Hsm-70?

[NeoCortex]

Anyone have any idea when they are going to start selecting for HSM-70?

 

[Gatordev]

I thought there were already HSM selectees at -41 now. I think this is happening as we speak.

 

[bert]

Stand up for -70 is not until Jan 09 per last Rainbow Chart.

 

[Gatordev]

But there's been some posts here about HSM being on selection...or so I thought. We need some HT types to chime in.

 

[NeoCortex]

Found a navy .pdf that said HSM-70 was March 2008. Yes there are HSM selecties, but it's for HSM-71 (west coast)

 

[kejo]

yes, HSM-41 is currently training new romeo pilots fresh out of HT's, and transitioning fleet pilots for the new platform. almost all of the romeo pilots currently in the syllabus will be going to HSM-71 (Raptors), which is in the process of standing up here at NASNI. i think they'll be getting their first aircraft later this summer or in the fall. HSM-70 will be the next squadron to stand up romeos, then i believe HSL-47 will be the next to fall in line.

then there are those of us who are among the last LAMPS studs to train on the west coast, hello sundowners :icon_tong

 

[Circle K]

There were rumbles at HSL 40 of IPs getting done with their shore tours there and getting to do their disassociated sea tour as super JO's at NAS JAX. Obviously with an intermediate (6 month) stop at NASNI. No idea when said IP's were due to leave 40 though.

 

[NeoCortex]

http://pagebang.com/cgi/nph-proxy.cgi/111011A/http/doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/03000%20Naval%20Operations%20and%20Readiness/03-100%20Naval%20Operations%20Support/3111.0743.pdf



this is the link I found...

 

[Gatordev]

Found a navy .pdf that said HSM-70 was March 2008. Yes there are HSM selecties, but it's for HSM-71 (west coast)

Reading comprehension. Completely missed that you were asking about an even-numbered squadron. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[bert]

That link only stands up the squadron administratively. Warm bodies and aircraft will follow much later. There will be ZERO R's available to -70 in Mar 08.

 

[Circle K]

Saw a chart a few days ago in the sim building that showed -70's date as Q3 of 2009. I don't know how accurate that could be considering bert's post and my doubts that 70 will go from zero Romeo's to a fully operational squadron in a little over a year. Doesn't seem like the Romeo's would be accepted nearly fast enough for that.

 

[bert]

They can have sufficient a/c to meet that timeframe. While we won't be getting the 20 or so that I believe the schedule still shows for FY 08 (that sked will be changing in the near future), I think 15 is a fairly reasonable target for next FY for LRIP 3 and Lot 4 a/c.

 

[60B Rotorhead]

For what it's worth, this is all hearsay, but I just got done at 40 and what we were hearing is that about the time we're getting done with our first tours (Summer 2010) is about the time 40 was going to start getting Romeos. Other gouge is that half the IP's are going to be shipped over from 41 (don't know if the guys on the Romeo coming from 41 will be supplied by 40 initially i.e. TAD to learn the 60R) to start 40 on the Romeo. Also heard that the initial east coast squadrons will be standing up at NAS Jax vice Mayport. I do know the West Coast is supposed to get the Romeo first then East, so 60R squadrons should start popping up before then out west. Like I said, the only firm part of that is the previous sentence. Groot

 

[bert]

Latest Rev:

HSM-70: first orders cut in Mar 08 for a Mar 09 establishment.

HSM-40: first R's coming in Q3 FY10.

Having said that, that rev. still thinks they will deliver 26 R's next year, which I wouldn't bet my own money on.

 

[gregsivers]

One of the LTs leaving my squadron is going to HSM-41 to do a Super JO tour. I have decided that I want to be the guy that flies the last -60B to the boneyard. We'll see how that one works out.