You are so right in the A-10 not being a fighter. How stupid of me. Of course the A-10s kill the enemy a lot closer in. More than likely have a higher body count too. 30mm works wonders.
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Marine aviation options/chances
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That’s why it’s an attack platform. Kinda tough to man a DCA lane without a radar.
Fact!
If I had to do it all again, it’d probably be ANG.
hlg6016
A/C Wings Here
True but you sure can ruin somebodies day with it!
SaucyGoon1776
New Member
ive already signed an air contract for PLC, so should I still be worried about not getting SNA? and what is NSS?
SaucyGoon1776
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but on the flip side the air force cant garuntee that I get any flight training at all even after completing OCS or whatever they call it.
NSS is naval standard score. Think of it like your flight school GPA, comprises mainly of your scores from flights but a little bit from academics.
Thats why people said Air National Guard, not Air Force.
The fact the Air Force calls their A-10 squadrons "Fighter Squadrons" has always been a source of confusion for me.
SauceyGoon1776
but on the flip side the air force cant garuntee that I get any flight training at all even after completing OCS or whatever they call it.
ALL military services can guarantee a pilot slot BEFORE you are obligated in serving, if slots are available. The USMC is the only service that will allow pilot contracts as a freshman, sophomore or junior in college through the PLC program. As of today, the USMC no longer trains NFOs with the recent retirement of the EA-6B airframe.
The USAF ANG and USAFR are the only ones that can guarantee you a fighter/ATTACK aircraft or any aircraft of your choosing providing you meet all of their requirements. Remember, USAF ANG and USAFR are initially part time positions, once you complete training in your aircraft.
but on the flip side the air force cant garuntee that I get any flight training at all even after completing OCS or whatever they call it.
ALL military services can guarantee a pilot slot BEFORE you are obligated in serving, if slots are available. The USMC is the only service that will allow pilot contracts as a freshman, sophomore or junior in college through the PLC program. As of today, the USMC no longer trains NFOs with the recent retirement of the EA-6B airframe.
The USAF ANG and USAFR are the only ones that can guarantee you a fighter/ATTACK aircraft or any aircraft of your choosing providing you meet all of their requirements. Remember, USAF ANG and USAFR are initially part time positions, once you complete training in your aircraft.
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But that somebody is unlikely to be a fighter type aircraft, which is just one of many reasons the A-10 is not a fighter. Let's be precise - the question wasn't if the A-10 is good at killing bad guys on the ground, or whether the A-10 would be an awesome airplane to fly. The question was, is it a fighter... and it is clearly not. Something Sen. Martha McSally probably needs to have explained to her as well.
wasn't she the one that thought the A-10 CAS mission could be replaced by the B-1?
There are USMC NFOs in the training pipeline now who will be in the back of F18s.
Not for long, and unfortunately for them, the USMC has zero qualms with cornholing their people when they sundown a platform. They did it with the A-6, H-46, EA-6B, and they'll do it again when the F/A-18D goes away.