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Date of Rank is based off commissioning date (those commissioned during the may/june timeframe will have a DOR that coincides with the Naval Academy regardless of actual commissioning date). AFADBD is based off the day you get commissioned. ie, no money till then unless you work PTAD with your...

I've gone to Johns II for the last two years and they have always been good to me. I agree that the wait can be long sometimes and Im not a huge fan of their hours, but they are close to home and do quality work. About to get my last haircut from them before I PCS on friday, then I get to...

Winged 10 Aug out of the HTs. Can I get a set, por favor?

A real fancy hotel in DC. The Commandant's ball is usually held there every year as well.

Funny you mention that. There was a Gazette article a few months back trying to pitch the OV-10 as a new AC for us to buy and one of his arguments was the need for a good escort for the Osprey. He had a pretty sound arguement and while the Bronco is definately cool, I agree with you. With...

the T-6 natops states that max concentration on the OBOGS gives 95% oxygen, 5% inert gas....whatever the hell that means. We are also prone to the fail warning if the mask is off with supply on.

More than likely a typo, but I would ask about it for clarification. You dont want to miss gear fitting appointments because you thought you were flying T-34s when in fact you were flying T-6s. I Just started with -6 and the talk is that they are no longer taking T-34 students. I could be...

Your OSO isnt BSing you, you can switch your contract before you commission provided you meed the prerequisites AND he has the air slots to do it. I have no idea what the current need for air contracts are when it comes to PLC candidates but I cant imagine he would tell you that you could...

"my point of view" meaning that I am not affiliated with the IFS program. Im up at Whiting and actually did not have to do IFS but I know a ton of people who literally just got done with IFS (and a few who got attrited in IFS) and the program appears to be doing its job. I think the big...

Its been a few years since I have been there, but when I went through seniors, we had classes with the uniform vendors and they provided oportunities for the direct commissions to get fitted and purchase uniforms if they needed them. The vendors showed up frequently throughout the six weeks for...

Wow man, you totally misread my post. I was never trying to imply that you were a shit bag or that you were not ready to put out once you got here. I was merely trying to state that the nss, while lower, is still no joke. Never meant to be an attack on you. To answer your earlier question...

yes, they did lower the Navy NSS back down, but guess what. We still had Navy guys in my class either fail out or BARELY pass. Work your ass off!

most uniform vendors have some form of zero/low interest loan program to help you with your purchase. Does USAA still offer the new Officer loan? The point is that there are plenty of programs to help out broke, newly commissioned Officers.

That is probably what will happen since the language instructors are supposed to go to 8th & I next to give classes after this current one. If you do go straight to MATSG dont expect to class up right away though since Alpha is just barely classing up for API right now and they are sending a...

Talk to an Officer recruiter. He is the only one who has the ability to give you a straight answer on your chances or the best coa.

Ours are Portuguese, French, Russian and Arabic. No idea what the next group will have.

Language school isnt bad. Learning a language for 5 hours a day everyday gets a little repetitive and your stuck in Quantico, but its a chill atmosphere which is a nice change of pace after 6 months of tbs. You get the opportunity to take the DLPT at the end which has the potential to give you...

Yeah I heard the Hawk and green carpet area will remain while they tear down the rest. Its my understanding that the master plan is to have several barracks like Manion so that each company has its own building. I was an Alpha Co grad in Obannon and, while I hated it then, I kind of...

Oui. They have four language classes: Portuguese, French, Russian and Arabic. We are essentially the first test dummies for the RCLF program that is sitting on the Commandant's desk right now. Im sure there is a maradmin out somewhere that you can read and find out about all the extra PME fun...

I can confirm this. Im one of the Lts going through language training right now and we get weekly progress briefs via email from the CO of CAOCL. The next language class will consist of a handful of 7599s from both Echo and Fox. I havnt heard anything about it being at UMW yet since they only...

Apparently if you get recycled twice for leadership they seperate you. It happened to a guy in my company. He could have been a special case, I suppose.

its my understanding that there is only one Doc that reviews and approves physicals and he is pretty tedious. Waivers, which many Candidates have at least one, tend to produce holdups.

If you are an air contract, you will need a physical before you commission. Im not sure about the delay of getting an appointment for one but I know that there are set dates that they do them and only so many go at a time. I have heard of Candidates being able to get them done at other Air...

Im going! My wife's cousin is a pretty prominent CFA in PA and scored some AMAZING seats. Im really excited.

This is truly a shock. I first joined this site some years ago as a young college student wanting to become an Aviator but not really sure how to do it. This site was, and is, the ultimate hub for gouge on how to achieve such goals. Today, I am a 2nd Lt. literally about to start the POI...

A buddy of mine in Golf just finished MCMAP last week and said that they split everyone up who had belts already to work on their next belt. Must be a new thing and not a bad idea in my opinion.

Im a brown bagger. Been here since the 5th. Drop me a line sometime if you like.

Golf had the first day to themselves after check in. They just had to be back at 1800 for a brief. The rest of the days were rediculously early though

I made that drive a couple of weeks ago. I went a more southern route then you will probably go (the 40 through Arizona and the likes). Not a bad drive though. Just watch your speed. Highway Patrol in other states arent as leniant as they appear to be in Cali.

Food for thought. I have some close friends in Golf right now and they only dropped like 3 people total (not counting medicals) and they asked for volunteers. Nobody would so they picked 3. My buddy said he saw the MOS counts for Golf and Alpha and said that the air contract numbers for...

I agree. I think it has something to do with your NPQ from Seniors.

Right on, man. Feels like a small world. I worked for Kevin for years and he was a pretty big mentor to me. I fell out of touch with him, his family and the Air Races when I left to pursue my commission, but I definately miss it. Lancair makes a simply amazing aircraft. You look at guys...

I helped build Kevin Eldredge's NXT. His was the second to ever race at Reno and he even acquired a license from Sharp to manufacture and sell the kits for a little while. It was a great experience!

While I dont know the details of Navy OCS and will not debate which one is harder (though I can vouch that Marine OCS was definately a gut check), the past details of someone who DORed from one and got accepted into the other will be made known and will probably serve to form a first impression...

They are made clear. i know of a couple of people who have returned after a DOR. The subject of their DORs were all for very serious reasons (ie family emergency). Just like Hey Joe said, you need to plead your case to your OSO and see if he is willing to work with you. Dont be surprised...

And there you have it! Rep!!

That is actually a really good question and one that you will probably want to direct toward your OSO so that he can find out. I still have a copy of my contract from when I was in school and cannot find anything in it in regards to reservists or the gi bill. Make sure he explains to you the...

ahh misunderstood. Thought the junior college was a seperate incident.

Did you type this after your happy hour? Im gonna need to run this through my "A4s translater" which removes the bold print, all of the elipses, and the slang bravado to get a clear picture of the story. :icon_tong I do dig Kurtz rockin the shades. This is pretty crazy stuff. I wonder...

Concur. Im pretty close to a retired Marine O-6 who is personal friends with the CO of TBS and was told that Golf would only pick up with about 250 LTs. I only know of 2 LTs going in Golf and apparently almost all of the recent OCS commissions are going in FY'10. Im really surprised that...

RIP, Marine

he was talking about a pretty distasteful post that has been aparently deleted. I only know about it because of the email notification. I imagine that the poster has been banned as well...

Air Contracts (and Law) get their contract before attending OCS. For the rest, MOS selection is not until TBS which is after OCS. If you dont meet the requirements before you apply, you will not get selected for air. As far as going to PLC before your eyes are corrected, I have HEARD of...

Huge news! RIP, CAPT Speicher. Im glad you are finally coming home.

no, I read your posts.:icon_wink. No really though...sometimes.

I stand corrected then. Thanks for setting me straight. There are a lot of Marines who administer PFTs (like OSOs, etc..) who should be told this since they are who I got this bad gouge from. The actual regs would concur with you. They make no mention of varying lengths for the course...

At OCS the three mile run is performed on a big loop (approx 1 mile) around a part of the premises. Its completely flat and you will do 3 laps. PFTs can be performed anywhere though. I think the only stipulation is that the course cannot be shorter then 2.8 miles or longer than 3.2 and...

Thanks Bunk! Is the short form your annual?

That is one thing that I am curious about is the differences in the different forms. Thanks!

The piss test is specifically designed to check your urinary system (ie kidneys, etc..) to make sure you dont have any problems. They will check for things like blood, protein, ketone levels, etc. in your piss. Now, I have HEARD that things like protein shakes or creatine could cause something...