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Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)

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et1nuke

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Are females allowed to wear shoulder boards on Full dress white? I just saw a photo of a change of command where the new CO (a female wearing white jacket large medals) had O-6 rank on the shoulders vice the sleeves. Am I missing something huge?

Oh I think I figured it out myself....Coast Guard, right?
 

HeyJoe

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malli9 said:
Thank you for the good answer. I have another question, what is a flying tour and how long is it?

Simply put, a "flying tour" is an assignment to a squadron that typically last 3 years, but your mileage may vary. Some folks are rolled out the door early to reset the squadron with new folks for next set of workups or extended past 3 years (I joined my first fleet squadron in 1981 and was extended twice so I didn't leave until 1986).
 

KBayDog

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...(I joined my first fleet squadron in 1981 and was extended twice so I didn't leave until 1986).

Many current fleet aviators weren't even alive in 1981, and the "Class of 1986" will be winging in the not-too-distant-future.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.
 

HeyJoe

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Many current fleet aviators weren't even alive in 1981, and the "Class of 1986" will be winging in the not-too-distant-future.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

LOL. Just think, one day in a decade or two, you'll be a senior mod with 10,000+ posts talking about your first fleet tour to someone not yet born.
 

Ventilee

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My dad just gave me his old watch that has the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor engraved on the background. Would it be inappropriate for me to wear said watch? I am currently applying for PLC so should I save it for if/when I make it through OCS?

Also, has anyone done a shoulder consult before? I am flying to Quantico on Wednesday to get my shoulder looked at and I have no idea what to expect besides some pull-ups and/or push-ups.

I think I may be needlessly worrying about nothing.
 

Uncle Fester

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My dad just gave me his old watch that has the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor engraved on the background. Would it be inappropriate for me to wear said watch? I am currently applying for PLC so should I save it for if/when I make it through OCS?

...I think I may be needlessly worrying about nothing.

You are.

Hand me down from dad = good to go.
 

phrogdriver

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Just don't wear it at OCS. Not so much because of the Marine Corps emblem, but because it will end up caked in mud with a broken crystal.
 

Ventilee

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Just don't wear it at OCS. Not so much because of the Marine Corps emblem, but because it will end up caked in mud with a broken crystal.


I figured that would happen.

Just got back from Quantico last night and I passed the shoulder exam. The doctor had me push/pull on her hands in different positions and directions(if you've ever had a shoulder injury you know what I am talking about). Then I did 20 push-ups follwed by the same tests, then we played catch with a weighted ball followed by the tests, and finally I did 10 pull-ups followed by the tests again.
 

HeyJoe

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Then I did 20 push-ups follwed by the same tests, then we played catch with a weighted ball followed by the tests, and finally I did 10 pull-ups followed by the tests again.


Almost sounds like OCS, just add yelling and more reps
 

Semper Jump Jet

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But in a new twist the Marines will get them first. In fact there is already a squadron secretly deployed to a gas station in Helmand. We will break them and then give them to the Navy when we collect the 'Super Lightning D/E II+.com' in 2015.
 
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