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Life on a carrier

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Coregabo

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thinking about OCS. What's life like for a pilot on a carrier? Do you bunk with other pilots, or get your own room? (I'm assuming not). How long are typical deployments? How often do you get to see your family?
 
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VAmookie

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can it be? is it true? Have i become a salty enough AW dog that im going to to follow in the M.O. of Brett and suggest that you conduct a search?
 
HighDimension

HighDimension

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I think the only person as salty as Brett is the guy from the Bible that turned around to see the destruction of Sodom and Gommorah! hah...

edit: I have graduated to TWO in my rep power!
 
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VAmookie

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hahha

edit: i wish 'they' (the powers that be, the upper-echelons, the grand poohbah) didnt take away all may stars. How do i get those darn things back. What is the freaken post criteria for me to graduate to another fricken star? ENd threadjack
 
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Whalebite

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CORPSviation said:
can it be? is it true? Have i become a salty enough AW dog that im going to to follow in the M.O. of Brett and suggest that you conduct a search?
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NOOOOOO!!! Say it aint so!
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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Just keep in mind, nothing guarantees you'll be on a carrier...
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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I've been deployed with two Nuke SWOs, and it hasn't been on a carrier.
 
Steve Wilkins

Steve Wilkins

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gatordev said:
I've been deployed with two Nuke SWOs, and it hasn't been on a carrier.
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That doesn't mean they won't be going to a carrier though, 'cause they will whether they want to or not. That's how their pipeline works.
 
Schnugg

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It's gettin' a bit dramatic 'round here...
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Girls, girls...easy now...wasn't this thread about pilot's life on a carrier.

In my case it was easy....they provided transport for the mission commander...me.

Life on the boat is oddly asomewhat easy routine to fall into. The daily routine and such are familiar and as aviators we are creatures of habit.

I don't like the boat, but feel at home on the boat...does that make sense?
 
Steve Wilkins

Steve Wilkins

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Schnugg said:
Life on the boat is oddly a somewhat easy routine to fall into. The daily routine and such are familiar and as aviators we are creatures of habit.

I don't like the boat, but feel at home on the boat...does that make sense?
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True that. I did a pretty good job during my carrier deployment of keeping the same watch rotation. For me, routine is everthing. Jack up my routine and you get a pissed off SWO on your hands (i.e. GQ drills, man overboard, etc). But pilots....well, I only saw them eating all the time.
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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Steve Wilkins said:
That doesn't mean they won't be going to a carrier though, 'cause they will whether they want to or not. That's how their pipeline works.
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Steve, Steve, Steve. I know this isn't worth arguing about, but... I never said they wouldn't be on a carrier. What I'm saying is that for the person who asked the question, you may not end up on a carrier. And the corollary to that is, even if you're a Nuke SWO, you might not always be on said carrier. Keen and insightful? Puh-lease!

Smiles in effect.
 
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