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Is Private Naval Aviators only for winged folks, or SNAs as well?

The jist was "Getting yourself out of this place earlier is a good thing. Volunteering for Vance is the only way to get out of here earlier". That being said, again, act like a freaking grown up and preform. I'm not going to let my buddies get a DUI if I can stop it, but if someone wants to...

You think that parka is good? I hated the damn thing. Chaffed the hell out of my neck. It now sits in the bottom of the seabag...

You really only *need* $20 in cash. Extra cash is helpful for when you need little things. If you don't have cash though, at the NEX and small NEX, you can put that on the account they will make you open. Things like Hi Moms, T-Shirts, etc, you can use checks for if you want. I took about...

That was what I understood from what was said as well. Stealing pirates, shooting birds, and in general being a shitbag will now have real world percussions. Keep your nose clean and preform and you are on the right path. It also scared a lot of people into Vance from what I've heard...

There's still Jeeps around?

Well at least I feel not stupid for asking what the hell is up with his shirt/tie combo...

Did you do the DPMS kit or order the individual parts? I have a lower from them and am looking to build it up.

Indian Run! Still en vogue at Newport, although you do them for the whole 2.6 mile morning run. Yay Fridays! Ditto for people falling out, the rest of the group gets to do exercises or sprints until the person catches up. My ClassO was awesome though, verbally berating the people falling out...

Well, ABL finally got one in the kill column. At least it's manned? I remember reading about the thing in grade school, so nice to know something functional came out of that money pit. http://www.mda.mil/news/10news0002.html

Doesn't really matter what you show up in really, you're going to catch crap. I was wearing a white t-shirt and jeans and caught shit for that. And you're in the poopie suit shortly after the fun starts, so it's not like they are going to see it for very long.

I have the Leeds which are the blucher style. In talking with the guy at the store, most military go with the blucher as they are closest to the Bates which everyone is issued. Oh, and I was the first person to ask for them in brown, go me :icon_smil. My understanding is that the only...

Avg wait was ~28 weeks to API as of last week. IFS was backed up due to holding people up a while ago, however it was recently cut in half so that might decrease the backlog a bit. Basically, no one could tell you if they tried. Enjoy your beach vacation!

OCS Classmate of mine did the shotgun wedding over the holiday break. Simple deal, justice of the peace wedding with immediate family. They're doing the full wedding later on. Anyways, the wife insisted he bring his SDBs for pictures, in addition to a regular suit. I made him show me the...

My class went to the Red Parrot. I would not recommend them. Check yelp.com and whatnot. Where ever you do end up, I suggest minding your Ps & Qs. A group of 40+ 20-somethings the night before an OCS class starts up is obvious. Staff members have lives and do stuff in town too...

Just picked up a pair of Allen Edmonds as a commissioning present to myself. $250 at their factory outlet. It's a darker brown, not the lighter color of the Bates. Damn good looking if I do say so. Stock they are a leather sole, but you can get the rubber bottom added for a few extra bucks...

Some dudes went to Gym 109 and worked out/played BBall there as CandiOs. Your class team will dictate what the attire will be.

From a newly minted butter bar, going back and reading this thread is freaking hilarious... As for the PT Gear question, you are now issued the Gen 2 shorts (not those terrible short shorts), Long Sleeve and Short Sleeve "OCS Navy" shirts, and Navy sweatpants/sweatshirt. The "OCS Navy"...

I'm looking at getting a gift for a Sub Officer. I was hoping to get a model of an Ohio Class for their desk, but the ones I find via a quick google search seem to be in the $500+ range, a bit out of my price point. Can anyone turn me onto another source? PM if you feel the need to go that route.

When a CVN is in drydock for a major overhaul/refueling (RCOH I believe it's called?), what happens to the Air Wing for those years?

Any kind of 4 Year B.S. Engineering degree is technical, but as others have stated you're too far away to read tea leaves for TPS. At my school at least, you don't really specialize until midway through your 2nd year (until then, 200 people big classes), and then by 3&4 you're mostly in...

+1 on the ASTB. Take it seriously and do well. My recruiter was nice, but pretty distant until I took the ASTB. Once he saw my scores, he knew I was a serious applicant. With the job market in the tank, these guys are literally swamped with applicants who think the Navy will take almost...

Does the FN SCAR L and H coming online with SOCOM kind of make this M16 vs M14 a moot point? Open source has a Ranger Regiment taking them to the desert this year. If it's a hit there, I'd think those will come to the regular infantry troops soon, no? We get to keep both calibers in a more...

There might be an extra S in the front - SSHWFOTS - Super Shit Hot World Famous Orange Tailed Shrikes

Beautiful model Citation. Maybe a "Hud'n Hud'n" is appropriate on the variable incidence wing to make it a bit more historic? Linky

Does your officer recruiter know? When is your date and when are you planning to move?

Along the lines of C420s question, any issue with Navy Jack instead of the regular flag?

Air show flying demos, who get's tasked with those? I believe VFA-122 (West Coast Hornet RAG) was the demo team at the Milwaukee air show. Is it a set group that practices them? Instructors, not nuggets, I'd assume?

Just remember, they're not Doctors, they're dentists... (Jerry Seinfeld)

Just a thought, you don't need to put 3 preferences if you don't want to. I only put SNA, as I was dead set on that career path. Put what you're interested it doing career wise, not what you think looks good to the board. You can't and won't know what they're thinking. From my understanding...

So I guess here's a better question, as multiple people are saying different things. It's it mandatory to get them out to pass the flight physical? Or will the dentist just note you might need them done and no real forcing function?

Of not getting them done until told to? Mine are borderline, have been since high school. Not perpendicular to the other teeth to the point where they impact the roots. Almost vertical, but not quite. I'll have to wait and see what big navy says. Every other dentist would give me...

Awesome. The remainder of the rules for successful pirates, if anyone cares: 1. Pillage, then burn. 2. A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on. 4. Close air support covereth a multitude of sins. 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to...

Not that I know of. You're basically copying the output that would've gone to the TV and sending it to your computer.

To the OP: You're what? 17/18? Lots of people have those concerns at that age, moving from one phase of life to the next. Wanting to go to a college not on the complete other side of the country is a common thought. If it was serious panic attacks from not talking to your parents every day...

I saw many a NROTC Mid wearing only SDBs when it was -10* plus a nice wind at Marquette in Milwaukee. I asked one as he was warming up inside one day why he didn't have a jacket. "*shrug* We don't get issued them". I felt bad for his ears and fingers...

The only "tools" I remember on the ASTB were simple levers, pulley systems, and gears. Nothing fancy...

AN/AAQ-30 ( http://www.deagel.com/Navigation-and-Targeting-Systems/Hawkeye-XR_a001397001.aspx )

Good article on a AFSOC Pave Hawk & PJs in the Af. http://www.michaelyon-online.com/pedros.htm Thanks to all the folks doing CSAR/CASEVAC/SAR from all the services. Great work!

I was in your same situation for my left wrist fracture. About 6 weeks of back and forth with MEPS and the health providers I went to. After the 4th or 5th back and forth with MEPS, I was finally allowed to go in for my actual physical. Nothing you can do really except get them as much...

:eek: Crew bailout or eject?

That's an extremely sobering read. Practice mission without guns where they got jumped by fighters! :eek: Glad to see this crew got out somewhat okay.

You'll need the regular Slingbox, a DVR from the cable company where you're going to keep it (parent place? Or friends?), cable outlet for the DVR Box, and an internet connection for both the Slingbox and your Computer. Diagram: Cable TV -> DVR Box -> Slingbox -> Internet where Cablebox is...

Ya I'm up on the Mac Nerd News Feed. They were expecting it last week, but nothing. If they do upgrade it to something more powerful than the original Xbox, I'll bit again. I sold my original on ebay for almost what I paid for it new.

In addition to das's good posts, the Slingbox ProHD has a built in tuner that doesn't require a cable box/DVR. You can tune free HD local channels and stream them out. If you're only looking to get live sporting events and not DVR, save yourself the monthly charge from the cable company for...

Have owned both, AppleTV is a bit underpowered in the CPU/GPU department (Hardware has gone 2+ years without a refresh). The "HD" downloads from iTunes are very compressed to get them to work with AppleTV. Result is their "720p" looks nowhere near as good as a BluRay or even HD Cable...

A friend of mine did similar when he went to England for a bit. Put a slingbox at his parent's house in Columbus so he could watch Bengals/Reds games live. Upload rate of the connection the Slingbox is on is key. For TV shows, he found other sources that were more reliable.

If you mind me asking, what did NOMI say was your vision?

The Flag's teak door...classic...

I got my FS Aug 4th after being accepted May 20th. Mine was mostly MEPS related though. It's possible if you did all the background (aka NASIS) stuff before you board that it expired.