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Left the BMWs of South Texas for Austin (highly recommended). Met my now wife right after I winged. Long distance for a year. Lived together for another year and half, then she went to med school. Did ~5 years of long distance while she was in med school and I did my deployment and shore tour...

Ahh then my comments are OBE. Good to hear.

No argument and definitely not being mean. Like I said, all anecdotal. I do feel that NFOs are better off in the VAQ community, but that's one non-NFO's perspective. @Brett327 I agree, but having a bunch of pre-RAG students taking that course seems like a waste. Now if they have put AVEWS...

This is all anecdotal, but VFA double anchor life doesn't seem great. Single seat squadrons always seemed to have a better culture than two seat squadrons. And the fact that there is a single seat version of the jet you fly doesn't seem reassuring either. NFOs are respected in VAQ and I feel...

Which is why claims about capabilities should always be viewed critically. I concur with his response to my post. Broadly across many communities (including in my own) there is a tendency to oversell capabilities, which is a great way to ensure that aircrew will need those services you referenced.

Nearly every platform in the US inventory has an ALQ-XXX installed in it. Very, very few have even a whiff of survivability inside legitimate, high-end, threat radar detection ranges. Arguing otherwise is absurd and an overselling of one's capabilities. Doubly so if that statement is made based...

Two of these seems pretty useful. The F-117 is an impressive platform for a whole variety of reasons that go beyond its load out. Groundbreaking plane.

If you're already in it and it doesn't detract from you ability to study for flight school or be social, I'd say keep on chugging. I wouldn't do it because you think it'll be career enhancing. Having a postgrad degree that you paid for doesn't preclude you from Navy-sponsored programs. Lot of...

I can't like this post enough. Amazing. Also the only certainty the OP has right now is a ticket to OCS. The civ-to-airline path has almost zero certainty to it. I get it, airline hiring is bonkers right now. Until it isn't. Just like saying, "you should go fly F-22s for the HANG instead of...

And that's why I think anyone would be crazy to turn down an opportunity, especially with an offer in hand, to go our route. I'm not an airline guy, so maybe those five extra years of seniority are far superior to what I've done over the past ten years. But I highly doubt that. Hell, the OP...

What would you regret more not doing? I'm biased: I think anyone who turns down a chance to fly grey jets off the end of an aircraft carrier is bananas not to do it, no matter how much more seniority you get in the airlines. Having said that, my career worked out in my favor so not much reason...

Fuzzy on the details, but I heard of someone ingesting something into the F404 on some flavor of F-18. The engine kept chugging and performing within spec. Only after borescoping the motor did they realize it was damaged beyond repair. Impressive capabilities these engines. Also evident why...

No doubt. Doesn’t mean the Navy should make the affiliation process as painful as it. Plus, folks heading to the NOSC or other SELRES units are dealing with the same problem. One would think that the Navy would incentivize and simplify the process, not making it more difficult.

Here's some more reserve stupidity to add fuel to the fire. I got picked up for VAQ-209 back in September, ticked all of the boxes for separation, and nearly a 1.5 months after getting out I still don't have my DD-214 and can't affiliate with SELRES. Word is that there are **200,000** (that may...

Don't let budgetary shenanigans sway your decision. Also my 2 cents, but VAQ is probably the best place you can go as a double anchor type.

If @chipotlehater69's dream is to fly in the Navy, he'd be passing up a golden opportunity that won't present itself again. Having said that, I'm curious to know the motivations for applying to OCS...COVID fall back plan? Applied on a dare? I suspect that it wasn't to fulfill a childhood dream -...

What he said. If you want to be an airline pilot you're in a sweet spot, but if you want to try to Fly Navy you have the ticket in hand. Also ANG isn't a sure bet if service is important for you.

Wanted to give this company a shout out: https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/an6552_bogen.html My dad got a custom-made AN-6552 for me as a winging gift. True to life replica of the WWII-era Navy leather jackets. I've worn it ever since as my go to leather jacket in and out of uniform...

You will 100% regret not pursuing it which, whether you like it or not, will poison the well of your relationship. Sit down and have a serious conversation. Don't frame it as "oh maybe I've been thinking about this." Be honest and forthright. The military is not all that forgiving on spouse's...

Winged May 9th out of K-vegas, VAQ-129 bound...request Naval Aviator wings por favor

ICEMN north of NQI

One would assume that advanced degrees in engineering from our nation's top universities, selection as military aviators and test pilots, along with combat experience, would tick that box...no? I'm finding it very hard to find the affirmative action slacker in that bunch.

VT-27 has started up the first T-6B ground school class...should be flying soonish, with 20 or so T-34 studs. No idea about 28, but they keep starting up T-34 folks.

Wish, I could comment on the flying, but I just finished the first week of ground school. Notwithstanding the suck of Kingsville and South Texas, TW-2 seems to be an awesome place to be. Plus, it's not Mississippi!

I'm in Hawks Landing. It's quite good, and a lot of the places are getting revamped with new paint, flooring, and some appliances. Plus 3 minutes to base is hard to beat. Giving the housing office a call once you have orders so you can get the ball rolling on housing referrals. Hunters is nice...

http://hotpads.com/TX/Corpus_Christi#lat=27.61145119804878&lon=-97.22900390625&zoom=22&previewId=4vsq9psmx6305&previewType=listing&dupeGrouping=building&listingTypes=rental,sublet,room,corporate&includeVaguePricing=false&loan=30,0.04,0&resultsPerQuad=24 FWIW, I have yet to meet someone who was...

As someone currently in Primary, I can say that you shouldn't allow your experience in NASC/API/IFS to determine whether or not you can succeed in the program. Had I thought that my API experience was a microcosm of my experience over the next ten years, I would have dropped in an instant. This...

All, I'm heading down to Corpus in two weeks and my place will be available for rent. It's a great 1 bedroom split bungalow a stone's throw from downtown/McGuire's (stumbling distance). The landlord is awesome, and the place is big enough for a couple or two roommates: ~700 sqft. Commute to...

Anybody know of its possible to do leave en route to Corpus? The current deal is detach Thurs, report NLT Saturday 2359. I'd like to take 2-3 days of leave, and it looks like the wait for class-up in Corpus is ~1 week.

WUWF/NPR are about the only thing to listen to in Pensacola.

Good stuff, thanks for the info!

About to start API and I've been assigned to Corpus for Primary. I'm looking into housing so that I'm somewhat ahead of the curve before I move down there. Anyone have any experience with Beach Club Condominiums or Compass Bay; good, bad ugly? I'm a single SNA looking for a 1 bedroom apartment...

What's he going to a PRB for? (I read maybe two sentences from the entire blog, so I dom't know the nitty gritty) EDIT OLQ, got it

The guy's just looking for some like-minded folks...way to call him out for trying to be social. I got the e-mail too and thought nothing of it. The awesome thing about flight school is you meet a shit ton of people from different backgrounds with different interests. Don't shit on them, on the...

I'm waiting for my solo/check-ride for IFS. Overall, it's a great program. I came in with 20 hours of flight time, and I still learned a lot, to say nothing of the fact that it's a pretty sweet deal; hang out in P-cola, fly for a few hours, hang out some more. Plus, I'd imagine it dampens the...

She'd be the first Islamist I know of to be married to a Jewish New Yorker.... The whole thing stinks of xenophobia and fearmongering.

What do you think of someone with a few thousand hours whose spent most of his/her career flying part 135 cargo single-pilot ops, no autopilot, IMC, old planes, etc. etc.? Not argumentative, just curious.

I'd be willing to bet that this will get tied up in the US regulatory process and eventually get shot down in favor of a more palatable buyer.

He's never actually defended Obama, just told you and others to take your political rantings elsewhere...doesn't really jive with the rules of conduct of the website. Your reply had nothing to do with the topic at hand. And no, I'm not a Trotskyite...a Republican, in fact.

And my grandfather's (which, along with the citation, photo, and other medals, is framed in my bedroom) doesn't even have the combat V.

Old post I know, but not all Bronze Stars were recognition of "been there, done that with guns." My grandfather was awarded one for calling in artillery strikes on a German tank division (group? gaggle?) over the course of 12 hours when he was all but surrounded by German forces in the Vosges...

Aaahhh, gotcha

...or have consensual sex?

Is it possible to invite non-military guests (my parents) to join me at the NASP golf course?

During that entire brief, I was thinking about how badly those before me must have screwed it up to require draconian rules to enforce common knowledge.

My orders - as explained to me - state that my time at NASC is considered intermediate duty en route to my first duty station (i.e. primary location). I'm 99% sure that I could change my housing if I was assigned to Whiting. I do, however, have military clause clearly stated in my lease. In all...

Just did my check-in brief this morning. We were told that there was not a snowball's chance in hell that single SNAs w/o follow-on orders would get sent to Whiting. An hour later, I met a single SNA w/o follow-on orders who was going to Whiting. Go figure. I'm living in East Hill, which is a...

Foreignpolicy.com is awesome and pretty centrist, ditto for politico.com. Brookings is left of center but very good and reputable.

What do you mean? Denying that my parents aren't who thy are?

But aren't those genealogical consequences only debilitating because of how societ views them? Unless you're referring to a higher propensity for sickle cell anemia or something. You also can't renounc/deny that your parents are homosexual, which no doubt invites disgust, disapproval, and pity.