• Please take a moment and update your account profile. If you have an updated account profile with basic information on why you are on Air Warriors it will help other people respond to your posts. How do you update your profile you ask?

    Go here:

    Edit Account Details and Profile

Travel vs Proceed?

Sabre170

Active Member
None
For you older guys who have been around longer and have PCSed more...

What is the difference between travel and proceed? Going from Randolph to Jax I get 3 days travel but no proceed? When does proceed come into play?
 

HH-60H

Manager
pilot
Contributor
I vaguely recall it being for coming on/off of sea duty. The allowance of which is indicated in your orders. I can't say for sure though.
 

pdx

HSM Pilot
I vaguely recall it being for coming on/off of sea duty. The allowance of which is indicated in your orders. I can't say for sure though.

People going from Advanced to the RAG have been getting travel and proceed time. The travel time is based directly off the Navy milage tables. For every X number of miles, you get a day of travel time. Proceed is additional time to get things in order before you leave or after you arrive. I think you can get up to 4 days proceed.

There may be a difference in how you are payed (per diem, travel allowances, etc), but I am going to leave that for someone else to answer.
 

Fly Navy

...Great Job!
pilot
Super Moderator
Contributor
People going from Advanced to the RAG have been getting travel and proceed time. The travel time is based directly off the Navy milage tables. For every X number of miles, you get a day of travel time. Proceed is additional time to get things in order before you leave or after you arrive. I think you can get up to 4 days proceed.

There may be a difference in how you are payed (per diem, travel allowances, etc), but I am going to leave that for someone else to answer.

Yeah I definitely didn't get proceed coming out of Advanced.
 

pdx

HSM Pilot
Yeah I definitely didn't get proceed coming out of Advanced.

That sucks. I know that proceed has to be authorized, whereas travel time is more automatic. Both my roommates went to RAG squadrons in San Diego, and both of them got the full 4 days proceed plus travel time. I guess we will see what I get.
 

Brett327

Well-Known Member
None
Super Moderator
Contributor
Great post, but a rather confusing read. Have I ever mentioned that I'm glad I'm a pilot rather than Admin:yuck_125:.

Maybe it will make more sense to me when I have my next set of PCS orders.

Just wait until you get to your squadron and are a Divo. You'll be expected to make sense out of all that stuff. ;)

Brett
 

pdx

HSM Pilot
Just wait until you get to your squadron and are a Divo. You'll be expected to make sense out of all that stuff. ;)

Brett

OK, I'm trying to compile all the Airwarriors advice about being a Div-O. This is what I have so far.

Decipher BUPERS instructions
Act as marriage counselor
Take out trash
Try not to interfere with Chief
Dream about flying

It's not much, but I'm starting to build a mental picture:D .
 

Fly Navy

...Great Job!
pilot
Super Moderator
Contributor
OK, I'm trying to compile all the Airwarriors advice about being a Div-O. This is what I have so far.

Decipher BUPERS instructions
Act as marriage counselor
Take out trash
Try not to interfere with Chief
Dream about flying

It's not much, but I'm starting to build a mental picture:D .

Hookers and blow. Truthfully, it belongs in every list.
 

Brett327

Well-Known Member
None
Super Moderator
Contributor
OK, I'm trying to compile all the Airwarriors advice about being a Div-O. This is what I have so far.

Decipher BUPERS instructions
Act as marriage counselor
Take out trash
Try not to interfere with Chief
Dream about flying

It's not much, but I'm starting to build a mental picture:D .

I have to set this one straight because it's one of the biggest myths in Naval Aviation. It's drilled into people's heads from OCS on about how omnipotent the Chief is and how he's going to train all the JOs, etc. Now, obviously I had a different frame of mind going in, having worked with Chiefs in several squadrons, but JOs need to approach the relationship with the Chief from a position of power. I've seen far too many JOs that are scared of their Chiefs, especially at first, and this can set the tone for how that relationship progresses and even how a JO is seen by the troops in general. It's important to adopt a calm, assertive demeanor around the senior enlisted folks from day one. They have a ton of important things to teach you, but don't let that cloud the fundamental nature of your relationship with them.

Now, I may not recommend this to a boot, non-prior maintainer, but I went down to Maint. Control when I got to my fleet squadron to size them up a bit. There's a bit of territorialism there and getting behind the desk can be kind of an affront to their "Chiefdom." I went right back behind the desk to the Maint. Masterchief's desk to introduce myself and shoot the sh!t a bit, mostly to be friendly, but also to drop my credentials and let all the Maint. Chiefs where I stood. The result? A great tour and an unbelievably positive relationship with both the Chiefs and the rest of the troopers.

Brett
 

pdx

HSM Pilot
I have to set this one straight ...

Obviously I was joking before, but I appreciate getting some real advice. As an Ensign with no prior service and not much interaction with the enlisted side of the Navy, it is difficult to know how to approach the Chiefs. I'm hoping that being competent, working hard, and having a good attitude will be enough to pull me through until I get some real Navy experience. At the same time, however, I'll be damned if I am going to let my Chief treat me as if my civilian experience doesn't mean anything. After all, there are more ways to become an adult than just in the military. I put myself through college, finished an engineering degree, lived by myself in a few countries, worked as an engineer for a few years, and generally learned what it means to be responsible. Oh, and I'm hoping to pin on a set of wings in a few months. I certainly intend to run my division rather than hiding behind the chief and just hoping I don't F-up.
 
Top