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I have a question regarding an ENT referral but like to keep it somewhat private...if a flight doc could PM me I'd greatly appreciate it!

Request the wings for me as well. Winged out of Whiting on the 11th. Headed to Norfolk for some Big Iron!

Great! The foamies are fine for me during a quick local flight but they were getting a bit uncomfortable after our six hour cross country out to Austin. Maybe I'll try a size smaller before looking into the custom molded tips.

Just wondering how many people here use CEPs? I got a pair a few weeks ago and they have really improved my ability to understand the radio. Are they as useful once out of the training command or are they more of a hassle?

Better to find out now that getting two weeks is naive and I'd be lucky to get a 96 rather than when my chit is denied.

I'm planning it around Veteran's Day to minimize the amount of "flying days lost".

Can't seem to find a better topic that addresses my question. I'm in HTs and plan to wing in July. The fiance and I are planning a November wedding. I should be well into the FRS and SERE complete. Is the FRS like the VT/HTs where taking two weeks of leave for a wedding and honeymoon is out of...

Your understanding would be correct.

Two rooms are still available!

We're two helo Advanced SNAs looking for another roommate or two who's coming to Whiting for Primary or Advanced. 4BR/3BA. Rent will be under $500/month if split three ways. PM for pics. The house is about 15 minutes from Whiting.

PCSing to Milton in two weeks for Helo advanced. Anyone have any leads on good rental properties or available homes? Looking to rent with one or two other guys.

The NROTC unit at JU uses Eva's Alterations on University. Took all my middie/ENS uniforms to be altered to her. Quick and easy.

Like others suggest...focus on GPA/ASTB since a PPL won't necessarily make your application. I had my private coming into API and I think it only barely helped me through the first couple flights of Primary. Many others without any flight time at all have gone on to get their wings and others...

That's the plan. Hopefully there's no ridiculously long wait lists. PM sent.

After some searching, I can't seem to find an answer to my question. On a SH-60, I sometimes see the horizontal stabilizer fully deflected downward and other times I see it level with the horizon. I figured it has something to do with forward airspeed. How does the pilot control the angle (if at...

I'm headed down to Corpus first week of March with two other roommates. I can only find one place for rent on the island and it's not that great looking. Are there any nice areas to rent in that are west of the base? There's plenty of houses for rent that way and trying to see what areas we...

Everything is the same except college program doesn't do their second or third class cruise. I'm sure you're already aware that you have to pick up at least a 2 year scholarship or make advanced standing (which I think they're getting rid of) before your junior year to commission. But don't be...

"Shall I drink at 'Bama, Seville, McGuire's, or the Woodshed?" The most challenging dilemma I face these days.

This is from the API director...they're classing up non-swimbuffers starting Jan 7th, but the first few classes are only going to be 15 or so people (including Marines/Coasties) because of the pool situation. There's people who have been sitting in A-pool since August, so it'll probably take a...

I'm actually about to finish my tailwheel endorsement. The only guy I could find is a retired P-3 mechanic at J-22 Ranch Airport in Pace with a 1947 Aeronca Champ. PM me for his info. Definitely recommend you do it, it's a lot of fun to fly! Ferguson has one 172M at $110/hr wet that they keep...

I rent out of Ferguson and while I would definitely recommend it to rent out of, it may be a tough airport for students to learn at. I got my license through the club at Jax. I lucked out and got a pretty lady instructor but I had a couple flights with those old drumpy men and I could see why...

I used to live near the beaches closer to the Mayport side of town, but I spent a lot of time in Avondale/Riverside and really enjoyed the Five Points area. Definitely a hipster hub though. From what I've seen and heard, anything south of 295 is just miserable.

Bump. Room will be available this weekend.

One of our roommates is leaving for Corpus next week. We live three minutes outside of the NASP back gate in Austinwood Apartments. Rent for the room is $350/month plus utilities (water, electric, wireless) split three ways. The other roommate and I aren't expecting to class up for API until...

Checked in last week. Even though I have my PPL, they can't squeeze anymore people through before the pool closes, so we're expecting to class up after Christmas.

I've heard a lot about this new ASTB before I got to A-pool. I'm assuming that since we've been discussing it since early 2010 and they're still using A-poolers as guinea pigs that it'll be rolled out soon. I haven't found a detailed overview of the new test, so with all my spare time I thought...

This thing is even spreading beyond NavAir. My civilian CFI at my general aviation flying club warned me, "When you leave for Pensacola, be sure not to mock IFS all over Facebook." Wildfire!

I studied for a month while also balancing 18 credit hours. The aviation and nautical information may come a little easier to you since you have the commercial rating but still review it. This forum is what got me my bomber score!

You'll be looking for a 2.5 or 2 year "sideload" scholarship. When I was a sophomore college programmer, I was told that the Navy would award ZERO sideload scholarships (dooming me to Advanced Standing but I found other scholarship money and still graduated/commissioned) Last year, a few of the...

I stand corrected. I've never seen any decent study guides for just the first three sections that make up the OAR though.

You're not going to find a study guide for the OAR portion because there is no OAR portion. The OAR is the Officer Aptitude Rating and is part of your overall score. Edit: I used the ARCO and Barron's study books. If you google "ASTB study" you find all sorts of PDF study guides that also...

I've seen guys with 7s and 8s get turned down because their gpa stunk or they were hermits and never did anything else. The ASTB was all they had going for them.

I transferred from a community college and joined NROTC as a sophomore. I didn't get the scholarship but was able to commission through the college program/advanced standing path in three years and was selected for an aviation slot. There were also 2-year scholarship midshipmen in our unit that...

I have a nlt date of September 21. Anyone else coming in around then?

I'm waiting to check into flight training, so others may be able to answer this better than myself. But the gouge is to not waste several thousand dollars getting a PPL when the Navy is going to teach you everything you need to know anyway. But I suggest taking a few lessons as a student to make...

Yes. I did and had to take the freshman and sophomore naval science classes at the same time to catch up, but it's totally do-able.

There's debate at our unit whether our API orders are TAD or PCS orders. What I've seen in other posts here, we don't get PCS orders until Primary...but there's a lot of "Permenant Change of Station" talk in the actual orders. Is there a specific way to tell if they're PCS or TAD orders? My...

I requested after July for some planned leave.

I have verbals from the detailer for 21 September but haven't seen them on Bupers yet. Apparently, they're closing down the API pool for some time during the summer for maintenance...so I'm told to expect to be in A-pool for a little while they clear out the back up from the pool closure.

Stripper?

I tried my darndest to leverage past relationships with old managers, but it was hard to pull the "I'll work super hard for you, but I need two days off for physiology training, and a month off for summer training but I don't know when yet, and have to go back to school in August." I just moved...

Bummer. Medical cleared, just waiting on orders.

??? Is this when a stud thinks too hard?

Seven days until I commission and I have no orders. Don't know if I should start packing now or what, but what I am doing is drinking beer while I wait.

Upgraded to these today: I've heard great things...and I had a gift card. Going for a run at the park later today and will let you know how they work out.

Everyone who is still waiting on orders has already been medically cleared. I stopped trying to make sense of the ways of Bupers and the detailers long ago.

Only three guys out of eight or nine at our unit have received their orders, not including me. I also requested September because of a mission trip in July I was going to borrow leave for. Not sure if I should count on reporting in June or if the detailer will have mercy and give me September.

You can google how to improve run time/push up/sit up workouts. Naturally, the more you do it, the easier it'll become and the more you can crank out in 2 minutes. Uniform inflation is taking your pants, tying the legs and filling it with air to make a life jacket sort of thing. And no, they...

Every unit conducts their o-week differently. We did PT before the sun came up, then breakfast, classes, lunch, close order drill, classes, dinner and "game time" for 7 days. Most o-weeks are not designed to weed people out...but be sure you really want to be there and you'll make it through...

I haven't received them yet, but I requested sometime in September because of a trip in July.