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...and what's your military experience to make this statement?

Which base is it closest to?

The real pain in the dick is listing everywhere you've lived the past five years, and a reference from each address. For college kids, moving happens every 8 months or so, and I was reaching to list people while I lived at this dorm, this apt, etc.

Basket of Porn always seems to be a big hit.

Yes. If people address you as "Skipper" or "CAG"

I took it a couple of times. What was really handy was the VA-FL route. They load up your car, so instead of heading down the I-95, You can make it from DC to Orlando overnight. Plus dinner and forced socialization with strangers is always fun.

I know a guy with that callsign (ok, it's "shocka"). I'll let you figure out how he got it.

Nah, I'm not a supply guy. However, I would check out the supply forum and PM/email some of the commissioned chops who can give you a no-sh!t assessment. http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=24&page=1&pp=25&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=365

It's a 36 month sea tour. Which means during that 36-month period you'll deploy and do shorter at-sea periods now and then (SWOs can attest to this). You won't be at sea for 36 months straight if that's what you're thinking.

I don't know if this is standard on carriers, but the Vinson had khaki hours from 1400-1600. Even that could get crowded, but at least you weren't lining up outside waiting for people to leave so you could go in (we affectionately referred to that time as "prison hours"). Anyway, last...

What's the difference between an OC going through ROTC and a Mid? I know at OCS, OCs got a paper temp pass.

Permanant Change of Station.

I don't know how it is with other commands, but all the mids we got at my previous squadron didn't do jack. They were shown around, given a backseat hop, but other than that, they had zero responsibility. Ok, that's not entirely true, they had to muster for man overboard.

When I was at CECOS, an ENS LDO (who was an instructor) saluted me on the first day (I was rockin' the JG bars). I saluted back, then shook his hand and introduced myself. I was started to explain that it really wasn't necessary for an O-1 to salute an O-2, his reply was "We recognize rank on...

Rookies.

Either way, you'll all have plenty of time to perfect the "Pensacola Pullout"

Made a slight edit (OCS is 12 weeks now). Good stuff, I'll make it a sticky

Looks like you'll fall under the NRD Miami umbrella (the other one in FL is JAX). Try giving them a call @ 800-445-4625 and ask where the closest officer recruiter is. What designator(s) are you interested in?

Try not to fvck it up, OK?

Well, if both guys got into OCS, they would know their designator heading in. The Navy won't send someone to OCS they don't have a spot for (in other words, if both were accepted to OCS as supply, both are going to have a supply billet after OCS). Just sh!tpicking 'cuz it's monday morning...

You'll also need to find the Air Force instruction on transfer into the Air Force.

Yeah, I've heard there's some serious "talent" there.

NAS North Island is pretty sweet.

Yeah, when you get to the boat school, do me a favor and find out what a "pre-appointee" is. I'm dying to know.

You'll take the 3rd class swim test with everyone else. I don't think you'll take the 2nd class @ OCS(I didn't hear of any SNA/SNFOs rolling because they failed the 2nd class), but you'll definitely have other swim sessions while all the non-aviators sit on their ass in their rooms.

Yeah, they like to throw the word "internship" around at career fairs, mainly because a lot of students are looking for a summer internship. The fact that both of these happen in the summer is probably where the similarities end. Here's the thing, as an intern, you're doing a job for the...

Not right off the bat. If you're not progressing, your class team will be concerned, mainly because they want you to be passing (excellent low) by the mid-PRT. That way if something strange happens like a sprained ankle and you go med down, they can sub the mid-PRT scores for the Out-PRT...

For the in-PRT, Probationary will do the trick (unless they've upped it a bit in the past few years). It will earn you some extra attention, but it won't be enough to roll you right then and there. For a male 20-24: 37 pushups 46 curlups 13:30 1.5 mile run And yes...people have...

Sounds like a 16-year-old describing sex.

Ok, this isn't specific to being in the military, but right now, Dell has some monster deals on Intel Core Duo computers. For instance, you can get a laptop with a 15.4" screen, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB hardrive for $799 (you can customize it too). I was pricing a Vaio @ about the same specs, and it...

I passed the depth perception. The test was the one with rows of cirlces and you're supposed to pick out which one is jumping out at you. That's fine, I would just look from one end of the line to the other to see which one was different, rather than look at the row as a whole. What didn't...

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to ip568 again. That's so true. Women shop, Men buy stuff.

Not likely. I'd wait until you get your wings, then at some point during your squadron tour, put in for PRK.

Maybe we need to send these guys over

Not if you have USAA Exactly. The existence Debit Cards make Checks at the register a pain in the ass for the cashier and the people waiting in line. Women using checks at the check out line is somewhat excusable, because I think it's in their biology or something, but a man toting his...

Any man who writes a check when he can use cash or credit is queerbait. This is not debatable.

These two statements conflict...where are you in your academic studies? That said, you can argue how much weight the GPA carries in your application, but look, a high GPA isn't going to hurt you, so do your best. Sounds like you're trying for Marines, have you thought about the PLC program...

Not likely. Since it looks like you're too old for Nuke, you won't be magically eligible once you're an intel or crypto (now IW) select prior to comissioning. While after comissioning it's technically possible, I haven't seen anybody selected by Subs on the lateral transfer board in the last 3...

Right 27+4 = 31 There was a guy in our OCS class who was turning 31 (prior service) in February (we commissioned in Dec), and he was sweating it because it meant he could only roll twice. He finished with us, so it was all good.

I don't know how competitive things have gotten, but I don't think a 2.8 is the end of the world. You could wait until the end of this semester and then apply (NR interviews happend practically every month), or go ahead and apply now. I saw a guy get to the interview with a 2.8 in Comp Sci...

Yeah Ric, Steve's a SWO, not a doctor.

I think you might need to pass just to be eligible for the Unrestricted Line. What did your recruiter say? If it's something you need, I would play it on the safe side and go to a civilian optometrist.

That's impressive, a threadjack on the first reply. To answer your question, if you're going the OCS/PLC/OCC route, it's determined when you apply. To the original thread, I haven't heard of an age waiver unless you're prior service. Also, don't be so quick to assume NFOs spend the same...

I think he's still getting over Goose's death...or that he didn't die, but gave up naval aviation to be an ER doctor.

Do it because you want to, not because you think it'll make a stronger case for BDCP. A lot of prior enlsited don't do something related to their rate, so they're going to be "retrained anyway." Is there a reason you're delaying your studies? I would think staying in school and applying...

Hey, while you're in Boulder, you should hit up a football recruiting party. I hear those can be fun.

"A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces" This is for all you guys who could never read higher than a 3rd grade level. It's a book filled with pictures of the military: from boot camp, to recruiiters, to a guy eating a sandwich after watch, they were taken in a 24 hour period on...

I was referring to the State College, PA police. Those guys break out the pepper spray on the Penn State students for fun.

Y'know, it's too bad the Santa Cruz cops didn't take a page out of the State College PD's playbook and break out the pepper spray. That woulda broken up the crowd real quick.

Gotcha. To me the whole protest thing is ridiculous. Stand there and picket all you want, but forcefully preventing them from recruiting on campus? What if there was a student group against Japanese products and they drove the SONY and Toyota recruiters out of the fair and threw a rock at...