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You're right...you really won't have much choice. Are you asking about what types of airframes, etc? Honestly, it'll come down to whether you want to go west coast, east coast, etc. Don't be the guy who gets a boner for hornets and go to Lemoore when you could've gotten helos in San Diego...

Like what, spending the weekend at Bed, Bath & Beyond? Sounds like a nice Saturday.:icon_wink

Nowadays it's a Gunny who is assigned as the Military Advisor. Also the Seabees do things a lot different now than say, Vietnam or WWII. If a Seabee has to use his weapon, it's probably going to be a bad day.

HA HA. Nice, I met someone who found a "nice" place in Hillcrest for his tour with ACB-1 down at the Amphib base. In regards to Mission Valley, I had a friend live at the Promenade, which, no shit has a trolley stop on it's property. That's uber convienent.

Mission Valley is a solid area too. I took I-15 S in the morning to North Island and traffic was going the other way and vice versa in the afternoon.

One of the guys in my class had his dad pass away while at OCS. He was able to fly back to Jersey, take care of things, and then he came back and classed up with the class right behind us. No reapplying, no hassle.

I went through in 2002 and no one in my class got the BCGs, we just wore whatever glasses we came with. I will say, however, that I was disappointed I didn't get them, because they woulda been fun to screw around with later as a joke. :)

...in most cases yes, but take a closer look at the payscale and you'll notice that officers get a decent bump at the 3 year mark while the enlisted don't. Why is this? Probably a retention tool to throw some extra cash your way before you hit your 4th year and can get out (obviously doen't...

The biggest sham is that you can get the good conduct medal for being in BDCP. The worst part? Most people are not in BDCP for exactly 36 months, rather the people I've seen get the good conduct were people who rolled into H-company (GTX for us old school guys ;)) and accrued enough "enlisted...

Porn and tube socks. It's a winning combination everytime.

The most common changes are going from Unrestricted line (SWO, Pilot, NFO) to a Restricted Line or Staff Corps (Supply, AMDO). It's much more difficult to transfer to an unrestricted line community (though not impossible) because they get so many new ensigns from ROTC/USNA that the need to...

Concur with this. You already got selected BDCP. All the Navy wants to see you do now is graduate (and not commit a felony).

When was this? I heard about them lowering the PRT standards because too many people were getting broken. In 2002, all you needed was the bare ass minimum (probationary) to stay in your class at the in-PRT, but you needed Excellent Low across the board (they didn't use points) at the out PRT.

Here are a couple of other good online options. Another thing to note is that there's no distinction on your degree whether you got the MBA through residency or online. Indiana University http://kd.iu.edu/aboutkd/default.htm Arizona State http://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba/online/index.cfm

Definitely don't go right after you graduate. The average MBA student has four or five years of work experience.

Just to throw my 2 cents in there...I lat xfered into CEC from AMDO. All you need is an engineering degree to be eligible. However, another thing they like to see is that you have your EIT. They might let it slide for a flight attrite as you're still junior, but getting a PE is a part of the...

Keep in mind that Nukes don't make the big money until AFTER their commitment is up and the Navy starts throwing that Nuke bonus at you (12,5K for year to year, 23K per year if you re-up for 4 or 5 years...don't hold me to those numbers, they're just ballpark). My cousin called going Nuke the...

Only program I know of that is more than a year is the Ocean Engineering and MBA programs. MBA is limited to 2 a year (though they're experimenting with 3 spots next may in Florida's 1yr program). Both of these are 18 months. As for agreements with schools, sure the CEC has agreements, but...

It depends on the community. Most have a few NPS billets that they detail people to. The Graduate Education Voucher program will fund your education in your off duty hours and you'll incur an additional obligation. As for "getting into a better school than NPS" the Navy doesn't give a shit...

Probably a virtual impossibility. The SPECWAR Community states LTs aren't eligible for lat xfer in the community (too senior). Aviation typically won't let you lat transfer until your commitment is up. Also, SPECWAR isn't letting anyone lateral out at the moment either. For an example...

OHARP is pretty common. Or they'll stash you at Whiting before you class up. Seeing how most first tours are either squadrons or afloat AIMDs, I don't see them sending you to a sea command then bringing you back to Whiting.

Again...totally depends on the designator. Some designators like Supply, PCS you to a 6-month school and your performance there dictates who gets first choice. (Sorry, but academics at OCS count for dick.) Some designators send you to a 3-month school that doesn't rate a PCS, so you get...

Depends on your designtor and most of all, depends on timing. If the Navy doesn't have a spot where you want to go, it's not going to pull one out of thin air. Likewise, the Navy has to man undesirable locations as well, so if you manage to dodge the bullet, someone else will get the shaft.

Forgiving? Screw that noise. Liberty is a test all right. As officers in the fleet you get much more liberty priviledges than the E-6 and below when on cruise. Think about this: These guys A) break uniform policy, B) Leave the 50 mile radius, C) get into a fight. What if they got in...

To echo what Heyjoe said, squadrons typically have an O-4 pilot/NFO as the MO. He's the department head. The progression you listed isn't really a career path, that can all be knocked out in your first squadron tour. What you get really depends on your squadron, typical billets include...

It's even simpler: You need 2 sememsters (not years) of Calc based physics, and then Calc I and II. No multivariable Calc or Differential equations. This means all midshipmen from NROTC and USNA are eligible for nuke. However, if you're a tech major, you can screen for the interview with a...

Stuff like that will be in your locker, secured with a combination lock. If you forget to lock it one day, you'll find out when you come back to your room and see your shit everywhere.

That's pretty sad. Marine OCS is what...10 weeks? Keep it in perspective, you're still young, and alot of people that age hope to meet "the one" in college, but in reality, you've got your whole life ahead of you. Best of luck with OCS.

Concur with what Pennst8 said about this "feeling." Especially when you get to the fleet and are the FNG.

AOCS is very old school. Don't worry about it.

When you're a candi-o, you're candi-o to all classes. You're basically an extension of the staff...higher than the piece of shit candidates beneath you, but not quite on the level of the staff, because you still live in a crappy room in the basements of one of the battalions or the 2nd floor of...

The Navy is disbanding the Intel community. Just kidding. Unfortunately, waiting is the hardest part, and I would say it's still too early to see what has come from the May board.

I think your ASTB scores will shine through. If you want to be a finance major, be a finance major. Don't try to get an engineering/science degree just because you think that's what they want to see. There are plenty of accounting/communications/music/poli sci/etc. pilots and NFOs out...

It's annoying to see people make sweeping generalizations like this. We often say there's three sources: USNA, ROTC, and OCS. I'd argue there's 72 Sources: USNA, OCS, and 70 different ROTC units. Enjoy making friends with your ROTC wardroom mates. (For the record, I went to OCS, and no...

Ah. I'm not familiar with the CV. I stand corrected.

First of all, let me say: Michigan State sucks. Heh, just kidding. Anyway, since you posted your resume, I see some obvious things to point out that I can't let go. 1) Keep it to a page. Period. 2) List things in relevant order: Education, Professional Exp, Tech Skills, Languages...

That's not entirely true, as there are numerous shore command billets. For example, the Supply school in Athens has a CO. Restricted line is in the same boat as the Staff Corps, as in not eligible for command at-sea. Basically, as a restricted line/Staff Corps you're working in a more...

AMO School = Aviation Maintenance Officer School AMDO = Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer To make matters worse? AMO = Assistant Maintenance Officer Both Marine 6002s and Navy 1520s attend the AMO school in Whiting. However, the Marines call their AMO the AAMO (Assistant Aircraft Maintenance...

That'll be worth watching provided there are no reactor chicks dancing around.

Yeah...plus, there's only so much detail you want to see when watching porn.

That's about right. Keep in mind that AMDOs O-1 to O-7 only number 500 or so. AMO school only classes up 3 or 4 times a year, so they try to group them in OCS classes so that they won't stash long before going to AMO school (our class that started in January had guys that commissioned in Oct -...

So how much did the Hooker cost? Did she have a huge adam's apple? Anyway, I never did go San Diego - P-cola, but I did do the opposite. Went the TX route, and the worst thing is crossing into Texas and seeing the sign that says "El Paso - 863 mi"

That pysch major is a bad example. Chem E might not get many major specific questions, because I'm not sure if there are any Chemical Engineers at Naval Reactors. Mechanical and Electrical Engineers tend to get major-specific questions because there are plenty of those working at NR.

To the women of CVN-76: Don't worry, we're not impressed either :)

That academic badge is for OCS. I think it's for being in the top 10% academically of your class. Honestly, don't worry about that shit. That "award" entails wearing a name tag that says "Academic" over your nametag for a couple of weeks while you're a candidate officer (final phase) at OCS...

Remember...tipping is considered an insult in Japan, unlike the US where jerkoffs wants tips for doing their job. Also, this may sound simple, but use the ATMs on base to get Yen, otherwise you'll be fucking lost trying to use one out in town.

That'll pretty much qualify you for NUPOC. Your recruiter isn't blowing smoke up your ass. Basically, the first step is to screen for the interview in DC. They'll look at your transcript, but having a 3.0 in any engineering degree is pretty solid. Once you get to DC, the spot will be yours...

This is very true. If they bring 20 guys to interview, they have 20 slots to fill and the spot is yours to lose. Did they change things? Back in 2002, 2 interviews were the norm, then the third one was your shot at redemption.

You just missed the deadline for this June's lat xfer board, but since you're coming out of a pipeline, I think you can transfer without board action, because otherwise you'd be sitting around waiting for Novembers boards and even longer for the results without a real job...

Holy shit, five interviews? I basically thought that if you got a third there was two ways to look at it: 1) You screwed up one of the first two, so they're giving you a second chance. 2) Hey, you're getting a second chance so don't blow this. I've seen somone not get a third interview and...