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In other words, stop worrying about things that are out of your control. Smack the shit out of the closest alligator to the boat, which for you right now, is getting a PRO-REC. All of these guys, especially the ones with wings under their name, have them in real life so they've been where you...

I have some things in common with you so I'll try to answer your questions, but you should search the forums as many of your questions have been answered. Here we go: Yes, you'll be selected for a pipeline prior to OCS. If you make it through the physicals at OCS and then again in...

He tried to become a SWO. Actually heard about it from a buddy of mine I went to OCS with, as that incident happened while I was in A-Pool. He said he heard the guy talking about his ship in a bar one lovely Pensacola night. He walked up to him and struck a conversation and the guy started...

You will be in khakis until you graduate and then you'll be in whites during the graduation. No sooner, with the exception of liberty. You can wear whites/sdbs out on liberty, but you will have the midshipman insignia on while out. You'll be briefed on this well before that date comes. Get...

If you have other things that outshine your GPA, the boards will take that into consideration. I had a 2.6 gpa in undergrad, but also was working 4 jobs to help pay for school, and I was an engineer. In contrast to that, I was able to get into some grad school classes and worked my way into a...

I had 2.6 gpa with Aerospace Engineering as a major. However, I chose to explain my reasons why to the board (legit reasons, not me being lazy and not studying). I also bounced back with half my MS degree in the same major with a 3.9. Its definitely possible and don't let anyone else tell you...

No, unless your class team dictates so. We got used to doing it that way and writing that way when we had to do writing assignments like writing out the entire Chow Hall Procedures 10x. More than likely your DI won't care, but we did it anyways because we got used to writing like that. It...

I just got this.....well done sir. Cleverly inserted as well....I read past it and then came back to it once I got the song.

I lived downtown in a 3 bed, 1 bath apartment with a backyard, 5 blocks from Palafox and 7 from Seville Quarter. I paid $600/month + utilities. I didnt have a dishwasher or garbage disposal and had to buy my own microwave and the living room was small, but hey, I lived downtown and loved it...

[Thread Hijack] So I have a question since we were kind of discussing this off the OPs question. What happens to all the Skippers and such who get fired from their jobs and are put in some "stash" job in some command until I guess they go to a board? I know in the most recent case, that...

If you DOR/Attrite, your odds of transferring to another community depend on many things. If that community is willing to take you AND/OR if they have the space available to take you as well. Secondly, it might also depend on what kind of student you were. Obviously that will be dependent...

Quick! Someone write that down so we have evidence of it, before he realizes what he's actually just said!

Second that. The T-6 is amazing. Never got sick.

Do you honestly think that NO ONE expresses concern over leaving their family? How about my friends who went to OCS (2 of which were also priors as well) with me and left behind dogs, 2-4 kids, and a loving wife/husband? To do the very same thing that you're having doubts about doing as well...

Take some time and sit down and explain to your brother the truth, and the parents too for that matter if you desire. You're signing up to become an Officer, with that there are oftentimes sacrifices that you will have to make in order to get to where you want to be. Although it sucks, this is...

The advice is no one here knows your chances. Your chance at being accepted are 0% unless you apply and give it a shot. If you take the ASTB and feel like you have other stuff to strengthen your package then give it a shot. Only you really know if you have what it takes.....also don't waste...

Look man, you came on here asking our opinions and we gave them to you. No its not a big deal and personally I dont really care, but you mentioned it and we, as those of us who have earned our flight suits (and many of the members who have earned FAR more important things than that)....but it...

Definitely going to agree with this. Now I wasn't even considering joining the military in college, but if I were wanting to at that time and didn't know anything about a flight suit and just got it handed to me, yeah out of ignorance, I'd probably take it. However, knowing what I know now and...

It happens more than you think.....and I hate to say it, but moreso with the Nuke guys. At least thats what I found when I went. Many of the Nuke candidates were the ones who weren't passing the requirements. Sometimes it was the girls too, but moreso guys than anything. If you're on INDOC...

Systems Integration and Test Engineer for 3 years after college/Grad School....I lost my job and then became a bartender and PT Math/Physics teacher in order to pass time and keep some money coming before OCS.

Longer than 2.5 days.. You will be in the hole.

Yes the interview will come later. If after the vip trip, the officers on your trip feel like you have a chance, they will submit your package to DC. Your recruiter will then be notified if you were selected for an interview or not. I would be studying the math and physics interview questions...

You know what really helps you learn those? Getting them as a writing assignment 2 or 3 times and writing them out by hand, 10 each. Pretty sure Synix and I had the same Gunny, so not sure if he had to do it. But yeah, you do chow hall procedures everyday, 3x a day. Don't worry, you'll get...

Firstly i'm not a Marine nor in the fleet (yet) but am getting closer and some of my best friends are Marines who I went through flight school with, but that doesn't really matter as the training isn't any different. API - Get through it. 4 weeks of academics followed by 2 weeks of survival...

I was a former NUPOC applicant before I went aviation. I did get to go on the VIP trip though to Seattle. The trip itself is pretty sweet. You and some others from your district will all go w/ your recruiter and you'll get to meet others who are applying from other cities, as well as other...

Guys seriously, don't gnats ass or sweat about what to bring and stuff. You will have MULTIPLE opportunities to grab what you need. There is no need to bring all of Lowe's or Home Depot with you to check in there. I brought in nothing and I'm sure many others did too, and we all made it...

Yeah...CONA ball was made mandatory for our entire squadron

I'll probably come either Friday or Sunday after I've awoken from the hangover induced by CONA Ball....

I remember being a candio and indocing the new classes and people were struggling to do 5 pushups....males and females.....so yeah, its not completely out of the ordinary. Train now if you're worried and don't act like a pussy. Man up and support your class and pull your weight and go hard and...

Son of a......I've been missing all the fireworks lately. Oh well, that was still entertaining.

This happened in about April/May of this year....

Yeah it kind of started when VT-10 had TACAIR day and the entire squadron, plus api, plus the fleet guys who came, plus other aviators went there to have community briefs, a JO forum, and free beer. Well some senior officers tried to buy the entire bar out of booze and the O'Club only had like...

Room, Locker, and Personnel Inspection. One of the many evolutions you will go through

I'm not sure if this is changed, but after a certain point in training, you can have visitors for specified hours on sundays. They have to stay in the Quarterdeck of Nimitz, but that's the only time. Some people in my class had their families up for a few hours or SO's as well once they got to...

How do you think the rest of us got accepted?

If you murder someone in vehicular homicide because of a DUI, yeah that might do it. But casual/social drinking.....no....you do understand that this is Naval Aviation you're trying to join right? The CONA (Centennial of Naval Aviation) Ball this year is an open bar event just as an example.

All of you need to take some time and be more like this guy. Awesome. You'll fit in just fine here.

Also who am I trying to scare? What do I get by trying to "scare" you guys? My intent wasn't to scare either side. My point to the guy in my original post was to not get his knickers in a twist over someone elses scores, if he did better than you. The goal there was that regardless of what...

THIS. Exactly. @egd33: As I told another poster who asked me the same question via PM, all the grades, scores, LORs, etc. All that is superficial bullshit. When i'm in the plane during training (or in the fleet in another year) and something goes wrong, do you think my instructor would...

I rarely check these threads anymore, as i'm no longer an applicant. But I was curious to see what you guys were talking about as I was in your shoes exactly 2 years ago. Firstly, don't sweat everyone elses stats and scores. Ask some of the "vets" around here (the ones who've been up against...

I went to Olive Baptist Church on Olive Road....Big church w/ a military friendly congregation and many small groups. They also have a weekly military luncheon (for free of course) on sundays after the 1100 service. Great food and VERY nice people....they will also gladly make you a to-go...

I'm kind of mad I missed this quite honestly....oh well, there will be another one along here soon I'm sure.

As someone who's been to Vegas several times, I'd offer up the Bellagio, the Mirage, or also the Wynn as well as places to stay. However, my most recent trip a month ago, we stayed at The Cosmopolitan. That has now become my new favorite hotel. From the moving wall paintings/visual displays...

I've never seen that video, but I'm going to tell you stop trying to figure little stuff like this out. The last thing you need is to learn the WRONG way to do it and piss your Gunny off more and end up on your face for longer than you already will be there. OCS is a mind game.....don't try to...

This was under the old program "The New Way Forward" or whatever when I went through. During that yes, we had to be in poopie suits for 3 weeks....but as eas said, it should only be a week now.

Just use those math sections for practice. There's no difference. Math is math. If you can do the math sections on the AFOQT, you'll be fine on the ASTB.

My SSD? I went to Vegas this past weekend. Safety was of course, the #1 priority during the entire trip.

WHOA... First of all there sir, I dont qualify myself as a fat wildebeast haha. I board with the 'A' group when I fly SWA, but thats because I DO want the E-row because I'm 6'5 (as you know since you met me) and everytime I get on, some little frail asian woman or 4'5 something girl takes the...

Seriously Del Taco? That's gotta be worse shit ever.

I have flat feet. i'm fine. Get to MEPS and do the duck walk and you'll be fine..... I still have flat feet and do runs and stuff just fine.