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This is what your APSR looks like (all your basic info, your test scores, your program preferences, etc.) http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Publications/PDF%20FORMS/1131_238_APSR-Latest%20Version.pdf You (should have) put your earliest OCS ship date in box 4g.

You put your earliest ship date on the APSR that you filled out.

Either way, you have awesome scores so congrats!

The last board was on 1 Dec, packages were due 12 Nov. However the previous board had no announcement of the board date itself, let alone when packages were due. So it's not really possible to game the system, the most you can do is make sure everything on your end is in order and hurry up and...

I didn't finish the Math or the Mechanics sections either, so I think it has to do more with the difficulty of the questions you answered. Would not recommend doing that though, as I definitely feel like I got penalized a bit in my OAR score. Actually Math is really the only section that...

Had the consult, Doc said everything checked out structurally and saw no reason why I would be limited going forward. Let's just hope N3M feels the same way...

I'm working with a NC1 now and she is absolutely amazing, very on top of her stuff and gives it to you straight.

Ok I won't sir, figured that may not go over well so that's why I double checked. Technically PFPS is a chronic diagnosis since it can be mitigated but never fully cured since it can recur. But I'm hoping by showing that after only a month of PT I've been asymptomatic for 5 years despite being...

Yeah completely makes sense, I wasn't going to call to lobby one way for another, just to try to feel out what I would need to demonstrate what I need to get a waiver. But I won't start bugging the docs and just wait to hear what the initial N3M hack is.

Completely makes sense, thanks Doc. I'll just pray that everything goes smoothly tomorrow with the consult and see what N3M says.

Yeah I read through that and saw it's a DQ. I guess all that I can do is go to the consult and hopefully the doctor can write something to the effect I'm fully cured and the PFPS should not recur. Would it also be work calling N3M and asking to speak to a doc (I've heard of some applicants doing...

Evening sir, I found a working link to the Orthopedics section of the NAMI waiver guide: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/nami/arwg/Documents/WaiverGuide/13_Orthopedics.pdf The guide seems to deal more with tears and reconstruction of the knee ligaments, rather than the type of chronic pain...

Fair enough, I'll get the consult done and see what happens.

Yeah that's what I thought, but the Doc checked a box saying "Disqualified for Service" and I had to sign an acknowledgment, and he said the ultimate authority as to whether I would receive a waiver rested with N3M.

Yeah I have a consult scheduled for Monday with an orthopedic surgeon, and the original files from my treatment are good since they show a complete lack of pain by the end of the treatment. I have to wait until Wednesday for my HIV test and blood work to come back but after that I'll be...

Didn't see any other topics about this so wanted to ask. In fall 2011 I developed mild patellar tendinitis due to overuse from playing a lot of tennis on hard courts. Saw an orthopedist, they proscribed a month of PT to strengthen my leg muscles, after a month no pain remained. Played a full...

Wow alright. I'll try to keep my hopes in check, and just pray I get through MEPS with no hiccups on Friday lol.

So if the cutoff is 16 Feb, I'm guessing that means that your package needs to be submitted to your processor by NLT 11Feb to make it to the board before the cutoff? MEPS just got back to me with a date, tentatively going on Friday 5 Feb, but since N3M needs to review and reverse my TNPQ for...

Yeah I figured it would be a while, just hoping that reality would be a bit different lol. Thanks for the heads up, back to doing second-semester senior things...

Anyone have any idea on the typical MEPS wait time currently? Been a couple weeks since my med-read was submitted and haven't heard anything yet.

So sad to hear, I feel extremely lucky to have been given help and advice by such a great man. Blue skies to you, sir.

@BravoMyles You can email them with the form/instructions, that's what I did, and its OK as long as the completed form goes to your recruiter. You need a minimum of 3 LORs. You need them for jobs you've had within the last three years (not sure if it's just the three most recent ones or if you...

I try to check in with my recruiter once every two weeks or so, even if it's just to say "Hey did you receive x y and z I sent you and what else should I be working on?" The forms aren't too bad and you can churn through them in 2-3 days or so if you set aside the time. The things that take the...

OAR is average, the rest are below average. If your package is nearly ready to go you might as well submit but unless the rest of your package is outstanding (GPA, Statement, LORs, etc.), then I would anticipate a PRO N and start studying for the retake. Guessing that since you took the ASTB...

The OAR scores and ASTB scores are normed against a set of raw scores. It's kind of like the SAT, your score is not determined on the number of questions you get right but instead how you score compared to others taking the test. IIRC if you get a 9 it means you scored in the top 3-4% of that...

Doubtful that they would ask you anything that complicated. From my memory all of the math questions can be solved in 2-3 mins tops without a calculator. The math itself isn't that hard, it's if you can recognize the appropriate concepts and ascertain the solution.

This is (pretty much) how the real test looks, minus the lot labels and the arrow pointing to the correct lot:

Did you look at the Spatial Appreciation test? If it's asking you what attitude and roll a plane is at based on the view out of the cockpit, it is the old version of the test, so you can skip that section because it's not on the new ASTB-E (it was replaced by the UAV section). Great link...

The way I remember the throttle, there were essentially 5 positions: neutral (i.e. no movement), slow forwards and backwards, and fast forwards and backwards. If you move the throttle only a little bit past the neutral spot, you get the slow movement, so I tried to keep my movements short and...

I would try with your current scores. People have been getting picked up with straight 6s and you have a 9.

Math is what likely dragged you down. It is a big part of the OAR as well as the primary determiner of the AQR and FOFAR scores. The history and UAV sections are the biggest parts of the PFAR score.

Yes, for Navy you only get a commissioning physical at MEPS (i.e. are you fit for designation as an officer). Then, you get a full flight physical your first week at OCS, with the results coming back a week or two before graduation. If something pops up on the flight physical (the so-called...

I would not get your hopes up. I just submitted all of my documents to MEPS and my recruiter said that unless everything goes absolutely perfectly then there's probably a very good chance that I won't be done with MEPS in time for this board. My advice is make sure you have all of the...

Alright, you can't throw that out there and not tell the story :D

Yes, that was the impression I got when I took it. Besides the joystick portion, the aviation history, and the UAV, there was a personality test and a background questionnaire that are included in the ASTB-E portion. They don't generate their own scores but they somehow factor into the other...

This is how the scores are broken down: Academic Qualifications Rating (AQR): This score is affected by performance on all subtests, but the strongest influence is made by the Math Skills Test. Pilot Flight Aptitude Rating (PFAR): This score is affected by performance on all subtests, but the...

I'm guessing it will be near impossible to get one? I've always wanted a 1911 but not enough to justify spending $800 on a decent mid-range one (yet).

Yeah I completely agree. There have been a number of guys on here who have moved their kits to a different NRD because of running up against the quotas of their local NRD and them refusing to submit the packages until the next FY. I remember in June and July a bunch of people saying they were...

The quota is just a goal for the NRD, they can still submit packages even if they have met their quota. Some NRDs like to hold packages and "bank" them to meet their future quotas since they don't get any extra benefits from going over the goal. Most likely you kit didn't even make it to the...

I know Tyler Rogoway is far from the most unbiased source, but he had a great piece a few weeks ago about the Saudi's new LCS order (i.e. what the Navy's could have been) http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/saudi-arabia-is-buying-the-littoral-combat-ship-the-u-s-1737749488

Timing is especially interesting, wonder if this was primarily driven by the impending shut down of the Rhino production line in St. Louis?

Yes, you can do the practice questions as much as you want (make sure to click back though at the end, clicking next will start the actual test). Yes, the study guides obviously help, but make sure you understand the concepts behind them (The proverbial "Live by the gouge, die by the gouge")...

My friend that just graduated said they ran for time (most was 30 mins) so I've been doing a mix of 1.5mi all out runs and longer 30 minute runs, trying to get my distance up. Also make sure to do situps and pushups before your run to prepare you for the PRT, I noticed a relatively significant...

If NFO was your first choice, you'll automatically start processing for it and your packages for other designators will be pulled from the boards. If NFO was not your first choice, your recruiter can have you fill out a form to start processing for NFO.

Very cool stuff MIDN and Seven, as a plane geek I love reading about this stuff, so thank you.

Interesting. I read an interview with another Viper driver, and he said something similar, to the effect of new Viper pilots have a tendency to over-rotate the first coupe of times they take off because the flight control logic is so different to anything else in a front line fighter today.

Contract is only to examine modifying, so no airframes are actually going to get transitioned yet. Could just be a hedge in case Hornet maintenance becomes completely unsustainable or could be the first step in an actual transition.

The one that was supposed to happen in October actually happened early in mid September, so the December board was pretty much right when the ORs expected it. Mid to late February seems reasonable given the stand-down for the holidays in the NRDs (Dec. 18-Jan. 2 IIRC).

Cool, glad to hear it from someone with first hand experience rather than the armchair defense analysts. Thanks. Haven't seen a Rhino demo in person but hoping to get a glimpse of one soon. At least from the footage I've seen it looks awesome.

I think you are correct, that you for the correction. It seems I've betrayed my true knowledge level :D