New Pensacola BOQ? Incoming single SNA's required to live there?

[DanMa1156]

I'm 99% sure that the aviation selectees from '08 at USNA have been told the same.

 

[Gatordev]

I've put the other Q posts in this thread (and moved it out of the PSD thread). Enjoy.

 

[Casual]

I'm going NFO, so would I have to live in the Q for all of primary, intermediate, and advanced too (assuming I'm there that long)?

You could just get married.

 

[war eagle]

I would be VERY surprised if that were the case.

I sure hope you're right and I'm wrong...

 

[Brett327]

I sure hope you're right and I'm wrong...

When I went through, it took about 14 months from API to wings and that was fast for the time (zero delays or pools), and I was on PCS orders (unlike the pilots). I just can't see them puting people in the Q for 16-24 months, nor do I suspect they would have billeting available for the entire NFO pipeline at NASP.

Brett

 

[VetteMuscle427]

On the plus side, maybe the O-Club will actually be open past 1900 on Fridays. Not that I'll be there....

 

[Mustang83]

I'll throw in my $0.02: currently an SNFO in the starting phase of Primary and absolutely zip has been said about any of this since I've been here (since June '07, long wait for API) by anyone. There was a short time when the Navy cut the BAH in half for the SNA's (in an effort to get them to live in the BOQ...), but that didn't last long. SNFO's were encouraged by instructors/staff to live off base.

 

[flyingjt2]

will this apply to Marines?

 

[HighDimension]

Why worry about it? It isn't like we have any control over it anyways.

 

[mmx1]

will this apply to Marines?

Almost certain it won't. MATSG is good for standing up for Marines and the CO has said the similar policy at Whiting will not apply to Marines headed up there.

 

[UMichfly]

I'll throw in my $0.02: currently an SNFO in the starting phase of Primary and absolutely zip has been said about any of this since I've been here (since June '07, long wait for API) by anyone. There was a short time when the Navy cut the BAH in half for the SNA's (in an effort to get them to live in the BOQ...), but that didn't last long. SNFO's were encouraged by instructors/staff to live off base.

The actual directive came out on March 5th so unless you've been in 633 since then, you probably missed the memo. As long as you're on a lease that predates the memo coming out, you should be good.

 

[H20man]

Why worry about it? It isn't like we have any control over it anyways.

Seriously....

I live in a 12'x12' box... anything is an improvement for me.

 

[Ducky]

The possibly up to date welcome aboard API package has a letter in there from the Schools Command CO about the Q situation. All should read. Its dated 5 MAR 08 so who knows if it is still the standard. Its available https://www.cnet.navy.mil/nascweb/ats.htm

 

[cfam]

It's interesting to see how everyone's getting conflicting messages about this. We were told that the BOQ policy only applied to SNAs doing primary at whiting, and that all SNFOs were still living off base. That's as of a week ago, when one of our O-5 NFOs checked with the XO at NASP. Regardless, I'll agree with H20, anything's an improvement over my room now.

 

[DangerousDan]

All for the price of over a thousand bucks a month.

I just hope they don't take away your BAH! I tried to live in the BOQ at Dam Neck for like 5 months while doing a course but PSD was going to take our BAH and make us pay out of pocket. Me and another couple of reservists said the heck with this and went and got a beach house.

On a side note... At least you don't pay for water, power, maid service, etc...