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I will reiterate that if OP gets good grades in college, then he will eventually get an OCS slot. If he does not get good grades, then he won't be eligible for an NROTC scholarship, either. The bottom line, OP, is you'll need to do well in college to keep doors open for you. Some of you make...

This is fairly sound advice. I will add two things: 1) If you apply yourself in college and get good grades, it's not a matter really of 'if' so much as 'when.' If you start applying as soon as eligible you might have to wait a year or two, but the Navy will always need to pick up pilots via...

There are plenty of jobs in the Navy that don't require swimming. I haven't swam in the line of duty since OCS. Seasickness though is an animal I don't understand.

The khakis get tailored for length and they have a ton of waste sizes. Even if a waste size is big they can take it in. In fact at OCS they typically fit you big and take in the waist assuming you'll grow back later. NWUs won't fit right anyway unless you have a perfect body type for their...

It doesn't really matter -- the regs say to salute officers senior in rank to you. It doesn't make a +/- 1 rank rule for JOs. If you make an excuse why you're an exception, so can they. FWIW, we employed the +/-1 rule except for the DHs, but it does send mixed messages. Nope. Like I said, that...

If you see an LT on a sea tour in our community, vast majority of the time they are serving as a DH. "Ripping someone a new one" for failing to salute is a little overboard no matter who it is, though. Most of the time they're spaced out/didn't see you/were occupied with something else. Also...

It could be a 'I walked up hill both ways to school' phenomena, but those who are privy to the statistics state that the passing rate is significantly higher than it used to be in the 80s and early 90s. NR still works for the Navy and you can't send a boat/ship to sea without nukes to operate...

My XO joked close to the end of my tour that 'the typical nuke coming in has a 4-year degree but couldn't get a job without any experience.' In talking to those guys, many of them didn't understand the enlisted/officer split and thought you could be promoted to Ensign, or didn't understand how...

RADM Breckenridge explains the decision process here.

Yea, theoretically. Maybe in the instructional video you 'heard' it from the person has an epiphany and says, "Gosh darn it, you're right ENS niner61...I shouldn't speak to you like that in public. I'll be sure to have a lot more respect for you going forward. *hug*" Now ask yourself if you...

Yes, they get divisions, paired with a conversation with the XO/CO that goes along the lines of "Chief runs the division. You learn from him, but your job is primarily to get qualified." Intense JO involvement in divisional operations isn't really expected and because the command is so small...

Kind of a threadjack... NNPS/NPTU isn't what it used to be, at least according to the senior/master chiefs I've spoken to. The bar for passing is 62.5%. The passing rate is now well over 90% and they want 100%, pair that with 'drafts' of candidates who ordinarilly wouldn't have gotten into...

This sums up what my point in a nutshell. I gave two extreme examples just to demonstrate that CoC backing just isn't going to be there in even the blatant cases, even if you decide not to 'take it' as an Ens. Only thing you can do is put it in your back pocket until you've earned credibility or...

Bonus: He got an MSM following his tour (which is unusual). Someone thought he was doing it right.

Again, you showed up knowing the basics of how to fly that aircraft. You weren't dead weight to the command for 3-6 months and have to bug your Chief and his guys to take time out of his 12+ hour days to train you on every single aspect of the aircraft plus basic stuff like how to review the...

There's been some emails about the furlough and the deputy secdef gave an interview about the fiscal situation on pbs news yesterday. I think that they recrunched some numbers and decided to cut the project to make budget room for other stuff. It's probably for the best. They kept finding more...

And then if something bad happens... Gen: Col, what do you mean you let a newly qualified 2ndLt go outside the wire with another platoon officer? He should've at least had a Capt with him to balance out the experience! No wonder they took losses. You're relieved! *releases P4 emphasizing CO's...

Okay, this one is from me personally as a nub Ens... YNC is zone inspection program manager. I drop the ball and realize 20 min before it's due that I haven't done it. Go to YNC, apologize for dropping the ball, and ask if he wants the quick and dirty 10 minute version or a more thorough job...

A new Ens on a sub is 3-6 months away from being able to say "I relieve you" and have operational command over his ER watchteam and 12-14 away from being able to stand OOD -- most get promoted to ltjg somewhere in there. I don't know how long it takes to qualify on surface ships. There is no...

I don't know what would happen in the USMC. I would hope that the O3s who also witnesses it would have NJPd him. Are 2lts reliant on ssgts and gunnies to sign PQS to qualify to do their jobs while assigned to an operational unit? Do 2lts show up to their first operational tour not knowing how...

He made senior chief and is probably a COB (think CMC) by now. There's little he could do to 'smash it' without looking like a self-entitled Ensign throwing his rank around, which is what the Chief was baiting him to do. I highly doubt that a CPO who would say something like that would care or...

What could he have done? What 'consequence' can an unqualified Ensign really inflict on a Chief for saying something like that? He gave him a look and a sarcastic retort, but beyond that what is he supposed to do to not 'take it?' No, it wasn't an isolated incident of overt disrespect from...

I think you're splitting hairs here. It doesn't matter what you want to call it -- guys aren't going to keep doing things the way you want them done the minute you walk away because they think you're a silly nub. Agree the "DH wants this..." is poor leadership, but when you show up to a boat...

Maybe just a matter of different communities, different cultures. Maybe you're far removed from it. As far as the enlisted crew on a sub is concerned nub JOs are a waste of oxygen just like nub Sailors, only they are pissed that said nub JO gets his own rack and they're hot racking as an E6. As...

That ship probably has a bad goat locker. Disgruntled Chiefs who bitch to their guys about an Ens/JG getting paid more but is clueless or feel like it's their job to undermine JOs because they've been in the Navy longer. Most enlisted guys who see what an officer does and the time it takes to do...

It sounds like you're well on your way. Definition comes from losing body fat, which comes from eating at a calorie deficit while lifting weights to retain muscle while burning fat.

Honestly, 'shit gets complicated' because magazines have to constantly post articles reinventing the wheel to keep making money. Most of that advice is geared toward advanced body builders and written by people who are piddling over details to make some money and hopefully give people that extra...

I will also add that attempting to order sailors to show up to pt @ 0430 in my community would probably get you punched in the dick. Do it any later before the work day and you lose 2/3 the crew to duty turnover.

That's one of those things where YMMV. My XOs put borderline sailors on FEP prior to the PFA, and no you weren't allowed to leave your other duties/meetings/whatever at 1200 to go workout with your guys put on it. You're expected to not look fat in uniform (hence the service photo to promotion...

Nope.

You do realize that the only thing that goes on your FITREP in the Navy is a P for passing, right?

True. My response was in regards to his comment that he has to worry about going over if he starts increasing his workouts. There are a ton of varying opinions about which diet is best and what ratio of nutrients to eat, but one thing that is almost universal is that eating fewer calories than...

The tape is hardly accurate. If you're not pushing a 6 pack and are at the cusp of being over, you're probably at 20%+. Estimating body fat by body type. It's a common misconception that weights lead to bulk. That's not true; bulk is a function of calories in being more than calories out.

I will reiterate that if you're at the point of doing only 30 pushups, you need to hit some weights at the gym. Doing a basic 3 day split ABA/BAB workout routine where you hit all the big muscles supplemented with running will drastically improve your muscle performance in a short period of...

Pistol qual would be a waste of money on ammo. It would expire before anyone was qualified a watch to use it (6 months). You'd also have to leave OCS with the completed PQS in hand. But I do agree with your sentiment. How to properly review a 3m force rev, review a job in OMMS to ensure...

That's because you don't truly understand vectors. You could actually calculate a moboard for simple situations in your head using equations. There were old timers on here who would say they would prod the SWOs by doing just that faster than they could draw the moboard.

They don't have more than 1 independent radar? We have more robust options than having the OOD get involved in the mechanics of making a moboard in the event of a loss of military nav radar... surface ships don't? That might have to do with the way they were taught, too. When sub CCS were...

Some restructuring then...we had 'seamanship' in like week 7 and then 'navigation' in week 8 (or 8/9, can't remember), with separate exams for each. However, if they give you 2+ weeks for all of the above, then it's a wash.

When I attended, the only people who failed moboards were SWOs with borderline pre-Navy credentials. It's not hard to draw a few straight lines using a ruler and measure the distance of the resultant vector with a compass and compare it to the scale. Also, IIRC the instructions on how to do it...

Agree moboards shouldn't be in OCS, but you also have to be "special" to find them difficult.

We got asked what our favorite leadership trait was and to define it. It was well-known that's how they presented the question if it was going to be asked at all.

Breathe. Next time call the police so your insurance company can't accuse you of falsifying a claim. Not saying they will, but they can.

The waiting period was 6 months when I applied. Not sure if that's changed. So you could feesibly apply 3-4x before you hit the age limit. If you got some friends in the biz that certainly helps your job prospects on the back-end.

You can apply for only pilot. If you are rejected, there's a waiting period and you have to demonstrate improvement on your app (e.g. higher ASTB scores). It wouldn't affect you applying to other designators beyond that. I don't know why you'd finish professional school if you're not going to...

The FFSC is more versed in knowing what benefits servicemembers can get to help with finances (Civil Service Relief Act and VA loans, for example), but they are not CPAs and will stare at you blankly if you ask them a seemingly complex question like how to minimize the tax impact of rolling a...

The thing you seem to discount is that a house isn't like stocks -- it fulfills a basic need for shelter, one that costs far more to rent than to buy. At the end of the day, stocks are just numbers that can't do anything until sold. You can't compare something that appreciates at 0.2% and...

I wouldn't call it 'great' -- it repeated the same paragraphs like 4x. It's an interesting study but I take issue with the 360 degree reviews being the solution. Throughout our history there have been military leaders who made history books, but who's subordinate Officers and SNCOs hated at...

I was never talking about flipping houses (which seems like that's what you're talking about). You don't always HAVE to get new appliances everytime you move -- many people leave these behind in perfectly good condition. If you know you're going to live in a house < 5 years, you can focus on...

Words to live by: -If you need more than a 36 mo car loan, you can't afford it -If you need more than a 15 year mortgage, you can't afford it -If it has to go on a credit card, you can't afford it -Pay off your student loans and credit cards ASAP If you manage to just do that, you'll be...

I've spent $59,600 in rent since getting married 3 years ago and have nothing to show for it but more rent (I've never lived in a place above BAH.either). If I bought a house 3 years ago, It would have to depreciate and have closing costs worth 60k to break even. Interest on a mortgage is tax...