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CNRMC is setting up an RMC facility in Rota for our FDNF ships. For training purposes, SURFLANT has set up an I-stop at Little Creek for everyone heading to Rota- and Bahrain-based ships. While they're I-stopped they'll complete all of the training they need in order to be ready to deploy. It's...

When it comes to living arrangements, this is the best advice you will ever receive. Living on the ship and being a geobachelor are never a good idea. As for living arrangements: I always had success with Craigslist and Padmapper. It's pretty easy to find people who are renting out condos and...

Just picked up a G19 from the local CGX around the corner. Pro Tip: If you're in the market for a Glock, they do Mil/LEO pricing (mine was $437.99) and it's tax free. Hell, they even discount them during the storewide sales. I'm kicking myself for not buying one when they were discounted by 15%...

Is this a recent change? I know when I went through in 2011-12, the staff at the clinic in Newport didn't have a single scrap from my MEPS physical. I'm glad I brought everything, otherwise I would have been screwed.

Can confirm, hair is not an issue at OCS.

That's good to know. I'm talking to some dudes at the local RMC and am going to be attending the junior EDO mentoring sessions. I've also talked to the new accessions detailer and he was very helpful. I just want to make it on the first try. My previous experiences redesignating have left me a...

As a fellow Carolinian, I have only one piece of advice: Do NOT, under any circumstances, go to the Charlotte MEPS station for your MEPS physical. Go to Raleigh or Shaw AFB or Ft Jackson or Ft Bragg. The doctor there is a hack and will do everything he can to attrite you.

So I've been putting together my lat transfer package to hop over to the EDO community for the upcoming board in June. I was wondering if there were any EDOs skulking around the boards who could offer advice. Also, my CO would like to see an endorsement letter from someone who made it through...

But what about crabs in Thailand? Do I not want those?

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Fair enough. I miss the FFG some days, but the PC is more fun. Have you signed the Blood Money yet? You're not as much of a redheaded stepchild as you think. I've got a number of buddies who showed up as JGs or Ensign-Upper Halfs and did just fine. As Uncle Fester mentioned your timeline to...

Websan, could you add a SWO pin under my username?

No need to pull numbers. I just know our retention has been terrible for a very long time and no one higher up seems to want to actually address the problem. I'd say y'all are starting to see a lot of what we've been dealing with for the last decade of toxic leadership, stupidly-high op tempo...

Yeah, that Subway is garbage but the little Cuban joint by the library is the bomb. I swear they're killing the local pigs for their bacon. It's so tasty.

1) Malta. Hands down, can't beat it. The history and weird mix of cultures makes for interesting exploring. 2) Casablanca. My buddies and I rented a taxi for $60 for the entire day and rode around the city exploring. 3) Roatan. I didn't have duty and had free reign for 4 days. I lived off of...

You can also stay in town, you'll still get reimbursed. Frankly, you've already made the right decision in bringing your car.

Sure, FFGs don't have VLS, SM-2s, or any of that gucci shit, but we did have an SPS-49 and CIWS and follow a lot of the same doctrine and NTTPs. You can get the basic framework. And when we worked with the Greeks, Turks, Brits, and Italians in 6th Fleet, I learned a lot about being part of...

1) Baby wipes for when the ROs shit the bed and you have water hours. 2) TV in the stateroom is pretty clutch. 3) Put velcro on the roof of your rack so you can lay in bed and watch movies on your tablet. 4) Double up on the rack curtains to get maximum darkness. 5) Carpet. So nice, so very...

SWO is the worst thing you could ever do with your life, ever! /sarc Seriously, SWO can suck. My first tour was rough. I had screamers and throwers for COs and my department heads weren't much better. I was also amongst the Old Guard; those crusty old, prior-E SWOs who've been in the Navy as...

This a huge factor in the Surface community, as well as the whole trust in leadership thing. My question is, is this exodus in the Aviator community relatively new or is it just reaching critical mass? We've had this going on for us SWOs for quite some time now, but I'm curious if it's for the...

We had the list distributed after RLP and then the SWOs had to choose a couple weeks before graduation. I was a special case as I redesignated at OCS. Anyway, like everyone else has said, you pretty much get a list and then hash it out with your classmates. The list of ships depends upon when...

Thought I'd resurrect this thread: I'll be in the Hampton Roads area for the next year as my ship goes through dry dock and was wondering if y'all had any recommendations on flight schools or flying clubs in the area. As far as I know, Langley is the closest one but are there were any reputable...

The USS MOUNT WHITNEY is a second-tour DIVO ride billet as are any squadron/fleet/staff jobs in Gaeta or Naples or Sig. Now, if you want to get over to Europe as a first tour DIVO, we'll be sending some ships over to Rota, Spain, which is a great deal. Rota is a great place to be.

Fair winds and following seas.

Is this the same thread where I request to have a super-awesome SWO pin hung under my name?

When I went through OCS, I tried to redesignate to EOD and both slots for my year group were full-up. Both of the guys were in the class behind me and were awesome dudes. They said the only real way to get in is to enlist as EOD and go to OCS or to get in good with the community and try to...

Right now if you go to a POCR board (what happens if you DOR) you will probably be booted from the Navy. I had a buddy told that from the dude who coordinates all of the boards about a month ago. He said the only thing that could help you stay in is if you owe the Navy a lot of money.

Can anyone give any advice for securing interviews with members of the gaining community? I'm not averse to cold calling and visiting squadrons in the area but I don't want to ruin things by jumping outside of my swim lane.

Pags, thanks for the help. I've been talking to our Air Boss about leveraging his contacts back at his squadron. Trying to do this whole thing while deployed sucks.

Renegade, I'm stationed in Mayport. BigRed, thanks for the advice. I'm trying to move everything along. I'm probably going to have to give up some of my POM leave to get the flight physical all taken care of. I've been trying to figure out how to contact the Aviation OCM. E-mail seems to be...

Hey everybody, it's been a long time since I've been around the boards, but I have a favor to ask. I'm trying to apply for the June 2014 Lateral Transfer board for either NA or NFO and I'm having a hard time finding people to do an interview for an aviation community letter of recommendation...

You'll be happy to know, that even with brand new ROs, we still have water hours. Hooray!

Hello fellow JOPA members, have I got an awesome deal for you! Are you stationed or about to be stationed in beautiful, sunny Jacksonville or Mayport? Would you like to live near the beach? How about near a bunch of golf courses? If you answered yes to any of these questions then please don't...

He's been in over 20 years and is about to be up for retirement. He got the helmet when he was QMC on a big deck amphib and the captain wanted all of his OODs to have a distinctive piece of headgear to distinguish them on the bridge.

Our QMC has a pith helmet that he wears underway with his coveralls. It's pretty sweet.

If you must know, I was one of the bunch. The SWOter is just so stylish, much like SWOveralls. :D

Hey guys, I've been eyeing a Glock 19 for a while but the best deals are online. Does any of y'all have a good recommendation for a relatively inexpensive FFL dealer in the Jax/Mayport area who I could have it shipped to? I looked at Shooter's but they were at the high end of the few places I've...

Holy Crap! :eek: I should probably have doc take a look at that.

I can't help you as far as "fiscal cliff" discussions go, hell I'm not even certain my ship will remain off the chopping block (Frigate Navy, baby!) if shit hits the fan. But out of curiosity, are you submitting an OCS package or a lat transfer request? I would assume that your commission would...

When I got NPQed at OCS, I was asked the question of what I wanted to do in the Navy. I was even offered a Nuke slot that I turned down. It all comes down to numbers eventually. I was 1.5 weeks from commissioning and said I wanted to stay URL and that my top choice was EOD. My class officer put...

Merry Christmas, everybody. I wish you all the joy and happiness that my cold, dead, Black Shoe heart can muster. :D

Yes and no. While everything should be forwarded, I had multiple documents lost in the aether that never made it from my MEPS physical paperwork to the docs in Rhode Island. Make sure you bring extra copies with you; this is way too important to screw up.

Hey y'all, I haven't been around in a while (Too busy avoiding those SWO daggers :D) but I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a bit of a pickle I'm in. While I was at OCS, all of my medical records were recorded electronically on the Navy-wide system. Apparently, when they ported...

You can search through the forums, I have quite a few threads but the short version is that I took ritalin as a kid, stopped my freshman year of high school because it didn't have any effect any more, and then went about my merry way. When it came time to go to OCS, it had been so long since I...

The waivers will be taken care of at OCS. The doc who does the flight physicals (not a flight surgeon, btw) will look at all of your paperwork (bring ALL of your documentation and make sure it says that you're asymptomatic and any condition won't be a problem in the future) and then compare it...

Hey, if any of you guys have any questions, I was hit with the NAMI Whammy rigamarole while at OCS and can tell you what you might expect.

The process is that around week 5 or 6 of OCS you will do ship selection with your fellow candidates. The day that you graduate from OCS you will check in with the folks at SWOS. I literally loaded up my car and drove over there (they're both in Newport). You will complete 8 weeks of SWOS...

Thanks for the information.

Is there any way you can appeal the NPQ even if you didn't have the option of going NFO? For instance, I was NPQed from flight at OCS but passed a dive physical the next day. As for what EWU12 was saying, I'm walking proof. I was informed of my NPQ with about a week and a half left of OCS. My...

As has already been said, you'll have plenty of time to learn the stuff when you get to OCS. Spend this time preparing for the absolute suckfest that will be OCS. OCS is not designed to be pleasant or even teach you much more than how to wear the uniform and stand up straight. Enjoy what time...