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Pensacola sucks! I hate it when towns try to be more than they are...why do they need to advertise anyways. No one is ever going to visit Pensacola for the opera.

I am doing SERE on the way to advanced as an SNFO

I already have the Penske reservation. Thanks for the help!

Has anyone ever tried hiring movers to load their rental truck for a DITY move, e.g. movinglaborbrokers.com?

I have no Meridian experience. But I HATE HATE HATE AT&T...they are one of the worst most unethical companies I have ever dealt with IMHO. I swear I think they calculate the amount of "erroneous" overbilling they can pass off to you before you will deal with their Indian call centers and if...

Info from my selection (FY04): 1. You can apply to Core plus one community (pilot, SWO, etc.) so maximize your chances by applying to both unless its something you don't want, i.e. at the time you only qualify for SWO and you only want to fly. 2. I had already completed two years at my...

When I was picked up for STA-21 five years ago I looked at Idaho and put it down as my second choice. The unit seemed very relaxed...the CO's statement on the website, at the time, talked about how proud he was of their MWR gear locker and how MIDN X, Y and Z snagged really big bucks last...

Once I was in the yards on an AOE when they busted a couple of people smoking weed, they kept it pretty quiet until the next day at quarters when they secured liberty for a command sweep. They also brought down MWDs (dogs) from willow grove to search the ship. Pretty good plan except that they...

I knew a fellow SNFO who was NPQ'd for Keratoconus. It is my understanding that for conditions like this the Navy would prefer not to risk the investment of training you when you could become disqualified later. However, if this comes up after they have already trained you that is when they...

Don't rule out NFO if you get whammied. Hey, if you go FO in the Corps you're guaranteed jets!

McChord!

So I was at the Coast Guard Exchange yesterday and they were selling USCG coins with SWO and NFO pins on them...whats the deal with that?

I would highly recommend living in the Northeast part of town near the mall/airport anyways. I currently live out the backgate and the neighborhood is very nice but there is absolutely nothing else down there necessitating several 45 minute trips a week up to NE P-Cola where almost EVERYTHING is.

Amen. I have written my mother out of my will because she could very easily be a Cindy Sheehan. Incidentally, my mother has now been diagnosed with Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia...cutting mental hospital funding is one of the few bad things Reagan ever did because it put more crazy liberals...

Theres a WAWA right down the road next to the freeway. Mmmm Wawa... I spent three years at Earle and had season passes.

How is the base housing on K-Bay?

If you get E-6s you will still probably see underway time. Every senior TACAMO bubba I've known have done at least one carrier tour...sure ships company probably isn't as fun as taking catshots but just because your community is on an AFB in OK doesn't mean you're not in the Navy anymore.

I saw an E-6B on the flightline at Sherman Field yesterday. Without violating OPSEC can anyone tell me why it was here? Was it just a tour thing to recruit SNFOs?

After API NFOs do 4 months of Primary in Pensacola then: - E-6 guys go to VQ-7 in Oklahoma City for Advanced/FRS/Winging - P-3 guys go to VP-30 in Jacksonville for Advanced/FRS/Winging after one month of Intermediate - E-2 guys go to VAW-120 in Norfolk for Advanced/FRS/Winging after...

Nelson: "Order the signal, Hardy." Hardy: "Aye, aye sir." Nelson: "Hold on, that's not what I dictated to Flags. What's the meaning of this?" Hardy: "Sorry sir?" Nelson (reading aloud): "'England expects every person to do his or her duty, regardless of race, gender, sexual...

Same for Whiting

You could always just pick your poison and volunteer for a good stash job when an opportunity is presented.

~1-2 months for Navy

They give most married SNAs PCS orders to Whiting. They give most single SNAs open-ended orders...

In other words, all NFOs arrive at NASP on PCS orders while pilots are TAD.

What??? Are you talking about attrites?

Then I guess the question is why does that pot have so much money??? Now I enjoy the treadmills w/ TVs but the flat screens on the wall are useless. I wish they could have bought some full size towels instead.

Where's Pepper Brooks?

The biggest potential downside to the MCM that I see is that for a October DC race you would have to train through the worst part of the summer in Pensacola. There is a reason why the Pensacola Marathon is in February (so that you can do your training when the weather is manageable). Are Navy...

Umm, NO as an Ensign I wouldn't want to jump the chain of command nor do I think it is ever the right thing to do though it often seems easier. So if Hummole is working it up the chain he can find the man in Texas' screen name is the same as his real life name.

No, I don't think so. Other impossible "feats of greatness" included buzzing THROUGH the Carrier's hanger deck, the hangers on North Island, or a C-5. It amazed me that someone actually took the time to animate the inside of those things.

I've landed two C-5s on the Carrier at the Museum simulator. One on the angle, one on the bow. The sim actually showed them parked there side-by-side with their wings crossed in the middle.

So I live a 1/4 mile from the water on Gulf Beach Hwy and I have natural gas but its only for the water heater. I don't know why they don't have gas stoves or heaters down here but the utility costs are comparatively ridiculous. Except for the worst part of the summer, it seems like the total...

Here is a good race calendar if you need to look for an alternate to the MCM... http://www.runningintheusa.com/Default.asp

Going back to the OP, what NFO jobs are there on the FTS side besides the handful of Reserve VP and VAW squadrons?

I just did mine 2 days ago. It wasn't hard at all. The time limit is 80 minutes which is plenty of time. There are 4 official navy strokes that you will use (and be taught if necessary) in API Water Survival: American Crawl (aka freestyle), Sidestroke, Breaststroke, Elementary Backstroke (aka...

Lets see... - I'm married so no roommates - I'm an SNFO so no per diem - I took a $14000 cut in allowances PCSing here with no appreciable reduction in my cost of living and - I might not have bought a second car here if it wasn't for IFS so NO, I didn't make bank! ///END RANT///

You also get screwed if you are in my boat and already have enough deductions and credits to get a full refund.

There are these stupid college kids on the street everywhere raising money to "save the environment." Of course, what they don't tell you is that there are so many of them because they get a 50% cut. Anyways, they would come up to me and ask "Don't you like clean air?" so I would say "Of...

check out sailorbob.com. one of those crazy SWOs was living on one in san dog. had a friend who lived on one in the bay area...it only works if you are single, have no stuff and don't mind living in a cramped little space.

Bump... Thanks for the reference. Its about what I figured but its good to know.

I guess I should have asked how bad the OPTEMPO is for NFOs. I should be filling out my dream sheet in a couple of months...

Does anyone know if this OPTEMPO has improved?

1. Do a search for "TACAMO" or "E-6"...there has already been alot posted. You should also use Google. 2. Can't speak to current optempo but they're bread and butter is a normal det-type rotation plus there is now a longer GWOT related deployment. 3. The Wing, the two squadrons VQ 3 & 4...

1. Supposedly the major news outlets that kept it a secret that Prince Harry was in the 'stan were bribed by the British with "special access" so their motives were not exactly pure. 2. I'm really divided on this issue... Unlike previous wars where royals fought, this is an unconventional...

BOLTC (1 week leadership class) is now required in order to start IFS so you can add that to the checklist.

try warchop.com

We'll see how checkout goes but so far I like pensacolahomerentals.net BTW, I had to have an electrician come out after I moved in and had a dead outlet. This was the first time the electrician had dealt with them and he said they seem really nice and that usually he deals with Old South and...

I suspect it may be easier to have full-fledged armed police at the public universities. My state school had real police with statewide jurisdiction so you often saw them patrolling out in town where everyone including in the dorms lived. At one of our NROTC cross-towns (also a state...