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Discussion in 'Aviation Preflight Indoctrination (API)' started by hayntopdawg, Jul 31, 2009.

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    Best part about the worried A-poolers, is knowing that you're not one of them. If they had to get rid of 100 SNAs, then I'd be looking around at muster curious which fellow ENSs would get the chop. I never worried about making it through. Those who worried were usually the ones who ended up in trouble. The rumor mill which gets everyone excited is stupid. If you're worried in API because you hear they need to get rid of people, you have the complete wrong mindset and are probably setting up a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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    Anthros are legit. Not much you can do about it, especially a solid bone length like BKL. If it were height (sitting height), you might try hanging upside down or sleep sitting up for two days to compress or decompress, but short of making your upper-ass HUGE, you can't change the BKL.
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    desertoasis Something witty.

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    I agree. Which is why I'm glad to be outta there! 400 worried Ensigns made me not look forward to muster at all...though it is amusing hearing the new stories about various debaucheries and shenaniganery from others from my school just arriving...
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    redmidgrl livin' the dream

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    Are you SNA or SNFO? I know that when they saw how short I am (5'2"), they told me I could be entirely anthro'ed out of SNA and just bumped to SNFO... still in the cockpit, eh?

    Just try to have a good attitude -- remember, we're officers first. Selecting aviation was never a guarantee. We have to keep it in perspective how lucky we are to be here and how hard we have to work to stay here. I know we do a lot of SWO-bashing, but those guys work their butts off too!

    I know it's hard to watch a dream go down the drain because of something out of our control (trust me, I've been there), but everything works out in the end.

    Good luck
    ~Red
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    I was anthro'd out of jets originally, they said my sitting height was too tall. Seemed fishy, so I did some digging and asked for a remeasure. Had to get approval by COL Thomas, then by CNATRA. So its not as easy as you might think to get remeasured.

    Anyway, back in i go only to find that i was erroneously measured 2.5 inches SHORTER then my original anthro measure. So either i shrunk big time or he messed up. Same guy did both rounds of measurments btw. I was no where near the limit for sitting height the second time around and subsequently cleared to fly anything.

    If something doesn't pass a reasonable man test, something might be up. They will push for you only as hard as you push. Sometimes you just have to keep at it until ALL options are exhausted. Don't give up the faith, if you want it find any and all ways to convince them.

    im flying out of Kingsville now too btw, so my extra efforts to get a second look really paid off in the long run.....
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    [IMG]

    Or just get fat. Either way works.
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    ...me too. Couldn't fit the relief tube. No waiver.
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    Lunges and Squats will be your friends.
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    CommodoreMid Whateva! I do what I want!

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    And deadlifts
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    Good call. The upper part of my ass always hurts after deadlifts and that's probably what you want to really bulk up.

    It's important to do it properly. Watch:

    Look at the booty she's got on her. That's your goal.
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    feddoc Really old guy

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    OUSOONER is right. I have known the LCDR in question for about 10 years. I am confident that she would not set out to screw someone over.

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