Quiz

[Nose]

Is there anyone here who knows what this is?

To answer, you must have been born after 1975.

 

[jus2mch]

A silver fouled anchor on gold railroad tracks? I give up. Hint?

 

[statesman]

My guess is some kind of midshipman rank.

 

[Nose]

A silver fouled anchor on gold railroad tracks? I give up. Hint?

I wore it on my uniform. So did Harrier Dude...

 

[FastMover]

NAVCAD insignia?

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

MIDN LTjg ranking?

 

[squorch2]

Looks like Midshipman LTJG rank insignia.

 

[Nose]

Free beer for FastMover!

It is actually the "advanced" NAVCAD insignia. (The other one is worn after completion of AOCS and is a single gold bar with a fouled anchor). We wore it above our Left Breast Pocket.

 

[BigIron]

so were you guys aircraft commanders as JGs?

 

[Nose]

I was. I was a RAG IP as a LTjg. (Only because I asked the CO not to frock me)

 

[FastMover]

NAVCAD sounds like it was such a sweet deal. I'd be all over that if it were still around...

 

[DanMa1156]

What was NAVCAD?

 

[k_smittay]

What was NAVCAD?

Naval Aviation Cadet program (NAVCAD)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pnav/is_199308/ai_1390240044

 

[HuggyU2]

Nose,
When you wore that insignia, were you an O-1?
I'll read up on the NAVCAD link, and maybe answer my own question.

 

[Nose]

Nose,
When you wore that insignia, were you an O-1?
I'll read up on the NAVCAD link, and maybe answer my own question.

I was an O-1C. We were paid 1/2 Ensign's pay, and E-5 Allowances. Had to live on base. Wore officer uniforms with Anchors instead of Rank insignia. We were "Cadets" as opposed to "Midshipmen".

We got commissioned the same day we got our wings. All our time counted, so when I got commissioned, I was an O-1 over 2 years for pay.