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Is that because your HT sucked and didnt let you wear them on watch, you never got your Ensign bars on them, or both? :-P

^^ What he said. As much as the NWU aren't awesome, they beat khakis for comfort level.

Do you not talk to your fellow studs constantly about this? Maritime (P-3) slots are pretty common. No special NSS requirement like jets. If you want it, unless there's a crazy helo draft in progress, you should be fine.

I don't think in the 206 it's technically an issue, but I was always told it's building a habit pattern for fleet birds that can chop your head off.

Do you mean applying during your HT Instructor shore tour?

Know a few lefties and asked them the same questions. Like everyone, they trail and error their way to what works best for them. Fwiw, I'm a rightie, kneeboard on the right always, plate strap on the left during instruments, otherwise stashed with my IFR pubs should we have to shoot an...

You know you can get that resized for like $40, right?

For my clarification, FDNF means based there with family and whatnot, ala Atusgi/Okinawa? Sign me the hell up for Rota.

The TPS ones are the RW training there. Must be nice...

While technically correct, unless something has changed recently, you'll get a "Govt Quarters Not Available" stamp at the BOQ when you report. That will allow you to live out in town.

Wait, George Lucas can't write dialog?

If you're a SNA in the VTs, you can request access.

When I was at OCS, if you failed your physical, you would redes there. They wouldn't commission you without a designator. The Academy and NROTC folks get their physical in PCola.

In talking with a few Lakota bubbas while I was at JKA, they like it. It's not meant to be used OCONUS, so it lacks survivability stuff that would be needed to go in theater. The ARH proposal would be to "militarize" it with weapons and other goodies.

Can Do Easy!

If you fail your physical, you can wash out. You go to a redes board which is NO GUARANTEE you'll be in the Navy, let alone get what you want. Curious, why are you asking?

The old HT vests had a no shit 6inch survival knife in them. Much fun in the ready room. But those went away. To the OP, think small on the knife. I carry a small folding blade in the thigh, uh, whatever the hell that pocket is called. Leathermans/Gerbers are also popular.

I'd hazard a guess that he was stashed at his ROTC unit...

Glad you see the light. And I don't wait in line for two reasons. One, PCola is the suckhole of America, including ot having an Apple store. Two, I like when they overnight things to my door.

If you have 3G, GPS is built in. Is there a special one that's 'mo betta?

Only if I want to be annoyed at bad design.

@C420, I use an iPad all the time in the HTs for briefing up to the min WX/NOTAMS, even planning a new instrument route the morning of a flight due to bad WX in one direction. Never had an IP who had an issue with it. A bunch even think it's cool and I've gone into 20+ min BS Sessions with...

^^ Same as is it today. Those CCXs are your only double pump of flights in a day for the HTs. And they're generally *ahem* low stress. Edit: KBay beat me to it.

Sounds like whoever said that hasn't been in Naval Aviation since the 60s. Tons of female pilots nowadays. She has just as much chance as anyone at being picked up.

Ha, I thought the same thing. I'd probably have been RPTed to death for giggling every time he talked.

FIFY. If you're a single anchor type, commuting from Countrywood to Whiting would be near impossible and really stupid.

Who's that guy in charge of scheduling at the league office?

We had a really nice and in depth brief about it for a Safety Stand Down from the ASO School folks, complete with min my min analysis of the decision making from all parties and some gucci visuals compiled from the data tapes. Don't know why they would give it to studs in the HTs and not active...

The Bama is an acquired taste, no doubt. I'm not a fan. On my second round of PCola, I haven't been nor would I want to. I've found much cooler places for my tastes. To each their own.

Back gate to downtown is a good 20mins.

I'll echo what a bunch of folks have already said. Save your money. You'll either "get it" right away in primary, or it'll take you longer, or you won't (unlikely). The bar gets raised in each block as you progress, and you don't go on if you don't preform. The Navy/MC has been teaching rocks...

I can't imagine Sirkorsky hasn't had this in the works for us. We just balk at the cost when it comes up and short of a Garmin on the glare shield, they've got us over the barrel.

Kbay can't complain anymore. He's rocking TACAN, VOR, ILS, ADF, RNAV, and an autopilot he can physically strike (SNA) in the 57C. What's with this "woe-is-me-phrog-driver" stuff?

Well my class was beat for someone running their suck on AW over holiday break. So it's happened.

Maybe you shouldn't be posting on AW during Libbo or Leave while under the care of OTCN. Just a thought...

Did every place I recommended on the Island close?

2011: The year of the dead tinpot dictator! But seriously, I worry about the coming power struggle and destabilizing of the region in an attempt to take focus away from their internal struggles.

Your car is also something slightly more intangible. When you get libbo, it's "freedom", if you will. If everyone who has BTDT is trying to tell you to drive your car and you're not listening, you might want to switch to SWO from SNA.

All these places suck in different ways. This discussion is stupid.

You'll have time to get medals at the NEX, but I would have mine ready if I had them. Less to worry about. Most of the priors I knew had their racks already set up when they showed up. Most folks wear the standard kind, ot polished. Don't think the is a preference though.

The Island <-> NGP was a pretty cake drive 90% of the time. From other places? Not so much.

Cool pics phrog 10k hours? Jesus that's a lot.

There's two schools of thought. One, live in Milton and suck up the shittyness that it is for flight school. Two, live in North PCola and drive ~35 to work each day. If you're married with kids, I'd guess you're not getting out much anyway. Probably live in Milton. Single dudes I'd still...

Allow me to clarify what I was saying. You should want to do your best, always. I have no issue with someone who switched away from a technical major after they realized it wasn't going to work out. That's just good headwork. <2.0 in anything is grounds for getting kicked in the nuts. However...

I'm going to try to tread lightly here, but the topic of college majors comes up here every once and a while and there's no real good answer. Picking a bullshit easy major with the intent of rocking a high GPA to pickup SNA is the logical equivalent of marrying your homey looking high school...

Don't worry about training. The Navy invested heavily in virtual reality training that you can do from home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CClw9RtOJo

Interesting that they added the heat shields from the previous pictures I saw. Cool stuff. Question for the salty dogs: My understanding is you're worried about money for proficiency training ammunition? Is this a matter of where they choose to allocate a block of funds? How does that work?

It comes in waves. You'll take the FAA written exam in IFS for PPL and you need to pass. They give you a question bank to study from and there's good gouge. Later on, you get 3ish day crash course in FR&R in API. Learn, but mostly brain dumped after. In Primary, you'll get instrument ground...

Heard an Alpha. Loud. As. Fuck.