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    Published on 03-04-2010 08:38 PM
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    How do I get Wings under my username on my Air Warrior's account? If you are newly winged (or an old fart that hasn't had them updated on your avatar yet), go to the "Settings" in the upper right part of the window and click it. ...
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    ASPIRING MIDS/OC'S PLEASE START HERE: The following are a compilation of Air Warriors' "BEST THREADS". Please review this list of historical Best Threads to see if your question has been asked before. This website has been around for over 9 years, and many of your questions may have already been answered. The users here are happy to help, but are tired of hearing the same questions over and over. Please search first, so you don't get made fun of for asking a common question for the umpteenth time. ...
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    Just thought I would pass some of this along since nobody actually has a clue about the reserves until you join. Pay: several different types. AT (annual training), ADT (additional duty training), and ADSW (additional duty special work) are all the same as when you were on active duty. You will receive base pay, flight pay, housing, and food. How much you can do per year varies depending on the annual funding allotment but you are guaranteed 12 days of AT per year. ...
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    What percentage get jets? 

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    Published on 02-21-2010 04:04 PM
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    I don't post often on this forum but I enjoy reading it because I want to know what the current mentality is for the next crop of SNA. I'm getting really sick of the "What do I have to do to fly fixed winged plane" type of questions as if being a helo pilot is some type of curse. To alleviate all of the confusion, I wanted to post a few of my observations about flying as a primary IP who came from a helo community. ...
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    My thoughts on flight school 

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    Well, I had my last flight in flight school today and now comes the wait to find out my aircraft/location and finally wing 13 January 2003. I thought I’d throw together my thoughts on each phase of training in hopes in answering questions that I once had. ...
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    NSS Facts 

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    There were a number of misperceptions and misstatements about NSS that warrant correction. First, you need to understand what NSS is. NSS creates a standard bell curve from grade data of the last 6 months of completers from your squadron. If you know some statistics, it is called a T-score. 50 is ALWAYS average. 1.5 standard deviations from 50 is 35 and 65, which encompasses about 88% of everyone that completes. About 6% of the completers will have an NSS below 35. About 2% will have an NSS below 30. Theoretically, you could have someone below 20 or above 80, but that would statistically only be 0.1% each. So, 1 in 1000 will be below 20 or above 80. So, NSS is simply a ranking of students in a specific population. It is NOT a measure of the performance of those students. To illustrate, if you had 100 Chuck Yeagers ranked against each other, 6-7 would have an NSS below 35, 6-7 would have an NSS above 65. ...
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    The Basics of API 

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    Before API: Find something fun to do. Don’t worry about studying before you start. While I was there, it was changed so you could only pick up your pubs within two weeks of your start date. That’s more than enough time. Put them in your bathroom and flip through them while you’re in there. Do that and you should be prepared. If you try to pre-study or make flashcards or anything, the problem is that there may be six or eight paragraphs talking about one learning objective and you don’t know what to focus on. Just wait until you get to class and you’ll see what’s important. During API: If there’s anything I can stress, it’s this… IT’S NOT AS BAD AS PEOPLE MAKE IT OUT TO BE. People like to get all wrapped up in the daily schedule of API before they even get there. Here’s what you need to know about the schedule: ...
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    A lot of this stuff changes from year to year, so you need to read the actual instructions, but...... Go to last post

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    Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)

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    Be careful about going to BU with no scholarship ... I'm sure you know it is a very expensive school and you could end up spending a majority of your commitment just repaying what you owe them. If... Go to last post

    pjxc415 On 03-10-2010

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    Personally, I wore tan suits all through primary. However, the XO of HT-18 that no one can wear tans, to include IPs, except fridays. Still wearing brown boots,... Go to last post

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    In Kingsville Marines wear tan in summer and green in winter. Navy guys just do whatever. In primary I didn't have any tan suits. Go to last post

    Treetop Flyer On 03-10-2010

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    Ask around when you get to Vance, it's pretty laid back here at Whiting, at least in my squadron. We had a few studs wearing tan back in the early fall but it's been all green lately. I'm assuming... Go to last post

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    If you are at the MAR boards (which you obviously are) I would suggest you post in that thread instead of starting a whole new one. Go to last post

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