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  1. helolumpy

    Career advancement in Supply

    What do you mean by Joint and Foreign Service? I've never heard that term used in my 19+ years. If you mean Joint service, serving at a Combatant Command, a Joint Task Force or the Joint Staff, then yes, you can do it as a Suppo. As I stated earlier, "Foreign Service" is the term for people...
  2. helolumpy

    NROTC as a Shore Tour

    I wasn't an ROTC instructor, but I have plenty of buddies who did it. The Good is: Usually a free Masters Degree from the school. Good hours. Low stress. The (possible) Bad is: Most folks who do the ROTC instructor route get out following that tour, therefore you are sending a...
  3. helolumpy

    China Maneuvers for U.S. Defense Contracts

    As opposed to the one built in Europe... Oh wait, I'm sorry, licensed built in NY
  4. helolumpy

    Career advancement in Supply

    Most Suppos will follow a set career path. You may be able to transition later on, however I'm at a lost as to what the "Joint & Foreign Service" is. Are you asking about doing a Joint Tour? Then the answer is, yes, Suppos do Joint tours. Foreign Service is a term that applies to Department...
  5. helolumpy

    Another nail in the coffin of Old-School Naval Avaition..

    Officially, USN O-4's are not Field Grade Officers, therefore they are JO's. (Field Grade gets scrambled eggs on their combo covers) However, in a squadron environment the Department Heads are not considered part of the JO's. In the typical squadron the O-3 and below make up the JOPA...
  6. helolumpy

    2011 accp

    I remember the bonus back in the mid-90's, some folks got it and others were denied. There didn't seem to be rhyme or reason as to why some folks got it over others. I remember it did cause some grumbling between LT's on disassociated (both HS, same year group, same winging year) when one got...
  7. helolumpy

    Designators

    Maybe you should consider being an astronaut: http://www.bupers.navy.mil/NR/rdonlyres/68B91F10-884D-4C8B-855A-60730EEA1F85/0/14014D.pdf Of course you could also apply as a civilian: http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/ASTRONAUTS/content/AstroCandbro_sm_new.pdf If you have more questions about...
  8. helolumpy

    Another nail in the coffin of Old-School Naval Avaition..

    I was in Qatar when a 2 star Army General ( I think he was NG, but I'm not positive) called a Navy Warrant, "Chief". The Warrant was very professional and mentioned that in the Navy he is normally called a Warrant, since a Chief is a different rank. The Army two star says that in the Army...
  9. helolumpy

    "Home of a Naval Aviator" signs going up all over Coronado

    VT's up in Milton. He was about 100 years old in the early 90's, so if he's still there, then we all should start smokin' about 2 packs a day!!
  10. helolumpy

    "Home of a Naval Aviator" signs going up all over Coronado

    There was a sim instructor at the VT's in the early 90's named Ace Eastman. (He'd walk out during a 60 min sim to go get a smoke, but I digress) He asked me during Intermediates what I got, helos or props. I told him I got my third choice, helos. He laughed and said he got his third choice...
  11. helolumpy

    "Home of a Naval Aviator" signs going up all over Coronado

    When I got winged in 1993 we got a card with our Naval Aviator number, mine is 22808. Made for a good vanity license plate; when people asked, it was good for a story
  12. helolumpy

    Another nail in the coffin of Old-School Naval Avaition..

    Back in the 90's when we had to get our rank sewn onto the shoulders of our bags (just like the Air Force) it was speculated that since we are going to follow the Air Force lead WRT to flight suits, then we'll get to follow their practice of wearing the flight suit off base.... The Navy did...
  13. helolumpy

    "Stolen Valor" story

    Looks like someone else is in trouble for making up a fictitious military career.... http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/26/maryland-man-arrested-lying-military-service/
  14. helolumpy

    Another nail in the coffin of Old-School Naval Avaition..

    I just checked the NPC website, the latest NAVADMIN is 24/11; this one is not listed.
  15. helolumpy

    "Stolen Valor" story

    Sad but true. Lying is considered free speech. I guess the underlying issue is lying is illegal if it causes harm. Since portraying yourself as a war hero doesn't really cause harm, it's tough to separate it away from folks embellishing on their resume (or FitRep) or maybe making themselves...
  16. helolumpy

    13 March 2011

    For the record is was -4 degrees this morning here in Newport.... make sure you pack some warm clothes, it's mighty cold when that wind picks up off the water!!
  17. helolumpy

    Deployment video causing heat for Enterprise Skipper

    My tie to VADM Stufflebeem was only to demonstrate that actions that occurred years ago can still come back to haunt you later on.
  18. helolumpy

    Deployment video causing heat for Enterprise Skipper

    As XO, he is supposed to be the 'keeper of the line' between what is considered acceptable behavior and what is inappropriate, not blur that line. The Navy took a black-eye with that video and in a world of dwindling budgets and political correctness (whether you agree with it or not, it is...
  19. helolumpy

    Selective Early Retirement (SER)

    While you pay tops out at 22, the percentage you get (+2.5% per year) increased for every year you continue to serve. So getting out at 24 years means a higher percentage of your base pay, therefore a bigger retirement check once you get out.
  20. helolumpy

    Selective Early Retirement (SER)

    If you are an O-5 twice FOS for O-6, then you are 20+ years. If you're an O-6 you are 20+ years. For O-5 you pretty much max out retirement at 24 years. The Navy may be looking to force out some folks at 22 years vice allowing them to make the additional money. While only 200 folks may be...
  21. helolumpy

    Automobile to Newport?

    Depends on where you park. Newport, ironically, has more middle-to-lower class neighborhoods than the other two towns on the island. If you park in some of the shadier sections of Newport, you get what you get. Right outside of base is some of the areas I wouldn't want to park in at night...
  22. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    Back when the Navy first looked at an H-60 airframe to replace the 46 (with a bunch of Army Blackhawk airframes on the assembly line that were cancelled to move money towards the Comanche program.... D'oh!) Sikorsky said they could move the tailwheel up on the 60S for $1 million each...
  23. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    HSC has replaced HS as the jack-of-all-trades, master of none!!
  24. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    Back in the late 90's we complained that the FRS was getting crap from the VT/HT's and wondered why Pensacola was not doing its job and we had to fix all these crappy pilots. I'm sure if you ask HAL or A4's, they'll tell you have the pilots that came after them were crappy due to decreased...
  25. helolumpy

    Shooting at AZ Congresswoman Event

    Since he appears to be a right wing lunatic, I'm thinking the media may try to portray this as a terrorist attack. It was act that employed fear and terror on a small scale to bring about a larger political change. That fits a terrorist in my personal definition of the word. This was no...
  26. helolumpy

    New Chinese version of F-22/23/35..whatever

    Have you taken a look at the JSF or Osprey threads lately????
  27. helolumpy

    Getting your name painted on squadron aircraft

    My last det we had 2 birds and 5 pilots. Not to screw the junior guy we didn't put names on the bird. In HS-3 (RIP) we had pilots, aircrew and PC's on the birds. You had to be a HAC and have seniority. It screwed the NAVCAD since he was a rank junior to all the regular commissioning source folks.
  28. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    First off is money. There was a fight to get this capability years ago. The SEALS (and SOCOM) were saying they just wanted dedicated helos. The Navy says it will be a "SOF peculiar" capability (new squadrons and career path) therefore SOCOM will have to pay with MFP-11 money. SOCOM balked at...
  29. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    It's much bigger than just the training. Carrier Strike Groups have reluctantly allowed helos to be stationed ashore for prolonged periods. If you are going to do NSW aviation correctly, then the unit needs to train and deploy with the SEALs, not just be available at Al Udied for 3 weeks...
  30. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    If the Navy is serious about providing NSW dedicated aviation capability then they will need pilots with lots of hours doing that mission. The CWO program offers the ability to have pilots attain those hours. That was my point.
  31. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    HSC-84 has had some AC folks assigned there due to numbers and quals. They were filling the holes that were being created by the SELRES hitting the I-Tempo walls. Rather than making a whole bunch of FTS to fill the gap, Big Navy decided to roll in some AC folks (in lieu of disassociated or...
  32. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    You mean like OCS but for CWO's? You can do that in the Army, it an interesting idea, but if the Navy (IMO) were to do this, then it would need to be a much bigger program than it currently is; I'm thinking they'll need hundreds of folks going through CWOCS to make it worth the cost of the...
  33. helolumpy

    I need serious help!!!!!!

    I think a better poll to provide nelconair3 a better data point was how many Navy helo pilots went to flight school wanting to fly jets? Follow up question would be how many still want to fly jets after flying helicopters?
  34. helolumpy

    Career Advice

    If you want to be an analyst with no experience, then you may want to pursue a PhD. Most folks in the analyst business have a doctorate. Are you a U.S. citizen? If so, then you may try to get a job at a major command (combatant commands, number fleet, or major exercise base i.e. JRTC, Fallon...
  35. helolumpy

    ROTC Instructor Shore Tour (How-To) (Are you one?)

    Just to add to Chunks comments, most folks who go ROTC get out at the end of their commitment. Not all do, but most. Trying to push for an ROTC billet will generally signal to Big Navy what your intentions are; most career-minded folks push for the FRS, Flag Loop or Flight School. If you...
  36. helolumpy

    Flying Warrant: A success or failure?

    BLUF (to bring that back!!) The program is failing because the Navy selected from an open pool of candidates rather than targeting this program at specific rating skill sets. When this program was first announced, my opinion was that it would allow for a career-flyer program like the Army...
  37. helolumpy

    Community Transitions

    If you can manage the 'sustained superior performance' then a transition may not hurt you. I know of a couple of folks who transitioned within the helo communities and still managed to get command. I know of a few folks who were SWO or Sub Drivers when they got commissioned but still managed...
  38. helolumpy

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery

    IIRC, there was a mishap in the early 90's where a T-34 did a gear check on a Hornet and the pilot f'd it away and got sucked into the underside of the Hornet. That may be the genesis of the whole T-34's being prohibited from dissimilar form.
  39. helolumpy

    Final Select Purgatory

    The process for a TS is much more in-depth than for a secret. You really can't confuse the two of them... Aaaah, no.
  40. helolumpy

    Final Select Purgatory

    Why does an SNA need a TS clearance????? Is the T-6 that far an advancement in technology that you need a TS????
  41. helolumpy

    Advantages for Enlisted vs officer?

    While my esteem colleague is correct regarding the dining conditions, most carriers wardrooms serve the same chow as the mess decks now. The quality is no different between the Officers and Sailors now. The enlisted do have some chow advantages such as a 24/7 chilli bar or the grill being...
  42. helolumpy

    How are NFO/Pilots paired?

    I went diving in Subic Bay a ton of times, none of the diver masters ever mentioned an A-6 in the water. Did they pull it? The only aircraft on the dive charts was an F-4 which was about a 2 hour boat ride away and the dive shops didn't want to go that far out.
  43. helolumpy

    Infamous Tales of Whisper Jets

    I went diving in Subic Bay a ton of times, none of the diver masters ever mentioned an A-6 in the water. Did they pull it? The only aircraft on the dive charts was an F-4 which was about a 2 hour boat ride away and the dive shops didn't want to go that far out.
  44. helolumpy

    Infamous Tales of Whisper Jets

    I went diving in Subic Bay a ton of times, none of the diver masters ever mentioned an A-6 in the water. Did they pull it? The only aircraft on the dive charts was an F-4 which was about a 2 hour boat ride away and the dive shops didn't want to go that far out.
  45. helolumpy

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery

    I've done some form on an F-18C with an HH-60H back in 04. I was pretty much max blast and he was about as slow as he felt safe...
  46. helolumpy

    F-22As... For the USMC?

    The Big Deck Amphibs have to put some pads down (at least this was the temp fix, if there's a permanent solution in the fleet already I've haven't heard about it) under the nacelles of the V-22 because the exhaust was burning the non-skid. New aircraft always bring some growing pains and the...
  47. helolumpy

    F-22As... For the USMC?

    And this is how you do research for your dissertation? You post a message on a forum such as this and then you are surprised when you receive a sarcastic remark? What you should have done was post that are doing research and are looking for opinions as to the threat from the latest air...
  48. helolumpy

    Community Transitions

    Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft - A term that includes P-3 and foreign aircraft involved in that mission area.
  49. helolumpy

    No more cold cat shots?

    Why exactly are the USN personnel wearing float coats on the field???
  50. helolumpy

    Community Transitions

    With notable exception of the SWIT patch. I've seen plenty of quality folks not screen when SWTI's with lesser packages get command. So to say that tactical wording on your FITREP is irrelevant, I'll agree. To say that Tactical qualifications have no bearing, then I'll have to disagree...
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