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Originally Posted by Lemers I know how deployment pay work (Iraq 12 months). It was more of a jab at air forces 3 month deployments. Oh boo hoo.

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Old 05-24-2010, 09:41 PM   #46 (permalink)
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I know how deployment pay work (Iraq 12 months). It was more of a jab at air forces 3 month deployments.
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At least the AF got ride of the bike test. Now maybe we can shame them into more than a 1.5 mile run.
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I'm in a Navy program for college students called BDCP. Already swore in and get paid but don't do anything until I graduate in a year. Then it's off to ocs and a career in aviation.
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What are you hopin to fly?
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What are you hopin to fly?
I want to go down the jet pipeline. If that happens I'd be most likely to fly the super F/A-18 since the new F-35 probably won't begin delivery until just after I finish training. Always possible to fly that later in my career though.
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I want to go down the jet pipeline. If that happens I'd be most likely to fly the super F/A-18 since the new F-35 probably won't begin delivery until just after I finish training. Always possible to fly that later in my career though.
They have a jet pipeline? Likely its a fixed wing or rotary wing pipeline. Fighter slots are givien to the top guys in pilot training, so you gotta studdy your a** off. Just my , find some Navy fighter pilots, and talk to them about the lifestyle. Everyone thinks the fighter pilot route is badass and exciting, but fighter pilots plan for about 3 hrs for every 1 hour flown, so you can do the math. I recommend keeping your options open. Fixed wing could be a P-3, EA-6B, S-3, etc... all of which would blow IMO... Make sure you do your research...

Fighter pilots plan for about 3 hrs for every 1 hour flown, so you can do the math...
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I want to go down the jet pipeline. If that happens I'd be most likely to fly the super F/A-18 since the new F-35 probably won't begin delivery until just after I finish training. Always possible to fly that later in my career though.
Thats pretty cool, but I wouldn't hold my breath for the 35 br0, its waaaaay behind schedule and they STILL can't decide what engine to go with lol.

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They have a jet pipeline? Likely its a fixed wing or rotary wing pipeline. Fighter slots are givien to the top guys in pilot training, so you gotta studdy your a** off. Just my , find some Navy fighter pilots, and talk to them about the lifestyle. Everyone thinks the fighter pilot route is badass and exciting, but fighter pilots plan for about 3 hrs for every 1 hour flown, so you can do the math. I recommend keeping your options open. Fixed wing could be a P-3, EA-6B, S-3, etc... all of which would blow IMO... Make sure you do your research...

Fighter pilots plan for about 3 hrs for every 1 hour flown, so you can do the math...
The EA-6B is being replaced by the F/A-18G, so if he wants to do that, just stick with the F/A-18 like he's thinking...

As for mission planning, I know all about that. I'm a ground controller, so I do all of that planning/briefing/debriefing with them. I must say its awesome and an asspain at the same time lol. Basically I know everything they know aside from the physical part of flying the jet, I know all the tactics, abilities of the aircraft and its systems, the munitions it carries, the airspaces and formations they fly in... Everything. It's pretty cool to be enlisted and telling all these egotistical officer frat boy pilots what to do.

If you go fighter thats all well and good. But if not, theres nothing wrong with being a C-17 or C-130 pilot. Those are some extremely capable aircraft for being cargo planes. I've seen demonstrations where a C-130 was doing evasiveness testing against SAM's and needless to say, that C-130 could make the fighter boys think twice...
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Thats pretty cool, but I wouldn't hold my breath for the 35 br0, its waaaaay behind schedule and they STILL can't decide what engine to go with lol.



The EA-6B is being replaced by the F/A-18G, so if he wants to do that, just stick with the F/A-18 like he's thinking...

As for mission planning, I know all about that. I'm a ground controller, so I do all of that planning/briefing/debriefing with them. I must say its awesome and an asspain at the same time lol. Basically I know everything they know aside from the physical part of flying the jet, I know all the tactics, abilities of the aircraft and its systems, the munitions it carries, the airspaces and formations they fly in... Everything. It's pretty cool to be enlisted and telling all these egotistical officer frat boy pilots what to do.

If you go fighter thats all well and good. But if not, theres nothing wrong with being a C-17 or C-130 pilot. Those are some extremely capable aircraft for being cargo planes. I've seen demonstrations where a C-130 was doing evasiveness testing against SAM's and needless to say, that C-130 could make the fighter boys think twice...

Agreed! I'm enlisted right now too as a boom operator, so I share your pride in telling pilots whats what . He'd need to look into the AF for C-17s but that is an AMAZING airframe. I'm trying to get into HH-60s for their rescue mission. I think the best part of being a fighter pilot would be being actually strapped into the seat and flying, the rest of the extensive planning and BS, would suck IMO.
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Agreed! I'm enlisted right now too as a boom operator, so I share your pride in telling pilots whats what . He'd need to look into the AF for C-17s but that is an AMAZING airframe. I'm trying to get into HH-60s for their rescue mission. I think the best part of being a fighter pilot would be being actually strapped into the seat and flying, the rest of the extensive planning and BS, would suck IMO.
I'd love to fly as a loadmaster or boomer, but since I can't swim, all flight training is out for me. FML lol

But yeah, but thats the price you pay... Everytime I see them take off and go full AB 60* nose up to the sky, I understand why they are so cocky because that is I'm sorry, straight bad ass LOL But then I remember they are usually arrogant pricks and I'm glad I'm not that way lol.
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