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Interesting word choice... Anyways, I have never encountered anyone who redesignated prior to getting to Pensacola. Perhaps it is possible, but there are other avenues to pursue first... In fact, I am not sure I understand your question. If you are in applying for STA-21, why don't you just...

If you are starting college or 2 years in, I would DEFINITELY pursue NROTC before BDCP.

Ahhh...wanting to get that extra chest led I see? I was right there with you... getting into jump or dive school will be next to impossible...I tried for several months while I was stashed. Unless your in the Army, or get it as a reward for an enlistment bonus, there are simply no funds to send...

is it because it might clog the relief tube?

Well it looks like they might have reached an agreement. http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_171204341.html?keyword=topstory Hopefully the union general body will vote yes.

so as a Chief selectee shouldn't we be asking you about this stuff ;)

Knowing what I know now and after undergoing the PRK procedure, I would STILL take PRK over LASIK. The results w/ Wavefront are the same if not better than LASIK AND--the biggest thing--your eye structure is not permanently weaked.

I spoke with a student who selected -53s a few weeks ago and he said the selection spots are ~12 a year. Not sure of the accuracy of that. Can't it pull like 5Gs or something? I know they probably don't go that route...I'm trying to find where I read that...

are you kidding me?

No, I learned it at the Academy... J/k...public high school man, where else?

I am not a doctor, nor your doctor, but I would highly recommend against that. These are your eyes, and possibly a critical element to your career. Just like being sick, R&R is going to make the healing process better. Stressing yourself out with work and stuff isn't going to help. Lay around...

Also, if you are anything like me, I needed moisture drops for a long time after the surgery. I was rewetting ALL the time within 2-3 weeks after the surgery. If you are of a lower diopter, you will probably be seeing 20/20 they day after the surgery. However, this is after they've put in...

1 lbs is A LOT of weed. He got caught with 150 POUNDS!

that would be unwise

When I reread my post I realized it was a little misleading. Its 60˚ from the break to the final turn. Then 30˚ (45˚ if needed) for final turn to final.

60˚, 2Gs all the way down to final.

They just upped it as of last week from 200kts to 230 kts. And yes, I should have specified like Godspeed said, they have an inner/outer. Its more complex because you have to pay attention a lot more to other's radio calls. For example, say you land and do a touch and go and want to request a...

Interesting stat...The CO of the 8th FTS (I think he turns over shortly) told us that Vance students get their 1st choice 5% more than Whiting/Corpus (not jets, first choice). He also said--and which is more important to me--is that in the last 1.5 year since he had been there, there was a 0%...

I don't think the Air Force uses Moody for UPT anymore. I believe training bases are: Randolph, Vance, McLaughlin, Columbus and Sheppard

I could be wrong, but he might be talking about 100% O2 AND flipping it to emergency for the 'positive pressure.' I thought that helped a lot too...didn't get rid of everything, but forcing the cool air in made the throw-up feeling disappear.

PM me if you would like a personal experience I had with a written diagnosis for White Coat Hypertension. I'm not posting it since it doesn't really answer your question because I ended up being within standards. Go here...

Also, something else I remembered... Feddoc, maybe you can back this up... Potassium has been proven to lower blood pressure--coincidentally potassium rich foods are fruits an veggies. Its really hard to to just eat healthy all the time, so I went out and bought a big thing of NoSalt. Its a...

I apologize. Reviewing my posts, I see that I was acting like I was an authority on it, which clearly I'm not.

I spoke with my friend again last night, and I brought up the SWO pin helo pilot, and he confirmed that will be getting his pin. He said it varies by CO and that another ship hes been on does not allow it. Like Flying Low, this is simply what I was told. Well, when you open a topic up for...

First of all are you having trouble with systolic, diastolic or both? I also struggled with my blood pressure when originally applying for my NROTC scholarship and subsequent flight physicals. For four years I thought that I had high blood pressure...when in fact, that is somewhat ridiculous...

then I meant SWO board, sorry, I was half interested in the conversation. maybe its bad gouge, but he told me that he was getting pinned as long as he passed the board, and that he would be going before the SWO board shortly.

I don't think so, he just wants to know if selecting the P-8 will be an option around the time he gets commissioned. Also, I don't believe having a TS clearance now will help you at all. Most people start the process at the beginning/end of primary anyways.

I certainly did not mean it that way. Hell, if I manage to finish up flight school I would interested in earning a SWO pin too! The thing I was trying to mention is that I believe neither have you have attended OCS yet, earned a commission or become an intel officers, but your asking the...

I actually spoke with a flight doc this morning about airsickness. She said that she counsels people to eat 'bagels, saltine crackers, or whole wheat bread' and hour before the flight. No fruits, vegetables, meat etc, except the three above items. Those 3 absorb the acid in your stomach that...

Oh I'm sure life is better on the blue side. But would you agree, that having not been where you are yet, this place is far from awful

The people coming here thinking they are going to have a bad time, interestingly, have a bad time. If you show up with a PMA, get over the style difference, its fine. I also think--my opinion--that put around non-military people, a lot of the anti-Vance stuff would become its 'not that bad'...

you might be right...thats why I said it might just be a ship/command thing. My friend is at SWOS right now (spoke with him last night) and this (coincidentally actually) my friend mentioned. He said it was one helo pilot and the OOD board didn't grill him as much because they knew he was...

Vance is not bad at all. Training is efficient despite having a different style. Sims and CAIs. I personally don't want to go back to Florida, because, like you, I don't want to move again, Vance is not that horrible place you hear about at API, and it would suck to have to start over again at...

Also, RESIST the temptation to get caught up in the 'chest candy' already. Make it through OCS first, then your intel school, and work hard at 'moving to the right' on your FITREPs. Face the fact that as a non-prior ENS your going to have that little 'pizza stain' on your chest for...

Its still allowed for aviators but it depends on the ship/command. I have a friend on the Blue Ridge over in Japan, and he said the helo pilots will sometimes do it...they usually make the 'board' easier because they know they are an aviator and won't be the OOD very often. I imagine you would...

actually, i think that might be part of it...are there any other people in your class who are STILL going to Vance? like I said, classes start every three weeks and 1-2 people come every week from API. With no new classes starting, there could be a build up pretty quickly. There are rumors...

I had trouble with airsickness in IFS...I may be the first person to do this, but I am actually scheduled to get spun before my first flight. I was hoping to desensitize a little bit before actually going up...

only one multivitamin is allowed per day

With your experience, to speed up the resolution process, would it be inappropriate if I gave the Pinkertons a call?

other than a reduction in bloating, you will be fine. Btw, run a few searches and you will your going to have to watch all those supplements because a lot of them are restricted in a flight status.

So I filled out both of these...how long does it take to kick in?:D I filled out an ID-10/T form on a Midshipmen cruise. They had a great one drawn up, looked really professional. WEPS called down to to radio and told my running mate to get me going on it otherwise my security clearance...

sorry i'm a little confused on this, are they paying you extra money to go on the trimester system?

isn't it something like .50 a lbs?

I asked a friend who is a MGySgt why he didn't bring a date to Navy/Marine Corps birthday ball this year... He said "Because I am in Chicago on a Friday night in Dress Blues."

you can lift in flight school. reread his post. i don't feel like checking, but I think you are out of weight standards. assuming you are right that your 12% bodyfat is correct, you will get taped and be fine. the only problem is the way Navy/Marine Corps tape is pretty inaccurate and can...

There was a discussion on the Red Bull thing somewhere on here...I can't find the link. I have problems with SEARCH sometimes because it drops common words, even when I use " "

link isn't working for me...

You hear different stuff all the time, but the most recent brief I had was outside of 1 multivitamin tablet a day, a protein supplement/meal replacement shakes were NOT allowed. There are a lot of things that you are not allowed to take, including very common OTC medications. I think someone...

This is probably next to impossible to answer. Both Navy and Air Force have challenging selection and training programs, so its not going to be 'easier' to become a fighter pilot in either. Also, fighter slots change on a weekly basis. Sometimes they need plenty of people for the pipeline...

This is kind of a ridiculous question. Yes you can. However, if you are jacked and don't make height/weight standards then you should adjust your routine. Dietary supplements, i.e. protein shakes, creatine are severely restricted if not outright forbidden. Also, since being sent to JSUPT...