Search results

I believe that only happens when you put on O5. I just got promoted to O4 and they still haven't given back the sense of humor that they stole from me when I was a SWO.

Let me know if you have questions about the EDO (Non-aviation types) community

I'm not sure it does. As long as you have an engineering or engineering-adjacent (Physics, Chemistry, Applied Math, Architecture, Computer Science, etc.) bachelors, then they don't care. They will essentially assign you a curriculum at NPS when they cut your orders.

I am. There are a small handful of us on the site.

I've served with plenty of members of the rainbow club over the last decade and they were good Sailors and people. Just be normal, don't make it your entire personality, work hard, and be understanding when not everybody wants to roll to the gay bar or whatever with you. The hardest time you're...

@Griz882 I'm celebrating July 4th with you this year. Looks like fun. I'll make sure to leave my video camera at home.

It's likely that until he is released from prison he will be considered as part of the Navy. He will likely be dishonorably discharged once he leaves prison but he will continue to receive medical and welfare check ups until he is discharged. I know a guy who used to have to go down to Mexico to...

Thinking about it, we've lost a lot of great guys. Rondebmar was another Old Salt with great sea stories and advice.

That's wild. I'd hate to have to take baby wipe baths for 2/3rds of OCS. Yeah, I can see how women have a harder time. We men would wake up before PT and shave. IIRC we'd also go directly to chow after PT and then do hygiene afterwards.

Is this seriously an issue? I never had that problem at OCS and our DI would come into the showers with us (the dudes at least) and cause chaos. If you don't have enough time for hygiene in the morning, you aren't doing something right or you just need to learn how to shower faster. But I guess...

I miss both BusyBee604 and Catmando

And maybe mention something about "knowledges" as well.

He's still very much alive and enjoying retirement. If you're friends with "Master" Bates on Facebook, you'll see him posting quite frequently. He even posts in the same BOLD style.

That's a phenomenal advertisement.

For those handful of us EDOs on the board and anyone who wonders what an EDO does, Big Navy just released a cool new recruiting ad. The production values are pretty good and I think it does a decent job of explaining the world of us acquisitions professionals.

No

No labs? Dude, labs were the best part of my engineering and science courses.

Doesn't really matter honestly. You may be able to do both if your Physics program allows you to specialize in Statistical Mechanics. I would lean towards Applied Math being more useful since you will likely get more exposure to R, Python, machine learning/AI, and other compatible programming...

How do you hit all of the wickets necessary before your DH look with that kind of timeline?

If you do not eat, sleep, breath, and dream about being a SEAL, then you will NOT make it into NSW. There are far too few slots, many who would like to be SEALs, and the NSW community does a very good job of weeding people out both before, during, and after BUD/S.

Here's the thing, you could get the NAMI Whammy™ at ANY time. Break your leg just right? Whammy! Develop night blindness? Whammy! Develop a heart arrhythmia? Whammy! You need to decide whether you want to take a shot or not. I've seen guys get NPQed in the middle of prosperous careers for...

Sort of. You show up to OCS, then you do a physical. Depending upon your designator, the breadth and depth of that physical will vary (full form flight physical, dive physical, nuke physical, etc.). While you are at OCS, you will receive an initial up-check from the appropriate medical board...

The guys who made it through all went to help establish the Coast Guard's MSRT unit: https://www.americanspecialops.com/coast-guard/msrt/. They are stationed out of Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex in Moyock, NC. The new course is run out of MSRT HQ. They're good dudes and...

So what % get Air Tractors? :D Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Sad to see the FFGs go like this.

RODNEY M DAVIS would have been practically brand new back then.

Hope you feel better soon, dude.

As I said, the hosts are not well received here on AW.

RIP. Fair winds and following seas.

I'm a fan of Midrats (both the show and the actual midrats themselves) but I know the hosts aren't well received on AW: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/midrats Also, for my fellow EDO types and those in the acquisitions community, there's this: https://twitter.com/wardroompodcast

Not sure if I'm going to get in trouble here, but I recently upgraded my Citizen and Luminox to NATO straps from this company: https://www.crownandbuckle.com/ I am very satisfied with the quality of the product and even better, they're made right here in America! If you're looking for a...

That other pin is the Deep Submergence insignia. It's pretty cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Submergence_insignia

$4,284 and I can pick it up at the store or have it shipped to me for free. Also, no tax since it's the exchange.

Hey @mad dog, is this a good version of the Speedmaster to buy? https://www.shopmyexchange.com/omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-professional-master-chronograph-o31032425001001/2662966

Yeah, but the new Fat Albert doesn't have the rockets anymore. :(

I couldn't tell you. The last time I saw the Blue with the original Hornets was probably 20 years ago.

Those Rhinos put on a good show. Got to see the Blues in Charleston earlier this year. It was my daughter's first time seeing them and she was impressed.

I have no problem with Sailors wearing beards.

From BUPERSINST 1000.22C, section 7, paragraph 4: "Facial hair is to be of uniform length and free of sculpted styling or edging."

Have you seen the average pseudofolliculitis barbae shave chit Sailors? Very few follow the regs or know what they are. I see so many dudes with fresh line-ups on their beards and have them trimmed down. Those chits get abused, too. The Navy should just go ahead and let us have beards and be...

Knowing Mad Dog, it probably does. . . on a NATO strap.

I've got a buddy who went to the French war college in Paris. He is a FAO and works mainly Francophone countries in Africa. From what I've seen, you need a reason to go and many times it's for Intel or FAO types who specialize in that specific region of the world or culture.

@AArango195, to add to this advice, if you enlist, choose something that fits with your degree and gives you a path to continue on with your career in a fruitful fashion even if you can't commission in the officer community you initially wanted. May I suggest you look into the CT rate and use...

Primarily, you attend meetings, build PowerPoint slides, and write lots of emails. You might get to do some cool stuff in the SES onboard ships but I think that might be mainly IW officers leading those now.

Nope, he's thinking of California. https://www.foxla.com/news/fact-check-is-california-asking-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-cars-amid-power-grid-strain https://www.newsweek.com/california-facing-power-crisis-frets-over-electric-car-charging-routines-1602755 Also, California (Among many...

I'll second this. This stuff is amazing.

More than likely you will just need to ensure that your MA degree is entered into your record and call the pertinent PERS office to assign you a subspecialty based upon the degree. I got my MS through NPS so it just got automatically entered into my record.

Are you asking about AQDs?

There are 3 types of engineering professionals in the Navy: AEDOs which support aviation, EDOs which support surface and submarines, and CEC (Civil Engineering Corps) which perform facilities and shore engineering (They're the SeaBees). If you want to be in Aviation, then you need to look into...

While the program authorization is strict, the EDO community is always looking to snatch up unique skillsets. I've got a few colleagues who didn't quite meet the education or experience (On the AD side) requirements but had a lot of technical knowledge or skills and the OCM and Accessions team...