Vast amounts of BS all done in order to go flying. 99% of my job is done to earn the 1% of my time thats spent in the air. It could be worse. I could be a supply officer and not have the 1% to look forward to.
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Drawbacks of the Military
- Thread starter markvanes
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Well, if you are "average" among the peer group that is Naval Aviation, that's pretty good.
The biggest drawback for me is missing family time. I have a 2 year old and I have missed about 8 months of his live. I am about to start workups again, so by the time I get back from my next cruise, I will will have missed about 40% of his life. That sucks.
The biggest drawback for me is missing family time. I have a 2 year old and I have missed about 8 months of his live. I am about to start workups again, so by the time I get back from my next cruise, I will will have missed about 40% of his life. That sucks.
Bevo said:
This has been beaten to death in another thread, but he who gets solely "average" flights is on the fast track to attrition. I was merely saying that one of the draw backs to flight school is that there are times when it is intensely frustrating.
Maybe it's only me, but I don't like having to shave every day, sometimes twice a day. In other words, I enjoy being in the military, and what I do on a daily basis, so much, that something as stupid as having to shave everyday is what I consider a drawback to what I do.
But it does really suck.
But it does really suck.
So how much control do you have? I'm guessing not much. You go where they tell you when they tell you right? Can't leave until your commitment is finished, and you can't even tell what you will fly or IF you will fly (NAMI) or what squadron you will go to. I'm guessing you can't just tell your superiors "Aw, shucks, sir, but I'm not going to move again. Sorry."
candidateX said:
Yes, but in the civilian world you're not likely to be telling your boss to take your job and shove it either. Unless, of course, you are highly employable somewhere else or like living off unemployment. I mean, how many civilians get to say, "Nahh, don't feel like going on that business trip to Bumble**** Africa. Find someone else, I'll be here playing XBox."
candidateX said:
Actually, the Navy is so fat on junior officers now, they are getting rid of guys left and right. A friend of mine through flight school decided he did not want to do it anymore. He went to his CO, handed in his wings, and was out of the Navy in 3 weeks. He was doing well, had a good record, and was popular in his squadron. He just wanted to quit.
Someone correct me if it has changed, but if you don't make it through flight school, you will be looking for another job.
The bottom line is that when you join the Navy, you have to understand that "needs of the Navy" come before needs of self. Sometimes it sucks, but it is always better than working at the post office.
well, only if you're a nuke and you've been completely and irreversably irradiated by the neutron flux distributor near the reactor's core center.Fly Navy said:
not if you like the smell of mail and stamp glue more than the smell of JP-5 or the hint of oil as you enter the skin of the shipBevo said:
H20man
Drill baby drill!
Not setting foot on land and driving in circles.
We have had a a few working ports since I've been out here, the first liberty port we are getting into will be exactly 1 month since I've joined the ship.
I don't know how long the Navy goes without liberty ports, but MSC is sure a hell of a lot different than the commercial ship I was on last year, where 9 days was the longest we went without hitting a port, and that was crossing from Japan to Cali.
Isn't there the 2 beer rule at 90 days for the Navy?
Something I had heard from my dad.
We have had a a few working ports since I've been out here, the first liberty port we are getting into will be exactly 1 month since I've joined the ship.
I don't know how long the Navy goes without liberty ports, but MSC is sure a hell of a lot different than the commercial ship I was on last year, where 9 days was the longest we went without hitting a port, and that was crossing from Japan to Cali.
Isn't there the 2 beer rule at 90 days for the Navy?
Something I had heard from my dad.