Navy NFO to Marine NFO

[lecolin]

I'm new to this forum, although I signed up last year, so hello to all.

I'm a prior enlisted Marine, who is now an Ensign SNFO in intermediate. I am looking into any information on transferring from the Navy to the Marine Corps as an NFO. I read about the SNA Navy to Marine transfer stuff, but does anyone have any advice or information on an SNFO or NFO transferring from the Navy to the Marine Corps? I am open to getting my wings first, then going to TBS, however the progression would need to happen. I was quite disheartened when the Marines told me I was too old to go Marine Aviation when I signed up back in March 2002. The Navy had no problem giving me an age waiver.

Have any other NFOs done this before? Any advice from anyone?

 

[Brett327]

Transfer

I'm new to this forum, although I signed up last year, so hello to all.

I'm a prior enlisted Marine, who is now an Ensign SNFO in intermediate. I am looking into any information on transferring from the Navy to the Marine Corps as an NFO. I read about the SNA Navy to Marine transfer stuff, but does anyone have any advice or information on an SNFO or NFO transferring from the Navy to the Marine Corps? I am open to getting my wings first, then going to TBS, however the progression would need to happen. I was quite disheartened when the Marines told me I was too old to go Marine Aviation when I signed up back in March 2002. The Navy had no problem giving me an age waiver.

Have any other NFOs done this before? Any advice from anyone?

If it's advice that you're soliciting, stay Navy. Every aviator that I know who has had prior time in the USMC is glad that they're in the Navy now. Be patient and wait until you're through with TRACOM. As I'm sure you know, the real Navy is a far cry from TRACOM. I've done deployments to USMC bases (Iwakuni) and the lifestyle and the amount that people f*ck with you is unimaginable. It's worse than the boat. Just my 2 cents.

Brett

 

[Physicx]

So would you not recomend being based at Iwakuni?

 

[Brett327]

Iwakuni is a deployment site, not something you chose or shop for.

 

[lecolin]

Thanks for the advice, Brett. I'll give the fleet a fair shake before I decide. My eventual goal is to apply to the astronaut program as a mission commander, so the Navy will be better in getting to that goal. Off to VAW-120 to fly the E-2C for me from here.