24MAY2021 Pilot/NFO Board

[Oski510]

Bruh all the adults I know are divorced, I need all the help I can get

It’s easy to call it quits but hard to work through problems as a couple. My parents have been married for 44 years. That doesn’t mean it’s always been easy. They’ve had their ups and downs but they’ve always worked through stuff together. Best advice I can give you from the adults around me is find yourself a solid partner that’s got a good head on their shoulders, loves you for who you are no matter the size of your bank account, the car you drive or just the way you look. Work on trust and communication. Those two are key. Oh and live in the moment. Don’t focus on the past or on the future too much. Today is what matters.

that will be $150 for today’s counseling session.

 

[terraformer]

Looks like we need to get another 29 pages in...

I submit for discussion and distraction:
The Navy FY22 budget proposal (https://www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Pages/Fiscal-Year-2022.aspx). In particular, the aviation and aircraft procurement budgets.

Here is one paragraph of the USNI synopsis (https://news.usni.org/2021/05/28/fleet-growth-stymied-by-fiscal-year-2022-navy-budget-request):
"Aviation procurement funding drops 15.6 percent to $16.5 billion from FY 2021’s $19.5 billion. The Navy notes that the drop is due to the end of buying further F/A-18 Super Hornets, P-8A Poseidons, VH-92A presidential helicopters and E-6B Mercury TACAMO aircraft, all of which reached their most recent program goals. Overall the request asks for 107 aircraft, including 17 F-35B and 20 F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters; five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye tactical command and control aircraft; five KC-130J Super Tanker aircraft; nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters; multi-year procurement of three CMV-22 Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variants of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft along with five MV-22B Ospreys; and 36 TH-73A training helicopters.

Unmanned aircraft requests include six Medium Altitude Long Endurance-Tactical (MALE-T) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs). Purchases of MQ-4C Triton long-range high-altitude unmanned aircraft are “paused” in Fiscal 2022, the Navy said, “to allow the Integrated Functional Capability-4 (IFC 4.0) design to mature, which will eliminate concurrency risk and minimize the retrofit cost.” The pause comes after the service has ordered 15 Tritons, including test aircraft, out of an overall planned buy of 68 production planes"

Other news links:

US Navy FY22 budget request prioritizes readiness over procurement

The U.S. Navy has asked for a budget that would boost near-term readiness by investing in ship and aircraft maintenance but shrinks procurement and force structure, again pausing plans to grow the fleet.

www.defensenews.com

Interested to see what you guys think. I recommend looking at the aircraft procurement documents. Especially the procurement numbers for the airframes you want to fly

 

[Generic]

Looks like we need to get another 29 pages in...

I submit for discussion and distraction:
The Navy FY22 budget proposal (https://www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Pages/Fiscal-Year-2022.aspx). In particular, the aviation and aircraft procurement budgets.

Here is one paragraph of the USNI synopsis (https://news.usni.org/2021/05/28/fleet-growth-stymied-by-fiscal-year-2022-navy-budget-request):
"Aviation procurement funding drops 15.6 percent to $16.5 billion from FY 2021’s $19.5 billion. The Navy notes that the drop is due to the end of buying further F/A-18 Super Hornets, P-8A Poseidons, VH-92A presidential helicopters and E-6B Mercury TACAMO aircraft, all of which reached their most recent program goals. Overall the request asks for 107 aircraft, including 17 F-35B and 20 F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters; five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye tactical command and control aircraft; five KC-130J Super Tanker aircraft; nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters; multi-year procurement of three CMV-22 Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variants of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft along with five MV-22B Ospreys; and 36 TH-73A training helicopters.

Unmanned aircraft requests include six Medium Altitude Long Endurance-Tactical (MALE-T) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs). Purchases of MQ-4C Triton long-range high-altitude unmanned aircraft are “paused” in Fiscal 2022, the Navy said, “to allow the Integrated Functional Capability-4 (IFC 4.0) design to mature, which will eliminate concurrency risk and minimize the retrofit cost.” The pause comes after the service has ordered 15 Tritons, including test aircraft, out of an overall planned buy of 68 production planes"

Other news links:

US Navy FY22 budget request prioritizes readiness over procurement

The U.S. Navy has asked for a budget that would boost near-term readiness by investing in ship and aircraft maintenance but shrinks procurement and force structure, again pausing plans to grow the fleet.

www.defensenews.com

Interested to see what you guys think. I recommend looking at the aircraft procurement documents. Especially the procurement numbers for the airframes you want to fly

I’m very curious about Drones and how that will fit into the career of a NFO or Naval aviator that entered service now. I know they have the warrant program to get dedicated drone pilots at the moment. I believe officers from the patrol communities are involved in Triton squadrons.

My prediction is that the P-8 will have some of its missions taken over by the Triton over time. Specifically surveillance.

On a different note how much longer does MH-53E have left in Navy service? Much like the E-6 it seems like a forgotten community.

 

[123abc]

one of my closest friends is married to a P8 pilot and they have two small kids and she said it’s been a blessing since their deployments aren’t on the ship and they’re able to keep in touch more. So that’s always something to keep in mind if and when you become a family man.

 

[Generic]

one of my closest friends is married to a P8 pilot and they have two small kids and she said it’s been a blessing since their deployments aren’t on the ship and they’re able to keep in touch more. So that’s always something to keep in mind if and when you become a family man.

P-8 or E/A-18 would be the dream

 

[villo0692]

I spent 4 yrs in a P3/P8 squadron.... when I was in Japan, weird girl had her husband visit her over there at Kadena Air Base.....

Kinda weird if you ask me tho

 

[GodSpeed1997]

 

[TyD1e]

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Bro I clicked the next page button thinking it was real you asshole

 

[GymJer020]

I asked my recruiter if my profile shows an OCS date yet and he just got back to me and said no

We’re going from “did I get a PROREC-y” to “is my OCS date posted yet” ?? I really hope there’s a higher selection rate this board and that we all get that Y ??

 

[GodSpeed1997]

All I know is that the results are going to be out before the 25th

 

[Chrdavis]

All I know is that the results are going to be out before the 25th

why do you say that???

 

[GodSpeed1997]

why do you say that???

Recruiter said end of June but it has to be out before the deadline for the next board

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Recruiter said end of June but it has to be out before the deadline for the next board

It doesn't

 

[Oski510]

We’re going from “did I get a PROREC-y” to “is my OCS date posted yet” ?? I really hope there’s a higher selection rate this board and that we all get that Y ??

i was one of the lucky unofficial ProRec-Y. But I’m still waiting for it to be official and that damn date.

 

[WannaFlyHigh]

i was one of the lucky unofficial ProRec-Y. But I’m still waiting for it to be official and that damn date.

I think you will be extremely lucky to get a date with official results if you're SNA. A lot of SNAs from January board are just now getting Nov 7 OCS dates.