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Looking at the JKO courses, about 1/2 of them are no longer offered. I enrolled in all I could to get them on the books. I did 7 pts and found the rest equal about 38pts, so it'll help you limp through a year and some extra, but that's about it. Fortunately that is enough for me and...

Yeah, I think NETC stuff might go by the wayside... Thankfully I got onto JKO and knocked out my 7 remaining points for the year - I think I'll push ahead on some others so the day after my anniversary I can complete 35 pts and coast the rest of year 20, only doing stuff that I want to if it's...

Yeah I jumped to a couple that interested me and they were there. The search function is kinda screwy, but the first couple courses aren't available. Intro to urban warfare, L16, intro to non-lethal, and JFO are available, among others.

It took you this long not to trust PERS...? ;) I'm on JKO and have found plenty of the courses listed. I plan on getting my seven, then getting a bunch of other courses right to completion, then knock them out the day after my anniversary so I don't have to worry out about getting my 20yrs...

Ah, you must have missed "Deployed Medical Systems" correspondence course back in the day... ;) something like 35 points, no tests... easy living...

Agreed. I have to get 7 more points before May, then 35 points next year to ensure I cross the finish line... If NETC courses come back online I'm fine but if not I might need to look into the VTU this year to get the 7 pts, as I don't have time to slog through War College stuff before then...

Ok, sure... ;) And your JTAC comment actually proves my point and your lack of experience there. I wonder why a large majority of JTACs will ask the plane what bomb / tactic would be most effective for the desired effects? Hmmm... gee, I wonder... :confused: Thanks, its not always so...

In short, he's the strike warfare commander. What do you as a Hawkeye guy know about blowing shit up? The problem in today's military is we have too many managers and not enough leaders. Leaders lead by doing, preferably from or near the front. I don't know much about Hawkeying, but as long...

I forget the terminology of the reserves for getting paid, but I was in units were you could resked your 48 DWE drills when you worked during the month on the TPS reports for the skipper, random last minute pop up GMT that needs to be done yesterday, or stuff related to your job. So in one unit...

How long has it been since you've been hands on with that kind of thing?

Again, it all comes down to most don't trust leadership - the years of micromanaging, backstabbing, and not looking out for people have taken their toll. It's not about a single call, or single event. Its years of built up frustration. I don't trust Navy leadership, or shall I say...

Ideally if you aren't in a flying unit, you want one that allows liberal "flex drilling", aka drill from home. Basically the USNR is like being a lawyer - you count up your 4 hrs and get paid for a day. So talking on the phone, emailing, doing USNR work outside of DWE is billable (or should...

Solid gold...

Realize that FTS has gotten a lot like AD so it may not be the good deal jump from good deal flying job to flying job that it once was. I had some friends in FTS who didn't like that change, as it became all "joint this" and GSA that to be "competative". Also, you might find out that in the...

Ok sports fans, here are you two answers for alcohol use in the Navy for physicals and clearances, because you'll see it again if you get in and stay in... You either (1) Don't drink or (2) Drink only occasionally, in social settings. 2-3 drinks. If you tell them you hit a case of beer...

Good introduction to the military. I'd just get it over with - it'll be good practice for all your future short notice deployments, workups and PCS moves.

Truer words have never been spoken!

Everyone quits sooner or later. :D

Probably a good call. Maybe then the attention seeking one liners will impart their knowledge upon us... ;) Correct and we are already there IMO, hence the reason I departed the pattern. We had a good HS skipper on my last deployment, we worked a lot with them doing CSAR and SOF stuff. He...

It can be frustrating for sure, my affiliation from AD to Reserves / SELRES took 2 months even with a billet number, the command requesting me, etc. In the end rolling into the NOSC to sit down with the recruiter is what pushed it over the edge - he was some overworked JG, IIRC and my emails...

As mentioned, it sucks. Back in the day they didn't have such an organized process, you did it before the FRS IIRC, so you already had jet time. Having plenty of time on the limiter in a Rhino, limited time in a Viper, the centrifuge Gs suck more.

No no no pilot_man, it's better to do drive by "I've got a secret" or "I don't know what you know" posts then evaporate... ;) And everyone is the tip of the spear, just like everyone now has to eat hot wings, and hot wings are now mild wings, so to get the old hot wings you have to order...

I guess I assumed he was near some Navy reserve activities / NOSC, etc. I'd just go into admin and ask for a list of units / names of the COs and start shaking the tree. I saw all sorts of back deals in the SELRES, getting people on and paid when there aren't billets in a unit, etc, etc.

LMFAO.

:)

Ok, you're right... I'll leave it to the attention seeking one liners to (not talk about how to) solve the Navy's problems. ;)

In my experience, it's easier if you find a Reserve unit that you want to join and sift through the JOAPPLY program. Most reserve SELRES units are VERY top heavy and seem to have O-1/2/3 billets unfilled. If you can find a unit with a billet (get the billet number, position, or whatever the...

He's talking about NFOs, not pilots. Just a bit more to it than that. ;)

Yes, we know there is more to it than that... but without the aircraft... it's a crappy surface combatant that doesn't do any of the "more to it than that" well. And like samguitar says, we are always busy getting ready to the last war, not the next war.

But the truth is those GS were back paid for not working. Pay for not working. Sounds nice. And compared to a real civilian job, it is practically impossible to lose a GS job. Civilian job, your boss can walk in and fire you on the spot for no reason / lay you off when the contract gets...

Sorry for the thread drift, although this thread in general seems to be bouncing in about 3 directions. That reply was in line with this. And on other fronts... Considering its common practice for Pilots and WSO's to evaluate and grade each other, yes I have a pretty good idea on what makes a...

Yeah, like it's nearly impossible to get laid off or fired. And when the gov't shuts down for a month they pay you for not working...

Like I said, it does happen. But then I saw peers go to Whiting wanting jets... then 6 weeks later when I ran into them at a bar they just wanted to survive, and suddenly they wanted helos / props... same in NFO land... and some of it was (inevitably) tied to being stupid in town, not...

Yup, people don' t like hearing that their performance in flight school, starting day 1 at API, affects their career potential, but it's a fact. Sure, some guys legitimately get drafted, but if I had a nickel for every time I heard that excuse, I'd be a rich man. I saw people take VS cuz they...

That's on par with quoting Navy Times as an accurate news source. The PAO needed a fitrep bullet before CoC, nothing more.

Wow, tough crowd here... and it shouldn't be any other way.

Yeah and maybe sending flying things that blow up through the air (TLAM) is kinda similar to sending other flying things through the air that blow things up instead of blow up (CVN VFA assets). Yes, there is lots of planning involved (hence the poor sap on a disassociated sea tour running the...

Well that's how it ran on the Airwings and deployments I've seen the past 15 years - maybe its just more evidence of the micromanaging that goes on. CATC ran things but definitely deferred to CAG / DCAG - later in deployment you might see the CAG Duty officer (aka, the sqd XO/CO of the day)...

I work in proximity to SOF and see their operations in CONUS with RW entities. I imagine its hard to compete with a cadre of seasoned warrants who have nothing but time working with SOF. Of course that gets to the roots of how Naval Aviation operates, fosters excellence in the aircraft (or...

Night, bad Case III CAG / DCAG always seemed to be in CATCC to assist with decision making - Case I/ II not so much.

Airboss is usually a post command pilot / NFO who has hit the offramp (aka, has no shot at CAG / O6), although I think they have had some non-command O5s do it, or at least do the MiniBoss job. It's his job to run the flight deck for the Captain of the ship. He obviously works with the...

3 CAGs/DCAGs and 3 VS to VFA transition to XO/CO who followed in the same path / vein. Some other cats and dogs that transitioned at various levels as well reinforced it. Again, the CAG / community discussion is a sidenote to my opinion that in general leadership at the O-6 and above...

I'm just going to say I agree with pretty much everything you say here. And I'll say it again, ALL NAVAL AVIATION communities are valuable and have a role to play. I was able to work with the HS guys a bit more than the average bear, but I know they were chapping under the bridle of an...

Nah, not a pouting dinosaur at all - glad I left and happy with what I'm doing. And as I tried to correct a couple of posts back, I know how all Naval aviation assets have a role to play and are important, but I see how you got that impression. I know my message got muddled with the...

Yeah, OT but yes SOF has a preferred frequent flier pass on a specific airline... ;)

I don't think I ever meant to imply that all VF/VFA CAGs were great - to the contrary, the higher echelon leadership in general is out of touch with what the grunts are doing, regardless of their background. I just emphasize that the problem can get WORSE when you have people who have zero...

I didn't do seminar, in fact none of my company mates did. Honestly, I don't think it can really help much - you are either going to have what it takes academically, physically, etc or not - the hardest thing to get is going to be a nomination from an appropriate source (which will depend a...

LMAO, nope. Not at all. ;)

Fair enough - I didn't walk as a JO, so I've got more than a cruise of exp. under my belt and have seen this happen at both CAG and the XO/CO level with the good deal VS transitions to VFA, both pilot and WSO. But I guess you can still technically lead in BUPERS eyes when you mistakenly bomb...