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NFO committment?
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Chubby
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My orders say "you are obligated to serve eight years for propeller-rotary aircraft, or eight years for jet aircraft,following completion of training date within the Naval Air Training Command. (Refer Milpersman 1542-010) and they're fairly recent. But that's for SNA, not sure about SNFO's.
Yeah, sorry Chubbs, but for SNFOs we're 6 years after wings.
At least that's what those fellas back in ROTC told me
At least that's what those fellas back in ROTC told me
Chubby
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Yeah, didn't mean to be confusing. I just saw that some people were wondering about the SNA commitment, so I wrote what I know. Didn't mean to get caught up in the SNFO stuff. For the record, I have no idea what the SNFO commitment is. If I were you, I would go with someone with more experience. But that's just me, a young Ensign who doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
The total commitment for everyone is EIGHT (8) years.
SWO: 4 Active; 4 IRR
NUKE: 5 Active; 3 IRR
NA: 8 years AFTER WINGING (regardless of what platform you chose)
NFO: 6 Years AFTER winging (and what ever else is left over from the 8, you'll do in IRR)....
For example, it takes you 2 years to get your NFO wings (THat's really slow by the way), and you owe 6 more after winging....you will be done after that.
ea6bflyr
SWO: 4 Active; 4 IRR
NUKE: 5 Active; 3 IRR
NA: 8 years AFTER WINGING (regardless of what platform you chose)
NFO: 6 Years AFTER winging (and what ever else is left over from the 8, you'll do in IRR)....
For example, it takes you 2 years to get your NFO wings (THat's really slow by the way), and you owe 6 more after winging....you will be done after that.
ea6bflyr
I saw on another thread something about IFS for NFOs? what is this?
IFS is a reality. There is detailed info on it somewhere on the forum.
Just for the record, the balance of your time in the Reserves would be in what is called the Individual Ready Reserve, IRR. We sometimes get guys that question the orders because they were told six after wings. The IRR comittment is the balance of the total 8 years owed the Navy as ea6bflyer notes. You would be off active duty and esentially your name is kept on a list. No drills, no haircuts, no pay, no responsiblities, unless there is a national emergency and then it takes a "presidential call up" (read WWIII). If you want to continue your Navy career as a weekend warrior then you become a Selected Reserve, or SELRES.
Just for the record, the balance of your time in the Reserves would be in what is called the Individual Ready Reserve, IRR. We sometimes get guys that question the orders because they were told six after wings. The IRR comittment is the balance of the total 8 years owed the Navy as ea6bflyer notes. You would be off active duty and esentially your name is kept on a list. No drills, no haircuts, no pay, no responsiblities, unless there is a national emergency and then it takes a "presidential call up" (read WWIII). If you want to continue your Navy career as a weekend warrior then you become a Selected Reserve, or SELRES.
The Army's current Chief of Staff was retired and then "recalled" by the President from their version of the Fleet Reserve to head the Army. After 28 years as an active Army Officer my father in law actually had a recall billet assigned to him if he were to be pulled from retirement. The Navy does not go that far.
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