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For those saying that fraternization is a failure of leadership: There are those in this thread that say there's nothing wrong with the policy or its implementation, and all that's needed is "better leadership" or "more good order and discipline." These phrases are vague; I'm honestly...

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1. Get A's 2. Perform well at your job(s) (recommendations help) 3. participate in extra-curricular's that you enjoy. 4. Get/stay in shape 5. Study for the ASTB. Last, but probably should be done ASAP: talk to an officer recruiter. The application process is lengthy. Also, have you taken a...

The story, as written, sounds outrageous. However, there might be a lot more to it than what Fox News published so far. It's not like they're a biased news agency or anything.

I showed up barely able to pass the run with a good low. My PU and SU were fine, but I think I got maybe good-high on those on my in-pfa. Yet I made it through just fine. Yea, it sucked for a couple of weeks until my body adjusted, but that's where the "don't quit" comes from. Is there...

Thanks for the clarification. Good on them for sticking to their principles. If the extent of the alleged "abuse" was a fat lip on a captured terrorist, then I really hope these guys get let off the hook.

Is one's chance of acquittal better at a court martial?

If you get your application in tomorrow, you can be stationed in North Texas. They have a secret underground Naval Base where they stow an extra carrier, and they take an underground sea lane that can go to either the Atlantic or Pacific. Whoever said this "blue water Navy" gig required living...

How to succeed at Navy OCS: Don't quit. Same as it was 5, 10, 20, whatever ... years ago. It's good that you re-affirmed this tidbit of advice after all the "changes," but that's really what it boils down to. Congrats on commissioning.

I thought he was talking about URL officer spots. Also, JAG, medical, etc. wouldn't apply to the OP with a PhD.

If you enlist.

Plummer, I'll parrot what everyone else here has said: 1) Finish your Master's. You will not have time to finish your Master's during your initial sea tour. You're looking to at least 3 years in the Navy before you can even consider it. Surface Warfare Officers' main jobs are to drive ships...

You'll rarely run 3.25 miles consecutively at OCS, so my advice would be to now focus on speed for your running. However, I would focus a lot more on pushups. It's easier to get by with a mediocre run time and great pushups than vice versa. You will only run a distance run 3x a week in the...

It's how they hide from their DH.

He's retired.

If the author seems content to judge the magnitude of an act based on its impact, perhaps he should take a chill pill because this "act" probably isn't going to leave any ripples.

That's why I said it was a hypothetical example. Despite not having any "real" power, the way our President treats the Emperor can have an effect on those who do make policy in Japan. The point I'm trying to make is that it's easy to bitch and moan about the President not upholding your...

Hypothetical example: So there you are as POTUS, and you are meeting with the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo to strike a mutually beneficial trade deal, but it will benefit the US more than Japan. You are told that upon greeting him, if you refuse to bow and show respect for Japanese customs...

I have some fellow JOs pulled from other communities who would disagree with you... Being forced into sub service is what most people are referring to when they say the "nuke draft," since that's what's happening right now. Now, if you could be a good nuke and please point me to the...

A friend of mine drove by Applebees, noticed the line was out the door. We decided that the free food wasn't worth that sort of wait, especially considering the quality of Applebee's food anyway. We headed to Outback and were seated immediately.

This discussion is a bit late, since the USS Missouri (SSN 780) was named a while ago. I always liked the fish names for submarines. Feels a lot more fitting than states and cities. Oh well. I also agree that carriers named after Presidents are lame. There is a psychological warfare...

The toughest PT I did at OCS was bear crawl for nearly an hour straight...but that exercise has since been made a no-no by the CoC.

I really long for the day that our society can get rid of the word "diversity" entirely. "Increasing Diversity" is a buzz phrase that sounds warm and fuzzy, but it really means that the organization (this is not unique to the boat school) is actively seeking to recruit people based on race...

Otto, I think you misunderstood ... the OP is the groom to be.

You need to stop sipping your Republican kool-aid. Mr. Hasan has spent the better part of his career serving under the Bush administration, and any information pertaining to his disloyalty to the U.S. was likely collected during that time as well.

It's your wedding; wear whatever dress uniform you'd like. SDBs are, in fact, black in appearance.

We can call him a possible terrorist, but there are people who are making the call that he definitely is a terrorist.

Link, please? Awlaki has been living in Yemen for the better part of the last decade. You're telling me that the fact that Hasan may have worshipped with Awlaki 8 years ago caused him to suddenly do this? Why now? I'm sure he had the opportunity to do this anytime during the past 8 years...

What "blatant signs?" That he was Muslim? That he prayed while he was being shot? That makes someone a Muslim extremist? The above creates the possibility that he is one of "the bad guys," but it certainly isn't a "blatant sign" that he is. I have my own theory about what's going on right...

You would think that they wouldn't want to mess with retired guys who would generally have plenty of time on their hands to pursue a federal lawsuit.

No one was asserting that this guy wasn't a terrorist at all. Rather, some people (including myself) were saying we should wait for the investigation to flesh out before drawing conclusions. The evidence presented in that article certainly seems to point toward Muslim extremist motives, but...

Even going with the terrorism motive, the two crimes are still very different. The E-5 killed one guy he personally knew out of fear of being exposed as a homosexual. The O-4 killed multiple people because he was trying to kill as many servicemembers as possible. His crime wasn't directed...

I think that the two cases are apples and oranges.

The schmuck who did this was a Major, which pretty much defeats the whole "E7 and above" argument. Also, do you really think that a 22 year old O-1 is more mature than a 27 year old E-3? Maturity has much more to do with age and upbringing than rank. I can't remember any instances E1-E3s...

AFAIK, this man's motive is unknown, and there's an ongoing investigation. Could it possibly be that he was just a crazy mothafvcka who happened to be Muslim, rather than a Muslim radical executing a maniacal terrorist plot against the U.S.? Let the investigation flesh out all the details...

Serious question here... I've read many a story of SWO captains being fired for something that a JO OOD does, but I never read stories of aviator COs being fired for a JO pilot's screwup. Even as a submariner, I've been told that all a nub JO represents is a new opportunity for the captain...

I left after getting a 6-pack of beer :-). But yea, a lot of people do get into pretty good shape. The trick is to keep it.

Not you too! Look, almost every article I've read on the subject starts going into how he had a grueling life, how he wanted out of his next assignment soooo bad but big bad military wouldn't listen, etc, etc. It's making excuses and building sympathy for someone who is a mass murderer.

Anyone else find it disgusting how many news outlets are making the shooter out to be some victim of psychological torture? I suppose it's to be expected in a way, but c'mon...the guy just went on a killing spree, and you want to talk about how he feels?

Rest assured, this high profile event was an advertisement for the USNA. And like any other university or corporate advertisement, "diversity sells." It's wrong, but hey...Maddox put it better than I could (scroll to#2 and #4): http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=stock_photos

Well, we have a contract, and we can't (nor should we) just let people walk away whenever they want to... or maybe they can, but that's something for people with stars on their collars to debate. So the other solution would be to throw any remotely disgruntled servicemember into prison...

As a sidenote, I would strongly suggest you find a PT job...or two...while your package is pending. Many people run into traps because they assume a certain timeline, then someone somewhere lost some paperwork or some funding doesn't come through or a board gets cancelled and suddenly they're in...

I asked a SWO about this, and she said on USS Last Ship that the question was asked no matter what so long as someone was sitting at the table. That meant that if the CO rolled in, he'd ask the JOs already eating if he could join the mess.

Clearly the proper solution to any manning problem is to accept less qualified applicants and then promote them on top of giving them higher bonuses rather than fixing why people are leaving in the first place. EDIT: Heh, they interviewed a guy I went to OCS with. Small world. Also, this...

Retake the ASTB. Study your ass off. That score is easily improved by someone with your other credentials. If I were on an admissions board (I'm not, nor have I been, FYI), a high GPA paired with a low ASTB score would raise questions in my mind -- either your grades in college were a fluke...

Precisely. In regards to foreign policy, Obama has not deviated much from the Bush administration at all. It's funny to see right-wingers bash Obama for the same reasons they praised Bush.

Boot camp isn't designed to make you quit; OCS is (or was...). That alone should key you into the fact that they're going to be very different experiences. What an appropriate screen name for the OP.

You forgot the "I'm too good for this" type of prior who DOR's after failing his in-prt because his 1/4 pushups don't count anymore.

So then apply to the NUPOC program and become a sub officer. Simple as that.

I remember being astonished the first time I ever laid eyes on the cover of a Navy Times issue. The entire front page was littered with tabloid-esque headlines bashing the Navy. You'd think that the Navy Times would be a little friendlier to the Navy.