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How much money are you willing to spend? What operating system are you running? Do you have a VR headset? I have no idea if it'll help with the ASTB, but I can make recommendations based upon my own hobby flying flight sims.

When the news broke that USAA had sold their investment accounts out to Schwab, I went ahead and switched my accounts over to Schwab to consolidate my IRA and money market (which was with TD Ameritrade) under one roof. I have a lot of Vanguard funds and I have yet to pay any fees for those...

As if the Air Force couldn't get any more corporate.

They have something called a Deputy Commander or something along those lines (my memory is a bit foggy). My ex would always get confused when I complained about XO busting my balls because their XO is nothing more than a lieutenant (O2 type) who is in charge of all of the admin for the squadron...

Anybody have any connections to the company? I'd happily pay for a flight in a MiG-29. Such a sexy airplane. EDIT: Looks like I'll have to get my ass to Illinois somehow. https://air-usa.com/contact

So the use of transverse bulkheads (the dividing line between the "buckets") is pretty common in ship construction so that there are sections of the ship that are completely floodable without affecting the rest of the ship. This makes damage control much easier and manageable. I've also noticed...

Bullshit! You could easily trim up the sides, but then you'd have to cut the sleeves off of your shirt, too.

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I have no idea. When I was at the Navy Yard and in the DMV last fall, everyone was in khakis. Honestly, I don't get the flight suit hate. Maybe that's because I want to be able to wear my flame retardant pajamas to work, too. :D

Yes. It's so we can be more like the Army or something. I'm not sure which NAVADMIN allowed it but it's relatively recent.

Not sure we could have gotten away with that on a small boy.

Depends on the ship. Gators (LPDs and LSDs) have a Warrant for a DCA and a 2nd Tour Divo JG-type as ADCA. The way my buddies explained it, they did all of the paperwork and boring DivO stuff while DCA stood EOOW, drank coffee, and stole snacks from the Chiefs' Mess. Small Boys have a 2nd Tour...

The dirty secret is that there are multiple lines of funding for food on board a ship and that you helo bubbas not paying is never going to break the bank. But then again, SUPPOs get really uptight about making sure every i is dotted and t is crossed. Meanwhile they are wheeling and dealing and...

Man, the ship CSC or CS1 must have hated y'all. Probably because it was usually his boys manning crash-n-smash and the fueling team (at least on a small boy). How drenched were you with sauce afterwards?

Have you not already done ship selection?

So what's the rating criteria? Are cheese sandwiches as good as fried chicken?

I'd love to ride one of those. They keep them in very good condition. Plus they have wine. Good thing I'm not a SWO anymore! :D

What the hell do you guys even talk about in the private forum? The best ways to iron your flight suits? What ship has the best box lunches?

It's sad that that is the case.

Between your post, @BigRisk54's post, and some of the other posts from people who are still in the application phase, it is time for my quarterly "cross that bridge when you get there" posts.

So you want to get a commission simply to make yourself look better for your business school application? Here's something that may be more your speed: https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/leadership-development https://jobs.boeing.com/entry-level Maybe look into other major corporations that...

If you're still applying to join the Navy, stay focused on that. There is more that can change between now and when you'll actually go through ship selection than you can possibly comprehend. Keep working out, keep getting everything ready for your application, and then keep focusing on spending...

Except the thing is that the engineering skill sets do not always translate well. I have found many times that physicists tend to live in their own little world and pay very little attention to what is either practical or useful. Also, physics students are often times prepped for further work in...

Says the guy not getting his boots filled with concrete. ;)The stories I've heard from my Seabee colleagues have been interesting to say the least. Also, Seabee parties are apparently lit AF...

There is more to the Surface Warfare community and a Naval career than just promotions and career advancement. Maybe the dude didn't want to keep driving ships. Maybe he hated the long deployments and constant underways. Maybe he had some bad experiences with the toxic SWO culture. Who really...

This is the correct answer. Yes, you will need to have a decent GPA if you're selecting through ROTC or the Academy. No, the Navy at the end of the day doesn't see much difference between Physics or Engineering. Yes, both degrees will make you eligible for the Nuke draft and they will try to...

So is that ribbed for your pleasure or the plane's?

The B-47 was so cool. I always dug how you could fly a loop with one and that was somewhat expected if they ever had to conduct a nuclear strike. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a20783/b-47s-labs-technique-loops-test-nukes/

Leave and Earning Statement has this.

Is that a portable vinyl set up? What's the player?

Why not just bring these bad boys back?

RIP Wash Khakis.

Don't sweat the small stuff. Focus on spending time with your friends and family because it will be significantly more difficult to do so once you are in the Fleet.

I've got a question: How much do you guys interact with the acquisitions side of the house? I'm an EDO and am headed to a NAVWAR command soon and am scratching my head at how exactly the IP community interfaces with us EDOs who are doing most of the acquisitions and development work.

Dude, it's really not that serious. Supporting exotic dancers are a time-honored tradition of the Naval services.

Never heard of them before, but that's a sexy watch: https://us.bremont.com/collections/watches-mens-supermarine/products/s2000-yellow And for those ejectees who need a watch to go along with their tie: https://us.bremont.com/collections/watches-mens-mb

Interesting. I knew the fleet-up didn't exist on CVNs but I was never sure what the timing looked like. I was not aware the big deck amphibs were a fleet-up role. Having never been on one, I assumed they functioned like LPDs and CGs since they're major command for us.

Specialization occurs during and after your department head tours. Your division officer tours will be a grab bag of whatever is available and whatever the command needs. When you become a department head, you will usually be kept in positions based upon your first department head tour. So, if...

That doesn't surprise me. I just haven't been to enough strip clubs to have a large enough sample size to say that 99% of strip clubs are operated in that manner.

Depends on the ship. DDGs and LSDs are CO/XO fleet-up jobs with two O-5s. LHDs, LHAs, LPDs, LCCs, and CGs are all O-6 COs with O-5 XOs (usually on their second or third look for CO Afloat). The Amphibs also oscillate with SWO and Aviator skippers, where every other CO is an aviator getting his...

Are they of the same quality as an Omega or Rolex? I love the styling and they have interesting features, plus the company is American so I'm really intrigued every time I see their ads.

I already made the mistake of marrying a crazy broad once; I'm not about to make it again. It got cleaned up about a year after I got to Mayport. All of the other strip clubs and go-go clubs on Mayport Road got closed down due to drug sales and crime. Honestly, there are better strip clubs in...

Anybody have any experience with the Ball Watch Company? Their ads keep popping up on my Facebook feed and I'm intrigued by some of their designs. I'm in the market for a good Swiss dive watch that won't break the bank.

Ah yes, Thee Officers Club (Link goes to Google Maps). Absolutely only the best Jacksonville has to offer and the weekend destination for nearly all of the young and dumb Sailors living in the barracks at NAVSTA Mayport. I keep telling myself that the next time I'm in Mayport, I'll drop in for a...

She was a stripper in Jacksonville, FL, for a time (might still be) so you be the judge.

I'm not sure. We didn't ask. He literally called our CMC from his front porch asking for CMC to come get him and prevent him from murdering everyone. Fortunately, OS3 recovered and has had a successful career even if his marriage imploded. I guess that's why you don't try to turn a stripper into...

I've never been on an LCS, though.

Shit happens. He likely has been in the yards and work-ups his entire career. Or he amongst the unfortunate souls who reported into the ship mid-deployment and were just a few days shy of qualifying for a sea service ribbon. It happened to me on my first deployment.

At least it's better than all of the undesignated deck seaman deciding it would be a good idea to have a cocaine-fuelled wife-swapping party over a duty weekend, in base housing. We found out because our OS3 (who had been in Deck) went home to find nearly the entirety of Deck Division banging...

What are you, like the CEO of Dunkin' or something?