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A bit of trivia: Because Admiral King was so late in his career (and life) when he earned his wings he was less than optimal as an aviator. He was required to have a 2nd in command on all flights (I can't remember if this was because of the airframe, his lack of hours/proficiency, or because the...

What are you hoping to do? Flyfishing? Bass fishing? Deep Sea fishing? Tuna? Swordfish? I'd find a local shop dedicated to the kind of fishing you're trying to do and then ask them.

Some billets are held by LDOs, some by warrants, and some by regular SWOs. No, because ship schedules are classified.

There's not enough opportunity to do everything you need for quals. Also, you will be competing for OOD time with all of the non-SWOs trying to get their letter for promotion boards. Correct. CVNs (and LHDs and LHAs) are terrible places for SWOs. Don't go as a first tour DIVO. There are...

The amount of pilot slots available for OCS ebbs and flows with the Needs of the Navy month to month and year to year. But yes, you are correct, if you go are selected for a Student Naval Aviator slot at OCS, you are guaranteed to commission as an officer with the designator 1390 (Student Naval...

Had a dude in my class who was a chief and he got some extra grief from the RDCs but I could never tell if that was just them just doing chief things or whether it was actually malicious. Either way, he experienced more issues as an ensign in the wardroom than he did at OCS as a chief. Out of...

Yes, and no, as I was told that was standard Navy policy and couldn't be helped. As an Ensign, how was I supposed to know better? I wasn't in a position nor did I have the desire to buck the trend and fight the CO who I was trying to convince to give me a SWO pin.

I was commenting on the fact that a 500 ship Navy is a pipedream given the current political climate. Nothing more, nothing less. Seems to me you're the one spoiling for a fight. I'll go ahead and end it here: You won the argument. Congratulations.

Brett, I'm not sure what you're arguing about. We are in agreement. I am insisting that we will never reach a 500 ship Navy for the exact reasons you mentioned above. I agree that we do a terrible job of managing the resources we do have but there is an issue as well with what the vision of...

That's exactly my point, Brett. I'm saying the political will of our nation is at ever-increasing odds with our needs for defense and power projection around the world. We will never achieve a 500 ship Navy because we lack the political will to do so. If you remember your Clausewitz and Corbett...

Good luck. Where is the CNO going to get the funding? The remuneration on our national debt and the ever-expanding nature of our social safety nets (read welfare) programs are going to run roughshod over the funds needed to build a 500 ship Navy, let alone keep the shore infrastructure up and...

But @HuggyU2, you're not answering the most pressing and important question: What percent get U-2s? :D I will never understand those "jokes."

Admiral Nguyen is a cool dude. Got to talk with him when he came out to the EDO Schoolhouse. He made the EDO Reserve job sound like a great gig. Definitely has an interesting background.

Then perhaps it's better that Ukraine once again be ruled by Cossacks and we (the West) stop meddling in Cossack affairs.

I'm curious as to the opinions of the locals in the Donbass. From my understanding many are ethnically Russian (trying to parse out the difference between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians makes my head hurt) and would like to be part of the Motherland again. Does that gel with your own familiarity...

Are they doing an UNREP? You can almost see the Venturis between the too. :eek: Any of you carrier bubbas ever done an UNREP as the actual oiler? I know the carriers have the equipment to be able to do it and I've always wondered if you had to do some sets and reps as both the giver and...

Congratulations on crossing the finish line!

If all you care about is setting yourself up for civilian life, then go somewhere where is easy to get a masters and/or professional certifications in the field you want to work in (PMP, Scrum Master, etc.). For this reason, it would likely be worth to do a tour at the air wing, NAVAIR, or some...

Moscow and London would have been smoldering heaps of rubble and glorious France would be the reigning super power of Continental Europe.

They'll simply become Russian developers instead of Ukrainian developers.

Please add me.

I didn't really care for it.

Probably one of the best Christmas movies around. Then again, I never cared much for the sappy, touchy feely Christmas movies.

How do you register your DD-214 at the courthouse?

I was very serious. Thank you.

Does it come in pink? I've been looking for a 22 for my daughter just like this but she looooooooooooves pink and unicorns.

Cool. Are they all Station Airs or are they still buying Skyhawks as well?

Are all of the CAP planes G1000 equipped these days? I remember when they were just rolling those out and only the cool senior squadrons that did a LOT of SAR got them. Also, I'm glad they haven't ditched the electronic direction finding equipment yet. Good times.

How dare you provide scientific evidence to debunk claims! Don't you know that science is supposed to be rigidly dogmatic and can never change?

LCS Program Manager: "Hold my beer. . . "

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I know what the trim controls are on the right side of the yoke, but what are the number clickers for on the left side?

No regrets or. . . ?

It's great advice to talk to the OCM of the community you're trying to lat transfer into, they'll steer you in the right direction. As far as becoming more junior, the only places I've seen that happen is transferring into another service. The Coasties are notorious for dropping LTs to LTJGs...

To build upon this, there are only so many hulls that can take new ensigns. At present, I believe only DDGs, CGs, LPDs, LSDs, LHDs/LHAs, and LCSs are open for ensigns, so you won't be going to a PC, a carrier, or a sweep right off the bat. When you get to any of these ships (except for the LCS)...

You're worrying about the wrong things here. Ultimately, you have very little control of where you go once you get to OCS. You need to make peace with that and stop trying to work the system right now. In fact, you will likely have little control over where you go for the next 8 years of your...

It's funny that no one wants to deal with the ramifications if the DoD did, in fact, violate 10 U.S. Code § 1107a. There are going to be a LOT of wrongful termination suits depending upon how the military kicks those "evil, no good, anti-vaxxer, science denying" service members out.

The cynical take is that the minute someone receives the approved "Comirnaty" vaccine, Pfizer/Biontech are now criminally and civilly liable for any adverse reactions, serious injury, or death related to that vaccine. That's why they continue to produce and hand out the EUA vaccine and why the...

Feel free to read the FDA's approval letter and data review report. They make sure to note it in both documents. They are available for free on the FDA's website. Legally speaking, yes. At least as far as enforceable mandates are concerned. Otherwise the DoD will find themselves fielding cases...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop asking difficult questions. Don't you know that overnight all of the labels magically became "Comirnaty" labels? ;) This despite the fact that the FDA's own approval paperwork makes it crystal clear that the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine under EUA and "Comirnaty" are chemically...

Out of curiosity, have you also been informing yourself by tracking VAERS (https://openvaers.com/) and Vaccine Safety Datalink reports?

And in that time mRNA technologies have had severe technical and safety issues which have prevented them from entering Phase 3 trials in humans. This article describes the history of some of those trials but is derived from the original report which I am having trouble finding again. You'll...

That's what happens when you try to do math late at night.

Wow, that's about as large as a Wasp class LHD! ?

What was the estimated displacement on these? That's nearly 20,000 tons in guns alone!

Talk to your class officer (likely a SWO, many guys waiting to class up at SWOS get stashed at OTCN). He/she will likely help with reaching out and learning about what the ship is going through. Some of it is just a crapshoot. Also, unless the process has changed, you won't be dealing with...

You gettin' paid to fly again? Congrats.

You will have hard, boring days as a SWO but then you will also have days where you get to re-enlist one of your hot running Sailors. You'll have times where you're in charge of fighting the ship and directing air and surface assets to hunt a foreign submarine at night, while preparing for an...

Only one of the coolest Navy traditions. For the uninitiated: http://navycollector.com/Navy_Traditions.htm Also, you can still buy them: https://theboatswainsmatestore.com/collections/liberty-cuffs?page=1

@chipotlehater69 what happens if you go to OCS and get NPQ'ed (aka the NAMI Whammy)? What happens if you get to Pensacola and get the NAMI Whammy? Have you considered that?