. You'll find out if you screened to interview, not if you got the slot. Once you go to the interview and pass, you basically have to decide there right on the spot if you're going to take it, and not many people turn down the big novelty check they like to whip out...

"America's Navy: We implore you to forget about that fucking song the Village People wrote about us."

Correct. Best way to get into Crossfit is to find an affiliate gym in your area and take either the on-ramp class or some personal training beginner sessions. After that you can join classes and scale workouts down until you get better with the exercises. I'm hooked on Crossfit and can't go...

I know, right? It just shows how ridiculous it is that some people would lie about something as mundane as that just to get into a conversation.

This guy's obviously a compulsive liar. If you've spent time around one, you'll see that the person tells lies for no real reason, other than to make himself feel important and to attract attention with stories. Here's an example from a roommate I had in college while interning at Hershey...

The sandbox tends to have better DFACs. The one at Kuwait in Camp Arifjan had better and more food (free Baskin Robbin's ice cream anyone?) than your average Navy galley.

Back in 2002, I applied for NFO with -9.00 diopters: no go. Wasn't a problem getting it waived for a non-aviation designator though.

Not even a little bit.

Relax. Once you realize that it's going to suck and there's not much you can do about it, you'll feel better. If you're still uneasy about all of this, bring some lube.

I'm arriving in Va Beach next week and so far my only lead for rentals is the Gifford Management Group (http://giffordmgmtgroup.com/?page=main). I called them today and was told they have "14 pages of rental listings" though I'm not very optimistic as to how many are actually in the Chick's...

Concur. They're not bashful about saying "We'll scratch your back after you scratch our balls by majoring in something technical" https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/scholarship_criteria.aspx

Personally, I think your options should be 4-yr ROTC scholarship or BDCP. The two-year scholarship just doesn't seem to stack up to the benefits you'll get from BDCP, whereas the the 4-year will pick up a hefty tuition tab, leaving you with room and board and living expenses.

Is there a reason you're limiting yourself to Tennessee? An ROTC scholarship will cover out-of-state or private tuition. My best advice is look to go where you'll be happiest...after all, you're going to be spending 4 of the most formative years of your life here. I've said this before, I'll...

Fuck no. End of discussion. Here's the difference: OCS is a 12-week program that culminates with the class getting commissioned as Ensigns in the Navy. ODS is a 5-week program where people are commissioned as either Ensigns, JGs, or LTs (depending on their program, i.e. ENS = nuke...

Here's an easy way to get a military discount at retail stores without asking (it's happened to me more than a few times): Pay with your credit card, and when they ask to see ID, show your military ID. If there's a discount the cashier will usually say "Oh, you get the military discount," and...