Texas Tailhooker
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Heard a rumor (maybe a bad one) that married SNA's can't select Corpus for Primary and are forced to go to TW-5 at Whiting after NIFE. Can anyone confirm or deny if this policy exists? Thanks
I don’t know if it’s policy per se but it definitely looks like practice, at least for Navy SNAs. Lots of single guys go to Whiting though. It seems like almost all married studs stay in Pensacola.Heard a rumor (maybe a bad one) that married SNA's can't select Corpus for Primary and are forced to go to TW-5 at Whiting after NIFE. Can anyone confirm or deny if this policy exists? Thanks
I absolutely agree with all of the above….but really, South Padre Island is kind of the Enid of beaches - and I was a VT-27 guy!A beach in NW Florida is a beach in SE Texas - either way, you just won the lottery. You'll go where you're sent when the time comes- you have no choice in the matter, so don't stress about it. You'll have things you both love and hate at either place the Navy/USMC sends you. But enjoy it, because it's a year in an awesome place you may never come back to. Think about that for a minute- the Navy/USMC sends you to a beach town for a year to learn to fly. No ground job, no one to lead, no E-2 to counsel because he wants to marry a stripper and just bought a mustang at 42% interest. You focus on yourself, your flying, and participate in shenanigans with your buddies. It's not Enid, it's not Del Rio, it's not Fort Rucker, it's the beach.
a beach is still a beach!I absolutely agree with all of the above….but really, South Padre Island is kind of the Enid of beaches - and I was a VT-27 guy!
This is explicitly not policy. Seemingly everybody requests Whiting for primary and married people get priority. Put what you want, and you’ll probably get it.Heard a rumor (maybe a bad one) that married SNA's can't select Corpus for Primary and are forced to go to TW-5 at Whiting after NIFE. Can anyone confirm or deny if this policy exists? Thanks
It’s not that bad! If you ignore the bugs and the trash at least…I absolutely agree with all of the above….but really, South Padre Island is kind of the Enid of beaches - and I was a VT-27 guy!
Thanks-makes sense and good info. Go BoomersThis is explicitly not policy. Seemingly everybody requests Whiting for primary and married people get priority. Put what you want, and you’ll probably get it.
Source: I joined the Navy to see the world, and the country. Florida was too close to home. I’m married and class up with VT-27 next week.