08' Pensacola Report Dates?

[MasterBates]

Do I really need to comment here?

 

[HighDimension]

Do I really need to comment here?

Probably not, make your 4,000th post memorable.

 

[TheBubba]

Do I really need to comment here?

Some of us are capable of being happily married:icon_wink....

 

[IrishEagle85]

Haha, I know your advice, MasterBates, from my other thread. I'm taking it into consideration, no worries ;-)

 

[war eagle]

I know I'll probably get the whole "enjoy your time off" thing and trust me - I sure will after 5 years of an Aerospace degree. But just for fun... will having a valid FAA physical help get started into IFS a little quicker after we initially check in?

I read/heard somewhere a little while back that a backup in the system came when they started making everyone get that done on base at NAS, instead of from a certified doc in town.... any input?

 

[redmidgrl]

I just talked with my LT about reporting dates which just came out today.
LTs are basically given a spreadsheet with our names and information. We select the month that we want to go down, May thru Sept. There were no actual dates on the sheet, just a month.
There is also a notes section if there are any special circumstances, ie family weddings, or special occasions that would hinder your arrival in Pensacola.

I filled out my preferences today. But it will probably be another long wait until we actually get our dates and orders.

My unit did the same thing as DMace: no specific dates, just months.

 

[whalepelt]

I think I know one reason why nobody has dates yet.

I was informed today that I will probably have to go to a non-voluntary nuke interview. :icon_rage Apparently it's not a binding thing, and all I have to do is go and tell the 4-star why I don't want to go nuke. The idea does NOT give me the warm fuzzies though.

 

[IrishEagle85]

I think I know one reason why nobody has dates yet.

I was informed today that I will probably have to go to a non-voluntary nuke interview. :icon_rage Apparently it's not a binding thing, and all I have to do is go and tell the 4-star why I don't want to go nuke. The idea does NOT give me the warm fuzzies though.

Realizing they did fly a ton of SNA and NFO selects over to Hawaii a few weeks ago to try and convince them to go nukes. If my shitty calculus grades hadn't automatically disqualified me from nuclear school, I would've accepted the Hawaii offer and then be like "Nope, no subs for me, sorry"

 

[CommodoreMid]

We were told in class today that we should have our exact dates sometime next week, with orders shortly thereafter.

 

[whalepelt]

Realizing they did fly a ton of SNA and NFO selects over to Hawaii a few weeks ago to try and convince them to go nukes. If my shitty calculus grades hadn't automatically disqualified me from nuclear school, I would've accepted the Hawaii offer and then be like "Nope, no subs for me, sorry"

I know about all that. They were going to send me, but my adviser rated my chances of switching to nuke as 0, so they didn't bother. Instead, it appears that I get a ticket to exotic and sunny Washington, DC.

As long as I can say to him that I don't want to go nuke and that ends the silliness it's not that big of a deal. Its just that with their increasing desperation, I'm not at all looking forward to being a fresh butterbar in front of a 4-star who wants me to do something I don't want to.

 

[IrishEagle85]

I was more thinking that who wouldn't want a free trip Hawaii, and then at the nuke interview, say "sorry, I'm not interested. I'm going to be a flyboy." (-;

 

[UpstateSouthpaw]

I've got to go down to Washington too. I heard that 38 out of the 40 Mids from the Academy they sent down there "voluntarily" switched. The remaining two were "thanked" for their time and dismissed. I don't know what they're telling people down their but 38 out of 40 is impressive. To be honest the whole ordeal is pissing me off. :icon_rage First signing a non-voluntary nuke application, being sent to San Diego (which wasn't too bad actually, other than the sub stuff), having a phone call with a 2 star select about going nuke and finally this crap about having to commission as an 1170 and go to Washington for a non-voluntary nuke interview 10 days after I commission. So pretty much I'll commission without knowing where I 'm going, when I'm going or what I'm doing. I should've got a C in Physics and Calc to appear less appealing. How do you tell a 4-star 'NO!'.:icon_rage :censored_

 

[MasterBates]

Just say NO.

It's easy. What's he gonna do? Make you a SWO and send you to sea?

 

[whalepelt]

38 of 40? Unless they got wads of $$$ thrown at them (...likely...) or literally ordered to sign, I don't know the nukes pulled that. At least I now know I'm not alone in this mess, but those numbers make me even more uncomfortable.

Are you headed down on May 22nd?

 

[UpstateSouthpaw]

Yea, I'm headed down on the 22nd, are they commissioning you as an 1170 too?