RadicalDude
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Ask CVW-2 or CCW-5 about that...
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Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)
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In the HSC CVW world, this is a big sore point for a lot of us. It was frustrating for a lot of our guys who did a deployment, but because they joined too close to deployment, couldn't get a lot of quals in during deployment since their pretty little DRRS-N boxes wouldn't turn green anyway before deployment. Then, they go on deployment, and find it difficult to earn quals while underway in 2 out of 3 of our mission sets, and they come home and aren't competitive for a competitive follow on job. The guy on deployment got all the hours, but the guy who stayed home for 3 years got all the quals.
In general, I think the front office took care of most of those who deserved it, but I imagine like my squadron, there's a couple people every cycle who fall through the cracks because of this.
Where do they get winged now?
NFOs are all winged down in Pensacola now
When, after primary?
As mentioned, it depends on the front office for each command/ship. When I was deployed, there was a push from the air wing to make No-Shave Chits payable to ship's MWR. It got a lot of support on the officer side, but apparently as soon as the Goat Locker got word of the plan they shut that down pretty quickly.
Really? That's SOP for small boys on deployment and underway. When you pull in, everyone has to shave, but when back underway, another round of monies goes to MWR.
Caesium
Blue is my favorite color
You're really selling me on the helicopter community
No, the have this multi crew syllabus thing that everyone who selects P-8/P-3/E-6/E-2 out of primary does in VT-4, get wings there then off to the FRS.
One thing I've never been able to find out is what the cones actually do in the MCS.
The one I remember from that cruise was the one during workups. When CAG wanted to tie the whole thing to passing COE. It was something like don't shave until you bolter/technique waveoff/foul deck waveoff, which caused you to have to shave beard, mustache, or both in some order or another. With some equivalent rule on females being able to wear their hair down or put it up. Way ridiculously convoluted. And then, as mentioned, the goat locker lost their collective minds.
What brings it to mind is how that CAG habitually wore a gloriously over-the-top Old Jet Guy-type mustache, and had already shaved it when it got kiboshed. Sucked to be him.
I don't know, seems mildly amusing and a way to bring the Airwing together...and then you mentioned the Goat Locker and I stopped listening.
Seems a bit of a short timeline to get wings. Sigh, I must be getting old....