It's a basketball term. The key (the 'paint') is full of people elbowing each other trying to get in position for rebounds, tips, whatever.
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F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)
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It's a basketball term. The key (the 'paint') is full of people elbowing each other trying to get in position for rebounds, tips, whatever.
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With the Marines eventually transitioning all AV-8s, F-18A-Ds, and EA-6Bs to the F-35B, what will become of Marine aviation off the CVNs? Wouldn't this cause a gap in CVWs?
Or will they keep a few18C squadrons to fill this out past 2019 as the ppt indicates?
Shame to see the USMC NFO community disappear.
Or will they keep a few18C squadrons to fill this out past 2019 as the ppt indicates?
Shame to see the USMC NFO community disappear.
It is disappearing. One of my classmates from API just started Primary and he's been talking about how weird it is to be one of the last Marine NFOs.
More like, C because it's the letter after 'B'.
I had hoped there was some rhyme or reason to it. I guess I was just giving the Navy too much credit.
He's not 'one of the last,' by a long shot. The community is shrinking, yes, but they'll still be making Prowler ECMOs and -18D WSO's for a good while yet.
Tell your friend to stop staring off into the distance with misty eyes, talking about how great Things Used to Be.
There is no plan to do so right now. It may come later but right now the only thing it would do is add to the development costs, which would be a bad thing.
I believe the last Marine NFO's are planned to be winged in 2015/6, with a phase out date of the Prowler in 2018. Fester is right in that he has a few years before he becomes endangered and can talk about 'the good old days'.
Fair enough. He made it sound like it was much more immediate, not seven years hence. Thanks for the correction!
If he sticks around long enough he may be one of the last Marine NFOs, but he won't be one of the last to become a Marine NFO.
Hence? Hence?
Eh, whatever. This topic comes up about thrice quarterly. Every other fortnight or so.
Edit: Yes, I'm just screwing with you.
Liked that, did you? 
I, for one, am not going to be party to the destruction of the English language. It bugs me when people can't spare the extra few seconds to spell a word correctly or write a sentence with proper grammar (or at least attempt to do so).
I, for one, am not going to be party to the destruction of the English language. It bugs me when people can't spare the extra few seconds to spell a word correctly or write a sentence with proper grammar (or at least attempt to do so).
If plans are to replace the Yuma harriers first, how will the transitions affect pilots at different stations? I would like to be in on the change when it happens, but if I get stationed at Cherry Point or Miramar, would that be a factor that might influence the transition? I am pretty clueless on the whole transition process, and was hoping one of the Osprey guys can chime in.
On a side note, would I be able to change coasts between flying tours? I asked somebody once, and they said that it was pretty tough to do because you had to switch through the MEF or something to that matter. It was a while ago, and the guy had been out of a fleet squadron for a while, so I don't know if things have changed.
On a side note, would I be able to change coasts between flying tours? I asked somebody once, and they said that it was pretty tough to do because you had to switch through the MEF or something to that matter. It was a while ago, and the guy had been out of a fleet squadron for a while, so I don't know if things have changed.
My roommate here at TBS was told that he was one of the last Marine SNFOs to go through the BOC. MCRC isn't recruiting anymore....