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Heard this on NPR on the way home. CDR Benson and CDR Sanchez charged with dereliction of duty, hazarding a vessel and negligent homicide. Wow. Have similar charges been brought against COs in the past...

Dang man, sounds like you were born too late-- could've had a great look at all your interests (electronic warfare, SIGINT, aviation, and strategy) as a VQ FO! [#promotesowncommunity] FOs in our community can really get nerdy and become baby Intel Os on the job, I'd even say it's encouraged...

RUFiO, thanks for the fast response! That's the program she wants to do, so once we get to my next duty station she'll look up the area recruiter to officially start the process and confirm that her school is good to go. Appreciate what you do here on the site, taking the time to answer so...

Generally what I hear/see is white bra for whites. If you are very close to the color of a skin tone bra it would probably work; just keep in mind that whites (the undershirt for dress whites, and the actual short sleeve white shirt in summer whites) are pretty sheer, so if your skin is darker...

Connie, Jules_M, When I went through I made sure I had the 6 (or whatever number they specified) white sports bras and then brought extra of whatever color. Looking back, I'm pretty sure there was never a time it would have mattered except maybe getting some comments when they check your stuff...

Mike, I wish I could give you a more definitive answer, but I am pretty sure I remember filling out both of those forms even though they seemed redundant. Unfortunately, I couldn't find my copies of all the documents to confirm. Caveat: I was Marine Corps to Navy (but I imagine that aspect...

Hello, all! I'm hoping for a bit of help regarding application to the Nurse Corps. Background: My wife is a former Corpsman (did 5 years) and has been out for 4 years, has an associates in nursing and is working on her bachelor's in nursing now. She's getting her bachelor's through Excelsior...

Hey, dude. I can totally understand losing motivation after such long periods of not being scheduled/not feeling the heat of preparing for the next brief/flight. One thing that stuck out to me on your original post was that you said 'start learning the lims sheet.' You need to have the...

jg, I didn't see myself jumping into a leadership position either. Then I made the mistake of volunteering when nobody else would and that was it. Also there was some Marine pride pressure going in. :D You mentioned others needing the experience. I wholeheartedly agree with you. I even...

Msams, It sounds like you have great motivation and high expectations for OCS, which is awesome. I have a similar mentality of "why not take/learn everything I can?" from any experience. That being said, I have to tell you that you might end up being disappointed and possibly extremely...

Well guys, we're really down to the wire now. I think an avatar change is in order. Something that will convey the emotions we'll be feeling in the coming weeks...

Anybody checked out the temps in Newport lately? It's a brisk 14 degrees with a 'real feel' of 0 today. :eek: Not to fear, though. Looks like it'll warm up a bit in time for our report date. Can't wait! :) Be safe on your drive, William!

Hey clk. I'm pretty sure the uniform requirements list is items that you will be issued (buy) at OCS - that's why it states the price range and that it may vary. The reason they give the list is so that prior service guys can avoid rebuying the stuff. That said, checking out the thread that...

So it has to be the registrar? Mine is from my academic advisor, who also happens to be the director of the degree program I was in... Just wondering if I should drive to the school and make a request to get one from the registrar too just to be safe.

This is strange because I will be reporting with my official letter stating I have met all graduation requirements next week... If you've met all requirements I'm not sure why they wouldn't accept that just because the university takes some time to process the diploma itself. Is the letter on...

Yes, POAs are a must -- good lookin out, Chelsea. There is a specific form to use for the IRS -- Form 2848. Also keep in mind that some banks will not accept a general POA for an individual to conduct business on your behalf, so you may need to do a specific POA or add them as a joint account...

Yeah, it's kind of a bummer. I have my W-2s, but no way I'll have all the other docs I need in time.

So is everyone filing for an extension on their taxes?

It's talked about earlier in this thread. 09-13.

I threw it out there on the 27 Jan class thread. I believe Cozy Cab is the one we tell our students to use and it is also mentioned on the OCS website. Last I checked it's $20/person from PVD to the base.

Ooo, a very good differing opinion offered by Spekkio. I do think mrmperry was saying that he completed quickly so as to not break the university's rule, as in he didn't speak out about marriage until he was done. Is that right, perry? There are many wise people on this board. I'm guessing...

Wow, this is a good question. Just reading the thread title my initial thought was "WHY?" but you have effectively answered that question. I think your justification for having the information in there is sound and the information is relevant. Here's the rub, though. In my opinion (no data...

Hey, I'm here too! lol Guess I should add a bit of hair to my avatar... but we were just talking BC on the 'stupid questions' thread... :D

Hmm, croaker or someone that's been through recently might be able to better help you, but a good rule of thumb is that it's better to have unnecessary docs than not enough. If it's on your MEPS stuff, I would think that covers you, but that is simply my educated guess as I haven't been there...

Yes, zianac is right. PSD said we would be 09-13.

Hey there, Ruthless. Bring it and make sure you have the doc's (current) prescription for it. Pretty sure they'll hook you up when you go to medical shortly after reporting (meaning the Navy will start providing your refills, etc). That's what I'm doing. Like you said, wouldn't want to mess...

Yay! Another believer. :)

Whoa, whoa. Maybe I should have said New Mexican food. It is nothing like chipotle or qdoba... well, except they both do burritos. Not knocking on Chipotle, just sayin' it's not NM food. :D Gotta taste it to know it.

Oof! Hasty posting is dangerous AND embarrassing! :oops: When I was about to graduate boot camp, my mom asked if I wanted her to bring anything to SC for the graduation. I told her "a dozen Frontier tortillas!" I have to admit they didn't last more than two hours, lol. Probably gained back...

My hometown! Bring up some Frontier tortillas and breakfast burritos/green chili, pleeeease! Miss my TexMex. :D

:eek::eek: Holy cow, can I afford to be an officer? Seriously, though, I guess when you make more you pay more. I wondered why the officers always seemed to go to not-officially-mando fun events... This explains a lot.

Two sons in the military? Wow! I hope I can find something cool/unique like that for my fellow Marines, but you're right, I think they will be happy no matter what.

This is awesome! I purchased two 9/11 commemorative coins after visiting the museum in NY specifically so I could give one to my MSgt (who was in the Pentagon when it was hit), but I hadn't checked out other possibilities from the mint. I definitely don't want to skimp on this occasion. The...

That is a smart idea that didn't even cross my mind. Thank you! And I think that is a really nice tradition you have.

Thread resurrect! When I was at the local NavyFed the other day, I asked about getting some silver dollars and was told they are no longer in circulation so the bank can't get them. When I do internet searches, I don't see any coins that cost less than $25... perhaps my internet searching...

I wasn't making an assumption that there wouldn't be pregnancies on a sub. I was trying to make an argument that pregnancies don't have to happen just because a woman is present. I guess that is a theoretical argument. I think I'm veering off or tempted to veer off into threadjack territory...

If this was directed at me, I did not make that assumption or statement.

Okay. Message received.

So no man can refuse? I'm sure others would disagree. I was talking beyond obedience to regulations and trying to get more at ability to refuse for whatever reason. I'm well aware of what goes on and regulations that get flouted routinely.

LOL I'm an equal opportunity hater. :D This is a discussion about women serving on subs. One of the biggest arguments against it, or at least showing why it would lessen mission readiness, is pregnancy. I agree with the fact that a pregnancy will disrupt the mission in some way. However, the...

I guess I've been tap dancing around this point/question: When women and men are together in any vessel and they understand the importance of the mission and the potential ramifications (for themselves, everyone else aboard, and the mission) of ignoring orders, are they capable of restraining...

Utilizing anger management techniques. *sigh*

Yes, I was/am being serious. I didn't say or mean to imply it would be easy. You said "some people at OCS can't even get through that..." I guess my question is were they unable to, or unwilling to? And does that set the stage for how they will be later in their career -- potentially in subs?

Definitely agree. Physiological -- that would be one aspect in that she's the "problem," due to the potential for medical issues/emergencies. As for being unaware of the pregnancy, that's tough. You've just got to be responsible, though (both parties again). You know something this important...

There is a lot of talk about pregnancy on this thread, but not much about the misconduct that would have to occur to get to that point. Any pregnancy that occurs after departure from wherever should have serious disciplinary consequences -- and not only for the woman. It takes two to tango...

Again, much appreciated. Can't wait to get started down there.

Thank you! Very helpful. It seems that orders from OCS to P-Cola would be TDY, then? Do most people move their personal property after advanced?

There's a shuttle service that runs every two hours (I believe between 0600 and maybe 2200? with one midnight run by reservation) for $20/person. Can't recall the name of the company right now, but they have a little booth right in the terminal. Cabs are like $65 from PVD, so unless you can...

Slight threadjack here, but I want to make sure I don't have the wrong idea about this -- all this talk about Vance/Whiting, etc is for Pilots only, correct? As an SNFO, I can expect to be in PCola for at least... a year and a half for IFS through Advanced? I've searched around and didn't see...

Okay, I think the powers that be have stopped trying to do the OCS-date shuffle with me now. Can't wait to get started on January 27th! MGil, 6531, Jack, look forward to meeting you all. Less than two months...