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For the record, the minimum to donate blood is 110 lbs. Just throwin that out there... :)

Not only that, but it'd be nice to be pulling a paycheck while you wait to hear back from the Navy...especially if you have to re-apply. Also as an off the street OCS guy, the day you you're accepted and your OCS date can easily be 6 months apart.

Heh...tha'ts what roommates are for. :icon_tong

I think this is to avoid situations such as my cousin's: He was a USNA grad who got OHARP duty in Atlanta and rake in Annapolis BAH ($900 at the time) while he was living at home. Compare that to the OCS guy who does OHARP and gets ZERO BAH. This is obviously an extreme situation, but that...

Hey, don't forget to have a little fun along the way. Never again will you be in such a responsiblity-free enviroment. Also, looking back, bitching about a 9AM class is comical because I have to drag my ass up at 0600 EVERY FUCKING DAY. Also, this is probably the last time you'll be around...

Depends how horrible. Off the street, the limit for PRK correction is +/- 8.00. (Don't ask me about 20/XX vision, because they limit it with the diopters) Going back to the original poster who is looking for an enhancement because he's 20/30 post surgery: It sounds like it would be nice to...

This is where the single guy gets the shaft. For TAD orders to things like CECOS which is a 3-month school, I stopped receiving BAH while I was living in the BOQ, but my friend who was married to a SWO still got his BAH.

I'd vote yes. If you look at the Math Major curriculum, it looks pretty sick.

What...no love for Princeton? ;)

True, but here's something else to consider: With OCS/BDCP you can lock in your designator, while at USNA you'll be at the mercy of service selection.

It's a little trickier than that. Yes, enlisting can speed up the process of becoming a US citizen, but that means actually being in the Navy and the fleet. You need to be a citizen prior going to OCS or any commissioning source.

Dude...it's the hot chicks.

There's really no right answer here. It's a case of the grass being greener on the other side. You'll meet a lot of people who wish they stayed in...and on the other hand there are a bunch of people in the Navy who can't wait to get out. As for the sausage thing, you've been a victim of the...

Way to slip one by the goalie.

I'm sure the NFOs are going to chime in on this, but a lot of former officers don't do the civilian equivalent of what they did in the military (often times because there isn't one). Yeah, it's nice to think, "Hey, I can fly in the Navy, get out then fly for the airlines." People get stuck...

Anyone who was at OCS during the Rocquemore era might be interested to know this: First Sgt. Rocquemore was recently selected for Sgt. Major. He's out here at China Lake with the MAD, and yeah, he's still ridiculously huge.

Of course not, I'm cool for other reasons. ;)

No disagreement there, but the post said, and I quote: "I'm GOING to do that!"

Some recruiters just don't give a rat's ass. We had a (heavy) girl roll into our class after being there for five weeks for failing the in-prt. She was in our class exactly 8 days before she rolled back into GTX (no H-compnay). The best part was when I was candio and she was still in GTX...

Ok...stop right there. Top Gun isn't exactly a good portayal of what you'll do as an aviator, please, don't make yourself look like a tool with that kind of comment...again.

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Say what you want about USC and the Pac-10, but that'd be like knocking Ohio State because they didn't play Wisconsin...something they had no control of. What USC did have control of was its non-conference slate which was: Arkansas, Nebraska, and Notre Dame. That's pretty impressive. In...

Since this thread has degenerated into a bunch people pitching their schools, just thought I'd go back and re-iterate: Go where you think you'll be the happiest for the next 4 years of your life. People keep saying "go to UF/FSU, tons of hot girls" that's good to know. But maybe you're into...

From what I understand, if you do an operational DH tour, you're gonna make O-5 (but not necessarily screen for command).

No one gave UCLA a chance against USC and we all know how that turned out. This matchup reminds me of the 2002 championship game, A powerful Miami squad against an Ohio State team that won a bunch of games down the stretch by the skin of thier teeth (Notably a 4th down TD pass that lifted...

The beauty of going into the military as an officer is that you can study something like history simply because you want to and not worry about "what you're going to do with it" after college. Now that everyone has put your mind at ease about the academic side, your vision isn't good enough...

Again...they got a rematch because No. 2 (and undefeated) Arizona State was bound to the Rose Bowl as the Pac-10 champ...had the BCS been in place, we would have seen Florida State vs. Arizona State in the Sugar Bowl.

It actually would have been Michigan vs. LSU. Florida would have gone to the Sugar Bowl as the SEC champ. I actually like that the BCS brought back conference ties as the default, with the No. 1 and No. 2 team playing for the championship. Sacraficing the Big Ten champ vs. Pac-10 champ was...

You mean the Rose Bowl, right? It seems odd that there are 2 teams that are unhappy to be playing in the grandaddy of 'em all.

Actually, Notre Dame got in on its merit...if you can call it that. I thought they'd be picked over a more deserving team because of thier fan base, but if you look at the BCS standings, at-large berths went to Michigan (ranked #3), LSU (ranked #4) and Boise State (ranked #8). The only 2...

PLC. Read my post again. You brought up 2 different programs. Good job.

I hope you mean no 1-loss team from the Big East. The Big East had a major stigma attached to it going into this year, but Louisville, West Virgina and Rutgers gave it a formidable top 3. The ACC was clearly the worst BCS conference this year, with the teams the league wants to meet every...

Your friend will be dissappointed if he's looking to go USMC and getting funding for college through PLC. PLC only pays while you're in one of the six or 10 week sessions, not for time spent eating pizza and playing Xbox like BDCP. Depending on what year in college he's in, ROTC sounds like...

EOD Officers upon commissioning go to Dive School in Panama City, FL to earn thier Dive pin. From there they do a SWO Div O tour, usually on a minesweeper or the like. That's the extent of what I know, because my buddy lat xfered after the SWO tour part ;) I think you go to bomb school after...

Ironically, that year, the team that opened the door for Florida to win the national championship was...Ohio State. They beat undefeated No. 2 Arizona State in the Rose Bowl (when the Big Ten and Pac-10 champs met, no matta what).

First of all, the question isn't who would give Ohio State a better game, rather, who had the better season. That's a debate that will rage long after the season is over. That being said, I don't think Michigan deserves to play for the national title, because it isn't right for them to be...

Plus you rack up leave. That's a hidden good deal.

My pet peeve is people who get a good conduct medal from BDCP. This is because they usually earned it by being in BDCP for 2+ years, then roll and stay at OCS for 6-12 months. It gets better. They then proudly wear it with the national defense medal and say they were prior-enlisted. To...

Has this changed recently? As in the past 2 years? Last time I checked, 1520s had 3 year orders, and the only tickets you needed punched as a JO was an O-level tour and an I-level tour (with I-level billets being far more scarce). The third tour can really be anything, putting you at the...

Yeah...and that's before they're inflicted with "boat ass".

I stand corrected. However, then the ID cards are all wrong, because they'll say things like "Pay grade: E-5", and "Rank: PO2" :icon_tong Apparently "rating" is what I thought was "rate" and "rate" is what I thought was "rank." If that makes any sense.

Ok...go back and read what I quoted. Is Petty Officer a rate, or rank? I'm shocked a prior would say that enlisted don't have ranks. If you're an ET2, your rate is ET, your rank is Petty Officer 2nd Class.

Something to think about: Statistically, construction is a more dangerous profession than being a police officer, but in our minds, we think being a cop would be more dangerous because someone could try to kill you. To say flying is less risky than getting shot at on the ground makes sense...

That's a valid point, but keep in mind that he isn't competing with civilians for an OCS slot. He's competing with other sailors from the fleet, so if you think his package is good, there must be some out there that are better.

Those are ranks, which are easy, not rates.

Well, if you've spoken to them on the phone, they should answer with thier rank and name...also, before you hang up, there's nothing wrong with verifiying the person's rank/name. Also, if you know their title, it's perfectly acceptable to say: "May I speak to an OSO?" or "Is the OPO...

Not sure what you mean by these examples. "Sir, I just got off the phone with Senior Chief Donald and he told me to..." "Sir, is Senior Chief Donald in his office?" Both seem to work for me.

Enjoy your thanksgiving as poopies :D

That 20-24 link for males looks the same as the other one...what criteria are you referring to?

Well, the key is, what were his Pilot/NFO scores (x/x/x)? There's a bare minimum for those, plus, the minimum isn't necessarily competitive. I am, however, surprised that AMDO didn't take him...he sounds like a good fit for that.