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Even though you do the oath at a private ceremony, OCS still owns you and you're still an officer candidate until you are done with the ceremony and formalities of graduation. You DI and Chief will be your first two, and that's part of the ceremony, but after that, coin who ever you want. I...

It was only recently (on here in fact) I learned of the really low minimum hours regional pilots need before they can be responsible for many lives and get paid a pittance. Nice to know there's movement on the issue...

Junior Officer of the Deck, Officer of the Deck...

Good on them. The one Pave Hawk crew I spoke to said an improvement was much needed. I.e. 386 computers still out back. CSAR-X was supposed to be that, but but the 'Hawk master race continues on. Why is does the U.S. hate the S-92 so much, but has a huge affinity for the S-70?

Is Vancouver and Canada in general included in the standard liberty radius? Command dependent? Any special hoops to jump through?

There are some pretty bad ones in A-Pool, along with Khakis that look awful. I just don't get it. Is it ignorance or just laziness? I'll try and point out things to fellow ENS, but when I tell a guy not to wear his shirt stay stirrups outside of his socks, and he does it anyway, I'm kinda...

Per my first LES, I got $1358 for "Initial Clothing" the first month I was in. Not sure if being a prior effects that or not. On a plus note, you'll continue to get what you make now, or E-5 Pay (whichever is greater), plus BAH, BAS, Sea Pay, etc that you earned as enlisted. Single non priors...

Another one bites the dust! But seriously, good on you if you want it.

Funny to see the run of ensigns to the uniform shop today after the meeting. I started rigging up my summer whites to get on top of that before everyone is scrambling to get them ready. I'm half tempted to get a group of us together and do Trop Whites, but my internal dialogue says now the...

For soon to be OCs reading this: Everything is changing. Be in shape, have a good attitude, and take what comes to you. Do that and you'll be fine. What the OP is putting out was the reality a few weeks ago, but the "Way Ahead" is being tweaked constantly to get the best product out, and...

If you have no debt going into OCS, i.e. no monthly payments to make, I'd just pay if off with the money you make while there and skip the star card. You're not going to be buying much except uniform stuff, and maybe a pizza or two the last two weeks. If you're like me and have tons of student...

To the above, yeah pretty much from the SWOs I was in class with. Time to the ship is literally days after graduation, although you can take some leave en route to take care of personal stuff like the move. And you might have to go to baby SWOS right after graduation, but before your ship. A...

As a tack on to this thread, and what people asking what the Chiefs do with the coins. My Chief at OCS told us he puts all the regular dollar coins in a bank account, and the nicer ones he keeps. When he finishes his shore tour at OTCN, he wanted to use all the coin funds to make/get a...

SWOs will get PCSed from their home of record (what you put on all your enlistment paperwork) to their ship after OCS. Hopefully your stuff is at that location or nearby. You have two options really. One, keep it in your apartment and then have it moved after you graduate. May be expensive...

Are you coming in off the street (civilian world) to OCS? If that's the case, storage locker if you can. Married or have dependents? Prior? Designator? Those change things a bit.

Krafty is right. The OLQ portion of the ranking is the biggest part, so ultimately your class team decides where you go. That being said, tanking tests/inspections so you don't have to have a leadership billet and duck out of work is a bitch move. I'm stupid for passing all my inspections on...

Ahhh, roger that. We were "rabbits". I still remember you guys bitching when you had to run with us one day. "Holt shit that dude is nuts!" @ BeaverSlayer, yeah that's the list. Add an alarm clock to that. The above items will actually all get issued to you on day one. If you prefer...

EADS is out http://www.eadsnorthamerica.com/1024/en/breaking_news/2010%20Press%20Releases/2010_03_08_statement_on_kc-x_contract.html

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I mean maybe it's just me, but do you really want the guy doing your wife's boob job to be doing it for "proficiency"? I think I'd just rather have the guy who does them every day. Cool as hell, nonetheless.

^^ I wouldn't be surprised if that's the most publicized deployment short of Haiti.

Ya, then some a-hole makes you CDO Duty Van Driver... :icon_smil

The "way ahead" was also a way to make the regiment bigger to increase output. As in 4-5 classes in each Battalion, 50 people each. So the CandiOs are busier executing the plan of the day. I would concur with revan, CandiO phase was the worst. But what the hell, its only three weeks, and...

If it's verboten, I'd suggest just not bringing it in. Sure, it might be easier, but if you get caught it's a bad day/week/month, not only for you but your class as well. Don't be that guy. Flashlights are allowed (2AA Size), and you can use your desk lamp after taps. Irons are also...

There's no Lead Class O anymore. Updated CoC here: http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/otc/memorization.asp#COC Oh, and maybe take down the names of the OpsO and AOpsO from the internet. They aren't publicly posted (as opposed to the CO/XO who are on the site).

FYI, According to our resident E-6B bubba (FlyBoyd), no longer the case. E-6B Cat Is will go through the VT-31 and fly the T-44C for advanced before reporting to Tinker for the FRS.

The math should be simple add/subtract/multiply/divide work. Usually round numbers, nothing crazy. Do relearn long division though...

Seriously http://www.playboy.com/articles/top-party-schools-2009-top-10/index.html

Stupid question maybe. Are crash protection and ballistic protection mutually exclusive? Or would combining the two be prohibitively heavy on the grape?

Everything changed for the "way ahead program". I could tell you what it was like a few months ago, but it really doesn't matter as stuff is constantly in flux with the new program. It's not like you really have a choice. I'll echo the advice of those above, come in the best shape of your...

pensacola.craigslist.org militarybyowner.com And when you check in at NASC, check the bulletin board in the geedunk. There's usually postings there that are pretty nice.

The way it was stated, you didn't *have* to go to another community. You just went to reserves or out altogether.

Bump. Anyone?

On a bit of a serious note, it's dependent on what phase of training you're in. I'd type out a typical day, but honestly, it doesn't matter. You'll go where you're told, when you're told, and do whatever you need to. Knowing a typical day means exactly jack. Your class team can make a...

The understanding I had was YG09 and YG10 are overmanned. So those YGs need to loose people. That includes everyone coming in the next few months. A-Pool seems to be an easy target though. Little $$ invested in most of us training wise. It's nice to know we might at least be given a chance...

I stalked the shit out of OCS Board threads here, so FWIW, a technical major with a good GPA will be just as good as ERAU. And I have seen the "ERAU strut" as I call it, both in OCS and PCola. For some reason they are water walkers if they go there. I don't get it. My advice? Go to a cool...

So this explains why they're so damn hard to find. At least they're going to the dues in the fight. Can you opt to use them on the boat for VBSS and such? Or only GI mags?

Depending on available slots, you might do this before heading to your ship. Saw it happen to a few folks in my class.

I read an article about that. It's a mind thing. You'll most likely push harder on a track as you can talk yourself into speeding up. On a treadmill, you're usually just trudging along, not really pushing that extra bit.

With your recruiter, maybe. I did my FS PRT on a treadmill as it was super hot/humid outside that day. At OCS, hell no. You run with the group or you roll.

I saw eyes light up when the possibility of DOR and walking with UNSA/ROTC scholarships came up. Maybe this is a good thing for people who don't want to be here. But agree with the above, at least we are allowed to determine our own fate. Now just don't be a bitch and not come to the O'Club...

Well Whiting and PCola are in the same area, so you're only getting one move. And yes, why not take the money and get more choice? There's TONS of nice housing available in the area. The depressed housing market has a lot of people offering places as rentals vice selling.

Something I constantly think about, and she ain't even my spouse yet. I was actually banking on this program, so this irks me more than a bit.

If you're married, you'll get full PCS orders to Pensacola for API with follow on orders to NAS Whiting Field for Primary. You rate one move from your Home of Record down here. Most dudes choose to live in Milton as it's roughly between NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field. I wouldn't...

Saw the note at the bottom of the article about the MV-22 armed kit being deployed finally. I'm interested in hearing what the response is to it.

On the whole fast attacks being named for cities...LPDs get those too. And still so little love for Wisconsin. Green Bay gets an LPD but the 27th biggest city in America still gets shit on. Don't worry Milwaukee, you'll get yours soon, maybe...probably not...

Keep the Big E name going! Sign the Petition! http://ussntrprs.epetitions.net/ Enterprise is just such a badass name...

Are you paying for it on your own or is it through a company? I let mine run out a week or so after I started, but mine was on my own and very expensive. I understand the "cover the bases" attitude, but it's just pissing your money away IMO. You're fully covered under TriCare Prime from the...

Thread Revival! Any update on T-6 coming online at Whiting?

Your orders to active duty to report to OCS should be sufficient to break any lease you are currently in. Couple that with a nice letter and 30 days notice and you *should* be fine. As far as the furniture, my suggestion is a storage locker if your dead set on keeping it. Unless you're...