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Either do planks with your hands in the rings and your feet on the deck kind of like you do ring push ups or put your feet in the rings and your hands on the deck. It'll work your core in a similar manner. I actually kind of like them. Our CFL gave us the option of doing the dynamic warm up or...

Yes, I'm aware but there were a lot of Sailors and CIVMARs who made the decision to pop smoke after that. They make very good money. You get all of the hazard pay that military Sailors get but then they also get overtime, inconvenience pay for working on holidays/weekends, and even have special...

I believe they were. They were also subject to the same port entry craziness that the rest of the Fleet had to deal with (Not being able to go into port, being restricted to the ship, etc.) which killed their morale as well. I think MSC also does a piss poor job of recruiting. They have a LOT...

If he's at OCS there's a possibility he will be NPQed but there's also a chance that he will be fine. It's up to the doctors at NAMI now. If he is NPQed he will likely still be offered the chance to redesignate to another community.

How long ago was it? What has your performance been like since then? What do your EVALS look like?

Probably not but it wouldn't surprise me if there are some out there. It's like those sea stories you hear of some Sailor's buddy on another ship who found one of his shipmates dancing on the pole at the local exotic dancing pavilion. We do approve moonlight chits on occasion after all.

Here's the best advice: Get good grades and knock out the SAT and ACT. You NEED to be competitive for college if you want to be a pilot. Keep working hard and showing your leadership potential and ability to work as a member of a team in JROTC and on the baseball field. Start getting to know...

Which do YOU actually want to do? Which job sounds cooler? Again, if you don't get selected the first time up, put in another application for the next board. I don't even think it's all that difficult anymore since there are years-long gaps between boards like there were 10 or 15 years ago...

You can apply for multiple boards. If you really are interested or in need of BDCP money, apply for BDCP. If you don't get selected, then apply again to the next board cycle.

Oh boy, that's a little steep. :eek: I wonder if my former DH at 6th Fleet (Phrog turned 60S driver) would want to go halfsies now that he has that big airline job. 🤔

You can buy a Phrog? How much?

You have been cleared by BUMED for service in the United States Navy and will be cleared to show up to OCS for a full form flight physical. That flight physical is far more involved than the DODMERB at MEPS is. The results of that physical will be sent to NAMI in Pensacola for review by doctors...

It doesn't work that way for officers. Both you and your husband will receive BAH and you will have to make it work. Which of you has the kids as your dependents? Make sure it's whomever qualifies for higher BAH. That way you maximize BAH with dependents for your situation. Otherwise you will...

Go talk to a recruiter to see what's available. SWO may be your only option.

I got picked up when things were far more competitive with only a 2.6 GPA in Mech Eng. I made up for it with a solid resume and extracurriculars and GREAT ASTB SCORES. The ASTB will be a big decider for you. You need to DOCUMENT your condition with a letter or letters from your original doctor...

We've all been young and dumb at some point in our lives. Cut the dude some slack.

Maybe he's just trying to figure out how to avoid going to Lemoore. I can't blame him, there's a reason the town isn't called "FresYes." (That's my favorite Fresno joke, by the way) On a more serious note, @Aeroshell, cutting and running/dropping on request/poor performance after major...

That's the kind of leadership the SWO community needs. Too bad we drive those people out or they retire like you.

Honestly, dude, I think most people will get it. My recommendation is to sit down with your CO and XO when you get to your ship and have a discussion about career options. They will definitely try to retain you as a SWO but tell them you're trying to figure out what your Post-DH career looks...

Damn. I don't blame people not wanting to be CHENGs. Being on the RMC/Shipyard side of the house, I truly don't know how much longer we can continue operating like we are. The material condition of the ships themselves and the constant "Do more with less" culture has made being a CHENG almost...

The only saving grace you may have is that you may be able to take advantage of the sanctuary regulations to stay in the Navy but refuse DH orders. When do you rotate to DH School? That's a 6-12 month pipeline depending on what job you're going to do and how backed up SWOS is. That may put you...

Having dealt with both, I can confirm. You have far fewer rights when dealing with corporate HR versus dealing with govt HR. There's no union or employee advocate/EO rep to help me deal with HR in the real world and they have fewer rules when it comes to hiring and firing.

What about King's Point or the CG Academy?

We're implementing Llama3 at work to use it for making our own ChatGPT clone. It's made it really easy to draw up charters and other standard corporate boiler plate for a project I'm standing up. Personally, I've been playing around Microsoft's image creator to make silly memes and "artwork."...

Do you owe the Navy any bonus money? I think that's the only thing that could hold you up, otherwise the Navy is likely to approve it without much hassle. Even if you have bonus money contingent on your current contract, it's likely the Navy will simply stop paying you the bonus and not even...

Do you have a Blue & Gold officer/recruiter (I forget what they call them exactly) nearby? They should be able to help out.

Dude, I got into OCS on a flight contract with a GPA of 2.605 and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. The kicker is I had great ASTB scores. Follow @FormerRecruitingGuru's advice and knock the ASTB out of the park. Get the Navy to pay for your Masters.

That's probably a better way of explaining my point.

I haven't met any flat earthers yet but I've met some hollow earth and Nazi moon base conspiracy theory believers. They made me laugh and I actually think their ideas about Agartha and Nazis on the moon are kind of fun. 😂 Watching some of those videos, it looked like a good time. A rave with a...

What's wrong with that? That's exactly what the Blue Angels exist for. I saw Top Gun as a kid and wanted to be Maverick and Ice Man so bad that I actually got an engineering degree and joined the Navy. Honestly, I'm surprised there hasn't been an enterprising veteran who hasn't entered this...

My former FFGs are in there somewhere. It's sad to see the old girls in such bad shape. :( We've been selling a ton of FFGs to foreign navies. I just saw the former USS TAYLOR in Bahrain colors a couple of months ago. Her refit work was done in Charleston and she stopped by the Weapons Station...

So you're telling people who have actually lived in Naval Aviation and know both themselves and the personalities of their colleagues what it's like to be in Naval Aviation and the types of personalities the community attracts? Next are you going to tell us how the type of young man who is...

The type of person who would willingly engage in a profession as dangerous as Naval Aviation tends to be one who also has little patience for silly notions like safety and moderation.

Your time on active duty should start the moment you begin travel to OCS. For me, that was about three days prior to my class-up date. That should be reflected on your DD214 and LES. If it's not lining up, just talk to your admin and manpower departments to submit corrections to Millington...

Yeah, I'm only looking to get my PPL and instrument rating. I think one of my friends was trying to get her CFI rating. Not looking to lie to anyone (Hell, I didn't even lie to Navy and it cost me my flight slot) but wanted to be sure I know what I'm walking into. Still waiting on the VA to give...

A mild tangent here: Has anyone had any trouble with their VA disability rating hindering their ability to get a medical rating from the FAA? I have a few friends who were recently denied a medical rating due to stuff in their VA file. I'm not too sure on the particulars but it's got me worried...

Buy ball caps and belt buckles from all of your ships and squadrons. 1. You can impress the young ensigns when you are a salty senior officer and 2. they bring back memories. Keep your own records. I got this advice early on and it has saved me a few times when PERS screwed up paperwork...

I don't think the Navy's message is any different but society has changed drastically and the Navy has not kept up. You now have spouses of both genders, you have spouses with far more professional/white collar jobs, and cost of living is such that you almost need both spouses to work full time...

I'd recommend you start with small caliber bullets first (.17 air rifle and then .22 short, etc.) and build up an immunity. Don't be that guy that jumps right into .45 rounds off the bat.

I'll second the recommendation for Primary Arms. Their full size red dot (MD-25, IIRC) is great. They also have good deals on everything gun related. One thing that's always put me off with EOTechs is their short battery life and the parasitic drain of the holographic system (A physical...

Happy Birthday, dude!

My friend, we've been doing IAs so long, they're now a Navy tradition. ;)😬 Isn't it possible to train SWOs or sub guys to do some of those jobs? I know quite a few of each who would have loved to learn how to be shooters or arresting gear dudes. It can't be that hard to teach non-pilot types...

The long hull mod also allowed for the addition of extra ASW equipment and an aft BDS, IIRC.

As a qualified Deck Safety Officer, I must protest that forward VERTREPs give me the heebie-jeebies. 😬 Honestly, I'm sure it has it's uses but I would say it's something reserved for when you absolutely need it such as the flight deck or hangar bays being on fire like the Sammy B or when doing...

Yeah, the AF is definitely leading the services on how to implement user-friendly, modern enterprise services. We've been trying to follow their lead but culture and organizational inertia gets in the way. For those unaware, the Flank Speed M365 environment that the Navy uses is on a completely...

Mainly because it's incredibly dangerous and there's nowhere to go if something goes wrong. I'm sure there's been at least one mishap but I don't know of any specifically off the top of my head. When I was on the FFG, we still briefed it as a capability/possibility and still painted the...

There's a reason we don't like to do forecastle VERTREPs anymore.

Possibly. This is probably a topic for another thread but the OSI model works well enough and there are physical limitations due to how transistors and circuits operate. Most of our limitations on the DoD side are due to processes and culture. As I alluded to earlier, we are severely behind the...

Those networking issues are not necessarily a corporate issue. Let's just say that the DoN and the larger DISA network are extremely complicated and set up in such a way as to make troubleshooting nearly impossible.