Wtf

[Spekkio]

Ok, so I was supposed to take the VIP trip this week. My paperwork would subsequently be submitted on Monday, and all would be happy. Exceeeept that even though I submitted everything for the trip 3 weeks ago, they were unable to clear the funding until this morning. Needless to say, they couldn't book a flight for me.

Is there anything I can do about this other than sit on my thumbs until next month?

My recruiter said that the people at the supply dept. are going to try to attempt to set up the interviews in the same week as the tour in order to quicken the process from there. However, that doesn't seem likely to me given that people on these boards have said "once you get to the interviews, the job is yours to lose."

 

[Flash]

Ok, so I was supposed to take the VIP trip this week. My paperwork would subsequently be submitted on Monday, and all would be happy. Exceeeept that even though I submitted everything for the trip 2 1/2 weeks ago, they were unable to clear the funding until this morning. Needless to say, they couldn't book a flight for me.

Is there anything I can do about this other than sit on my thumbs until next month?

My recruiter said that the people at the supply dept. are going to try to attempt to set up the interviews in the same week as the tour in order to quicken the process from there. However, that doesn't seem likely to me given that people on these boards have said "once you get to the interviews, the job is yours to lose."

VIP tour?

 

[Spekkio]

Nuke officers have to go down to the Naval base in GA for a couple days to get lectured about what an NTO does, and then tour a SSBN. This is so that no one applies for submarine NTO without actually seeing what being on a sub is like.

 

[llnick2001]

100 men go down 50 couples come up. Think about it.

 

[Flash]

Nuke officers have to go down to the Naval base in GA for a couple days to get lectured about what an NTO does, and then tour a SSBN. This is so that no one applies for submarine NTO without actually seeing what being on a sub is like.

Ahhh, got it. Too bad you are missing out on a Rickover interview, about 25 years too late on that one......

 

[insanebikerboy]

Nuke officers have to go down to the Naval base in GA for a couple days to get lectured about what an NTO does, and then tour a SSBN. This is so that no one applies for submarine NTO without actually seeing what being on a sub is like.

No offense and good luck, but lord knows seeing a sub for one day is definitely not what it's like to be on a sub.

You will make good money though!

 

[Spekkio]

No offense and good luck, but lord knows seeing a sub for one day is definitely not what it's like to be on a sub.

No shit. The fact that the usefulness of such a trip is questionable only makes me that much more ticked off that my application is now going to be delayed 3 months because of it...

 

[A4sForever]

...Lord knows seeing a sub for one day is definitely not what it's like to be on a sub......

I was on a sub -- diesel boat -- for two days. Great food -- accomodations were shit. We got depth charged --no shit. Training .... @ 100 yards abeam.

That's probably kinda rare today. Anyone been depth charged??? :sleep_125

 

[Tex_Hill]

I was on a sub -- diesel boat -- for two days. Great food -- accomodations were shit. We got depth charged --no shit. Training .... @ 100 yards abeam.

That's probably kinda rare today. Anyone been depth charged??? :sleep_125

A4s you should talk to the folks who write the history books. They don't mention anything about the Hunley being diesel powered.

 

[Gatordev]

I was on a sub -- diesel boat -- for two days. Great food -- accomodations were shit. We got depth charged --no shit. Training .... @ 100 yards abeam.

That's probably kinda rare today. Anyone been depth charged??? :sleep_125

My dad was on diesel boats and, while not depth charged, he was shot at and HIT by a torpedo, courtesy of a P-3 (or perhaps a -2). He has another story of a friend of his who spent some time in SE Asia (presumably Haiphong harbor, if I had to guess from the story). Apparently the locals didn't take too kindly to them being there and "removed" their sail from the sub rather forcefully. Talk about escaping by the skin of your teeth (or boat).

 

[llnick2001]

If they really wanted to show you sub life (as much as they can on a day long tour) they would show you an SSN. Boomers are roomy in comparison.

 

[BACONATOR]

If they really wanted to show you sub life (as much as they can on a day long tour) they would show you an SSN. Boomers are roomy in comparison.

Boomers sound kinda cool. Just hearing about my buddy who was a prior nuke talking about sleeping in the torpedo bay or wherever the hell they slept on fast-attacks didn't exactly sound that great...

 

[HH-60H]

Boomers sound kinda cool. Just hearing about my buddy who was a prior nuke talking about sleeping in the torpedo bay or wherever the hell they slept on fast-attacks didn't exactly sound that great...

Yes, but their mission is BOOOORRRRRRING.

 

[llnick2001]

I wouldn't want either, I'm just saying there is more room on the ssbn.

 

[xj220]

I was on a sub -- diesel boat -- for two days. Great food -- accomodations were shit. We got depth charged --no shit. Training .... @ 100 yards abeam.

That's probably kinda rare today. Anyone been depth charged??? :sleep_125

I didn't want to say anything, but you really are dating yourself. Depth charges and diesel boats? Tell me, what was life like before airplanes?