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  1. Igloojam

    Selection Results (Updated Weekly)

    man... Had I only known those numbers 5 years ago.
  2. Igloojam

    Selection Results (Updated Weekly)

    prolly said 90% helos anyways. I was just curious.
  3. Igloojam

    Selection Results (Updated Weekly)

    Why was the link removed... what happened here
  4. Igloojam

    A Word on OCS (as of 2 DEC 16)

    Ya that’s veryyy unlikely. Unless you have some ridiculous medical issue. Dude you’ll be fine. It’s not that bad.
  5. Igloojam

    Add Wings to your profile: Pinning on new wings

    NA Wings please. Winged 12OCT18 from Whiting... off to San Diego.
  6. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Wife was selected to DCO Intel. Good luck to all the other dudes. Sorry I couldn’t get the letter for the other dudes. See you in the skies Intel bros.
  7. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Just talked to an OR. The results aren’t updated in sharepoint. So some ORs may not have the info. This sound normal?
  8. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    I think it’s a Navy recruiter only thing. @RUFiO181 confirm?
  9. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    To everyone here pm-ing. I do not have the letter yet. If I get it I'll be sure to pm those who requested it. That being said. Still looking for that kind soul to drop the letter on here.
  10. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    We are now at 3 PMs from people sharing my same sentiment on acquiring the selection sheet with all the names. I think I’m on to something.
  11. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Ya definitely not the "impatient if no call in 5 minutes"-guy... My ordeal with recruiters began when I tried joining the Air Force out of high school. I wasn't a turd recruit. Aced the ASVAB and physically fit. I told the recruiter back then I wanted a specific job(loadmaster/aerial gunner)...
  12. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Some guy on here had his recruiter send him the letter and he hooked it up here. The letting your recruiter give you the news is touching, but I’ve had several recruiters over the year and after going to Bootcamp/OCS I didn’t say one word to them.
  13. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Would totally do that but it took my wife’s recruiter a little over 2 weeks to break the news after she tried contacting her. Luckily some special soul on this wonderful forum just sent me the letter a few days after the results came out and I was able to tell my wife.
  14. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Alright dudes... results are out... who’s got the selection letter with the names?
  15. Igloojam

    17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

    Alright... which one of you dudes got the selection letter with all the selectee names on it?
  16. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    Very easy when you start flying at 16 and graduate college a CFI and several hundred hours. I asked 2 of them personally why they did what they did because I too was curious why they “gave it up”. That is where my info is coming from. What I said is literally a recap of both of their...
  17. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    More than you think. I personally knew 3 people in primary with me who were former regional pilots. Flying commerical is boring. Either you make it far enough to be an ATP or youre still bumping cessnas around somewhere for little money. All flight students start out flying an 1100 hp turbo prop...
  18. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    No advantage... EXCEPT you avoid IFS which is just another stage of training that you could potentially catch pink sheets. More Pink Sheets, More Problems. Advantage is like 800+ flying commercially or as a flight instructor.
  19. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Hoya date? I just dropped a phat leave chit.
  20. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Why is the sierra more sought after than the romeo? What little I've heard the romeo sounds more up my alley.
  21. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Ya I’m not too concerned with genetics, wife has a masters in economics, and I was semester out from a Masters in physical oceanography ... he’s going to a regular crayola preschool here in NW Florida and he seems to be doing well, but I’m mostly concerned with whether or not they’re good...
  22. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    solid heads up... thank you.
  23. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Congrats. You're right its completely irrational I care where my kid goes to school. How dare I think about that.
  24. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    No idea yet. Thanks for the solid advice. Didn't know about how all the selection goes but that sounds great.
  25. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Yochiens. You got kids? Shit is important to both my wife and I.
  26. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Def saw that thread. Just couldn't find any advice about getting a few hours. A "Helo IFS" per se was my concept of mission.
  27. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Only experience is porting on the NOAA Gordon Gunter. Sending you a PM. My wife and I can make the most out of anywhere we go, but after getting helos we'd would really like to go to Japan. Heard the preschools there are world class and we have a little one. I have no idea how selection works...
  28. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Yep. Validating my thoughts on Norfolk. Spent some time out there aboard the NOAA ship Gordon Gunter. Terrible place. No desire to take my family there especially when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton for a hot minute. @DanMa1156 my Wife and I are hoping for Japan. So is every other warm body...
  29. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Duty stations. Wife and I are not too stoked on the idea of living in Norfolk.
  30. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Just trying to get my first choice out of advanced. I didn’t get my first choice out of primary and it was really frustrating; wanted maritime. Every Stucon I’ve talked to said your NSS is more or less determined by how you do in the first couple of flights. Figured no one going to advanced has...
  31. Igloojam

    Grabbing a few hours Rotary time before Helo advanced?

    Would having a few civilian rotary hours going into advanced be worth it? Have the the opportubity to grad 5 hours in an R22. Thought the experience would be a good familiarization and potentially give a leg up. Thoughts? Thank you
  32. Igloojam

    Pipeline Transition after Primary

    Opening this up. I was aggressively average in primary. 50 nss, never had any issues in primary/Api, just didn’t crush it. Drafted helos. (not on my sheet). Big dreams of the VPs. I had actual long term community goals. Is it more realistic switching from Helo to Maritime? Really frustrating...
  33. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    What NRD are you with. Looking for results from Pensacola. Hadn’t heard from the recruiter here yet.
  34. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    Totally tracking. Again no ones arguing it’s competitive. I just don’t see why the kid couldn’t have gone to board. Average the 2 gpas. I believe in second chances and having been to grad school, making 3.5+ In grad school should absolutely be waiving of any undergraduate performance.
  35. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    @devilbones The above is from Rufio a recruiting expert on this forum by what I can tell. He’s been a huge help to many applicants. If he says it could’ve happened then I trust that. So again.. USNAVY here did not get a fair shake. I had a DD175 saying I shouldn’t be an officer any branch after...
  36. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    @bubblehead when I say he didn’t get a fair shake I was referring to the fact his package didn’t even go to board. No one is arguing the boards aren’t competitive.
  37. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    With all due respect but putting in your personal statement why your school is harder and that’s why you made a 2.8 sounds like a surefire to sound super pretentious. Everyone thinks their school is hard but it doesn’t take a whiz to figure out that the leadership major is less challenging than...
  38. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    I hear ya man. This guy gets it competitive but ya the recruiter is UNSAT. Having enlisted in the Marines and now naval aviator, my expectations for most recruiters aren’t too high. No offense to the great ones that lurk this forum giving Good Gouge to hopefuls. Yes there are good ones, but then...
  39. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    When are the results from this board going to be disseminated?
  40. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    I knew it would get a rise out of some folks. Just sharing my experience. I was stashed at API. While I was there not a single attrite/DOR came from prior flight time stud. I processed the paperwork for several in the 4 months I was stashed. Majority were OCS guys I knew from OCS. Their...
  41. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    Funny you say that. I heard an instructor say he hates having to grade us. Hammer you have prior flight time? Just curious
  42. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    Not trying to discredit your experience in primary but mine was quite the contrary. Every DOR I knew were overwhelmingly OCS with no prior flight time. OCS has a way of pulling people off the streets with no real test of dedication. When these kids showed up to primary/api they DORed. Leaving...
  43. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    No idea about habits man but truth be told... you’re flying civilian, in civilian airspace. The approaches, the comma switching, the brevities... shit is all the same. The differences are nuanced. For example auto switching departure freq after takeoff. That’s all i can think of. I’m sure...
  44. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    2... should select in 2 weeks... no desire for jets After reading your advice, and been through this place... Here's my .02. -Primary absolutely favors prior flight time guys. Of the guys I know to select jets over half had over 100+ hours civilian. Notably 2 were 1500+ CFIs. They just know...
  45. Igloojam

    Consolidated Advice for Primary

    What squadron were you in?
  46. Igloojam

    FY 18 IWC DCO BOARD

    Navy SNA here checking in for spouse. She's got a Masters in diplomacy/international affairs from Texas A&M. Good luck to everyone.
  47. Igloojam

    FY18 BOARD SCHEDULE

    Rufio, Thanks for the info. Do you have the quota numbers for IWC(intel) DCO FY18? Thanks
  48. Igloojam

    A Word on OCS (as of 2 DEC 16)

    No they didn't. They tasted like weakness. Maybe if people didn't eat the donuts there would be less Article 115 violators.
  49. Igloojam

    A Word on OCS (as of 2 DEC 16)

    Never understood the stupid obsession with the damn donuts at the church. They sucked anyways. Ok at best.
  50. Igloojam

    A Word on OCS (as of 2 DEC 16)

    I got in trouble for this fyi...
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