Flying for Navy, Marines or Air Force?

[Piperdriver]

yes there are more "non-fighter aircraft" in the Air Force but there are quite a bit of fighter type aircraft too.

 

[Clux4]

Piperdriver,

Can you tell us some of the other jobs your pilots have within the squadron.

 

[Piperdriver]

They are not my pilots anymore.... I don't remember the job titles but some of the jobs were flight supervisors, publication managers, evaluations, executive officer, scheduling, ect, but on a lot smaller scale. We only had flyers in our squadron, did not have to worry about maintenance, nowhere near as many jobs as in the Navy. The Air Force has a lot more people to do the busy work. We had to make up jobs just so they would have something to put on their Performance Reports. The primary job for 01-02 and junior 03's is flying. Once they become senior 03 and 04 they start to get more leadership positions.

 

[zab1001]

so what is there to do on an aircraft carrier beside recreation? Do they have like an O-club or a bar or anything?

....laughing so hard I have TEARS in my eyes....

no (officially sanctioned) booze on USN ships

(and for the 'been there' types, I'm not gonna bother explaining the 2-beers-every-however-many-days thing)

 

[wink]

(and for the 'been there' types, I'm not gonna bother explaining the 2-beers-every-however-many-days thing)

Surprised you know about the cruise beer policy. After all, as a VP guy you operated under the "two beers every couple hours thing". Care to tell us how that worked??

 

[zab1001]

Surprised you know about the cruise beer policy. After all, as a VP guy you operated under the "two beers every couple hours thing". Care to tell us how that worked??

check my profile pic

 

[wink]

I can't keep up with all of your pics.

 

[Ironfeliks23]

The profile pic, not his avatar.....the one that we all hope is the result of a lost bet.

 

[wink]

I saw the profile pic. I thought is was the standard issue VP cold water exposure/survival suit.

 

[El Cid]

check my profile pic

That's priceless. :icon_lol:

 

[zab1001]

drunken ideas from deployment

you too can own a foam hot dog suit for 50 dollars

they also make banana suits

don't ask how I know...

 

[wink]

$50.00 is a small investment in that post navy civilian career... sports team mascot!

 

[American_Ace]

yes there are more "non-fighter aircraft" in the Air Force but there are quite a bit of fighter type aircraft too.

I just got something from AFROTC with a list of all the officers and their jobs.

There's approx. 3,000 fighter pilots, 3,000 heavy/airlift and 100 test pilots. I would give you exact numbers, but the book is at my dad's house and I'm at my mom's.

 

[Ryoukai]

drunken ideas from deployment

you too can own a foam hot dog suit for 50 dollars

they also make banana suits

don't ask how I know...

It's only a good story if you wake up in a banana suit...and only a banana suit...with no recollection of how you got into the banana suit or even where it came from.

 

[El Cid]

I just got something from AFROTC with a list of all the officers and their jobs.

There's approx. 3,000 fighter pilots, 3,000 heavy/airlift and 100 test pilots. I would give you exact numbers, but the book is at my dad's house and I'm at my mom's.

Would you post it when you get it? I'm interested to see the AF's job break down.

Along the same lines... does anyone have the Navy's job break down or a link to it?