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NFO Aircraft Selection
- Thread starter Rohan
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Do the switheroo, and you got it.
E2 = Harry Potter. I mean, they call the friggin schoolhouse HOGWARTS.
They call it Hogwarts now? When I went through we just called it HELL.
Skippy NFO
SEVAL/EWMC
Beware the Draft
I had a number of friends who were all lined up and ready to choose what they wanted out of Primary then Millington came down from on high with a dreaded E-2 draft and every SNFO in that class went off to Norfolk a month later. Sometimes the NSS just doesn't matter. But, do what you can to stay near the top. I rolled into a class as one of the top (not #1) and didn't have any trouble getting P-3s. That whole group wanted F'ing 18s.
I had a number of friends who were all lined up and ready to choose what they wanted out of Primary then Millington came down from on high with a dreaded E-2 draft and every SNFO in that class went off to Norfolk a month later. Sometimes the NSS just doesn't matter. But, do what you can to stay near the top. I rolled into a class as one of the top (not #1) and didn't have any trouble getting P-3s. That whole group wanted F'ing 18s.
Squall
Go Navy, Go Big Red
Type of Craft for Naval NFO
Pro-rec NFO here, departing for Navy OCS as soon as possible (once the glitch in my security gets fixed. A Date-of-birth mix up creates a month delay. Did you know that? :icon_rage)
Reading a similar thread (NFO for Marines), I understand that helicopters have two Aviators, not one Aviator one NFO, and that some of their other craft only need an Aviator. Which Navy aircraft require/should have an NFO?
Pro-rec NFO here, departing for Navy OCS as soon as possible (once the glitch in my security gets fixed. A Date-of-birth mix up creates a month delay. Did you know that? :icon_rage)
Reading a similar thread (NFO for Marines), I understand that helicopters have two Aviators, not one Aviator one NFO, and that some of their other craft only need an Aviator. Which Navy aircraft require/should have an NFO?
FO planes:
E-6: flies around with a giant antenna. I really don't know too much about this plane, but the impression I got is it's kind of secret squirrel / comm stuff. Based out of Oklahoma City, I believe.
P-3 / EP-3: Anti-Sub warfare, surveillance, other secret squirrel type stuff. Based out of Jacksonville or Whidbey Island.
E-2: Deploys to the boat, giant radar helps control the air war / provide SA back to the boat and to folks on the ground (?). Based out of Norfolk (and maybe Japan???)
EA-6B: Electronic Attack plane, to be replaced soon by the Grolwer. Based out of Whidbey (Also Japan?!?) and deploys to the boat, but there's also expeditionary squadrons that do not go to the boat much.
EA-18G: New Electronic Attack plane. See above for the most part.
FA-18F: Navy Attack plane. Blows stuff up, deploys to boat, based out of Oceana or Lemoore.
E-6: flies around with a giant antenna. I really don't know too much about this plane, but the impression I got is it's kind of secret squirrel / comm stuff. Based out of Oklahoma City, I believe.
P-3 / EP-3: Anti-Sub warfare, surveillance, other secret squirrel type stuff. Based out of Jacksonville or Whidbey Island.
E-2: Deploys to the boat, giant radar helps control the air war / provide SA back to the boat and to folks on the ground (?). Based out of Norfolk (and maybe Japan???)
EA-6B: Electronic Attack plane, to be replaced soon by the Grolwer. Based out of Whidbey (Also Japan?!?) and deploys to the boat, but there's also expeditionary squadrons that do not go to the boat much.
EA-18G: New Electronic Attack plane. See above for the most part.
FA-18F: Navy Attack plane. Blows stuff up, deploys to boat, based out of Oceana or Lemoore.
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
Hey, don't knock it. When I joined BDCP as a Pilot, I knew they Navy Flew 14s, 18s and a few helos. I had no clue what a P3 was, and could ID a E2 by sight, but didn't know jack about it other than surmising "big radar dish on roof, must be the USN version of the E3".
Don't forget Hawaii
Squall
Go Navy, Go Big Red
Played in the Cornhusker Marching Band, actually. ^_^ Best four autumns of my life, even though it was during the four years of Callahan.
Originally from KC Missouri. I went to Nebraska for college because I have too much dignity to be a Mizzou tiger.
I've been looking into it recently. I knew about the Superhornet (FA-18F only) as well as the Mercury (E-6) employing NFOs, but I was unaware as to the others. Wikipedia has a great amount of information, assuming that it is accurate.
To Bislake:
Yeah, I don't claim to know a great deal about anything, that's why I'm asking what I can before I get my ass handed to me in OCS. :icon_tong All I really have to go by is the gouge handbook for the Delay Entry Program and whatever I can find on here. Just trying to learn as much as possible before I go. Also got pro-rec'ed as a SWO, but I always wanted to fly in the Navy.
Haha....one of my roomattes here in Meridian still doesn't know how many engines a T-45 has
D_Rob
Lead LTJG
Haha....one of my roomattes here in Meridian still doesn't know how many engines a T-45 has
Does he also not know what tiramisu is?
True story......and I conducted an informal poll which concluded that it is indeed weird to not know what tiramisu is
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
What is tiramisu? Sounds like a nasty fungus that grows on your balls.