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Gatordev

Gatordev

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SlickAg said:
We get a great look at all the helo communities and P-3/EP-3 because of the instructors, but we never get a chance to talk to TACAIR types and ask them about their community, lifestyle, etc etc. Our platform selection is a pretty big decision and decides a lot about our future, yet most students don't get a chance to sit down with jet guys and really thoroughly discuss things. Is this an oversight of the program? Or is it kind of designed this way...? Just curious.
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Well, this isn't completely true. Yeah, it's too bad there isn't much day to day info in primary, but the guys from Meridian come down pretty regularly to brief studs on the pipeline for the exact reason you mention. There were some guys down two weeks ago, as a matter of fact.
 
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SlickAg

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The captain I was talking to told me the Marines down here have platform briefs, but I've been here five months now and have yet to hear/see anything about that for the Navy. I think some guys pick up the gouge because of having buddies who went jets, but as far as I know there's no formal brief.
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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SlickAg said:
The captain I was talking to told me the Marines down here have platform briefs, but I've been here five months now and have yet to hear/see anything about that for the Navy. I think some guys pick up the gouge because of having buddies who went jets, but as far as I know there's no formal brief.
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Whoops, didn't see you were Corpus. Yeah, don't know what to tell you, although isn't Kingsville a short trip away? It's a fairly regular (albeit unscheduled) event here.
 
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SlickAg

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It is, he offered to get me in touch with some of the guys he knows there, and of course, I'll be able to lean on him. But I was thinking more about the guys who maybe don't have that as a resource. I just think it's a great thing to get to talk to so many different guys from so many platforms. I came down here thinking P-3s would be the way to go, but we have a lot of HSC guys who've made their community and helos in general sound awesome, plus there's all the rumors going around about how the P-3 community has so few flight hours now, guys not making PPC, etc. But I had a flight the other day with a P-3 guy who said that should be pretty much over now, they trimmed all the fat they needed to. I just think it would be nice to get input like that from the jet community. In any case, I just want to make an informed decision and I know I'll be happy no matter what happens.
 
airgreg

airgreg

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SlickAg said:
Our platform selection is a pretty big decision and decides a lot about our future, yet most students don't get a chance to sit down with jet guys and really thoroughly discuss things. Is this an oversight of the program? Or is it kind of designed this way...? Just curious.
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Navy jets are like free porn... you don't have to sell this stuff.

It ain't for everyone, but I don't think the Navy is overly concerned about a lack of people wanting jets.

I haven't been anywhere near the fleet yet, but feel free to PM me if you have questions about advanced jets, the 18 RAG, or want to hear my cloudy impressions of what something called "The Fleet" is like for a Hornet guy.
 
KSUFLY

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WBGTSNA said:
Congrats! Just out of curiosity, what did you put on your dream sheet? Did you want E2/C2, or were you drafted into it?
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E2/C2
J2
J1
E6

I didn't want E6 but I had to put something down. I honestly didn't KNOW what I was going to put down for the first three until I put the pen on the paper. I even sat there for about 10 minutes just thinking of what to right.
 
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phrogpilot73

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The only thing better than props and the carrier OR jets and the carrier is Helos... You'll be missing out on the best flying in the world, but I guess the per diem will make up for it. Congrats!
 
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MasterBates

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Phrog, from the Navy end of it, helos are a risk-adverse (more so than the FW guys from whay I have seen) and our mission is not that exiting.

HSL had all the goodies, but was never allowed to use them.

I'm going to be a bus driver, and that is OK with me.
 
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