Zilch
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Greetings, all. 1st post here...
I'm applying for an NFO contract for the October OCC 193 class. I know right now I should be more focused on more immediate things, like OCS, but I can't help looking ahead.
From what I've read, it looks like both aircraft that the USMC puts NFO's in, the F/A-18D and the EA-6B, are in line to be replaced by the F-35 and E/A-18G, respectively.
Just doing some very simple math, with the single-slot F-35 and dual-slot Growler, it looks like Marine NFO's are going to have a much harder time staying in the air.
Am I incorrect here? Are the F-35's replacing just the single-seat Hornets, or the D model also? I've also heard that the Marines might not get the Growler, anyway, at least for some time.
So, are we looking at the majority of Marine NFO's being replaced by gadgets and avionics, or am I unduly alarmed?
I'm also concerned about the Growler...it seems to me that the work of 3 ECMO's being compressed into the brain of one NFO in the back seat could be a bit of an overload. Has technology advacned that much to cut the worload by three times?
I'm applying for an NFO contract for the October OCC 193 class. I know right now I should be more focused on more immediate things, like OCS, but I can't help looking ahead.
From what I've read, it looks like both aircraft that the USMC puts NFO's in, the F/A-18D and the EA-6B, are in line to be replaced by the F-35 and E/A-18G, respectively.
Just doing some very simple math, with the single-slot F-35 and dual-slot Growler, it looks like Marine NFO's are going to have a much harder time staying in the air.
Am I incorrect here? Are the F-35's replacing just the single-seat Hornets, or the D model also? I've also heard that the Marines might not get the Growler, anyway, at least for some time.
So, are we looking at the majority of Marine NFO's being replaced by gadgets and avionics, or am I unduly alarmed?
I'm also concerned about the Growler...it seems to me that the work of 3 ECMO's being compressed into the brain of one NFO in the back seat could be a bit of an overload. Has technology advacned that much to cut the worload by three times?