Latest wait time for API?

[Brett327]

HornetFramer,
Weren't you the guy on the VP-16 flight who threw up only 40 minutes after take off, and not only spent the rest of the flight in the back of the P-3, turned down part of my lunch that I brought to share, but you even made another crew member throw up on landing due to your nicely placed leaky doggy bag around your flight suit. BRAVO ZULU for that one. The best part was how you kept on saying as the chunks where flying that you can't wait to ride in F/A-18s. You couldn't even handle straight and level flight in the P-3. Good luck with that, I hope your never a NFO I fly with cause I know you'll get me lost on purpose. DON"T FORGET, I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never underestimate the power of the P-3 tube to induce vomiting. I'll tell you what, the closest I ever came to hurling in an airplane was after spending 3 hours slinging buoys in a hot, CAD smoke filled P-3 tube. Yankin' and bankin' in a jet is nothing compared to that.

Brett

 

[webmaster]

Ahh, the sweet smell of CAD smoke, an overcast layer at 700', raining and turbulence, yanking and banking at 200-300', the EDC lost all spread and the tube is depressurized, all racks are open, the HF is turned off since it was overheating, and the new NAV/3P is back in the galley puking their brains out (don't you DARE puke in my flight station!).... good times!....

now, where was I? Yes, TPS reports.... friggin cubicle farm....

 

[ACurry]

Don't forget your cover sheets!

 

[freshy]

Anyone know the wait time for Marine SNA's right now?

It has A LOT to do with your lineal standing coming out of TBS. That, and where you want to do primary....BTW you can pretty much ask for Corpus or Whiting and you'll pretty much get it. Seems if you pick Corpus right now it will save you a couple weeks of waiting....but like it was mentioned before on this thread...the wait isn't that bad. There's a lot of things to do. Ok now I better start looking at my pubs cuz I pick up on Aug 5th.

 

[Fezz CB]

The best part was how you kept on saying as the chunks where flying that you can't wait to ride in F/A-18s.

I actually smiled as I read this post. It made my day

 

[ACurry]

Glad I could be of service!!

 

[Goober]

Never underestimate the power of the P-3 tube to induce vomiting. I'll tell you what, the closest I ever came to hurling in an airplane was after spending 3 hours slinging buoys in a hot, CAD smoke filled P-3 tube. Yankin' and bankin' in a jet is nothing compared to that.

...And that ain't no sh*t. Worst flight of my life was my 1st P-3 hop out of Jax. 12-hour, dual-crew torpex on the very backside/edge of a storm front that had kicked out tornadoes all over Jax the night before. Never hurled, but I along w/ our IFT was giving serious thought to eating a pencil flare. Have never been as miserable airborne, and I'd been a jet guy for 5 years before. Quickly got used to it, but what an introduction. Jets were cake in comparison, even flying pop-up after pop-up over the desert w/ no air conditioning in June.

 

[Brett327]

...And that ain't no sh*t. Worst flight of my life was my 1st P-3 hop out of Jax. 12-hour, dual-crew torpex on the very backside/edge of a storm front that had kicked out tornadoes all over Jax the night before. Never hurled, but I along w/ our IFT was giving serious thought to eating a pencil flare. Have never been as miserable airborne, and I'd been a jet guy for 5 years before. Quickly got used to it, but what an introduction. Jets were cake in comparison, even flying pop-up after pop-up over the desert w/ no air conditioning in June.

Dual crew TORPEX? MADNESS! That must be part of the leaner, meaner VP community. Did you guys load up 4 x EXTORPs and fly all the way to AFWTF or did you settle for AUTEC? Tell you what, best TORPEX for my money is the LAMPS AUTEC det. Load for 30 minutes, hit the beach for an hour, reload, go fishing, reload, leer at the hot civilian fuel truck driver, lather, rinse repeat.

Good times,

Brett

 

[jpmizzou]

2 months......I hope it doesn't get backed up anymore by Aug 5th when I report, but then again I guess we can't complain. FY04 guys had it bad 6-18 months on some I heard

 

[gregsivers]

2 months......I hope it doesn't get backed up anymore by Aug 5th when I report, but then again I guess we can't complain. FY04 guys had it bad 6-18 months on some I heard

BAD? Explain to me how thats bad. I ONLY had a 4 month wait last summer when I was there, and it wasn't bad at all, in fact I loved the time off. Where else can you get paid good money to go to work for 10 minutes then have the rest of the day to go to the beach, drink, play pool, whatever? I'm actually hoping for some time between primary and advanced. You people are crazy, enjoy the time while you have it.

 

[WannaBEaP3gal]

Everyone and their dog is probably reporting in August, that's when a big chunk of the May05 grads report, so expect to wait a while.

 

[navyluvngirl]

He'll be reporting next week, so I'm hoping that he'll bypass the May 05 grads. He's heard that the wait isn't too long, from those on base. So I guess we'll find out next week.

Thanks!

 

[gregsivers]

I'm still trying to figure out what is so horrible about waiting a few months? Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[jpmizzou]

I'm not saying the wait would be terrible or anything (I'll definitely enjoy myself and get aquanted with the renowned Pensacola night life :icon_mi_1 ). But I've been working towards this goal for so long (becoming a naval officer and a naval aviator) that I've started to get a little anxious. I'm just ready to start what I've been "waiting" to do for years now.

 

[THRILLER]

2 months......I hope it doesn't get backed up anymore by Aug 5th when I report, but then again I guess we can't complain. FY04 guys had it bad 6-18 months on some I heard

Do us AF guys wait longer/shorter/ or the same as NAVY?

Peace,

THRILLER