Manuvering boards

[tshort]

I am going to OCS in Janurary and would like to learn manuveing boards before I go to make things easier on me. I have the manuvering boards manual but I cant figure it out for the life of me. Does anyone know of a better publication for beginners to learn manuvering boards?
thanks,
-Tom

 

[fc2spyguy]

They do moboards at OCS? hehe, that's funny

 

[Bevo16]

Here are some study aids for you.

Apply directly to the head with high velocity. Repeat.

If those don't work, you can try asking for advice here:

http://www.sailorbob.com/

The first two options might be less painful.

 

[D_Rob]

 

[Bolter]

What in the hell is a maneuvering board?

 

[blackbart22]

It's that plastic sheet that slide out from between the instrument panel and the ordnance panel on an AD-6. You put your box lunch on it.

 

[navy09]

Check out this brief.

Do you have actual Mobards to practice wtih? If you have no experience with Moboards, you're still going to be pretty lost. If I were you I'd wait for the training on the Navy's time.

 

[C420sailor]

If someone ever asks you to do a moboard, tell them you have to shoot an azimuth first.

 

[scoolbubba]

I spent a whole semester in ROTC proving to myself that I should never be a SWO because of my complete inability to grasp the concept behind moboards.

 

[BlackBearHockey]

I spent a whole semester in ROTC proving to myself that I should never be a SWO because of my complete inability to grasp the concept behind moboards.

I am in that same semester doing the same proving... it really amazes me how quickly the enlisted folk on my 2/C cruise were able to bang out a moboard. What amazed me equally as much, was a "moboard contest" was considered a very exciting time.

 

[A4sForever]

Harumph. Maneuvering boards ...

Greasy boards for greasy people.

Although I wanted to fly since I was 3-4 years old ... if I needed ONE "final straw" to convince me that Aviation was the way to go over Black Shoe ... this was it:

 

[FastMover]

Although I wanted to fly since I was 3-4 years old ... if I needed ONE "final straw" to convince me that Aviation was the way to go over Black Shoe ... this was it:

Truer words have never been spoken. Oh how I hated moboards. I have never been so lost on anything in my life...of course it probably would've helped if I could have stayed awake in class.

 

[Casual]

Not really sure what the big deal with moboards are, they're not difficult. You'll have plenty of time to learn them in OCS.

Especially since RLP seems to be a non-factor now...

 

[ea6bflyr]

Here's some Mo Board software if you really want to experience the pain. I've suppressed that part of my NROTC training.

-ea6bflyr

 

[CAMike]

Mo-Boards are situational awareness tools used in the NAVY. You will also encounter other "tools" in the fleet once you get there. Those tools may be human in apprearance- you would be wise to avoid them.