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What if a waiverable medical issue arises at Newport? Will they let you continue OCS? Note that I'm BDCP. By that I mean not something that prevents you from serving, but rather something that would specifically affect your ability to be a pilot.

Search AW, and check out this site. http://www.projo.com/extra/2008/ocs/

My apartment info packet that came in the mail the other day says that I could "occur" fines for smoking inside. I almost want to send them back a snappy response...

I feel bad for enjoying watching the salty guys go at it, especially A4's extremely succinct reply :D

Why is it that at Navy basic training (Great Lakes) the enlistees get to do firearm and "confidence chamber" training, but that stuff isn't done at OCS?

Nice! I was just waiting for someone to throw in those weird f's they used for s. Always found that funny. Also, m0t, while the Internet is a proper noun by AP style rules, I've never seen anyone outside of a journalistic setting capitalizing it. Props to you for knowing that. However, in...

The problem to me is that he is running for the highest office in this country and decides to make demeaning, inaccurate stereotypes about its citizens. I myself am more than willing to make fun of my fellow American :D But I don't see how it fits into a speech by someone who wants to be...

Wow... McCain should just run that as an ad.

Damn m0t yours is a ton better than theirs. Watch out, the Iranians might kidnap you and force you to Photoshop stuff for them. Like Ironman, minus the cool suit.

Don't.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

That's you on the left holding the sign, right? Nice jeans :D

Sounds like he covered himself pretty well... 3 ways to handle balloons, parachute, GPS... Navy should use him to train their future airship squadrons :icon_glas

Oriental, Occidental, and the Russians--Accidental :D

I realize this isn't aviation or Navy/Marines related, but I thought it was a great picture. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=99999999&g2_itemId=5219&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

At least for me, I also consider what might happen to me were I to NPQ from SNA at NAMI. Obviously we all hope that won't happen to us, but it happens to some people. If the AF NPQ'd me from what I've seen you become a second class citizen when you aren't a pilot. The Navy has a lot of...

No, just have to take a PRT every few months and keep your grades up. And stay out of trouble. Do a search of this site. All your questions have been answered many times. Good luck on that ASTB.

Hard to get in? Yes. When you get out, most companies won't so much as give you an interview--who wants someone in their 30s with more command, leadership, and/or flight experience than anyone else their age? You're attached to the Navy in the same way that you're attached to a fake mustache...

When you put in your application, you apply for specific stuff (SNA, NFO, Intel, etc.)

Is it normal for military personnel to call the Hornet the F-18? It always irritates me when I hear people say F-18 instead of F/A-18 but I saw that NFO Youtube video and the NFO called it an F-18 so maybe I'm just being anal about it.

Sign me up, that looks badass. Hopefully its mass appeal won't turn too many PPLs into licenses to die :icon_glas

Doesn't that joke just help the guys saying that prayers shouldn't be denominational? Anyway, having been in quite religious organizations without being extremely religious myself, I've always respected the status quo. It's not a hassle to respect tradition and be polite, IMHO. Still, this...

Pro-rec is the board saying they recommend you for whatever you applied into. Final select is you signing on the dotted line and swearing in after your medical, security clearance, and PRT have been put through.

Why would he question McCain's military service when the candidate he represents has none? I'm not at all saying that a candidate has to have military service in their history, but it seems like a poor choice of issues to bring up given the situation.

Maybe I'm completely misinterpreting this, but it seems like the angry guy might have made some valid points. I suppose he didn't make them in a constructive or respectful way. A lot of what he said was the same stuff that Secretary of Defense Gates has been saying as of late...

Yeah, you're right. I went to an information thing within the engineering school of my college for the Navy my freshman year and I had read about it at the time... I could have sworn that it was only science/tech majors (which this guy is anyway...) but that must have been them talking about CEC...

Sorry OUS but I think he just told us both pretty good... even if he finds this funny :icon_tong

OK, that link was awesome. I'm going to grab a new avatar from there. Thanks +1

Schwarti gives good advice. I wasn't in the best shape when I first realized I wanted to do this and now I'm in the best shape of my life.. it's all about motivation. If you want nuke, your recruiter will love you. But you have to have a technical major. That info is all on this website, just...

TMI ... But there's nothing wrong with shaving your chest :eek:

fixed :icon_smil and yes, I realize I have a fairly generic airplane avatar.

Yeah that avatard was funny for the first few times I saw it... now it just makes me depressed and nauseous. Please don't get a Icanhascheezburger one either. Various animals with a caption... how is that funny? Mumbles has the right idea with his avatar :D

Agreed. And let's face it--any criminal can get his hands on a handgun no problem if he wants one. On the cheap probably. It'll just be black market. If that criminal has the handgun, and he knows the home owner is forced by law to lock up his rifles and shotguns and keep them unloaded, the...

I'm a little confused about this ruling. It seems that it has to do more with a handgun ban than a gun ban. I'm for letting citizens have handguns. How else can a responsible citizen legally carry a gun concealed? If you don't give citizens handguns then the only armed people in public will be...

Recruiters are busy. They have difficult jobs. You're applying for a pilot slot and you want the government to throw you free money. Don't expect people to rush to get you these things. I'm guessing your recruiter is more concerned with getting nuke guys, which is what they really need right now...

Yeah, valid point. Frankly, this seems to be a lot of talk, not much substance. "There are no gays in Iran." "Be careful lest they face a new catastrophe." When it comes down to it, does anyone see Ahamedinejad actually trying anything? I'd be interested to see what some more of the officers...

They should be cooperating and trying to at least look like they're playing nice. What's the deal here?

Goose was the NFO. Maverick was the pilot. Since you're going NFO, if anything, this makes you the reincarnate of Goose. Pro: Your wife Con: You and ejection seats don't exactly get along. Either way, I suggest you start dressing like Goose.

I plan to if/when I get my final select.

I applied as an unemployed student... but I guess that doesn't help.

That sucks dude. At MEPS they didn't even check... I'm going to be really fvcking pissed if they want to take my wisdom teeth. I've always had good teeth and never had an issue. I'll sign away pretty much anything they want me to, but I'll be damned if they're going to touch my teeth without a...

I have mine in still and my dentist said they came in just fine, so as long as I brush back there I shouldn't have any problems. They're just more teeth. I hate this culture of dentistry that says we can't have teeth that we naturally grow in. Is this the same as you, Lazers? Are you saying...

Guys, you all have a shot at SNA. A good shot? I don't know; what does that mean? It varies from month to month, and we don't know all of your qualifications. Just apply and see what happens. Make your application as good as possible. Everything else is useless speculation.

How sad is it that I googled that thinking it was a real disease?

Holy sh!t... now I see why you guys call the workouts "beatings"

Nah, they plugged in time for money. So in time * money, money can be plugged into the spot where time is, resulting in money * money = money^2 Why are we even discussing whether this is mathematically correct or not? :)

He was there more than twice as long as the average guy? Damn, that's hardcore. /minor threadjack/ What did he do to have to stay there that long?

Don't count on BDCP cash with a 2.7 I applied with a 3.2-ish GPA and I'm sure I barely squeaked by. But you might get lucky--no harm in applying. Your ASTB will probably be awesome because of the classes you take. I found that having taken some engineering and 2 different physics classes really...

Your profile says you have a year and a bit of school left. Given that that entire year is going to be spent bringing your GPA up (and you should bring it up if you want an aviation slot, be it SNA or NFO), I don't see how you would do BDCP.

Well, I've seen lots of legitimate threads here at AirWarriors devolve into scatological discussions or jokes about dicks. I'm just looking forward to both happening at once.