1Nov2021 SNA/SNFO Board

[flatspinturkeyb]

I think I’m the oldest coot here, and at the ripe age of 35 with a PFAR of 9, I got a ProRec-N for SNA.

If it helps anyone, I have my PPL, Complex, High Performance and Tailwheel. Plus LORs from an AD Navy O-7, retired O-6, a Navy vet who was my DPE, and a few Fortune 50 executives. No waivers besides age. Perfect vision, health, all that.

If you’re a decade shy of my age, and have none of the above, don’t let that dissuade you. You got this. Seriously. As many have shown today, you can do this. Respect your future self by putting in the time now to study up for the ASTB. Do it now. Don’t let life get in the way.

I wish I started down this path a few years ago, but it looks like it was just too late for me when I realized what my dream was.

But hey, I didn’t get a DNR, so I may toss my hat in the ring again whenever the next board is. And every time again until they give me a DNR!

For those of us that didn’t get the news we wanted today, help the rest of the hopefuls out by updating the sheet with your scarlet letter. More data helps everyone reach their dream as we all wander down the aimless path of putting our package together for the first time.

Bravo Zulu, you fine hooligans. ?

Dude, I'm so sorry ((( Our cookie gang though...

 

[CWFM713]

Was your waiver only for your age? That sucks if that's what made up their mind on this board.

Correct.

Just gotta keep on keepin’ on. Adapt and overcome.

 

[CWFM713]

Dude, I'm so sorry ((( Our cookie gang though...

I’m only down right now, but you can’t keep a good cookie, or a good man, down. I’m going to keep trying until they DNR me to Davey Jones’s locker. Literally.

Then it’ll be #TeamCookiesandCoffins forever.

 

[flatspinturkeyb]

I'm on the 6th! I just meet the minimum GPA so I'm going to need to kill it on the ASTB. Message me if you want to review notes or anything!

lmao gpa. did you read what they wrote about it this time?

 

[flatspinturkeyb]

Really sorry Erin! I hope you find success with us on the May board!

Question to those struggling with the inverted controls. I've been an avid gamer my entire life and inverted controls are second nature. In fact honestly non-inverted controls feel super weird. I see a lot of people that seem to struggle with them. Those of you that struggle with the inverted controls, do you play video games and if so do you play a ton or just casually?

pretty sure ASTB is non-inverted? and by that i mean verted.

 

[flatspinturkeyb]

Pro-Rec Y!!!! Woohoo! I was literally shaking in my seat as I opened the pdf! See all of my fellow Class 07-23 fools there !

I'm sorry for all who didn't make it this board but I know you will be able to kick butt on the next one! I see that several people have been posting about our application profiles so if anyone is curious what mine looked like feel free to reach out!! I would love to help anyone as much as people on this website have helped me!

NICE!

 

[JoeBob1788]

@flatspinturkeyb

The year is 2033. We are both 45+, stationed on the USS Doris Miller and flying an F/A-18F airframe made in 2007. 550 cord and and chewed up chicklets are actually holding it together. Grampa Express electromagnetically capatapults from the deck...

The electromagnetic catapult will still not work. The rest is accurate.

 

[SE_53]

Did anyone accepted disclose that they took part in the devils lettuce at some point in their younger years?

Yup

 

[enzy24]

lmao gpa. did you read what they wrote about it this time?

you got a personal shoutout lol

 

[flatspinturkeyb]

That’s actually (not literally) a pic of my old man. He’s stoked for me too.

That's literally your old man?!

 

[smpl_dude]

Did anyone accepted disclose that they took part in the devils lettuce at some point in their younger years?

I've also been worried about this

 

[flatspinturkeyb]

@flatspinturkeyb

The year is 2033. We are both 45+, stationed on the USS Doris Miller and flying an F/A-18F airframe made in 2007. 550 cord and and chewed up chicklets are actually holding it together. Grampa Express electromagnetically capatapults from the deck...

LMAO

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Pro-rec N for SNA. 3.48 gpa and 61 8/8/8 on the ASTB. I had better scores and a better gpa than the applications that got picked up from my taoc. No idea what happened.

Very odd, I new had a person with 8 turned down, I have seen it before but it was for other issues.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

I think I’m the oldest coot here, and at the ripe age of 35 with a PFAR of 9, I got a ProRec-N for SNA.

If it helps anyone, I have my PPL, Complex, High Performance and Tailwheel. Plus LORs from an AD Navy O-7, retired O-6, a Navy vet who was my DPE, and a few Fortune 50 executives. No waivers besides age. Perfect vision, health, all that.

If you’re a decade shy of my age, and have none of the above, don’t let that dissuade you. You got this. Seriously. As many have shown today, you can do this. Respect your future self by putting in the time now to study up for the ASTB. Do it now. Don’t let life get in the way.

I wish I started down this path a few years ago, but it looks like it was just too late for me when I realized what my dream was.

But hey, I didn’t get a DNR, so I may toss my hat in the ring again whenever the next board is. And every time again until they give me a DNR!

For those of us that didn’t get the news we wanted today, help the rest of the hopefuls out by updating the sheet with your scarlet letter. More data helps everyone reach their dream as we all wander down the aimless path of putting our package together for the first time.

Bravo Zulu, you fine hooligans. ?

Some boards limit the number they take with age waivers, you may have been one of those, but not getting a DNR is a decent sign.

 

[Dboom85]

Very odd, I new had a person with 8 turned down, I have seen it before but it was for other issues.

Could it be because of improper NASIS entries? or just failing the security clearance check all together?