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lugginjugs
Not a good flight for SNA...but good enough.
This goes back a couple posts. I don't remember flight hours being all that important for selection. Most candidates in my class had none. The magic 25 is what you will accrue in IFS. Why pay for it up front? The government pays for IFS. Don't sweat your grades too much - I had a 2.49 GPA, 1200 SAT, and a 6 something or another on the ASTB. I traded grade points for fishing, hunting, and hiking. I'm well rounded and can carry a pack like a mule. The Marine Corps doesn't need a fledgling Cessna 152 pilot - they need a warrior.
I was told the same thing as Froghead, that I had until the end of the month to get my flight physical and my PFT done.
Also, my college friend who is just finishing TBS, said that if you have a certain amount of hours accumulated before you get accepted the government won't pay for the initial part of your flight training.
Honestly, I don't think any of us will really know everything about what we are getting into before we get down there and have our faces in the mud. From the blurbs I have been reading, I think its excellent that we all have different amounts of knowledge in a variety of different topics because at the end of the day, when we are in the worst of it, we will only be able to rely on each other.
Also, my college friend who is just finishing TBS, said that if you have a certain amount of hours accumulated before you get accepted the government won't pay for the initial part of your flight training.
Honestly, I don't think any of us will really know everything about what we are getting into before we get down there and have our faces in the mud. From the blurbs I have been reading, I think its excellent that we all have different amounts of knowledge in a variety of different topics because at the end of the day, when we are in the worst of it, we will only be able to rely on each other.
reapergm
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288 PFT score yesterday. I need 290!!!!!
Side Note of the Day - pissed off... Told by my Sgt awhile ago, as long as pass the ASTB, youre fine.. score doesnt matter(which makes no sense). (My Scores - First time 4,4,4... second a week later 5,6,5). Back then, I knew nothing about Nautical stuff or Aviation, and I havent taken physics or math in 8 years. Now I am a flight student, and refreshed in math/sci. I asked to retake it after the 180 days. So he tells me I didnt need to bring up the score, no need for a 3rd time. So I didnt. Yesterday, I asked my OSO... and sure enough, points count. I asked to retake it, and you CANT anymore. You can only take it 2x now. Sucks!!!! I know I could have gotten a 8,8+. Its easy stuff, just needs refreshing. I rushed the first 2 to get the application in time for 184, now I am $hit outta luck. Oh well, I think theyll see the flight hours and give an ok.
Side Note of the Day - pissed off... Told by my Sgt awhile ago, as long as pass the ASTB, youre fine.. score doesnt matter(which makes no sense). (My Scores - First time 4,4,4... second a week later 5,6,5). Back then, I knew nothing about Nautical stuff or Aviation, and I havent taken physics or math in 8 years. Now I am a flight student, and refreshed in math/sci. I asked to retake it after the 180 days. So he tells me I didnt need to bring up the score, no need for a 3rd time. So I didnt. Yesterday, I asked my OSO... and sure enough, points count. I asked to retake it, and you CANT anymore. You can only take it 2x now. Sucks!!!! I know I could have gotten a 8,8+. Its easy stuff, just needs refreshing. I rushed the first 2 to get the application in time for 184, now I am $hit outta luck. Oh well, I think theyll see the flight hours and give an ok.
reapergm
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Egh, GPA doesn't mean too much. Its not the best measure of intelligence. I unfortunately had 6 close friends die in the course of 2 years. (Murder, suicide, OD's, 9/11.) All unexpected. My grades suffered. Yes, I know the profession I am going into, and that death will occur,... but its different when its a close friend out of nowhere dies. My gpa suffered. That's that. $hit happens. Made me stronger I guess.
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