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As a SWO on a ship, I carried a pistol on my hip far more often than I ever thought I would. I know it may not be the same for all officers. The SEALs, SWCCs, and EOD bubbas all have a minimum amount of ammo they have to shoot every so often. Believe you me, they are not hurting for NCEA or...

Not sure but I have a good friend who I went through NPS with who has a bachelors in architecture and was picked up for lateral transfer into the EDO community.

There is no way to commission as an Engineering Duty Officer directly from OCS on Active Duty. The only way I know of is to get a SWO-EDO option slot. Those are few and far between as most are given to ROTC and Academy grads. Your best bet is to become a SWO and then apply for lateral transfer...

If you gotta ask then you can't afford it

How did the firewall not block the porn sites? NMCI blocks Facebook and even Google sometimes for me.

Yeah, once I started learning Russian, I can't stop pronouncing it correctly in my head.

"Hookers ya bad"? ? It's a Russian letter. Is you hit the Windows+. key combo then you can select non-Latin letters.

Looks like the venerable Dragon Lady is on the chopping block this fiscal year. Sad to see the old girl go. What a cool airplane. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u-2-retirement-moves-forward-with-defense-secretary-decision

So it sounds like you like finance but also want to fly while serving your country. There is a way to do both. Go be a pilot and then, when you get tired of it, take a shore tour in DC doing finance for the Navy. There is a subspecialty code that will identify you as a financial specialist and...

The Air National Guard, most likely.

Considering those social programs make up roughly 70% of the federal budget and are the #1 expenditure of the federal government (Service to our debt is #2), eventually cuts will have to happen or else we will need to admit that every single other function and service of the government is...

The OCS accessions for EOD and NSW are incredibly slim. If you aren't already working with those communities, the likelihood that you will be able to get in are slim to none. When I redesignated at OCS, I put EOD as one of my choices. I ended up only being offered SWO since I didn't want to be a...

1. I think I was clear that we need to find a way for all people to serve if they want to. That's a fundamental necessity under a plan like this, otherwise you shut people out. It doesn't even have to be in the military. I was serious that if janitorial work is all someone is qualified for and...

Well, the Founding Fathers didn't believe voting was a universal human right and as such restricted it to the landowners who not only had skin in the game but also were the most likely to stay engaged in political matters because it was good for business. Also, those same landowners had the...

Zero. Also, the idea of service guaranteeing citizenship is Heinlein's only good idea. Otherwise, he was a sexual deviant and would have weird sex parties with his wife and used his libertarian ideology as a way to justify that.

Heinlein was undemocratic? Literally anyone could earn the right to vote through service. It was explained early on in the book that if you wanted to serve, the government would find a place for you even if all you did was be a janitor for two years. That's no more or less democratic than what...

Maybe if voting actually meant something to these people and they were actually engaged in the political process and they had to earn their right to vote instead of just being handed it when they turn 18, then maybe we would have better voting outcomes. As it stands, the more we've expanded...

I mean, if you think you can convince Congress and the state legislatures to vote for a new amendment to forcibly quarter troops in private citizens' homes, then go ahead. I think returning our Congress to how it is supposed to operate as intended by our Founding Fathers is an easier sell.

I like it. I would also add that we should repeal the 17th Amendment and return to an actual republic where the two houses of Congress aren't both popularly elected and the upper house (Senate) actually represents their state's interests.

I had a 2.6 GPA with a BS in Mechanical Engineering but had pretty good scores on the ASTB and got picked up in 2011 during a time when there were few slots available and many people were applying because the economy was still in the toilet from the 2008 recession. You'll be fine.

It's been a while but there are two pools at OTCN. One is the base pool and the other is the survival training pool. You'll probably be able to use either one.

I don't see how you fix the system in its current form. It's not gerrymandering or limiting that's caused the problems, it's the fact that the political class don't need to care about us. Just look at places like California. They keep electing the same people to power despite the fact that they...

I never said it would be fun or pleasant, just that it might actually provide enough impetus for things to finally get fixed. I don't think a full shutdown would result in the same people remaining in power. In fact, I'm not sure our representative democracy with nearly universal suffrage...

Yes, you will have opportunities to stay in EOD shape as @JoeBob1788 already mentioned. Not only will you have access to perform special workouts but if any of the drill instructors or chiefs are SOF types they will take you aside and help you stay in shape. This happened for a buddy of mine who...

To play devils advocate, I think an actual, honest-to-God shutdown of the government where everything stops for months (Not the annual goat rope where we live under Continuing Resolutions and pass vaporware budgets at the 11th hour) might actually be the wake-up call we (the DoD and US gov't)...

Have you read MCO 1001.65? Have you reached out to the USMC's PERS command? https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/MCO%201001.65.pdf

Have you talked to the PERS-41 OCM to confirm there are out-quotas? What service are you trying to go into? Have you read up on the PERS website about ISTs? https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Detailing/Officer/Pers-41-SWO/Career-Info/Interservice-Transfer/

Whoa, did we date the same woman? :eek:

Nah, probably more like Key West. I think I've seen some boats down that way with a similar paint job.

Is it wrong if I think that's an ugly paintjob?

Not necessarily always aviation or 40s prop plane era but this dude Mustard has a channel where he talks about strange projects: https://www.youtube.com/@MustardChannel Also a big fan of Dark Skies: https://www.youtube.com/@DarkDocsSkies And then there's always Military Aviation History...

There is an upcheck in Nuke pipeline from the CO/chain of command assessing whether they have confidence that you can competently stand the watch or run a nuclear plant. I believe this happens at some point in the Prototype phase. It's very possible to piss off the instructors and be de-nuked...

I'll remain skeptical, but flight sims have had eye trackers for a while now to provide head movement in-game and make it easier to scan around the cockpit. They work pretty well but are expensive: https://gaming.tobii.com/games/microsoft-flight-simulator/ I imagine you could rig something...

Because showing up to the boat or Nuke school and telling your CO who not only signs you FITREP but also signs off on your Sub Officer qualifications that you hate being a submariner and hate the sub community will have negative career impacts on both your FITREPs and your Sub Officer...

If the admiral asks, definitely answer truthfully but don't go into the interviews saying that you don't want to be a Nuke. You don't want to be that guy. Are you asking about the Beachmaster Unit? The guys and gals who organize and direct beach landings? They're kind of like the traffic cops...

Do NOT do this when you go to Naval Reactors to do the interview with the scientists and admiral! Do this with your unit leadership before you go. Also, I'm not sure the sub draft is "unvolunteerable." If he puts up a stink about it, it's very likely he'll still be a SWO Nuke and still end up in...

I'm in Charleston right now and mentoring some guys so who failed the Nuke pipeline. The likely outcome of doing so will be a POCR Board and either being booted from the Navy or redesignated into a Restricted Line community. SWO is currently full but that can change and any community with a...

Did they say why they only limited it to Korean or Japanese diesel boats (I don't have a WSJ or Apple subscription)? The Germans produce some excellent boats that are world class and extremely capable. I would assume with our need to operate alongside NATO, it would be easier to get parts from...

Are you willing to go into the Navy as another designator to then become a PAO? Are you willing to enlist to become a PAO? As @exNavyOffRec said, the Navy cares far more about your real world experience than it does a Masters. That means that you either need to be doing media and public...

Maybe I need to get up there to find Wife 2.0? ? It's really not far from where I am. BTW, despite being on board JB Charleston, we didn't hear about any of these shenanigans until it hit the news.

Glad to hear your rehab and recovery are going well. I don't know if I've ever seen a more appropriate example of the type of folks who live in rural South and North Carolina. They're the salt of the earth. ?

That's probably the coolest watch you've posted.

The Coast Guard is offering you a phenomenal deal. Sometimes what we want isn't in the cards. Take the opportunity that is being given to you and seize it with everything you have. Every single Coastie I know loves it and the likelihood of you doing some really cool things in some really cool...

Now instead of a high-speed Sailor replace it with a very low-speed, high-drag civilian comparing her morning commute to the Civil Rights marches over the 1MC and you'll have an idea of what I'm complaining about. Work isn't a Def Jam Poetry Slam, and if it is, at least let me drink a beer at my...

I'll echo the advice you've already received about getting your chain of command and your community manager to work together to let you go. That seems to be a huge problem with Nukes, sometimes even to the point of being spiteful. As long as they are all happy with it, your Command Career...

No, no, please no more terrible poetry. I have to sit through enough on MLK Day and Juneteenth celebrations. Everyone wants to be Maya Angelou without having Maya Angelou's skill with the written word.

Have you been to BDOC and ADOC? Are you also the Crypto manager for the ship? Most COMMOs on small boys are and there are courses for that. I believe there's a Fleet COMMO course but any gouge I have is over a decade old and probably no good anymore. What collateral duties do you have? There...

Why not just add a tax at point of sale for energy when you charge your vehicle? It would be easier and have less administrative overhead. Or are we looking for something for those 87,000 new IRS agents to do?

Perhaps it was the way in which you said it versus the actual information you passed along.

It'll depend on how your orders are written. Do you have a hard copy of your orders yet? If so, ask your class chief or class officer for help in reading them. You should have travel time but that will depend on how you're traveling and where you're going.