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NAS Whidbey
- Thread starter propgun26
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Which pilot class are you in here?
FormerRecruitingGuru
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What about the "Whidbey Whales" that I keep hearing about?
1003. Just starting Phase B the day after tomorrow. Where are you hoping to go? Oh, and I'm pretty sure I know who you are, but just to confirm, were you in OCS class 12-08 with me starting out?
I'm married, whales no factor.
OK, standard disclaimer applies. The vast majority of the women in the OH are married, ugly, large, lesbian, or enlisted. However. Comma.
An hour and a half south gets you into greater Seattle. 3.3 million people from there to Tacoma, plus it's the home of UW. 45 minutes north and you're in Bellingham. 78,000 people and the home of Western Washington University. An hour and a half north of THAT gets you to greater Vancouver, and 2.1 million more people. And Simon Fraser University. And the University of British Columbia (which also happens to be right next to a nude beach, if that's your kind of thing). A ferry ride from Anacortes gets you to Victoria, BC. Another 330,000 people in greater Victoria.
So in less than a half day's drive, there are 4 major and minor municipalities beyond Whidbey/Anacortes/Burlington/Mt Vernon. That's 5.8 million people. Which means 2.9 million females. Let's do a rough SWAG here and say that you happen to be picky, and only 1% of the total female population is over 18 and also meets your standards. That's 29,000 chicks to choose from. THE ENTIRE population of Joke Harbor.
So yeah, if you're one of those guys who never leaves the island and complains about the Whidbey Whales, well, yeah. I guess you're just "that guy." No college chicks anwhere here. No hot chicks of any variety. Just like everything here, you have to drive to it, but it's there. So sack up and enjoy.
Ha, an ecmo who can't do math...weeeeak. 1% of 2,900,000 = 29,000, not 290,000. Still, not exactly slim pickin's
If you end up dating a whale it is because that is what you set your sights on and set your standards too low. :icon_wink
I'm in 1001. I did ROTC, not OCS, but I think I know who you're talking about.
What they said. Whidbey rocks, I lived up there before I joined, did my JO tour there and will go again if I ever get a chance. Although I did get stuck in Jax for the DH tour. Anacortes is definately more popular with the single guys, I'm married so we actually went south to Coupeville, had a house 2 blocks from the beach with a view of Penn Cove and Mt. Baker that you couldn't believe. Vancouver BC is an awesome town and Whistler is just passed that for world class skiing. Seattle is one of my favorite towns (UW Grad) and we had many wardroom pub crawls through the U district and Pioneer Square.
Like many have said, get off the Island see the sights and you'll love it. Oh, and as for the rain....Whidbey gets an average of 18-26 inches per year. Compare that with the 52 inches Jax gets. I also don't ever remember sweating my balls off just walking out to the plane in Whidbey.
Good luck.
Like many have said, get off the Island see the sights and you'll love it. Oh, and as for the rain....Whidbey gets an average of 18-26 inches per year. Compare that with the 52 inches Jax gets. I also don't ever remember sweating my balls off just walking out to the plane in Whidbey.
Good luck.
It's usually not a hassle. I think it's command-dependent, but if you're up there for a day trip, most commands just want you to inform your CoC. If you're taking multiple days, they may make you do basket leave just in case, or take no-kidding leave.