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  1. AllAmerican75

    Naval Submarine School Urinalysis

    As has been stated before, that's technically the regulations. That said, the thought of nukes nuking out the urinalysis program is hilarious to me. At least be thankful that you didn't have to take a dump during all of this.
  2. AllAmerican75

    Sexual Assault Information from Commissioned Female (AF)ROTC Officers

    If I remember a SAPR program review put on by the DoN Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) a few years ago, the DoD as a whole has higher reporting and response rates than the civilian world. I can't remember where they pulled that data from but they attributed it to the fact...
  3. AllAmerican75

    Sen. Schumer gas for electric car trade in program?

    I'm surprised they use water for the EV fires. I would imagine they're a class D fire and require some kind of chemical to inhibit the oxidation reaction.
  4. AllAmerican75

    Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

    In order to take islands and drive an enemy force back to their homeland in continental Asia, you need to get troops, beans, bullets, and fuel to the front lines. In order to fight a protracted war at sea against a peer power, you need to be able to repair your ships and minimize time spent out...
  5. AllAmerican75

    Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

    We don't disagree. It's a problem not only in the US but also in Europe and many other countries. The West has simply lost its way. For instance, most European countries have cut military spending in favor of welfare/social safety net programs. They have universal healthcare and fantastic...
  6. AllAmerican75

    Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

    We never stood a chance. The Chinese view history and civilizational planning on the scale of centuries and always have. You can't adequately plan against that when your plans have a time horizon of 2-4 years maximum.
  7. AllAmerican75

    Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

    There were ways to prevent those industries from going overseas and keeping them healthy here in America but as @number9 so aptly pointed out, our political leadership in Washington over the last 50 years cared more about shareholder profits, endless GDP growth, "free" markets, and globalizing...
  8. AllAmerican75

    Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

    The United States' refusal/inability to protect our shipping work force and industrial infrastructure is now coming back to haunt us. We don't even build large cargo ships in the United States anymore. Our capability to perform large scale sealift and expeditionary repair is almost completely...
  9. AllAmerican75

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    They're dirt cheap and the Big Three in Detroit aren't making cheap sedans anymore.
  10. AllAmerican75

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    Did you get to meet FLOTUS?
  11. AllAmerican75

    Am I Making a Mistake?

    This is my thought. If he's not 100% dedicated to being a Marine Officer first and foremost with flying as a side gig, then the Marines definitely aren't for him. If he doesn't want to fly helos, then I would assume the Marines also aren't going to be a good fit since they have limited fixed...
  12. AllAmerican75

    Marine Littoral Regiment Anti-air Bn

    Does Mrs. Robinson come with that future?
  13. AllAmerican75

    Marine Littoral Regiment Anti-air Bn

    You're worried about the wrong things. You should really be asking about the laser shark program. Here's a very classified photo:
  14. AllAmerican75

    Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

    These dry docks have structural issues that go back nearly 100 years. They are badly in need of overhaul and modernization. This work needed to be accomplished sometime. Now is about as good a time as any. The issue is that there is certain nuclear work that can ONLY be accomplished at public...
  15. AllAmerican75

    OCS vs NROTC

    As it's been explained to me, they still have a significant amount of authority seeing as how they are post-command senior O5s or junior O6s.
  16. AllAmerican75

    OCS vs NROTC

    Answers to your questions in order: 1. A lot. 2. Because engineering skills and knowledge are important to operating technical systems like ships, submarines, and airplanes. 3. Yes. Some history: The Navy used to have a two path career model for officers back before the turn of the 20th...
  17. AllAmerican75

    Dark brown flight boots? When did that happen?

    Are they hanging out in a lot of maritime environments? ? Those boots are designed to be able to be worn with fins.
  18. AllAmerican75

    OCS vs NROTC

    We had a joke that ME stood for "Maybe English?" Tons of people washed out of the engineering departments, mostly during Third Class/Sophomore year. That's when the academics really turned it up a notch. Having gone to VMI, we HAD to participate in an ROTC course up until our Second...
  19. AllAmerican75

    OCS vs NROTC

    When I was going through NROTC (2006-2010) nearly every single scholarship at VMI was a humanities major. Most had washed out of the engineering programs after their first year. In fact, the star of the battalion was a native Spanish speaker who was majoring in Spanish after he couldn't hack it...
  20. AllAmerican75

    How do DQs that are before flight physical work.

    The best way around this is to go to your original doctor who diagnosed you with ADHD and have him or her provide you with a letter saying that you have no signs or symptoms of the disorder and do not require medication and likely the original diagnosis was not accurate. That is the tried and...
  21. AllAmerican75

    How do DQs that are before flight physical work.

    This happened to me. I received the NAMI letter with about 1.5 weeks left at OCS. I redesignated to SWO and didn't get my orders until the week of graduation. Depending upon what you get NPQed for, you might also have to go through a larger medical waiver process with non-aviation doctors. I had...
  22. AllAmerican75

    37 years old with 15 year TIS, What program will accept me?

    As an EDO, I would recommend not even bothering. We take very few people directly through OCS. Most of our direct commissions come out of the Reserves (Provided they have the educational and skill background) or through special cases out of NROTC or the Academy if they've been medically...
  23. AllAmerican75

    37 years old with 15 year TIS, What program will accept me?

    Were they Reservists? The only time I have heard of Intel, IP, IW, and EDO officers going to ODS is if they are Direct-Commission Reservists.
  24. AllAmerican75

    37 years old with 15 year TIS, What program will accept me?

    IP is Restricted Line and are commissioned via OCS. They have similar TIS limits as other RL communities. If not even the LDOs will take him then he's too senior for a Line commission. CWO is his only shot.
  25. AllAmerican75

    37 years old with 15 year TIS, What program will accept me?

    It doesn't sound like @machinistmate04 has the prerequisite specialty skills (Legal, chaplain, Dental, Medical, Nuclear Physics) background necessary to qualify for an ODS slot.
  26. AllAmerican75

    Bubblehead Admirals can now wear flight suits?

    I've seen admirals do it a lot. They wear all kinds of uniforms, even the weird ones that only they seem to care about (Service Dress Khakis, etc.) Not only that but they also drink wine with their meals on board. You'd be surprised at how reasonable leather prices are in Italy. There are tons...
  27. AllAmerican75

    37 years old with 15 year TIS, What program will accept me?

    If he is a PO1 he is also eligible for LDO if his community has LDOs. If he's an MM, there are definitely both LDO and CWO positions available. If he no longer wants to be a Snipe, he should have applied for a URL officer program five years ago.
  28. AllAmerican75

    ADHD medication while active duty enlisted

    Yes, just like @FormerRecruitingGuru said, make an appointment or reach out to them and get the documentation. I am sure they will know what forms to use. Since they're part of the Defense Health Agency, they may have the ability to reach out and work with Navy BUMED or NAMI (Navy Flight Docs)...
  29. AllAmerican75

    CVW Composition

    你好同志. Actually, what you should really be worried about is the new MQ/A-69 semi-unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV). It's a highly classified program, you probably have never heard about it. Here's a pic of it in testing.
  30. AllAmerican75

    ADHD medication while active duty enlisted

    @Bardocks, make sure that you have full documentation with a letter from the prescribing doctor that explicitly and clearly states that you do not need the medication and that it was a misdiagnosis or something similar. This needs to be in hand before you arrive at MEPS. Otherwise it could...
  31. AllAmerican75

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    Do y'all not bring your own headsets?
  32. AllAmerican75

    SWO to IW/Intel

    That is exactly my point. A Masters in Homeland Security is a pretty pointless degree. It would be far better to dedicate that time and money to traveling to a part of the world you're interested in, studying the culture and language, and then selling your expertise. Even better if you can blend...
  33. AllAmerican75

    SWO to IW/Intel

    What is a Masters in Homeland Security? Why pay a college for a foreign language? There are plenty of low cost or free language learning tools and the fact of the matter is that you won't be useful to the intel community unless you also understand the culture. Intel and LE are not "book smart"...
  34. AllAmerican75

    SWO to IW/Intel

    Have you thought about going Army? You could go MP, transfer to CIS while in uniform, and then go federal LE from there. There aren't that many options for LE rolls in the Navy unless you're enlisted.
  35. AllAmerican75

    USN Cool New EDO Recruiting Ad

    Honestly, unless this Masters you're working on is part of your longer term life goals, I would stop taking classes and focus on getting ready for OCS and spending time with your family and friends. The EDO community really doesn't care about outside degrees and it could actually hurt you when...
  36. AllAmerican75

    USN Cool New EDO Recruiting Ad

    1. Best of luck with the board. 2. There is no way that you will have the time to get a masters while on Sea Duty as a SWO, especially one as intensive as an engineering degree. Furthermore, you would need a Masters of Science not a Masters of Engineering as the community does not consider an...
  37. AllAmerican75

    SWO to IW/Intel

    Hard to get those jobs, but definitely a good choice. The dudes and dudettes I usually saw get them were ASWOs or had some sort of ASW stink on them.
  38. AllAmerican75

    SWO to IW/Intel

    Depends. Are you hoping to stay in the Navy for a full 20 or get out after your DIVO rides? If you want to do a full 20, then branching into the SWO Acquisitions Professional community is a great way to do that as you will open up a wide array of options for working on the acquisitions side of...
  39. AllAmerican75

    SWO to IW/Intel

    Do you have the option of applying for a SWO-IW or SWO-Intel option contract? This would mean you do your initial 2 sea tours as a SWO and then are automatically redesignated into one of the Restricted Line communities. This is a standard thing for Academy and NROTC bubbas but I don't know if...
  40. AllAmerican75

    Air Force v.s. Navy Culture Differences

    I don't disagree. I was responding to @insanebikerboy's comment that having a thumb safety is antiquated. I've had to get dudes and dudettes like you mentioned weapons-qualified. I even saw a few try out for the VBSS pipeline. I don't know what's more worrisome, the fear that many in the Navy...
  41. AllAmerican75

    Air Force v.s. Navy Culture Differences

    That's the exact opposite of the training and manual of arms of the M9 within the Surface Navy. They rely upon the thumb safety to an unhealthy degree. In fact, I have seen Sailors mishandle M9s thinking they were being safe simply because the safety was on. Even in VBSS school, they made sure...
  42. AllAmerican75

    Air Force v.s. Navy Culture Differences

    I have a similar opinion. There's more that goes into the safety discussion than just preventing the weapon from going off if dropped or physical failure. For instance, I have a LOT of time behind an M9 from my ATFP and VBSS background some of which involved me dangling from a caving ladder 30...
  43. AllAmerican75

    Air Force v.s. Navy Culture Differences

    But if that hammer falls -- for whatever reason -- there's nothing to stop the weapon from firing. I prefer DA-SA pistols with drop safeties/trigger disconnects for that very reason. Don't get me wrong, I love my Colt Commander and will likely be building a full frame 1911 soon, but I just think...
  44. AllAmerican75

    Air Force v.s. Navy Culture Differences

    And this is why I refuse to carry a 1911. The idea of carrying condition 1 with the hammer cocked or in condition 2 and having to ride the hammer forward to get there never sat well with me.
  45. AllAmerican75

    EOD civilian selection

    When I got the NAMI Whammy at OCS, I looked into redesignating into EOD. I was told by the community manager that the two OCS slots they had for Fiscal Year 2012 had already been filled and they weren't taking anybody else. I then met those two guys who were two classes behind mine and they were...
  46. AllAmerican75

    Any Tesla owners?

    Chuck, my advice is to be wary of the battery life problems that living in the Midwest will incur. Those temperature fluctuations will not only reduce charge duration but also reduce battery life. You're already looking at having to change the battery bank at around the 7 year mark and that's...
  47. AllAmerican75

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    You're not allowed to smoke? Can't you just roll down a window in flight?
  48. AllAmerican75

    USN Cool New EDO Recruiting Ad

    Congrats! Make sure you boss those ensigns around ;) If you're in an area where you have access to EDOs (RMC, shipyard, NIWC, NSWC, etc.) then I would recommend you go get some mentoring with some O5+ EDOs. They should be able to help you write your letter to the board and make sure your...
  49. AllAmerican75

    USN Cool New EDO Recruiting Ad

    You're welcome. Just for my own edification, are you already commissioned and working towards lateral transfer? Your bio says you're still applying to OCS.
  50. AllAmerican75

    USN Cool New EDO Recruiting Ad

    The New Accessions Detailer may request a dream sheet of your top three picks but more than likely you will be assigned based upon vacancies within the department and needs of the Navy. Also, if you want to go to MIT, you have to apply for it and there's only one curriculum available which is...
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