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Word on EP-3's?
- Thread starter plosky1
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In other words, avoid it like the plague. Transitions with no manned replacement are going to equal risk to career timelines and lots of potential headaches. Go TacAir, specifically Growlers, which is a growing community with a certain future.
I really liked the idea of intelligence collection and am primarily looking for something that can (relatively) translate to a three letter agency afterwards. Growlers seem like a good choice for that but as always its risky as I’ve been told there’s more strike positions than EWO positions in intermediate/advanced.
He means having SCI and being accustomed to completing three times the amount of paperwork necessary to complete a task.
egiv
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Should have been a cryppie ?
Yep, that
OP, I'd go Growlers or P-8s. Pick a platform with a future, you'll be happier and better off career-wise, and still with all the security paperwork fun your heart desires.
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Had the chance to do a little cross-cue coordination and flew on an EP-3 mission flight the other month. It was eye opening seeing their capabilities. I've been hearing since 2008 that the EP-3 is going away yet they are still here. Hell they're supposed to be going away in 2025, but you have to be smoking some good good to think Triton will take their place. The biggest drawback is the airframe and parts availability. Oh, and who doesn't like per diem?!
What does the program office say?
Shoot I’m too late to this party. As of right now hard sundown q1/2 25. The replacement is the “family of systems” of which heavily includes Triton. Additionally, while at WS we were working on “systems” that were being tested to go onboard a future iteration of the P8. Still in the planning/development phase, but the P8 will play a part in that family of systems. EP8 is still a term that group doesn’t like, to put it nicely.
Also a current primary student here with lots of interest in EP-3s for the mission and large crew atmosphere.
I’m wondering what will most likely happen to NFO JOs that enter this community if the 2025 sundown actually happens on time. Have heard from instructors here that being part of the VQ mission will always be invaluable, but how would that play out if I’m only 2-2 1/2 years into my sea tour and the community goes away? Would it be back to the FRS to switch to either P-8 or triton? Would it be possible to roll into a shore tour early?
I understand that career-wise it would be best to choose a community with a certain future and avoid these questions entirely, but despite the uncertainty in VQ, the nature of their mission and the role NFOs have in it remains very appealing to me.
I’m wondering what will most likely happen to NFO JOs that enter this community if the 2025 sundown actually happens on time. Have heard from instructors here that being part of the VQ mission will always be invaluable, but how would that play out if I’m only 2-2 1/2 years into my sea tour and the community goes away? Would it be back to the FRS to switch to either P-8 or triton? Would it be possible to roll into a shore tour early?
I understand that career-wise it would be best to choose a community with a certain future and avoid these questions entirely, but despite the uncertainty in VQ, the nature of their mission and the role NFOs have in it remains very appealing to me.