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P-3?
- Thread starter Physicx
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Do P-3's delpoy for six months straight
VP yes, VQ no. We are now on a 24 month cycle, 6 deployed, 18 home.
and if so do they ever go back to there home base?
No. But some east coast squadrons last year were fortunate enough to pass through their own base while repositioning aircraft, or others "deployed" from their own base. Isolated instances, don't expect or count on it.
And where you are based determine where you deploy?
It used to, not anymore, you can go anywhere now. Just depends on the rotation.
VP yes, VQ no. We are now on a 24 month cycle, 6 deployed, 18 home.
and if so do they ever go back to there home base?
No. But some east coast squadrons last year were fortunate enough to pass through their own base while repositioning aircraft, or others "deployed" from their own base. Isolated instances, don't expect or count on it.
And where you are based determine where you deploy?
It used to, not anymore, you can go anywhere now. Just depends on the rotation.
Physicx said:
During my time in VQ, I went on 6 two month deployments/dets, equalling the time spent on the road by those VP geeks (they usually made 2 6 month deployments). The norm was 7 or 8 deployment but I left the squadron a couple months early. We also deployed as individual crews and all of mine were all JO's. IT is very cool not having adult supervision. And on a final note, us VQ guys usually got around 25% more hours than those VP guys.
As for where they deploy, it is usually the same places as the P-3's. There was a little less variety because the P-3's did not carry the classified gear and did not need the special spaces to keep their stuff in like we did. It meant not going to the Phillipines, Malaysia and Australia. It also preveneted us from going to Masirah, Kuwait and Djibouti, all really horrible places. I got to go to Thailand once and I have known guys to go to New Caledonia and other exotic locales.
BTW, here is the EP-3 successor, the Embraer ERJ-145 (there are some artist renderings what it will look like at the bottom of the page, the Navy version is the middle one):
http://www.defesanet.com.br/embraer/acsembraereng/
Man it stinks in here... aw, THAT's why... who let the VQ dude in?
Ain't that the truth!! :icon_smilFlash said:
25% more hours in the rack playing with their happy sock maybe...Flash said:
Ah, camel spiders, scorpions, no A/C, all the MREs you can eat or steal from the AF, and no place to spend your per diem, gotta love it.Flash said:
ONCE again, VQ takes a beautiful plane and just ruins it. Must be artist contest to see how ugly you can make it look.Flash said:
25% more hours in the rack playing with their happy sock maybe...
It was still flight time in our log books, happy sock or not.... :icon_wink
Ah, camel spiders, scorpions, no A/C, all the MREs you can eat or steal from the AF, and no place to spend your per diem, gotta love it.
Camel spiders, just the thought makes me shiver, and I have not even seen one in person (a picture was enough).
ONCE again, VQ takes a beautiful plane and just ruins it. Must be artist contest to see how ugly you can make it look.
At least it is well hung.....
It was still flight time in our log books, happy sock or not.... :icon_wink
Ah, camel spiders, scorpions, no A/C, all the MREs you can eat or steal from the AF, and no place to spend your per diem, gotta love it.
Camel spiders, just the thought makes me shiver, and I have not even seen one in person (a picture was enough).
ONCE again, VQ takes a beautiful plane and just ruins it. Must be artist contest to see how ugly you can make it look.
At least it is well hung.....
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