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Selected for OCS, Thanks

Welcome to the class guys. I'll be at Pcola on Sat as well, see you then

I was wondering if someone could tell me if Yahoo mail or Hotmail is restricted on Navy computers. You are not allowed to check it on AF computers, for some reason they feel the need to block access. I just want to know if I will be able to check my e-mail though Yahoo while at OCS or not. Thanks

Hickham no longer has any active duty AF flying squadrons, the Guard or Reserves fly KC135s, C130s and F15s. A lot of active duty flyers pull there staff tours there as it is the HQ for Pacific Airforce Command

The quality of life is still better in the AF, maybe not all the time, but most of the time, depending on your job you will travel all over the world and to some pretty amazing places at that, but instead of hot bunking on a ship you will be staying in a motel with a rental car. Something to...

By the way Duke Cunningham was a Navy pilot

" I came up with a last ditch idea. I pulled hard toward his aircraft and yanked the throttles back to idle, popping the speed brakes at the same time." " The MiG shot in front of me for the first time!" - Randall "Duke" Cunningham, commenting on how his was able to maneuver his F4 behind a...

There is a link on Baseops.net which lists Guard units that are hiring, check it out

That or Winston Churchills speech about the Battle of Britain

Here's the link to another OCS journal, it is some what dated but still gives you a good idea of what it will be like http://portal.eng.ohio-state.edu/~aslam/files/navy/ocs_journal_2.doc

My advise would be to be honest with yourself. Write down why you really want to go to OCS, put on paper how you really feel and why it means so much for you to go there. Don't worry about format right away, just spill your guts. After you have done that then go back and organize it, add and...

I've been running and swiming my a%$ off and I think I am ready, we will see. I plan on driving down as well, I know they give you 8 days to drive down there from WA, I am going to try and do it as fast as possible. I plan on stopping in TN for a few days to visit a friend. I am also taking a...

figured it out, thanks

Does anyone know the zip for PCOLA area?

Yes, I will be going with SNA, it is the only job I asked for. What's your class date?

Hey just seeing how everyone is doing. How is the OCS prep coming along? Oct is coming fast and I can't wait. Does everyone plan on arriving the day before class starts?

spsiratt, Are you trying to get a SNA slot? Where are you stationed at now? Good luck with your package

S-V86A? Are you talking about water survival? If so I did it in the AF here at Fairchild, but I will have to redo it in the Navy

I wish

Dana, I went through a Navy Officer recruiter, if you don't know how to get in contact with one you can call an enlisted recruiter and they will tell you how. Also if you still have a commitment you can obtain a conditional release and transfer to the Navy. The whole process is very easy...

Hello all, I have an OCS class date of 18 OCT. I am currently in the AF and will be in PCOLA for a week in August for about a week. Does anyone know if they give tours of the OCS facility? I would like to go and sneek a peek before my class starts. I do not know if this is possible. Has...

extraordinary is not always the case, in the AF anyway. They are important for enlisted as they add points for promotion. As for officers I don't think they are as important, mostly eye candy.

thanks for th info

Does anyone know what the requirements are for an Air Medal in the Navy? I am comparing the requirements with the Air Force. To receive the medal in the AF you must fly X number of combat missions, each mission is worth X number of points, when you have 300 points you receive an Air Medal, for...

Funny info note: If it was was written during world war II then it was not about the Air Force it was about the ArmyAirForce, the Air Force wasn't a service until 1947.

Elmendorf was an awsome assignment. I was in Portland last weekend, My uncle lives there. My class date is not until 18 Oct, almost there. What are you going to do after OCS?

Ok, I think I have my anwser, but just wanted to confirm, if I received my SERE training in the AF and can prove it I will not have to repeat the training while in the Navy? Does anyone know?

Dunedan, I noticed in your profile that you were stationed at Emendorf, I was up there from 95-99, worked at the 90FS as a weapons loader, I am currenty a boom opearator at Fairchild waiting to go to Navy OCS with a pilot slot. What did you do while in the AF? Do you have an OCS class date yet?

Bart I live in Spokane, look me up if you ever come out east

Bart, Welcome to the class, I am also in the 18 Oct class with a pilot slot, I look forward to meeting you and everyone else.

gin_e, welcome to the class! Meeting the day prior sounds like a great idea, I hope everyone can make it

I just turned 27, as far as prep work, I have been memorizing some things my recruiter gave me such as enlisted and officer ranks, 11 general orders of a sentry, and the code of conduct. I am not the greatest runner or swimmer, so I am working hard on that, my goal is to have my 1.5 run down to...

Hey, I'll see you guys there, my designator is SNA as well, I am from the Spokane area.

Slilock, What do you do in the AF? I am in the AF too, I will be going to Navy OCS in OCT. EODDave just about summed it up. Just contact a recrt and he will fill in all the details. Are you deployed right now? I am and there are a lot of your people over here too, just wondering if you might...

I received the shot about a month ago, I am in the AF and they are currently only giving the shot to people deployed or people about to be deployed, I assume it might be similar to the other branches. I don't think it would be smart to give while in training, some side affects included sore...

I did not apply for the AF, I started putting a package together at the same time I applied to the Navy but the process for OCS is so much faster, I found out I was accepted for the Navy before I finished my AF package and decided to stay with the Navy. I have heard many stories like yours about...

Jared, I'm a boom operator at Fairchild, but right now I am in PSAB for another month unless the war starts, who knows when I'll be home then but at least I know it will be before Oct. :) Where were you stationed at? Why did you decide to go Navy instead of AF.

Slabman, Congrats, what did you do in the AF? I am currently in the AF now. I have an 18 Oct OCS date with a SNA slot as well, I guess I will see you there

usaf, why did you go into the Air Force from the Navy and why are you wanting to go back?

I am currently in the AF with an 18 OCT Navy OCS date, I went through a Navy recruiter to put together and submit my package. If you still owe the AF time you will be able to obtain a conditional release form, you commander is the only one that has to sign it. If your package gets accepted you...

One of the AF pilots I work with went through UPT at Vance, he said there was a small handfull of Navy guys in his class and they all got jets, he also said most Navy guys that go through Vance get jets. Has anyone else heard this or know if there is any truth to this?

I am a flight whore as well, I am in the Air Force and love the Air Force, but because the Navy is giving me some, ie pilot slot, I will now learn to love the Navy

Hey, I'm sorry you did not make it, are you going to retake the test? Good luck and I am sure I will see you down there sometime, the acceptance cycle has to go back up. Take care

dhafeman, My OCS date is 18 Oct with SNA as well, I'll see you there Mike

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WOMEN AND AIRPLANES Airplanes can kill you quickly; a woman takes her time. Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch. Airplanes don't get mad if you touch and go. Airplanes don't object to a preflight inspection. Airplanes come with manuals to explain...

It is a lot harder to get a pilot slot through AF OTS, there is just not that many slots, there are however quite a few through AFROTC. Most of the guys I fly with did not have any flight time when they received their slots through ROTC. If you don't have a PPL prior to attending UPT the Air...

dhafeman, when is your OCS class date?

Webb, That picture of you in the cockpit looks like a KC135 cockpit, where was the picture taken?

Thanks Bone, I really am not sure what the strongest point to my package was, I was pretty confident when I turned it in that I had a good chance but after 3 months went by I was not too sure. I had good letters of recommendation written by my supervisors, all who are pilots in the AF, one...