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Deja Vu - the Mega oft-repeated question: Differences Between USMC and Naval Aviation

foleyswole85

foleyswole85

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Someone mentioned applying to more than branch and see which one takes you. That sounds like a great idea to me, but is it allowed? The application process is so in depth it seems like your recruiter would be pissed if he/she spent a lot of time getting you a slot and you turned it down for another service. Also, seems that the board results would not release at the same time so you wouldn't exactly get to choose your branch, just take your first offer or risk getting nothing by waiting on the second results. How long does a branch give you to decide? A Day? A week? I'm gonna be graduating next year and the time is drawing nearer to start dropping apps. I would like to know if you can drop more than one at a time without consequence.

Thank you,

Brad Foley
 
HeyJoe

HeyJoe

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phrogpilot73 said:
+1, great advice. Put simply, would you rather be on a ship or in the field when you're not flying?
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That's not exactly true. Marine aviators assigned to a MEU return to their host ESG ship(s) at sea when not fly just as CVW aviators return their CV. So when on sea duty, question is whether you want to be on a Carrier or L class big deck amphib when not flying.

If you mean shore duty, Marine and Naval Aviators serve side by side in many venues from the RAG, flight school, TPS, OPNAV, NSAWC (including TOPGUN), CNAF/CNAL staff, NPS, etc. however there are unique to the Marine Corps B Billet tours and, conversely, Navy staff tours.
 
fattestfoot

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foleyswole85 said:
Someone mentioned applying to more than branch and see which one takes you. That sounds like a great idea to me, but is it allowed? The application process is so in depth it seems like your recruiter would be pissed if he/she spent a lot of time getting you a slot and you turned it down for another service.
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If that were the case, the Navy would make receiving a pro-rec a contractually obligated status. But since you can, at any time (and this is also service-wide, and goes for enlisted and officers; not counting ROTC etc), decide you don't want to go prior to actually shipping out, that's obviously not the case. Yes, it sucks for the recruiter, but they'll live.
 
foleyswole85

foleyswole85

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Understood, thank you. Would you feel obligated to mention to your other recruiter that you're dropping multiple apps or just keep it to yourself? I was under the impression that when applying for an OCS and flight contract, especially if you have to go to an interview, that you must exhibit a passion/dedication/desire for said branch. Wouldn't seem to convincing if you would just as easily accept another commission. Maybe I'm off on this one, just speculating....

Thanks,

Brad Foley
 
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phrogpilot73

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heyjoe said:
That's not exactly true. Marine aviators assigned to a MEU return to their host ESG ship(s) at sea when not fly just as CVW aviators return their CV. So when on sea duty, question is whether you want to be on a Carrier or L class big deck amphib when not flying.

If you mean shore duty, Marine and Naval Aviators serve side by side in many venues from the RAG, flight school, TPS, OPNAV, NSAWC (including TOPGUN), CNAF/CNAL staff, NPS, etc. however there are unique to the Marine Corps B Billet tours and, conversely, Navy staff tours.
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I was referring to the "not stepping off the normal career path dis-associated". For Navy it's Shooter/Handler, etc... For Marines it's a FAC tour. I only know of one or two guys that have gotten totally sweet B billets that didn't involve a payback of a FAC tour on the frontside or backside...
 
JTB7

JTB7

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Pros/cons of your aircraft/community/branch

I am unsure of what branch/what I want to fly anymore(still Navy or USMC)-- just thought it would be good to see both sides of the coin from varied perspectives

What aircraft do you fly?
What branch?
What are the pros and if any, cons of your aircraft/community/branch of service?
 
81montedriver

81montedriver

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Although alot of the Marine Corps KC-130 stuff is dated, it is still very accurate. Search within the Marines forum and a bunch of stuff about it will come up.
 
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