How many NA/NFO billets?

[Curmudgeon]

I've seen bits and pieces of info around about "how many F-18Ds USMC has" or the like, but I'm curious what the current plan and split is among the various aircraft types. I gather it is common to have 50% more pilots than aircraft in the jets for example.

How many F18A/C planes and (active) pilots? F18D? EA6? Helos?

I think this is public (though obscure) info... if it is classified, obviously don't post it.

 

[topher1235]

Curmudgeon:
This link should have all the info as far as aircraft. Now as for the amount of pilots, NFOs etc. per squadron, I don't know where to send you for that.

http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/factfile.nsf/AVE?OpenView&Start=1&Count=1000&Expand=1#1

Hope this helps.

Topher

 

[Curmudgeon]

Thanks, I had seen that page and lost track of it; it's a bit dated, most it is about 8 years old, not sure if there have been significant changes since then.

Anyway, to answer my own question based on the factfile stuff, if units carry 50% more flyers than planes (don't know if that is the norm) it comes out like this (2NA per helo and C130):

165 AV8B NA
30 EA6B NA 90 NFO
180 F18A/C NA
108 F18D NA 108 NFO
150 C130 NA
440 Cobra NA
720 CH46 NA
540 CH53 NA
320 Huey NA

2653 NA 198 NFO
633 F/W NA 2020 Helo NA

I'd be curious how that matches up to the TO/E (authorized strength); sometimes the real world has quite a bit of skew from the theoretical. If the Navy is phasing out EA6B, does that mean that the Marines will pick up more aircraft, for example.


Marine PLC/SNFO dad