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CMV-22B Osprey Rollout
- Thread starter Ozarky
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VRC-30 and 40 will sundown. Carrier Onboard Delivery pilots will no longer be Tailhookers. First CAT I's supposed to start later this year or early next - with Marines on East Coast (New River?).
FormerRecruitingGuru
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Great. Now the OP is gonna want to eat crayons and fly with the Marines.
Our Skipper sent out an email a few weeks ago saying they still don't know if the FRS will be at Norfolk or NASNI, and I believe the IOC was 2018 or 2019 with a full transition by 2028 or 2029 depending on where they decided to put the FRS.
Before I ask my COD brethren, I'm actually curious about the pipeline for ascensions. So far, most of the discussion I've heard has been with guys curious about a transition. In my mind, the CMV-22B will have to be a selection out of Primary. When do the Marines pick the Osprey?
Out of primary
Cool, the future of the Gator Navy is covered........but the question still stands.Well here’s it hauling an F135
The F135 is much larger than the F414.
We got told in HT-land to expect Primary studs to start selecting it this year and for them to currently follow the same exact path as the Marines do including their FRS for the time being - that is - HT (with a modified syllabus), then VT Multi Engine (also a modified syllabus), then go to the USMC FRS until the USN one is established. HSC/HSM guys are being given the option to put it on their nom sheet coming out of their first tour - a couple have been selected to transition already. Some rumors are spreading that there will be opportunities for HT guys to transition as well, though I have yet to see anything substantiated with that yet.
It couldn't a few years ago. It can now?
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Hauling the F-35 motor was a program requirement. It can do that. Are you saying it couldn’t haul the Rhino motor?
The motor in that picture isn't in the can. I'd be willing to bet that the discussion a few years ago was about fitting the motor while in the can. Looks like someone broke out the sharp pencil and maybe even made a special cart to get it on/off.