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Calm down slick. I wasn't referring to you. I was referring to the people who stress out over a number that not even the VT commands can explain or calculate without a computer and get all dick-bent about the rest of their careers. You're trying to "accurately understand" something that even the...

Or you could just STFU with your whining and complaining and be glad that you're getting paid to fly. I can understand complaining about doing NKOs or the other painful shit we have to put up with, but don't complain about getting to fly jets/helos/p3s/c130s/whatever. You're getting paid to fly...

Because that would make sense and be too easy....:eek:

I already drank that kool-aid. Learned that lesson long ago.

I got mine for OCS at KOHLs dept store on the cheap. If you have one of those near you then try to hit that up.

Sadly, "not completely legal" doesn't exactly = NOT legal. So therefore, until someone passes a piece of legislature that explicitly says they can't do it or someone higher up decides it's a BS policy, they will do it. I don't really think anyone here would say that putting the scarlett...

....OR just look on the various gouge sites. That's where I got my updated copy of the NATOPs.

I would disagree with your analogy. It's a little more like the boss walking in YOUR office, calling you a fucking asshole, and firing you because he THINKS you may have a made a disparaging comment about his wife. And getting fired because someone THINKS you said/did something with no proof or...

I'm getting handsome Tax Return back so I was thinking about making my next purchase an M4 or M1A.

Well, this came home with me today. Sig 1911 w/tac rail and laser sight. Should a fun one to take out to the range. Not cheap, but definitely fun.

^ Probably the best advice you'll get on this forum. It's your career at stake and not theirs. That statement applies on a daily basis even after you're 'in'. If it don't look right or smell right and you're not comfortable with it OR if you just dont think something is being handled correctly...

Myself and other studs have already discussed how absurd it is that they'll trust us to SOLO a $6M T-6 or TH57 or T-45 or whatever, but we have to fill out a 4-page permission slip that's thinly veiled as 'ORM' if we're gonna drink a beer on the weekend or drive somewhere that isn't in "local"...

That is absolutely fucking absurd. Last time I checked, I was a commissioned officer in the USN and, if they can't trust me to show up sober to stand watch or fly, then we have some problems. And more motorcycle crap? I'm starting to think they just want to make that stuff so much of an...

Keep in mind that the primary commissioning sources are Academy and ROTC. OCS is the fill-in-the-gap mechanism and the amount of OCS slots ebbs and flows with the tides. OCS Pluses: You get to go to school and basically fuck-off (read: do what you want) for 4 years. You will know exactly what...

This coming from a guy whose avatar is Glenn Quagmire. Should've thrown a giggity giggity in there.

"The Rooster" is awesome.

You sir, just made my signature line!!

I'm with HarrierDude...it's all in binary at this point. Either you would or you wouldn't.

My thoughts EXACTLY!!

Yeah, it definitely is. And the worst part is that the people we are talking about are the same ones who vote on a regular basis.

I would laugh but, had it not been for Top Gun, I'm pretty sure that would be a common misconception.

That was some pretty awesome camera work. Cool-heli-plopter-thing too ;)

Fwiw, a lot of my buddies from OCS are in the same boat. We're all getting pushed through pretty quickly. But yeah, I'm not exactly gonna be surprised if I get volun-told I'm going to have to do some IA billet in B.F.E. for a while.

I agree. I haven't seen it myself, but I continue to hear good thing. It's nice to see the general public getting a taste of why the US Navy (and not just carriers/jets) is legitimately the best in the world. Seals + Helos = winner in my book.

Careful what you wish for. I haven't had a week off since starting OCS. At this rate, I'll finish the RAG as an Ensign which is both kinda cool and kinda painful.

This must be new 'cause I have no F%*&ing clue what you're talking about. I finished GS and flew 4101 less than 5 days later.

I cant vouch for Jet Advanced, but I used mine a lot in primary and helo advanced (so far). All the current pubs and NATOPS (along with 3710 and FAR/AIM) can be found online and 'PDF Search' is money when it comes to finding those little nuggets of info tucked away in some weird section. There...

If you want to be an officer, the enlisting in the reserves will do little to nothing outside of make that process take longer.

It's the AFOQT. AF OTS is pretty competitive.

I can't tell you anything about 'certain MOSs (jobs)' having any relativity on selection, but really no one can. The blanket answer is that being prior enlisted w/a clean record and a good GPA from college will do nothing but help you. Being a prior-E with a captain's mast or two on your record...

It depends...will getting shot down by my own wingman get me a star too? I mean, I'm only an Ens but I do like to invest in my future!

How it works = magic.

I'm a Navy cat that was gonna go Marine Corps Air at first but due to circumstances (eye surgery/timing/etc..) I ended up with the USN. The best advice I can give you is not to get down on yourself. The process can be pretty daunting with all of the paperwork and hoops to jump through. Stay...

Dont drown like me.

Let me guess, they keep pulling out this "we dont have controls back here" crap?

Some of the VTs allow wearing the NWUs for standing duty on the weekends. Mostly Khakis though.

Mine too...funny how that works.

I like that you added that line in there!!

So pardon my ignorance, but if all the JOs and other SWO hinges know that the command climate sucks and the way they do things is terrible then why hasn't it changed in 20+ years? I have a friend from OCS who was the most motivated headstrong female I'd ever seen and her post on Facebook...

Since when? I've seen much worse. Ever been to New Jersey?

This ^ is the best advice in the thread.

No, you've got it right. Just sayin' that if you're one of those guys that gets pushed into intermediate because your grades are good then be prepared.

Yeah, it does. It probably means that you wont get Helos. ;) FWIW, I hear that there's been an E2 draft going on in NFO-land lately.

Or even better: Get one that can withstand the mando 12-hour days in BFE-Oklahoma.

They tried to deny mine twice. I've said this before, but I'll say it again: Know your stuff when it comes to your waivers (be it, vision or otherwise related) and know exactly what they're trying to deny you for as well because, in both cases, the doctors were just flat wrong. I proved them to...

Yep, I actually liked it when I flew RIs in the T6. I have what they call "Chickenlegs" in the ghetto. Even with the speed jeans, it was the only thing that would stay on. :( I bought one of the clear strap things for like $6 so I'm gonna try that out.

Yeah, the velcro strap thing will work just fine for 90% of what we have to do. I just did it 'cause I was too lazy to drive down to wings (before the NEX had them) and get the strap.

To be honest, the one I had was the old-style issue one and it's pretty clunky. You could probably rig one out of two clipboards or something pretty easily that would be pretty compact. Found this on sporty's. You could proly use it for plates too... http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/9220...

Go to the NEX and get one of the clear leg straps. That should be good enough. I used two kneeboards, but only because I had one with clips on top and bottom for clipping in the approach plates.

You're OR can help you out a little with this. I'm pretty sure they can shift dates a little for you if it's something like that.