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OCS 02Nov20 SNA/SNFO (Pilot/NFO) Board

Dtw pilot

Dtw pilot

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Stephen0692 said:
I submitted for this board before the October due date, but my recruiter cannot see a decision posted for me one way or another... getting antsy

My package was 58 7/8/7 and 3.2 GPA, really wondering what the deal is regarding a yes or no
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i believe it was due september 18th if it was after that you might be january did you check the at board list for your name page 26
 
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Stephen0692

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Dtw pilot said:
i believe it was due september 18th if it was after that you might be january did you check the at board list for your name page 26
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It was my understanding that the due date was pushed back from Sept 18th to an October date. I confirmed this with my recruiter and with some folks at recruiting HQ in Jax when I took the ASTB... I know I met some Oct due date, but maybe I'm in a weird situation between the folks who made the original deadline and the guys going up in Jan?
 
Dtw pilot

Dtw pilot

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Stephen0692 said:
It was my understanding that the due date was pushed back from Sept 18th to an October date. I confirmed this with my recruiter and with some folks at recruiting HQ in Jax when I took the ASTB... I know I met some Oct due date, but maybe I'm in a weird situation between the folks who made the original deadline and the guys going up in Jan?
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just look for your name on the at board list page 26
 
Ghost SWO

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Closet_plane said:
More like made it through the entire process lol. Also we have the same OCS date, so maybe we’ll see each other.
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You're right lol, that was a slight misunderrepresentationstatement. My mind is still recovering... But seriously yeah, I've been going through this process since November 2019 so it was quite an ordeal to get to this point.

I'll be going before the end of May. So maybe at Pensacola!
 
Ghost SWO

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krs0313 said:
Totally random, but if anyone has any questions about NAMI, I'm happy to help. I actually went in October 2020 so I can (hopefully) answer any questions you may have
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What was different in the NAMI physical compared to the MEPS physical? Anything more stringent?

For some reason the depth perception test with the stupid paper glasses makes me nervous. It's like I'm a 5 year old looking at a 3-D popup book where I'm being tested whether the dinosaur sticks out 1mm or .5mm
 
KaleDaSquid

KaleDaSquid

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I also went to NAMI in OCT 2020! The depth perception is an absolute joke. Far better than MEPs though. You just have to go through with it... Dm for specific questions.
 
Ghost SWO

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KaleDaSquid said:
I also went to NAMI in OCT 2020! The depth perception is an absolute joke. Far better than MEPs though. You just have to go through with it... Dm for specific questions.
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Was it the test with three little cylinders on each section with the white circles on them? I love that test.
 
krs0313

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Ghost SWO said:
What was different in the NAMI physical compared to the MEPS physical? Anything more stringent?

For some reason the depth perception test with the stupid paper glasses makes me nervous. It's like I'm a 5 year old looking at a 3-D popup book where I'm being tested whether the dinosaur sticks out 1mm or .5mm
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Definitely way more in depth (and stringent) than MEPS, at least with the eyes portion. I I hear you in your concerns about the depth perception test - I always struggled with that test (and even got my eye doctor to give me at-home ways to practice) but ended up passing at NAMI! The test I took at NAMI was the one where you put on basically 3D glasses and hold a book in front of your face that has sets of circles, and you have to pick which circle has depth. Hopefully that test is better for you than the one you had at MEPS!

For eyes, they'll do your typical vision test (reading letters at a distance and up close, depth perception, color vision, etc.) but they also look into you optic nerves and do a couple other small eye tests that you probably shouldn't be concerned about (I'm not even sure what they were testing with some of those tbh). And your eyes will be dilated at the end so they can really see inside your optic nerves!

With that being said, in my experience at least, these docs WANT you to fly - they will give you the test twice if you fail, have someone else administer the test to make sure it wasn't an error on their part, etc.

Other parts of NAMI: EKG (or ECG - not sure which it was/what the difference is as I'm trying to be a pilot, not a doctor), hearing test (I think the same as MEPS if I remember correctly), blood work (HIV test, glucose levels, etc.), and a meeting with a flight surgeon to get your routine physical (he/she looks in your ears and throat, listens to your heart, goes over your medical history, tests your reflexes, etc.).

@KaleDaSquid feel free to add anything you think is important/correct anything I've said!
 
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