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Off-topic, but I was just at Iowa State last month for a few days... although my stay was short I was really impressed with the staff and the campus. We were also told to eat at Hickory Park for a lunch one day... REALLY good BBQ.

How does leave work in the middle of primary/advanced? I am thinking that you can't just go on leave for a couple weeks in the middle of one of the phases of school, but I may be wrong. During flight school are you allowed to use your leave in between schools only? Mods move this to stupid...

Hey Hey... I assuming you'll be there on the 10th? Me too. I asked this question before. Here is the link to that post: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144469&highlight=january+ocs Ciao.

Vise Peeper Palin and my ladyfriend... Stick Freedom Palin

The GRE book I used (forget which one) was much better at explaining the basics. It was much more comprehensive and went more in-depth. I did not look at it before the ASTB (used Barron's), but having studied for the GRE extensively about a year ago much of the knowledge from the GRE books came...

Thanks for the encouragement. submarinerssbn: if your question was for me, I put 15 Jan 09 as my requested leave date. I was selected in June and just found out my final select news today. It seems that the people that put down a delayed leave date (or haven't gone to MEPS prior to...

Just found out my OCS date is 11 Jan 09. I know this has been addressed a couple times, but I was curious to hear from people who have done OCS in the winter at Newport. It looks like the temps will be in the 20s-50s, which isn't bad, but living in Florida (my entire life) doesn't help me get an...

Am I correct in thinking that the first week's transition/PT and the RLP inspection are the main reasons/times people roll?

I have a BA in Geography (only stats was required) and I was picked up for pilot. When you start to search the forum a bit more you'll come across the "whole person" concept. You can suck a little at some stuff, as long as you can "make-up" for it elsewhere (to an extent). For example, if your...

As far as getting NPQ'd this late (?) in the game... what types of things does NAMI test for that MEPS and the OCS physicals don't? I would assume it is more involved from what I am hearing? I had zero issues with depth perception or other vision stuff at MEPS, but are there any other things...

I just spoke with my recruiter's secretary on Thursday and she told me that everything had "gone through" and I'd have an OCS date on Tuesday or Wednesday. Apparently there is some recruiter conference this week...? So it sounds like I am a final select:D... but got a few more days until the...

Thanks everybody. I have a friend who is an engineer... he needed a security clearance for a promotion at work and I was interviewed by a guy who asked some pretty straight forward questions about him. I had just imagined that this was a standard part of the application process. I will be sure...

I was pro-rec'd in June and was PQ'd a few weeks ago. As far as the background check is concerned... should I expect a phone call from an "investigator". A few other threads had mentioned that this (the background check) happens after the final select letter, but then there was this phone call...

TK - I was pro-rec'd for pilot in June also and am still waiting (as fast as I can) for final select notice. I've spoken with my recruiter and the secretary there a few times and nothing has changed. I am PQ'd, and the security check has begun, but no phone call or any word on what's going on...

Meteorology programs are fairly technical. I have taken a few meteorology and climatology courses. I am pretty sure that a BS in meteorology requires more than just basic math... calc 1 and 2 at my university. I personally got an AA from a CC. I went to one for a single semester just to get an...

Try a 3 hour ride home after losing a football game on the "offensive" bus... complete with 20+ offensive linemen. And it was late fall so there was no AC on. There were no showers available after the game... so everybody just walked straight from the locker room to the bus with all their...

I believe the post-op wait for a PRK waiver is only 3 months if your right and left diopters are less than -6.00... PLEASE somebody correct me if I'm wrong. It goes to 6 months for anything worse than -6.00. Be careful with the enlistment recruiter... don't agree or sign anything without...

my bad on the post... I'll remove the link.

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Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but at MEPS if you test high they will retest you right then yes? If nothing is said then I'm assuming all's okay? I ask because they retested a couple guys right there on the spot. I don't remember the numbers exactly, but when I looked at them after I noticed...

I put down that I have logged 5 trillion sky miles (in first-class no less)... and that I was allowed to see the cockpit at age 6.5. I think the above helped offset the fact that I have a mild case of tourettes. :D

Okay good! I was a little concerned after reading your first post. I don't know if they helped, but my vision did improve after I started taking a vision supplement with lutein. It could have been continued healing from my PRK in Jan though. I also started taking bilberry as well. Honestly...

Congrats on getting selected. Lasik? Is Lasik waiverable if you are a prior service member? As far as improving your vision I would suggest drinking water until you feel like as soon as you hit the urinal and then go sit back down you need to go again... in other words keep hydrated and then...

nice... but I guess "family" guys don't use the "finger" that often.

Not having much knowledge of aircraft fuel (yet... JP5?) I didn't realize that it is used for "race cars"... according to the article. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcBm5SUe4bpgbtpGXAicFBbMIxzwD9283MH80

Like you said... you are interested in going USMC. But, in case it's of any interest, I first spoke with my NAVY OR in Jan and didn't do my PRT till late April. The entire application process from first meeting till pro-rec was Jan-June. Sorry if you have no use for this info b/c I worked with a...

Kudos to all selected, and to those who weren't keep truckin. Getting all the necessary paperwork together and making sure you've taken care of all the other stuff is no small feat... look over things and see where you can improve and get it done... then resubmit.

Thanks... yeah I was hesitant to even post that question. Totally unrelated question, but right now my girlfriend is battling to get a week off of work during the holidays... obviously a lot of people ask for time off during that time of year. What is the Navy like when it comes to leave...

I was thinking of posting this in the IA thread going now, but the talk was much above my question. As far as IAs go, is there any method to the selection of guys/gals that do not volunteer for an IA? I'm not asking for any reason other than I'm curious... hell, I'm not even a final select yet...

Yeah the docs and administrators at MEPS definitely don't take any crap or any incompetence. I could be wrong on this, but the lady doing my vision test said to forgive the fact that the vision slides look liked they have been walked on with muddy shoes. It sounds like some of the slides at MEPS...

Yeah I was surprised that things "flowed" as well as they did. At the Tampa MEPS there was a guy who watched as a line of us at different urinals did our business. I, proudly, finished first... which was acknowledged with "nice work #1" b/c I was using the urinal with the #1 above it. Oh...

Yeah from what I gather the physical at Newport and/or pcola is a bit more "involved"... but I am thinking that the physical at OCS will be the least of my worries during the first week with all the poopie attire.

Sorry for leaving that out... the spreading is only for "visual" inspection. No touching, although I braced for it just in case some info was withheld on the other posts.

Just got home from MEPS a bit earlier. I figured I'd write something about my experience since I figure there are a few guys anxious about the process. It wasn't all that bad. It took a while... 6-1:30, but well worth the wait. PLEASE like ALL the previous posts mention, make SURE you tell...

Nice work Cronach... As far as the supplemental section goes, I remember that I didn't have a single spatial question in that section. I was really hoping for a lot of these on the supp section b/c it was easy for me, but I got shafted, or did I? Are there supposed to be spatial questions on...

. When I first read the article the only injuries mentioned were a sprained ankle... apparently it was updated.

Goob (or whoever may know) - I am waiting for MEPS (still). I submitted my PRK paperwork last week, and I am waiting on my Pre-screen to be complete (I think). Question is - does the security background wait for MEPS to clear me first, or are "they" busy at work on my past as of my pro-rec? Just...

That looked ugly... fortunately the only casualties were tubas. http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/25554004.html

Whatever you decide to do keep in mind that the better you do NOW in college and in the extra-cur stuff the more options you'll have as far as commission goes. Getting into OCS is difficult, and as a pilot is even more difficult... and GPA is very important in your application package. There are...

which gas chamber?... I've had the pleasure of rooming with a few gas factories in college. I just hope the food is decent at OCS:o

Thanks for the help guys...

I thought I read this somewhere here but a few searches were fruitless... I was wondering what else a stud is required to do while in API, Primary, Advanced... other than being a stud? Do you have to report to some other "job" at any point, or is it pretty much understood that you're studying...

Thanks for the link... sounds more manageable than I had first thought.

Learning a second language is not difficult, but having said that, the first time I had to even consider taking a foreign language class was as a junior in HS. By that time it was a matter of graduation and doing the mins in a class that really wasn't that difficult. If any presidential...

Thanks. That's what I had thought. Hopefully MEPS goes smooth and my pro-rec becomes a final select soon enough.

I know I've read a bit about this somewhere here, but was wondering what exactly is included in the "letter" when you here you are a final select? I'm assuming OCS date info and pay? Just curious.

I wouldn't focus at all on what you haven't done... or even think about mentioning that you are lacking in the leadership dept. What I would do is say something (in you motivational statement) to the extent of: "I have been involved in numerous clubs and organizations where I've seen first hand...

Congrats on getting the NFO spot. Regardless on whether or not you decide to take the ASTB again and reapply, I wouldn't go into OCS and school at pcola with the mindset that you really want to be a pilot if you signed for NFO. Go to OCS dead-set on kicking butt as an NFO and if the opportunity...

I don't know. But I remember a few discussions I had with my OR and he was surprised at the insight I had about the process... which tells me that the majority of people are kind of oblivious. But maybe not. That insight I had was b/c of this forum. The amount of knowledge I have gained from...