FY12 STA-21 Applicants

[LovinButtons]

Am I the only person who wonders if the Board members read this forum while they were doing our boards? Or even read it at all? Just an interesting thought.

lol...I was wondering the same thing

 

[3rdgeneration]

I just want to fly in the Navy!

 

[johnnyfive]

Yup ... the 6th is my called day ... I'm thinking it's too early but you never know. On a side note, did everyone see that Steve Jobs died today?

No, this is the first I've heard of it. Poor guy. At least he created a legacy.

 

[HOPEIMSELECTED4STA-21]

My guess is that the results will be out on the 14th

 

[Keith Delgado]

Looks like we will continue to play the waiting game....good luck to all!

True.. One thing is promised, I'll cry when the results come out

 

[Ordie1757]

Does anyone know if the board is comprised of all mustangs? Or is it random Officers?

 

[Keith Delgado]

Does anyone know if the board is comprised of all mustangs? Or is it random Officers?

It states that all members of the board have to be O-4's or above (atleast for the fy-08 board) but it doesn't specify if they had to be prior enlisted. I am almost positive that it doesn't matter.

 

[TXcountry]

I'm thinking the results will come out later in the month because of the ERB and advancement exams. Hopefully its not like it was two years ago when they weren't released until late November. I'm still sticking with Oct 18th though

 

[3rdtimer]

It states that all members of the board have to be O-4's or above (atleast for the fy-08 board) but it doesn't specify if they had to be prior enlisted. I am almost positive that it doesn't matter.

I'm hoping for all mustangs. They understand where we are coming from.

 

[jeeplovindad]

I'm hoping for all mustangs. They understand where we are coming from.

Not all prior mustangs. I'm sure that there are some, but it's not a requirement. The requirement has to do with their rank and community.

 

[Mpower1999]

Ok...heres a good question. Where did the term mustang come from? By the way. A few pages earlier I said I heard there were going to be 65 selects. This was just a joke and I want to clear that up for anyone who didn't understand the joke. Again...good luck to all.

 

[Popo Jijo]

I am hoping that it at least doesn't go lower than last years numbers.

 

[David M. Holland]

Here is another good joke. The 17th u guys are goning to get wasted!! Less than 2 weeks!

 

[JHawkNROTC]

Ok...heres a good question. Where did the term mustang come from?

From navymustangs.com:

The term "Mustang" is a relatively modern term, originating either just prior to, or during World War II. It is believed to be a Sea Service term, although other service officers are beginging to be described as Mustangs.

It literally refers to the mustang horse, which is a wild animal and therefore not a thoroughbred. A mustang, after being captured, can be tamed and saddle broken but it always has a bit of wild streak, and can periodically revert to its old ways unexpectedly and therefore the owner needs to keep an eye on it at all times.

By the same token, however, since a mustang was formerly a wild and free animal, it may very well be smarter, more capable and have a better survival instinct than thoroughbreds. The mustang can take care of itself when things get tough, thriving on rough treatment, while the thoroughbred, having been pampered its whole life, cannot.

You can easily see the parallel between horses and Naval Officers. The term "Mustang" is used in a complimentary sense most of the time.
Another accounting for the term "Mustang" is derived from the US Naval Academy where the term "Mustang" was initially used by USNA grads as an insult to the "lower class" of prior enlisted officers. They considered themselves as thoroughbreds and, meaning to insult, called our honored predecessors, "Mustangs" because we were less than pure. Like "Yankee" the slur stuck and soon became a badge of honor.

An LDO or CWO is an officer by appearance and in the minds of the "top brass," and an enlisted technician at heart. The creed of the LDO/CWO, upon receiving their commission is: "I did it the hard way... I earned it."

 

[HOPEIMSELECTED4STA-21]

I'm getting this server error this morning when I log into the page....could it mean they are changing something?

Server Error in '/Login' Application.


ORA-01012: not logged on
Process ID: 7652
Session ID: 1911 Serial number: 32658

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleException: ORA-01012: not logged on
Process ID: 7652
Session ID: 1911 Serial number: 32658

Source Error:




An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:





[OracleException (0x80004005): ORA-01012: not logged on Process ID: 7652 Session ID: 1911 Serial number: 32658] Data.GetNKOData(String NKOUserName, String NKOUserPass) +520 SASLogin.btnSubmit_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +118 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +111 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +110 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10 System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13 System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1565




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