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The Navy's drafting? I thought they were trying to cut their manpwoer numbers, decommissioning ships, and stopping the ordering of new ones over the coming years. Source: THE HOOK.

Hmmm. the Army wants to increase the ranks by 10,000 soldiers and is facing major recruiting woes and all the while Chairman Duncan wanted to deny women from forward support roles. Maybe I am too hip or because my parents were hippies, but I support your plight women - HOORAH! Foreign countries...

Belay my last - RM should read IT - Great Catch OOOOpps - delete great catch to read good catch

You'll start as a navigator. Which honestly there is no need for a navigator on the E6. After a month to three month you'll be in the back of the plane studying the procedures for communications. Under your command will be and (2) RM, (3) AT's and (2) Reel Operator. Usually, only 1 Rm, 2 At's...

Most married guys live up in Edmond, at least used too. As for stuff to do, I flush my toilet and Oklahoma sprouts a new lake. As for the schedule,that sounds about right, you where a beeper for four days before you deploy and you may or may not go flying. You'll easily get 1200 hours of flight...

Maybe he thought the inner beltway was a VFR Corridor?

The first two lines of my post mada no sense. To clarify, boards convene when the Navy needs people to fill job vacancies.

Boards are held in response to need to hire personnel in the future. If there is demand a board will simply not convene. In summation, do not put your life on hold. After you submit the paperwork, simply forget about it, and once a month or so give your recruiter a call to express your continued...

I don't think Bigmouth is actually going to send a letter to his CO. I think he's just joking to get a charge out of someone.

That's a good one Bigmouth you got us, hardy, har, har. Ah, but some day you may forget to log off your computer and then wham a squadron wide e-mail may be sent in your honor. I can remeber getting one telling of a youngins ability to polish brass, always log off, because there's always one...

You need to take the FAA written exams. for the licenses / rating your applying for. You may even get a type rating out of your visit to the FSDO. An FBO check out depends on the discretion of the owner of the bug smasher, so he's going to try to rob you out of a few bucks and blame it on...

Does your dad have a Battle E.

What happens if I'm abducted by aliens, do I lose my flight privaledges. Thank GOD I'm in the Navy. Besides, I'm blind as a bat, last time my mom moved the coffee table I bruised my shin. I'm kidding dude, I remember being paranoid. Then you get winged and start smoking and listening to hard...

Praise Jesus - Pass the ammunition.

The biggest issue is that you'll have two years of NOB fitreps that could hurt your chances of promotion depending on your year group. Although, there's no guarantees that you'll make rank as a SWO. Plus collecting LT pay in the training command has gots to be sweet. Make sure to get you package...

If you making LT, just scratch off the jg.

Normally, a freshly minted pilot or NFO will be assigned as has been stated to a branch officer position in maintanence. And as has been said, there is little in the way of responsibility and the chief and the front office will leave you to your devices to get qualified. Although, as Captain Ron...

Do it man. Just remember to write a statement to the OPO office declining the first pilot slot. Good luck getting a marine pilot slot and trying to explain the difference between being a pilot in one serice vice the other.

Throws off the aircraft C.G.

Agree. Some of the Officers on the Fitness channel special on Buds training admitted they had been rolled. If anyone wants to be a Seal or anything else, go for it, and don't let other peoples negativity stop you.

I'm not saying I support the position that pilots need to live in ivory castles, although, a pilot who has worked for a company for the better part of his careers should not have to worry about having his pension seized after he retires, inaddition, pilots should also not qualify for food stamps.

Pilots need to come together as a whole and galvanize into a united position. There's so much infighting that management thrives on having it's employees wrap thesmselves around the axle, fighting amongst themselves to the bitter end.

Steve, Please explain to me why it is that airline employees are forced to take salary and benefit concessions because their airlines' are in dire straits financially, although, upper level management continues to authorize themselves to continued raises and financial safety nets for when...

On Friday's bands used to play in the courtyard, students would cook out, and refreshments were always on ice.

The dorms at Randolph are awesome!!!! First, it's close to the school house, which is a big bonus. Second, the Germans are there with all the latest and greatest gouge available. Third, the commrodery, I don't know how it's spelled, is A +. Fourth, it's walking distance from one of the few...

Does the college you go to make any differences, hmmm, I don't know, but I have to ask why the boat schoolers always wear the rings when it's fitreps time?

Does anyone have the gouge pertaining to what Millington requires to be sent to the promotion boards for 0-4 etc.? There doesn't appear to be a checklist on the BUPERS website. Obviously any missing fitreps should be sent, updated college transcipts if any higher level education has been...

Ya, I put a string through the hole and wear it around my neck when performing in my rap band.

Frogman - don't let API psych you out. The differenciation between those who pass and those who fail is the amount of nights they spend out partying. Iff you accept that college is over and your part of the work force and limit partying to the weekends you'll be fine.

I know it's hard to swallow, but your employer has the right to demand that workers possess a certain amount of proficiency. API is as easy as it gets if you pay attention in class and open the paper leaflets given to the students. The only classes that requires any self preperation is learning...

I'm in the reserves and don't want to lose my R, I think it makes me sound classy.

Seriously though applying is the only way to find out for sure, unless you drive to Millington, TN and ask your question directly. Pilot slots are directly proportional to the needs of the Navy in the future based on Millingtons best guess, which is always allittle hazy.

USNR dudes and dudettes are not paid serverence pay when they get the axe. USN person are paid 1 years pay (Base I believe).

It will get you a job as a flight instructor.

Guys, guys, guys, Winks a smart man, so take heed to his comments. I can tell from his comments that he's been there and done that. One the other hand there are alot of posters on airwarriors that are simply out of work posers, so be very careful who you take your advice. Thank GOD he hasn't...

Go to the DFAS website, click on Money Matters, then military pay, and then scroll down to Per Diem Rates. Hope that helps? As for Travis, remember the Navy is a job and your are entitled to be compensated accordingly. That be said, make sure your getting all your pay and for all those that...

Ah this must be old informaiton, I read the other day in AIR INC. that the airlines were hiring thousands of pilots in the coming months and if I miss out I could lose millions over the course of my career, TEE - HEE HEE.

No beds and the Navy's closing all the galleys-I for one DOR.

I'll give your shout out to the P-3 community. You bastards caused the closing of my community (ES-3) and sent me to pergatory (WHACKAMO in OKLAHOMA).

Never forgett the most important EP in your career - Early Promote - those who forget will be destined to remember. Your ground job is the end all be all in your aviation career no matter what platform and all that flowery prose written on ain't worth shat it's all about trying too break out...

Sounds like someone's pulling your leg. Security Clearances are done by an outside agency, OPM, and the Navy recieves the results via a message. It comes as news to me that your parents had to be U.S. citizens though, a buddy of mines father was a British citizen before marrying his mother. I...

I'm not sure if they've done it yet, but in the future they have discussed taking nav's directly from primary and sending they to the TACAMO FRS (VQ-7). That would me an NFO gets winged after spending about a month at VQ-7. Also, there is no longer a need for an navigator on the plane, at one...

Is this the company that used to take you to lunch at the golf course off base and buy you the keylime pie. Good lunch, bad sales speech, "I was a Navy man, now give me your wallet to hold."

There is no doubt that prior flight time, even if it's a Cessna, is beneficial. Not only will it teach you stick still, but it will also impart some aviation knowledge upon you that will make API childs play. As for paying for that another matter, either you'd have to get a job, or Christmas...

Wink, Airwarriors.com is going to have to start paying you for your input. Thanks so much for the help.

Thanks to you both for your prompt responses. Another question that just sprung into my head is that I heard through the grapevine that you can take online courses that count towards your yearly points goal? These are not college credit courses, but instead are used by the navy to teach reserve...

46 - Since leaving active duty I've been talking with a reserve recruiter and he seems, well, only slightly less clueless than I am. The jobs he e-mails me with are all over the spectrum and when I call him with questions, he gives the standard stock and block answers of how flexible the...

Yup, it's also the reason why OCS gives you weekends off after the fourth week. That way you can spread the love with the yokales. Although, only a true man will seek out a true brick to bring to the dining out - if they still have them - pass the PORT.

Your prior enlisted years counted towards years in service for retirement and also for pay purposes, i.e. O-1E, 02E, 03E. As far as having to make rank, 04 and above, your counter starts over. I believe your first pass for 04 is at the ten year mark and again at the 12 year mark, if however, you...

Lies, Lies, Lies, this guy will definitely go directly to F-16's and will not have to pass GO - I repeat GO DIRECTLY TO F-16's.