Strike Fighter Group Atlantic? What is that? Do you mean Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic?
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Do Carrier COs and XOs Fly?
- Thread starter JWL
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Ya
Having the CDRE and DCDRE fly was routine in HSC land.
It’s also routine in VAQ land (especially because our CDRE essentially acts as the CAG for the four expeditionary squadrons). In answer to the OP’s previous question, I think the best way to put it would be that aviators on the CVN track don’t get to fly as frequently as CAG/DCAG, but it’s still a tour that allows for flying. In theory, aviators (both CAG and CVN CO background) can still fly after their CVN CO tour if they end up commanding a CSG. One of my CSG admirals flew several times a week during work ups and deployment. However, I’m not aware of any other flag officer billets that allow regular opportunities to fly.
And yes, the instructors in nuke school are junior to the O-5s/O-6s that are on the CVN track.
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Go home. You’re drunk.
I am at at home, and you're right, a little drunk.......but where am I wrong? You haven't made an argument.
Since I can't imagine any aviator naturally preferring to take CVN CO route vs CAG, is that set up as an incentive to encourage Aviation Post-Command guys to take the tougher to fill billet?
Either that or URL selection boards just favor people who volunteer for pain.
There’s a constitutional remedy for the proliferation of Carrier CO and XOs flying? ?
Vaq Commodore equally CAG for exped is a massive false equivalency. They don't deploy with the squadrons and I doubt there is anything approaching the tactical or operational complexity in a CDRE's daily life cycle that approaches a CAG's.
The politics thread is leaking . . .
Relax. We’re talking about O6 gigs where you still get to fly, not saying that a CDRE is exactly like CAG in every way imaginable.
Dude said the VAQ CDRE acts essentially as a CAG. That is incorrect. Are you using the royal we or have you been appointed to speak on his behalf?
I dunno... not all gold wing-wearing guys are bit hard by the flying bug, and aside from the pain vs fun that comes with the job, as compared to CAG, I gotta admit there is just something uniquely special about being commanding officer of a supercarrier. Put another way, I'd say a lot more kids have looked in awe at the scrambled eggs ball cap of the skipper of the boat than the CAG's ball cap (kids don't understand power projection or being able to put yourself on the flight schedule with anyone you wish in the air wing...).
Personally I'd rather be the CAG, but I totally get why some guys would rather be the old man.
Does this seem like a worthwhile pissing contest? Senior dudes like to fly. No one thinks the CDRE is the CAG. Also, no one cares. Don't obsess with the roles and repsonsibilities on the itnerwebs.