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I walked into this place the other day and asked for pricing for rentals for their indoor range. Not only do they rent out pistols, rifles, and shotguns, but on Mondays they have military discounts so that you can shoot for about $15 bucks plus ammo. Good deals, nice people, and if you have a...

Not to intercede beyond my limited knowledge, but the way they're doing IFS now is making it more difficult than it was even when I was doing it, which was earlier this year. It shocked me how many studs were struggling with IFS once the program was changed to make students sit in the comp lab...

^^ Absolutely. IFS, at some points, was harder than parts of API (NSS notwithstanding) for a lot of studs, myself included. You're learning a whole ton of stuff in a very short time period that you've probably never done, and then apply it very quickly in a graded environment. Everyone stresses...

Yeah you will end up working a job you may not necessarily want to be in for a few years, but if you want 20 years ultimately, a commission, then getting your degree while working towards retirement may be your best choice, assuming the job you get isn't one that in which you'd end up being...

I'm not commenting on how effective they are. Just stating the fact they were trained. I have no first-hand experience or training in being shot-at by Stingers.

Just try again. No reason you shouldn't. A lot of people don't get picked up on the first try.

Granted I came in a year ago, but I didn't have to do a PRT until I went to MEPS. I'm sure there are liability reasons for that.

"Overpaid" government employees v. Relatively expendable contractors. If the DoD is looking to cut, it's pretty obvious where they're gonna go for that. The overhead must be pretty high, and the government is frantic trying to find ways to cut defense. Look at the considerations for having...

A4s, you forgot the greatest "P" of all. Pizza :) Poor guy will probably never ask a question on an internet forum again... tsk tsk. Gotta have thick skin on the intarwebz.

Amazing how timing works too. I was one of those studs that didn't quite make the NSS initially when it was 43. I was sitting in limbo for a month, sat for an SNFO board, got it, then a week later miraculously (thanks to many many great people at NASC/API) got placed back into the pilot...

Not saying it's hard to train them. Just saying we did at one point, awhile back. Obviously if it was a major issue then we'd have a lot more problems on our hands than we currently do flying over there. It's interesting though how this story broke just after the one about Karzai's government...

Grats guys. Hard to believe I went through OCS a year ago already. Time will start to fly once you get commissioned! Enjoy your free time, work out, get that immune system up before OCS, and go in with a winner's attitude and you'll do just fine. Nothing is impossible. Welcome to the club.

The US did train Mujahideen, some of whom are now in the Taliban, or trained some of them, to fire Stingers back in the 80s to shoot down Soviet Mi-24s. That's fairly open knowledge. Hindsight is a funny thing.

BDCP is the best-kept secret in the Navy. I wish I had heard of it before starting school. If I remember right, once you start getting paid for BDCP, it counts towards retirement. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong. I believe you need to be a soph or jr to apply for it though. I'm sure you can find...

Yeah I'm not meaning to start up a debate, just wondering why people aren't doing it. I don't think anyone is being told "to" do it, therefore they don't. One theory anyway. It doesn't matter. I'm doing it unless told otherwise.

I know I've seen this topic hidden in somewhere either in this thread or one of the others. I did a search and nothing came up. So I was walking around Corpus today and saluted a winged aviator (LT) on the way into an office, both of us in flight suits, and it sounded like he said something...

<--- I'm one of them. It's voodoo I tell you... voodoo.

Mr Levins is alive and kicking. Just had Land Survival with him recently. Guy really knows his stuff. Edit- I realized how old this thread was after posting. Oh well. And yes, he's still a badass.

@Leehigh80 I don't know how long it would take for the therapy to work should they allow you to go through with it at OCS, but if you're not found qualified by graduation they may just redesignate you since at that time you would not be found to be physically qualified. It's all about timing...

It's unfortunate that right now so many good students are getting booted, and so many average students barely make it through but still get to continue to primary. I've known so many people that deserve to be pilots not make it through since the NSS was raised. It's not a fair system, but it's...

I may be redesignating NFO soon due to not making the NSS. Had my heart set on flying, but that's the way it goes I guess. I know there have been flags and COs that did the transition, but generally speaking will a transition kill your chances at screening for DH and such later on? Seems...

Thanks Junkball but I was referring to the situation with househunting leave at Corpus. Good advice to people coming to Pensacola though.

Apparently the pilots in the last class to finish their Nav tests in API were told that they were all (or mostly anyway) going to report to Corpus the Monday after API was completed. Two weeks notice for a move. I don't know the reasoning behind it, but that's pretty quick. Anyone know if...

Thanks for the link. I didn't see that thread in there... odd. I didn't see anymore than maybe 5 threads in the forum under Primary... is there something I'm not doing correctly in the search? Or all they all under some archive? Edit- Also I'm assuming you still need Good-Lows? Or does it...

Hello everyone. Just curious if the standards for the PRT during Primary are Good-Low as in API. Anyone know? Edit- Maybe I should've posted this in the PRT forum. I wasn't sure which was more appropriate.

Haha thanks for the info but I already graduated OCS. Hopefully the gouge will help out someone in the future. Nice thread res btw ;)

No equations (except for three or so they snuck into the midterm). But we went over valves, fans, ducts, steam cycle (nuke too), diesel engines, turbines, refrigeration, main propulsion, radar, sonar, weapons tracking and guidance, etc... So they added a whole lot. The course was really messy...

I just graduated as well. Makk85 basically has it all down. I would say that the academics "can" kick your ass if you're not all there. If you're distracted, not in the game, sick, or otherwise unsure of yourself by that part of training, you may not handle the "firehose" of information they...

Thanks Otto. I'll pass the info along.

So for the first salute, getting ahead of myself, I know... Would we let our class officers/chiefs/DIs know that we asked someone else to give us our first salute at commissioning at some point? I wanted my grandfather, my personal inspiration, GySgt, Vietnam Vet, to give me the first salute...

Update : Thanks everyone for your advice. My OR and OPO got my orders reverted back to 25 OCT. I really wasn't expecting it to get my request approved, but man is that a load off my shoulders.

I wouldn't mind staying if I had a place to stay. I am practically out of money, which is part of the reason the class date switch is painful. I've been living of what was left of my savings from working at Guitar Center and now am borrowing money for my bills from my dad. Though I'm definitely...

Hello all. I just had my class date changed from 25OCT to 8NOV. This happened, apparently, very recently, and I was just informed. Do you know if it's possible for my OR or OPO to contact OCS and work with them to change the date back? I had gotten a friend to come with me on the trip to...

You could end up being lazy here the civilian world and still manage a good-low overall I'd hope; If the goal is to be a Naval Officer anyway.

facial hair when arriving? Very absurd question, but my curiosity is getting the best of me. I have a very long goatee right now. Would I catch heat for having it upon arrival at OCS? I'll probably shave it anyway right before leaving. Does it matter much? Stupid question thread ftw.

Just to be sure So search function has failed me yet again. Maybe I need to learn how to use better keywords. So Christmas Leave for OCS is from which date to which? XXDec - XXJan? All the answers I keep finding are a bit confusing and my recruiter isn't sure either. Anyone mind clarifying...

I just want to be that guy who gets to land on Mars. The practical benefits are nice, but come on... who hasn't dreamed of being an astronaut and pulling another Apollo 11?

Agreed... times two. And just to update... 9:45 run, 90 SU, 72 PU. Woot. I'm kinda in shock =D I blame the heat for my crappy performance earlier. They don't make you run in the middle of the day often at OCS either right?

Oh man I'd kill for that weather during a PRT. I love exercising in the cold ^_^

And I have been. I'm going bright and early to get my run in before sunrise. Every little bit helps. I just wasn't sure why I need to retake, not complaining about the PRT itself.

Ok so I see that the OCS PFA's seem to work this way. Yet does anyone know the rule for what you need for a submission of your package for final select? I appreciate the quick and detailed comments Spekkio. My situation is confusing me though. No one seems to be able to show me (or tell me how...

I've asked this question before, but perhaps someone can clarify this for me. I just received word (after a few weeks of no communication) that I need to retake my PRT for my final select to get sent out. Now I was told by multiple sources, including my recruiter (not my OR/OPO) that an...

threadjack- interviews? Slight threadjack... I am having an interview soon for my initial security clearance. Is this a new thing? I wasn't aware I'd be having an interview.

Would a CVN-CO have promotion priority over a CAG for flag rank? And does making Air Boss mean you no longer have any real promotion potential?

I never really paid attention to this petition most of the time I've been registered (read lurking) on the site. But tonight I've spent hours going through this thread and all the struggle MB and others have gone through to keep this uniform. Not only is the uniform worth keeping for the sake of...

Apparently it's created some awesome sunsets on the West Coast.

Sweet! I live in Miami so uh... where's my invitation? I'll get my friend's wife to cook you the best Cuban pork you've ever had. Yes I know ... Cubans and pork... but she got me to like it and I hate the stuff!

comment and a question Strange because I would imagine having amphibs in the fleet would be as (if not more) important to our current geopolitical situation than having the large and expensive CVNs. You can land quick response forces and have air support for small-scale operations with the...

Key issue ^^ This is the key to the whole issue. Does it hurt our war-aims more to let a few go, even if they will return to cause more damage, or does it hurt more to accidentally kill civilians in the process of pursuing the enemy? In the end it's a hard choice to make. Do we risk losing...

Thanks Makk, I appreciate the quick reply.