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Where's the photo of them handing out the standard issue KY with gauze to help with the bleeding?

You'd be surprised. I'm met douchebags who qualify for the good conduct medal (3 years enlisted w/o NJP) while in BDCP/OCS and they a) wear it around like they're salty b) refer to themselves as prior enlisted Not a winning combination. I think the technical term for this is "being a cheesedick"

That's good that he's being candid. The way I rationalize it, ROTC is a great program for high school kids who pick up a scholarship and get four (or five) years covered, especially if it's a private or out-of-state public school. BDCP just seems the way to go if you join mid-college. Money...

Concur with this if you are indeed a final select for SNA via BDCP. You'll accrue time in service and leave without having the time obligation of ROTC along with the fact that your designator is set.

@OP, if you want some more descriptive examples, read "Warrior Elite" by Dick Couch. Great read, and it does a great job illustrating how tough BUD/S is and how so many just reach a breaking point and DOR.

The option to swim exists, but is not required. You only need to complete the 1.5 mile run or the swim, so don't worry about those times.

I'll plug crossfit too. Not only do the creative workouts combine cardio and strength work often in short, intense bursts (less than 8 minutes), but the program is varied that you won't get bored with it and the classes are fun as long as the other people aren't complete D-bags. Trying to come...

Not to mention that any business school worth going to isn't going to admit anyone without any work experience (though some exceptions, are made, and usually only one, if any, per year), though online for-profit educational institutions will gladly take your money and admit you to their program...

Concur. As someone who's finishing up a Masters this summer, I can say firsthand, if you're not 100% interested in your course of study, it will be miserable. It's not like undergrad where you have so many requirements you're going to stomach some crap you just need to graduate. A Masters is...

That clears things up a bit. The graduating seniors didn't have any ribbons, but the cadets who were helping out were wearing theirs.

That's nothing. I went to the ASU AF ROTC commissioning ceremony a week ago and saw underclass cadets with ridiculous amounts of chest candy. The various ribbons were probably given for meritorious achievements such as "Best Deep Throat technique" or "Taking it in the can without a gagball"

Forget if you're eligible for BDCP or not and just get the ball rolling. It's a time consuming process with a lot of waiting. Even if you can't get into BDCP, it'll be much better to at least have an OCS date lined up shortly after you graduate instead of waiting around to hear back after...

I'm a little surprised that there isn't a small office in Blacksburg. At Penn State, there was an office in downtown State College staffed by two LTs and that office fell under the NRD Pittsburgh umbrella. I would try the office in Christianburg. I know the navy.com site lists that as an...

I'm with you there. After years of swinging by the Commissary after work to do my grocery shopping, I'm easily spending twice as much at the Safeway in town on my grad school tour. The funny thing is, when I was an ENS, I had some other ENSs look at me with disgust and say "Ugh...you shop...

Here's the formula = 10% * Monthly Base pay * Months of active duty served (fractions of a month disregarded). So, An LT with 10 years: 0.10 * $5539 * 120 months = $66,468 before taxes

A cautionary note on the Masters: Only do it if you're really interested in the subject matter. Graduate courses are far different than undergraduate in terms of depth and workload. If you think getting a Masters is a good idea because you have idle time, you might want to think again. 11Gs...

Do you know what the MILPERSMAN is in regards to officer severance? I came across it before, but can't seem to find it.

"somewhat" = just the tip @OP, when you commission, make sure the first thing you do is head to a used car dealership and (like Borat) ask the salesman where the "pussy magnet" is.

...all the more reason to take the advance DLA + 1 month's pay in advance.

There's the Graduate Education Voucher (GEV) for line officers to get a masters on their own time, but the Navy picks up the tuition. Not sure about the details, but there's a message announcing the program at least once a year.

In short, no. The idea of NROTC is to get your degree while going through officer training. There's no benefit to the Navy to have a program that pays for your masters then commissions you upon completion since you need a bachelors to pursue a masters, and the bachelors degree makes you...

You'll have an easier go of it as an officer dining in the wardroom than on the messdecks. On a carrier, if you don't like what they're serving you could always order a veggie burger or something and there's always a salad bar available, Wednesday pasta bars, etc. It limits your selection, but...

Sometimes the staff identifies people that just aren't prepared (i.e. really weak at PT) and they need an excuse to roll them back. They can't just do it for poor performance, so they fail that person. The funny thing is when a pretty good candidate fails by a point, the staff gets all pissed...

No, constipation happens at OCS...not on the order of 2-3 weeks...maybe 2-3 days. In fact, during Indoc week, the only time I had to comfortably take a shit was after taps. There was no way you could drop trou in time during a normal headcall.

Change it to Texas, they don't have any state income taxes either.

Yeah, you'll rate everything an active E-6 does including BAH. But another thing to consider is you're paid twice a month while I'm sure tuition will be charged in a lump sum per semester. Or at best they'll have some kind of deferred plan that let's you pay in installments, but certainly not...

I think the key difference is that one is a good program for someone who is already in dental school (the one that makes you active E-6), and one is a good program for someone who hasn't started dental school yet (the one that picks up the full tuition tab and pays you a stipend). Although...

New non-prior dentists commission as O-3s with zero years of service (dental school doesn't count for pay). You'll be an O-3E with 6 years. Not sure how pay works in Dental school, but this blurb from the Navy website leads me to believe you'll be an O-1 inactive reserve during school (no pay...

Where are you currently? If you're in SD, then the detail shop would probably like to no-cost PCS you. If you're anywhere else in NAVFAC SW land, you're probably headed for Port Hueneme. Never did an ACB tour, but talking with some chiefs at my NMCB, the big difference is that the ACBs rarely...

That's the problem: It doesn't increase your odds. Keep your chin up and be persistent.

I'm all for cussing on the internet (Cock! Balls!), or in exchanging JO banter on email at work, but to do so on a blog where you identify yourself as the Manhattan area recruiter seems a bit unprofessional to me.

AFIT = Air Force Institute of Technology, it's the Air Force's postgraduate school, Navy has Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) in Monterey, CA Yes, the payback is for giving him orders to get his Master's at AFIT.

I have a friend who's an AEDO. He did his sea tour as an NFO, then did shore duty where he applied and got picked up for AEDO. He was then sent to AFIT in Dayton, OH to get his masters, and he owes three years after he gets his degree as an AEDO. He'll be at 14 years when he's done paying...

The reality is, if you enlist with the intention of applying to an officer program right away, you could end up waiting for a lot longer than one year. Fact is, you'll be competing for OCS slots against E-5s and E-6s with a lot more fleet time than you. 1-year of prior service doesn't get you...

I don't think there's much of a decision to make. If your only goal is to be an officer in the Navy, don't enlist, don't go to the Army. Be persistent, it pays off in the end.

Question answered...right? Good. Locked.

Yes. However, there are multiple factors that come into play: The gaining community has to have lat xfer quotas, and your community has to let you go. The CEC is a little undermanned as of now, and they've been taking lat xfers and flight attrites with open arms, so that part isn't the...

Jorts.

Any names of apartments/condos to go off of?

I don't know when the next board meets, but your recruiter should know where MEPS fits into the picture. Recruiters are always going to push people with technical degrees to go NUPOC because that's where the requirement always lies (CEC is much smaller). IF you have any questions on the CEC...

I know this thread is about Norfolk, but I have orders to Little Creek this summer. Any good recommendations for apartments or condo rentals in VA Beach? I'm not super picky, I just don't want to live in the hood and don't want to live somewhere overpriced.

You'll find out real quick that's not a question you want to ask around here, because everyone and their brother has asked it before. The answer is: NOBODY ON THIS FUCKING BOARD KNOWS. That said (I'm not trying to intentionally be a dick), I will say that historically, your ASTB scores aren't...

If by working with your hands you mean handling paperwork, then you'll love it. In all seriousness, I settled on this route after my -9.00 diopters got me rejected from NFO, and yes it was frustrating to work around people doing the job you wanted to do while sometimes taking it for granted and...

FYI...the definition of a C is Satisfactory...or average. Somewhere along the line we've felt some sort of entitlement that a B should be an average grade, and an A is good. I've had classes where I had an average in the 60s and got a C. I'll take that any day. My best advice is to practice...

The first thing to realize is that it's a big mind-fuck. You'll get there and feel like you can't do anything right: The DI gets pissed and you're eating all your meals standing up, during PT, all the classes will be stretching, yours gets yelled at, and then you're doing pushups. This part...

If you take a look at my profile, you'll see that I haven't been AMDO since 2005 and lat xfered to the CEC. All CEC Officers get sent to a civilian grad school if they stay in long enough. Something else I learned today: SWOs are too busy wearing their SWOters and eating SWOughnuts to read an...

What I learned today: SWOs don't know how to pick a fight. This is an aviation board. No one is impressed by your black shoes.

Sounds like something is lost in translation. Here in the Navy, we're used to having one Commanding Officer, who's usually an O-5 in command of the ship/squadron/sub, etc. In the Army, Company Commanders are often referred to as "Commanding Officers" of that company, even though they report to...

You think the Navy Exchange is behind all these new warfare devices? Best. Conspiracy. Theory. Ever.

Do you have the names of any of the condos in that area? I got the verbal that I'm headed to Little Creek this summer.