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Why would they land at LAX? Is it a lack of manpower for the duration of the flight issue or an issue of getting the body and his grieving wife on the ground ASAP? Or something else entirely? I'd like to think the captain would prefer his plane make his final flight to its final destination.

Ah, the FWD: FWD: FWD: FWD: email. It's the internet... I'm not saying what's in the email is patently untrue, but anonymous emails making big, bold claims are wrong more often than they are right. I'd listen more to engineers and people who know their stuff, like the aviators here with...

That's what annoys me. There's no enforcement of this rule. But yeah, I don't see this price/lb thing happening at all. Too bad though. Think about it--whatever airline did this would get all the normal or skinny people, since they would pay less to fly that airline. You would have all the...

From another thread... This is probably something I would learn very quickly at OCS, but I'll ask anyway just so I know... in all seriousness, is it better to just man up and say you ate the stuff? Cause I remember reading that you can get attrited for a lie at OCS. Even if it means your whole...

Looks like something weird is going on with those mannequins on the right. Creepiest spam post ever? I'll bet that's what this guy's basement looks like... and then he paints them to look like people he knows.

Congrats dude. Looks like we will be hitting OCS around the same time.

Yeah my OR is a Senior Chief. Really hard worker and dedicated. So I'm guessing that it has more to do with the person than their rank.

Come on man, we're all mere mortal men here. I'd say that's a legit question, even if it is a bit silly. To answer your last question OP, you cannot lift weights during flight school because they don't want you bulking up and increasing fuel costs. Fossil fuels are pricey.

You don't need LORs from officers. You need LORs from people that know you, and therefore can hopefully write you a good one. Get your aunt to write you one for sure, but my application only had one from a retired officer, and two total from retired military. Out of four. Some people have no...

http://jalopnik.com/5277149/air-force-builds-two-high%20tech-custom-muscle-cars Waste of money or cool recruitment tool? I gotta say, as much as I like muscle cars and airplanes, I think these things are cheesy as hell. But I can't really complain about the cost, given the money the Navy gives...

Pledge class president? Wow, that's such a huge responsibility :) Nah looks good. Do well on the ASTB and you should be fine. As for the coaching, I would argue that you should do whichever you want to do, rather than doing one because you think the Navy selection board might be slightly more...

Somewhere on the internets a blog just popped up about how the government silenced the blogger's free speech by sending agents to tear off his van's bumper sticker. You know, to prevent the masses from becoming aware of the huge conspiracy.

Depends on whether you're NUPOC or BDCP. If you're BDCP, you need to graduate with a bachelors. If you're NUPOC, there are science and other requirements because you're going to nuke school. As far as I know, as long as you're not going nuke or CEC, you don't need anything beyond your major...

ASU huh? Look into BDCP too.

A strict lard and donut diet will make your ass fatter, increasing sitting height.

Second nikiterp, my OR did that part.

That's some great gouge right there. Luckily I haven't ever failed a PRT (nor will I ever) but I'm glad to have this info for the grades. I absolutely must avoid senioritis... Thanks for that information. Very helpful.

Yeah you're right, it says that in the service agreement. I had never noticed that. I always assumed it was just by semester. What happens if you just have an absolutely terrible semester for whatever reason but keep your cumulative high? Great Lakes? I'm kinda surprised. Although I guess...

You sure? What happened to you? Everything I've ever seen said cumulative.

For BDCP we need good low... Not satisfactory, and certainly not probationary. However, for your in-PFA at OCS, the website says you need "satisfactory medium," nothing more. I don't know, however, what you need prior to going to OCS as my requirement is good low. Run until you puke. I find...

You have to take the ASTB either way and it's got plenty of math and science on it. I'm a poli sci major and I did great on it, but I also took engineering for a while. As for how aviation slots are given out... when you sign up for BDCP, your slot is guaranteed. If you get a pro-rec and final...

This could be a "con" for you: from what I've read on here (and someone feel free to say so if this is bad gouge)... If you NPQ your flight physical and don't get a waiver, and you're BDCP, they may want to redesignate you rather than separate you. So you'd have a designator outside of aviation...

And even then... most guys who enlist for a couple years don't get paid thousands upon thousands of dollars for a few years before they show up at Great Lakes. So you're still ahead of the average enlistee. But yeah, it would suck. The only con is that you've sworn your life away already so...

As mmx1 pointed out, Cali gives significantly more than its share to the federal government, while many other states take significantly more. Yeah, Cali is having a tough time. A lot of that is because of the ridiculous propositions that keep getting voted on, especially a few years back. We...

Is it me or is that a bit of a crackpot website? A lot of the stuff seems noble and logical up front, but at the same time most of their points skirt very close to the conspiracy-oriented crowd. Maybe it's just because I chose to read some of the comments--there's people down there saying that...

So based on this thread... Naval aviators / NFOs and those who aspire to be them have generally awesome taste in music

I just loop the Top Gun Anthem on my ipod. Sometimes some Danger Zone mixed in for good measure.

Agreed 100%. At 13 you want to work on getting As. In high school, take physics if you're worried about the ASTB. The physics and math I learned in high school and college (I'm not a science major) helped me a lot and I did very well on the ASTB. Get a good GPA in high school, play some...

After the car payment, rent, and food... -Drinks -Drinks -The girl -Drinks I also have some in various investments like mutual funds, stocks, CD, and some in savings... I put some away each month.

That's tough. In my experience, you need to use a mix of phone and email to get all of the communication done that you need. You want to take the ASTB ASAP. Once you do that and, hopefully, show that you're a legit candidate, you will get a lot more attention. But obviously you need to talk to...

Nah I don't either. I'm working on making this next year as awesome as possible and trying to put away some cash while getting in OCS shape. Which isn't hard given the generous paychecks. We graduate very early in May (I'm done in a couple days) so if that's similar to you, I would think we'd...

Yes. And you're a junior? We might hit OCS around the same time then.

Did you talk to your recruiter yet (the officer recruiter, not enlisted) or did you give the info to someone else the first time? I'd drop an email follow-up and then keep waiting for a little while. Beware: You've only gotten a taste of the waiting.

OK, so this question is admittedly more of a stupid question about the military than military aviation... The other day at the movies I saw a couple Army Privates in their ACUs. They appeared to be with a couple friends in civilian attire. Is this normal? I understand wanting to take advantage...

A lot of banks are hurting these days... it's hard to find good deals anywhere right now. Yeah, I don't want the loan at 5% and I heard that BDCP couldn't get it anymore anyways... a shame, but I don't think it's anything unique in the banking world right now to see that happening...

I've shot it. Definitely a cool gun, felt good, was nice overall. However, I'm not entirely convinced that the grip safety is a worthwhile feature. It's not a big deal but they seem to me to be an excessive feature that just gets in the way more than anything else. Still, good gun.

I think AW is filled with Maiden fans. Which is awesome. Aces high... Anyone else want to fly Ed Force One? About as badass as you can make a commercial airliner.

Dude, neither my OR nor your OR nor any OR is going to waste his time until you take the ASTB. If you get a 4/3/3/30 or something, you're not competitive. At least not for aviation. So why is he going to spend a great deal of time on someone who might not be competitive? Lots of people take the...

I didn't know A4s liked to pop bottles all night...

I could have sworn negatives were good whereas positives were bad..? I thought that's how it was at MEPS.

Awesome pics... Dumb question: Why was that guy dropping flares, and is that any sort of hazard around a refueling probe?

No hazing, just fun and camaraderie-building activities. I'm very familiar with these concepts :icon_smil

I'd take tabasco sting in my butt over some other things any day.... I had no idea that this equator-crossing hazing could get so hardcore and crazy. I'm very intrigued.

FYI, you don't need to be superman to get in PRT shape. I started out completely out of shape. I motivated myself, got in shape, and applied as early as I could. It's a very basic level of fitness. Pushups, situps, and running require no gym membership. You can get a gym membership to lift...

Our official stuff calls us OCSN, Officer Candidate Seaman I believe.

Yup. Great place to be. Glad I'm BDCP though..

Yes, wear some real form-fitting underwear. That's the best way to go through MEPS. Feel free to do some extra duck walking in your tighty whities just to show off how easily and freely you move, the docs and your fellow enlistees will be impressed.

Fail? Not really. They make it shorter and lighter, and since they had been discussed, I was guessing that the whole issue had also been discussed. Maybe, maybe not, I didn't go searching for period threads but it's never harmful to search for it if you're inclined to "suffer" from that...

I read on AW that they give all females an oral contraceptive prescription at OCS. Search it... To properly direct to you to where you should get your sports bras, we are going to need some photographs to analyze for dimensions, physiology, etc. Feel free to post those in this thread or in a...

Damn Otto is a huge ladies man. Can you give us SNA-wannabies some tips here on AW? :icon_tong