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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Serenity on May 16, 2014, 12:57:33 PM
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The paperwork is in, the oath has been taken, the commission itself is not yet in my hands (Being used for a second ceremony today) but I am officially an Ensign, United States Navy, with orders to Pensacola for flight school in October. I'm crazy excited, but it honestly hasn't sunk in yet completely. Pictures to come!
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Congrats Serenity!
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You have come a long way Ensign. Congratulations. :rock
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Good luck sir. :salute Congrats :aok
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Congratulations!
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Wow awesome - congratulations and best of luck Sir <S> -Hetzer
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WTG dude!
- oldman
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CONGRATS! :rock
cue the "Danger Zone" music! :aok
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:cheers: :rock :aok :salute
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WTG Man! :aok
Congratulations. :cheers:
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Awesome! :aok
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Outstanding! :aok Let the adventure begin! Congrats! :salute
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:salute Grats!
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Congratulations! WTG!
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Wow man. I remember when you were just a kid. I'm way happy for and proud of you. Good job. :cheers:
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Yeah, must be some vindication for all the grief some people here on the bbs put you through! :cheers:
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Excellent job sir, and thank you, :salute
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Yeah, must be some vindication for all the grief some people here on the bbs put you through! :cheers:
lol it really is. But hell, y'all showed me what it's like to fight that uphill battle, and tought me the value of maintianing my dignity (Sorry fr the spellig, i'm a bottle an a half into johnny blue lol)
Thank you all so much! while i;ve butted heads with a few, this place is like home. I just wish I coulda psent more time fling with y;all!
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Well congratulations are certainly in order. I thought you were going USAF, nice to see you upgraded to naval aviation. :aok
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Congrats man
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Congrats man. Hope you get fighters
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Way to go. :rock :salute
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Congrats!
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Congrats. It's a very tough time to join the military so when things get tough or confusing/uncertain, think hard about what you're there for. If it's about the paycheck or the benefits, the military isn't the right place no matter what the tv ad says about college and other benefits. They've taken away those college benefits at least 4 times in the last few years, and military benefits and pay for both active duty and retirees are under intense attack by senior military leadership. If its about the service, you'll need to keep in mind that the military services are also undergoing significant structure and social transformation. The military your parents/grandparents may have served in simply doesn't exist anymore. But you're part of shaping how it's *gonna be* so if you're in it to serve your country, your path through your time in the military should be FAR less confusing or uncertain for you.
Good luck in flight training! One piece of advice - don't EVER mention flight sims or home computer based training/gaming. Ever. Deny you've ever seen a home flight simulator, let alone flown one. It's ok to admit you play xbox or PC shooters but that's about it when you're around your instructors. You need to be the proverbial tabula rasa, blank slate. You don't know anything until they tell you, and then you better be able to both repeat it back verbatim on demand, and execute it in the aircraft under stress. That, and not barfing inflight, is all there is to it haha.
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Congrats. It's a very tough time to join the military so when things get tough or confusing/uncertain, think hard about what you're there for. If it's about the paycheck or the benefits, the military isn't the right place no matter what the tv ad says about college and other benefits. They've taken away those college benefits at least 4 times in the last few years, and military benefits and pay for both active duty and retirees are under intense attack by senior military leadership. If its about the service, you'll need to keep in mind that the military services are also undergoing significant structure and social transformation. The military your parents/grandparents may have served in simply doesn't exist anymore. But you're part of shaping how it's *gonna be* so if you're in it to serve your country, your path through your time in the military should be FAR less confusing or uncertain for you.
Good luck in flight training! One piece of advice - don't EVER mention flight sims or home computer based training/gaming. Ever. Deny you've ever seen a home flight simulator, let alone flown one. It's ok to admit you play xbox or PC shooters but that's about it when you're around your instructors. You need to be the proverbial tabula rasa, blank slate. You don't know anything until they tell you, and then you better be able to both repeat it back verbatim on demand, and execute it in the aircraft under stress. That, and not barfing inflight, is all there is to it haha.
Great post with sound advice. This is the truth.
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Congrats. It's a very tough time to join the military so when things get tough or confusing/uncertain, think hard about what you're there for. If it's about the paycheck or the benefits, the military isn't the right place no matter what the tv ad says about college and other benefits. They've taken away those college benefits at least 4 times in the last few years, and military benefits and pay for both active duty and retirees are under intense attack by senior military leadership. If its about the service, you'll need to keep in mind that the military services are also undergoing significant structure and social transformation. The military your parents/grandparents may have served in simply doesn't exist anymore. But you're part of shaping how it's *gonna be* so if you're in it to serve your country, your path through your time in the military should be FAR less confusing or uncertain for you.
Good luck in flight training! One piece of advice - don't EVER mention flight sims or home computer based training/gaming. Ever. Deny you've ever seen a home flight simulator, let alone flown one. It's ok to admit you play xbox or PC shooters but that's about it when you're around your instructors. You need to be the proverbial tabula rasa, blank slate. You don't know anything until they tell you, and then you better be able to both repeat it back verbatim on demand, and execute it in the aircraft under stress. That, and not barfing inflight, is all there is to it haha.
Thank you very much for the advise! I'll be certain to pass it on to my fellow classmates going with me.
And thank you to everyone else here for all of your support over the years! Pictures will be coming, I'm just waiting on my darned PAO to send them to me!
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:salute
The paperwork is in, the oath has been taken, the commission itself is not yet in my hands (Being used for a second ceremony today) but I am officially an Ensign, United States Navy, with orders to Pensacola for flight school in October. I'm crazy excited, but it honestly hasn't sunk in yet completely. Pictures to come!
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Arlo, you were Navy, right?
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Arlo, you were Navy, right?
Part of me will always be. Yes.
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Well done! I'm proud of you and for you!
I remember sending you my used Saitek HOTAS when yours failed.... I saw something in you then, and I'm tickled to see you fulfill all of that potential. You're like the neighborhood kid where everyone saw your potential. Like that neighborhood, the Aces High community will take an active interest in your future.
Good luck, and take Eagl's excellent advice.
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Part of me will always be. Yes.
Same here Arlo... Once Naval Air, always Naval Air.
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Congratulations, old friend. :salute
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congradulations :salute
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Well done! I'm proud of you and for you!
I remember sending you my used Saitek HOTAS when yours failed.... I saw something in you then, and I'm tickled to see you fulfill all of that potential. You're like the neighborhood kid where everyone saw your potential. Like that neighborhood, the Aces High community will take an active interest in your future.
Good luck, and take Eagl's excellent advice.
To this day I tell that story sir! As one of the many I've told to emphasize just how generous this community is, and how much great men like yourself are always trying to give back to the rest of us! Thank you again sir, and your words mean the world to me!
I'm not the most photogenic guy out there...
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc74/Serene_One/DSCF9668_zpsfe347c05.jpg) (http://s217.photobucket.com/user/Serene_One/media/DSCF9668_zpsfe347c05.jpg.html)
And this is all that's left of the thirty Mids we came in with four years ago...
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc74/Serene_One/DSCF9696_zps8b1eff06.jpg) (http://s217.photobucket.com/user/Serene_One/media/DSCF9696_zps8b1eff06.jpg.html)
All three on the right will be pilots, with one SWO on the left lol. Everyone got their first choice!
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sunk
Congratulations!
On another note, from now on only use that word when talking about the enemy.
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I'll be right there with you in 5 years :bhead
Congratulations Sailor !
:cheers:
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weoeowoweoewowwowewewowow way to go! You're living the dream! Literally! You're living the (or at least a) dream of practically everyone who plays this game! The board won't allow me to use any of the expletives that are appropriate here but
WOW
:aok
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weoeowoweoewowwowewewowow way to go! You're living the dream! Literally! You're living the (or at least a) dream of practically everyone who plays this game! The board won't allow me to use any of the expletives that are appropriate here but
WOW
:aok
lol I know what you mean. Every now and then, randomly, me and my room mate will just look at each other and say "Holy [explative], it's finally [explative] done..." and tear up a bit!
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lol I know what you mean. Every now and then, randomly, me and my room mate will just look at each other and say "Holy [explative], it's finally [explative] done..." and tear up a bit!
Where did you study at?
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Where did you study at?
University of Texas at Austin.
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Outstanding! Congratulations, and good luck.
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lol I know what you mean. Every now and then, randomly, me and my room mate will just look at each other and say "Holy [explative], it's finally [explative] done..." and tear up a bit!
"finally done"
*snicker*
You have NO IDEA haha.
Before you get this: :cheers:
You'll get plenty of this: :old:
And all sorts of this: :ahand
And you'll spend a lot of time like this: :joystick:
Followed immediately by this: :bhead
Because you know what's coming is more of this: :ahand
And then before your assignments are final you'll be like this: :pray
And your commander will alternate between this: :angel:
And this: :devil
Your classmates will act, in public, like this: :rock
But they really feel the same as you like this: :confused:
And you'll probably brush death at least once like this: :eek:
And you'll have to decide if you want to press on like this: :salute
Or go home like this: :cry
So... "it's finally done.." makes me feel like this: :rofl
Good luck :aok
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Congrats!!
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Congratulations!
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Fantastic! :aok
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"finally done"
*snicker*
You have NO IDEA haha.
Before you get this: :cheers:
You'll get plenty of this: :old:
And all sorts of this: :ahand
And you'll spend a lot of time like this: :joystick:
Followed immediately by this: :bhead
Because you know what's coming is more of this: :ahand
And then before your assignments are final you'll be like this: :pray
And your commander will alternate between this: :angel:
And this: :devil
Your classmates will act, in public, like this: :rock
But they really feel the same as you like this: :confused:
And you'll probably brush death at least once like this: :eek:
And you'll have to decide if you want to press on like this: :salute
Or go home like this: :cry
So... "it's finally done.." makes me feel like this: :rofl
Good luck :aok
LOL! But at least we're finally doing something REAL. College life on ROTC pay (Read: having to decide between running water or ramen noodles every month) just never felt real enough.
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Well done, and congratulations! :aok
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I'm not the most photogenic guy out there...
Looks good, and a pic with one of my two favorite Senators. :aok
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LOL! But at least we're finally doing something REAL. College life on ROTC pay (Read: having to decide between running water or ramen noodles every month) just never felt real enough.
Ramen is life in college. :rofl
The Marine Options here love the stuff and most eat it dry.
I can't stand ramen.
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Ramen is life in college. :rofl
The Marine Options here love the stuff and most eat it dry.
I can't stand ramen.
lol yeah, but now that we've upgraded to a steak a week, it sounds like hell looking back!
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Congrats :salute
:cheers: Oz
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Well done buddy, wish you all the best, not in the least bit jealous :cry :salute
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Well done buddy, wish you all the best, not in the least bit jealous :cry :salute
Flying beats the hell out of work when your getting paid to do it :cheers:
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Ahhhhhh ...to be young again and have a do over..I'd be right there with ya.. :salute
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Awesome stuff WTG !
:salute
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WTG Brother. I haven't played AH in a while but I certainly do remember ya. That is a job well done. In your honor I found THE NEW Danger Zone anthem just for your class.
Danger Zone Meets Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78Darbt3Yo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78Darbt3Yo)
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WTG Brother. I haven't played AH in a while but I certainly do remember ya. That is a job well done. In your honor I found THE NEW Danger Zone anthem just for your class.
Danger Zone Meets Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78Darbt3Yo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78Darbt3Yo)
LOL! That's actually really freaking awesome!!!
Thanks again for the support everyone!