I am graduating college this May and applied for OCS for a slot at flight school. This video was super helpful in knowing what to expect and the transition!
Awesome glad to hear it! I will be doing more videos as I go through the process so check back and let me know if you are wondering about anything specific :)
@@kayamkarnawat9494 sweet! I’m working on a video right now to include when you check in through when you start class. There’s a lot of waiting in between but there are some things you need to complete such as the fitness test and watersurvival. I’m waiting to complete watersurvival myself so I don’t have those clips yet
I’m in NROTC at LSU and got the call from my CO yesterday that I was service selected for SNA. Graduating and commissioning in May, and then heading to Pensacola! It doesn’t feel real yet. I can’t wait! Fortunately, I have half a dozen friends from summer cruise at North Island who also all got selected for SNA! Going to talk to them soon about rooming together when we get to Ptown next year. Thank you for making this video! Super informative and helpful. I’m going to check out the rest of the series soon!
@@hiskingdomcomeministries3539 I haven’t actually flown yet! Haha. I got a bit of time in the MH-60R simulator and a minute or two of stick time in the co-pilot seat of the actual helo this summer. I’d say it’s kind of like learning to ride a bike or drive a car, but just a little more complicated. You get more comfortable and confident with time and practice.
Wooo congrats! I was selected SNA last semester, got 7/7/6 & 53! Really can't wait, last semester of school and the Pcola! Also did NROTC route. This video is very helpful ty!
Awesome!! Hopefully military restrictions will loosen up by the time you get here. It would be really helpful if you have any specific questions I can address in future videos. They’re coming soon!!
@@savanahleigh6261 Yeah for sure! While I know it, I think for most students curious about NFO/SNA selection, not many are aware on how to study for the astbe per say. (1) So tips on studying for the exam? Ive had to tutor a lot of ppl on basic maths and science and aircraft functionality (I'm an engineering major). However, it may be helpful to recommend some resources (ie airwarriors, or Barron's books, online gouges, SAT/ACT problems, etc). Whatever is allowed to be shared with the public that is. (2)Also for ppl like me, how to transition from college to officer life?
@@RahulGupta-vw9xx Unfortunately I probably can’t give too much advice on studying. I decided to take the test a couple days before submitting my package and had 24 hours to study. Thankfully I passed!l Transitioning is a really great topic, especially for ROTC folks. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks for these videos been a lot of help! I cant seem to find any other views like this or this information and there isnt much! Just got selected for NFO and should be shipping Feb 2024!
Savanah Leigh Yes Ma’am! -I’m a Criminal justice Major and a math/physics minor. I’m also currently in flight school for a PPL (part 141) through the University of Illinois. I dream of being an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter Pilot!
@@mgtowacademy8433 honestly I’m not sure! It depends on so many things. More than likely it’s about evening out now. There are always ebs and flows for what we need more of and what we have in excess.
I take the ASTB-E next Wednesday! Shooting for the May Board for SNA! Looking forward to more videos to get a better understanding before my journey starts! 🤙🏼
My test got moved from Wednesday to today! Just finished and scored a 55 7/8/7! Pretty happy with my scores as I’m applying for SNA with the goal of flying jets!
@@JackSmith-ev1gi Just seeing this Jack, that’s awesome!! I’m an NFO so I’ll be in Pensacola for a while. Maybe you’ll be down here right at the end of my training 👍🏻
I don’t know if you can wear glasses when you fly, but to be a naval pilot, you have to have, at worst, 20/40 vision that is correctable to 20/20, whether that’s through contacts or surgery. This is all stuff that I’ve heard, the Navy might have changed this as of recently, but I do not know. I don’t know the specific vision requirements for different aircrafts, I’ve only ever heard of height and weight requirements. Hope this helps!
I got selected for NFO the end of last year. I leave for OCS End of April. So i'll be in Pensacola Probably around end of summer time. Looking forward to being down there again, haven't been there in about 10 years.
@@jsummers5880 Enlisted to Officer would be an amazing accomplishment! I’m not super knowledgeable in all of the types of programs that allow you to do that. To make a couple : Seaman to Admiral (STA-21) or Naval Academy Prepatory School (NAPS). The best advice I can give is ASK YOUR SUPERIORS. Make sure they know you’re interested in it or else it won’t be on their radar. Also, if you don’t like an answer you get from one person, ask someone else! Everyone has varying levels of knowledge on the specialty programs the Navy has to offer. Wishing you the best of luck!
@@savanahleigh6261 Believe me that is a blessing. Yall still have florabama, tin cow, UWF bike trails, seville, etc. In corpus we have a shack that also sells beer. Bro its roughhh place, definitely the armpit of duty locations. Nice work on the video im sure itll help some people understand how the pipeline works a little better.
@@rmcc655 I appreciate it! More to follow once I start moving in the pipeline and have more updates. I can’t make a video on something I haven’t done yet haha
Amazing Sir! I’m sure the program has changed quite a bit from when you were in Pensacola. The MOC is now teaching all the 2nd LTs the curriculum before they class up. They call it “Pre-NIFE” (NIFE replaced IFS)
Did you go from civilian to OCS? I submit to my first aviation board and wasn’t selected. My ASTB scores were mostly 6’s and 7’s. Retesting next month and resubmitting on April 9. Any suggestions on getting selected? Where to get letters of rec? Motivational statement? Etc. Anything helps! I want to fly so bad!
Hi Joey! I actually went the ROTC route. I scored 7s and 8s, but definitely try to get at least all 7s. They probably won’t look at packets that scored 6s in any category unless they are low on numbers. I would suggest searching on CZcams or just the internet for test taking tips. There are a few out there that saved me a lot of time during my test so hopefully they will have a positive impact on your score as well! What areas are you specifically having the biggest issue with (if you don’t mind me asking. No need to respond if you don’t want to divulge that information on a public forum)
My son graduates and commissions in December. He is hoping for a pilot slot. He just took the ASTB (2nd time) last week and scored 8/8/7 with a 65 OAR.
Hey! Did you take the rotc route? Are you an officer? If so how did you become an officer? How did you get to NAS? Thank you!! I also hope to become a pilot.
If you were selected as an NFO, try to get something else, or better yet, get out of the military. As an NFO, you are in no way “equal” to your pilot shipmates. Because pilots have viable job opportunities outside the navy, pilot retention is generally not as good as NFO retention, meaning you will be competing against more colleagues than pilots do, with fewer promotion and command opportunities. In addition, computers, black boxes have been taking over the NFO job. Navigation, weapons systems, etc have made the NFO/Navigator Combat Systems Officer job in many platforms unnecessary. I.E., single seat FA-18, F22, F35, B2. Even the electronic warfare EA6B with it’s three NFOs has been replaced with the one NFO EFA18. I believe currently NFOs have a six-year service commitment after wings (slightly shorter than pilots), which means after a year or so of “flight” training, you still owe six years. Better off finding another career and starting in it, then delaying your life to learn inapplicable skills and be treated as a second-class citizen.
So unfortunately I actually decided to take the ASTB a couple days before my selection package was due. I didn’t have much time to study so I just studied what I could and then took the exam the next day. Thankfully I passed! It is definitely worth the investment to purchase one of the official ASTB study aids. I borrowed one from a friend. They can be expensive so maybe there are some online that are used! Additionally, reach out to recruiters/a local ROTC unit as they may have practice exams they are able to give you. Hope this helps!
i’m having such a hard time figuring out how to start i’m not out of highschool yet but i do know i want to be a fighter pilot and i’ve heard the best way to do that is ROTC? do you have any tips or anything?
What’s the height limit for navy/marine pilots? I’m 5ft tall and I always hear mixed information about pilots. Also leaving for bootcamp next week for marines!
So exciting!! Good luck to you there :) Kind of a complicated answer butttt here we go: Not sure if you are going enlisted or Officer route. Enlisted actually can’t be pilots but they CAN work as part of the aircrew (doing maintenance on aircraft, workings comms, weapon systems, etc). I’m pretty confident that there are no height/weight limitations for aircrew members. You just have to have a qualifying ASVAB score, pass a hearing test, and have correctable 20/20 vision. As for Marine Officers who want to become pilots, it’s not as simple as meeting a height/weight requirement, There are also more specific measurements that you have to meet (not a comprehensive list): 1. Height: 5’2”- 6‘ 5” 2. Weight: 103lb-231lb 3. Sitting height: 31in-40.9in 4. Sitting eye height: 26in-31.4in In additions to this, even if you are within these specifications, certain aircraft have even more strict measurement requirements. So it’s possible you wouldn’t qualify for ALL aircraft even if you fall within these general standards listed above. I hope this helps a bit! I know there is a lot of information and I barely even scratched the surface! Leaves a good starting point for you to do some further research if you want.
Hi! just wondering how long you had between graduating and having to move to Pensacola, and how much time you had at your HOR before you had to move. Thanks!
I commissioned in May 2020 and moved to Pensacola the beginning of October 2020. I know people who also graduated in May and went to Pensacola in June so it really varies! For the OCS route, however, the transition from graduating OCS to Pensacola is immediate.
I will be posting more parts soon!! Just waiting for myself to get into the thick of school to start sharing that journey with everyone else. I hope you get a chance to come back to my channel and watch those!
Part 2 coming! As I said in the video I'm kind of doing this as I go along. I just started so I've been in the waiting period to start classes (not much to update on for that). If you subscribe and turn notifications on you'll see when i post part 2! After that I will probably come out with weekly videos :)
I am graduating college this May and applied for OCS for a slot at flight school. This video was super helpful in knowing what to expect and the transition!
Awesome glad to hear it! I will be doing more videos as I go through the process so check back and let me know if you are wondering about anything specific :)
@@savanahleigh6261 Cool! Id be interested to know what a sample day to day sort of looks like and the timeline from day 1 to winging
@@kayamkarnawat9494 sweet! I’m working on a video right now to include when you check in through when you start class. There’s a lot of waiting in between but there are some things you need to complete such as the fitness test and watersurvival. I’m waiting to complete watersurvival myself so I don’t have those clips yet
@@savanahleigh6261 Can you to a video about OCS? Did you have your phone?
@@KnoxSUX I actually didn’t go through OCS so I’m probably not the best person for that. I got my commission through ROTC!
I’m in NROTC at LSU and got the call from my CO yesterday that I was service selected for SNA. Graduating and commissioning in May, and then heading to Pensacola! It doesn’t feel real yet. I can’t wait!
Fortunately, I have half a dozen friends from summer cruise at North Island who also all got selected for SNA! Going to talk to them soon about rooming together when we get to Ptown next year.
Thank you for making this video! Super informative and helpful. I’m going to check out the rest of the series soon!
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@@hiskingdomcomeministries3539 I haven’t actually flown yet! Haha. I got a bit of time in the MH-60R simulator and a minute or two of stick time in the co-pilot seat of the actual helo this summer. I’d say it’s kind of like learning to ride a bike or drive a car, but just a little more complicated. You get more comfortable and confident with time and practice.
@@hayespipes is the astb hard
Our son will be at NAS Pensacola on May 11, 2022. He finished OCS in Newport on February 18, 2022. Thank you for the information!
Wooo congrats! I was selected SNA last semester, got 7/7/6 & 53! Really can't wait, last semester of school and the Pcola! Also did NROTC route. This video is very helpful ty!
Awesome!! Hopefully military restrictions will loosen up by the time you get here. It would be really helpful if you have any specific questions I can address in future videos. They’re coming soon!!
@@savanahleigh6261 Yeah for sure! While I know it, I think for most students curious about NFO/SNA selection, not many are aware on how to study for the astbe per say. (1) So tips on studying for the exam? Ive had to tutor a lot of ppl on basic maths and science and aircraft functionality (I'm an engineering major). However, it may be helpful to recommend some resources (ie airwarriors, or Barron's books, online gouges, SAT/ACT problems, etc). Whatever is allowed to be shared with the public that is.
(2)Also for ppl like me, how to transition from college to officer life?
@@RahulGupta-vw9xx Unfortunately I probably can’t give too much advice on studying. I decided to take the test a couple days before submitting my package and had 24 hours to study. Thankfully I passed!l
Transitioning is a really great topic, especially for ROTC folks. Thanks for the idea!
Can’t wait to get to where you are! I’ll definitely be looking at your vids for a guide!
Awesome! Good luck on your journey to get here
Very informative! Did you finish primary yet? Love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for these videos been a lot of help! I cant seem to find any other views like this or this information and there isnt much! Just got selected for NFO and should be shipping Feb 2024!
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Thank you!! I’m two years away from OCS!
Awesome!! So I’m assuming aviation?
Savanah Leigh Yes Ma’am! -I’m a Criminal justice Major and a math/physics minor. I’m also currently in flight school for a PPL (part 141) through the University of Illinois. I dream of being an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter Pilot!
@@alexanderolson6365 nice!! Well, they’re currently hurting for jet slots so there could be a really good chance!
@@savanahleigh6261 do you know how long this “hurting” for jet slots will last?
@@mgtowacademy8433 honestly I’m not sure! It depends on so many things. More than likely it’s about evening out now. There are always ebs and flows for what we need more of and what we have in excess.
Very informative! Way to go, Ensign!
I take the ASTB-E next Wednesday! Shooting for the May Board for SNA! Looking forward to more videos to get a better understanding before my journey starts! 🤙🏼
So amazing! Good luck!
My test got moved from Wednesday to today! Just finished and scored a 55 7/8/7! Pretty happy with my scores as I’m applying for SNA with the goal of flying jets!
@@JackSmith-ev1gi Just seeing this Jack, that’s awesome!! I’m an NFO so I’ll be in Pensacola for a while. Maybe you’ll be down here right at the end of my training 👍🏻
How did it go??
Hey I wanted to ask you, pilot career plus pilot training which one is more better between the air force and navy ?
Are you able to wear glasses to become a naval pilot? And if you are, are you limited to certain aircraft? Lot of mixed answers out there
I don’t know if you can wear glasses when you fly, but to be a naval pilot, you have to have, at worst, 20/40 vision that is correctable to 20/20, whether that’s through contacts or surgery. This is all stuff that I’ve heard, the Navy might have changed this as of recently, but I do not know. I don’t know the specific vision requirements for different aircrafts, I’ve only ever heard of height and weight requirements. Hope this helps!
I got selected for NFO the end of last year. I leave for OCS End of April. So i'll be in Pensacola Probably around end of summer time. Looking forward to being down there again, haven't been there in about 10 years.
Awesome well enjoy the time you have until OCS! Fingers crossed that we’re out of HPCON Charlie by then so you can actually go out and enjoy Pensacola
Any advice on making it from enlisted to officer specifically NFO?
@@jsummers5880 Enlisted to Officer would be an amazing accomplishment! I’m not super knowledgeable in all of the types of programs that allow you to do that. To make a couple : Seaman to Admiral (STA-21) or Naval Academy Prepatory School (NAPS).
The best advice I can give is ASK YOUR SUPERIORS. Make sure they know you’re interested in it or else it won’t be on their radar. Also, if you don’t like an answer you get from one person, ask someone else! Everyone has varying levels of knowledge on the specialty programs the Navy has to offer.
Wishing you the best of luck!
Stay in Pensacola/Whiting going to Corpus is a ROUGH transition and that doesn’t help make primary better.
Haha I agree! I’m an NFO so I have no choice but to stay here anyways.
@@savanahleigh6261 Believe me that is a blessing. Yall still have florabama, tin cow, UWF bike trails, seville, etc.
In corpus we have a shack that also sells beer. Bro its roughhh place, definitely the armpit of duty locations. Nice work on the video im sure itll help some people understand how the pipeline works a little better.
@@rmcc655 I appreciate it! More to follow once I start moving in the pipeline and have more updates. I can’t make a video on something I haven’t done yet haha
This video was useful, thank you!
USMC former Capt., F4 Phantom II and F18 Hornet driver...good luck
Amazing Sir! I’m sure the program has changed quite a bit from when you were in Pensacola. The MOC is now teaching all the 2nd LTs the curriculum before they class up. They call it “Pre-NIFE” (NIFE replaced IFS)
How does the process go? What time do you arrive at pre-flight ? Etc drill instructors
Where does she purchase her facial care?
Did you go from civilian to OCS? I submit to my first aviation board and wasn’t selected. My ASTB scores were mostly 6’s and 7’s. Retesting next month and resubmitting on April 9. Any suggestions on getting selected? Where to get letters of rec? Motivational statement? Etc. Anything helps! I want to fly so bad!
Hi Joey! I actually went the ROTC route. I scored 7s and 8s, but definitely try to get at least all 7s. They probably won’t look at packets that scored 6s in any category unless they are low on numbers. I would suggest searching on CZcams or just the internet for test taking tips. There are a few out there that saved me a lot of time during my test so hopefully they will have a positive impact on your score as well! What areas are you specifically having the biggest issue with (if you don’t mind me asking. No need to respond if you don’t want to divulge that information on a public forum)
My son graduates and commissions in December. He is hoping for a pilot slot. He just took the ASTB (2nd time) last week and scored 8/8/7 with a 65 OAR.
Awesome, best of luck to him! I took the ASTB with about 36 hours notice and thankfully studied enough to get qualifying scores.
Hey! Did you take the rotc route? Are you an officer? If so how did you become an officer? How did you get to NAS? Thank you!! I also hope to become a pilot.
I didn't study at all and did really bad. 52 5/4/5, I'm not going anywhere!
Do you know if they let you do the Swim for the PRT? Or is it strictly the run? Also is the standard Good low or satisfactory?
Cool, I’m currently applying for OCS NFO, Suppo, and SWO I’m a recruiter right now
After OCS will you be sent straight to Pensacola or can you go back home and PCS over there? (Also how do the dependents get to pensacola)
If you were selected as an NFO, try to get something else, or better yet, get out of the military. As an NFO, you are in no way “equal” to your pilot shipmates. Because pilots have viable job opportunities outside the navy, pilot retention is generally not as good as NFO retention, meaning you will be competing against more colleagues than pilots do, with fewer promotion and command opportunities. In addition, computers, black boxes have been taking over the NFO job. Navigation, weapons systems, etc have made the NFO/Navigator Combat Systems Officer job in many platforms unnecessary. I.E., single seat FA-18, F22, F35, B2. Even the electronic warfare EA6B with it’s three NFOs has been replaced with the one NFO EFA18. I believe currently NFOs have a six-year service commitment after wings (slightly shorter than pilots), which means after a year or so of “flight” training, you still owe six years. Better off finding another career and starting in it, then delaying your life to learn inapplicable skills and be treated as a second-class citizen.
Any tips on the aviation test part, especially the stimulation part.
So unfortunately I actually decided to take the ASTB a couple days before my selection package was due. I didn’t have much time to study so I just studied what I could and then took the exam the next day. Thankfully I passed!
It is definitely worth the investment to purchase one of the official ASTB study aids. I borrowed one from a friend. They can be expensive so maybe there are some online that are used!
Additionally, reach out to recruiters/a local ROTC unit as they may have practice exams they are able to give you.
Hope this helps!
i’m having such a hard time figuring out how to start i’m not out of highschool yet but i do know i want to be a fighter pilot and i’ve heard the best way to do that is ROTC? do you have any tips or anything?
Just wondering where you went. Haven't seen you for a while.
Hey do you get time off before you report to flight school
There is no BOQ on base?
What’s the height limit for navy/marine pilots? I’m 5ft tall and I always hear mixed information about pilots. Also leaving for bootcamp next week for marines!
So exciting!! Good luck to you there :)
Kind of a complicated answer butttt here we go:
Not sure if you are going enlisted or Officer route. Enlisted actually can’t be pilots but they CAN work as part of the aircrew (doing maintenance on aircraft, workings comms, weapon systems, etc). I’m pretty confident that there are no height/weight limitations for aircrew members. You just have to have a qualifying ASVAB score, pass a hearing test, and have correctable 20/20 vision.
As for Marine Officers who want to become pilots, it’s not as simple as meeting a height/weight requirement, There are also more specific measurements that you have to meet (not a comprehensive list):
1. Height: 5’2”- 6‘ 5”
2. Weight: 103lb-231lb
3. Sitting height: 31in-40.9in
4. Sitting eye height: 26in-31.4in
In additions to this, even if you are within these specifications, certain aircraft have even more strict measurement requirements. So it’s possible you wouldn’t qualify for ALL aircraft even if you fall within these general standards listed above.
I hope this helps a bit! I know there is a lot of information and I barely even scratched the surface! Leaves a good starting point for you to do some further research if you want.
Hi! just wondering how long you had between graduating and having to move to Pensacola, and how much time you had at your HOR before you had to move. Thanks!
I commissioned in May 2020 and moved to Pensacola the beginning of October 2020. I know people who also graduated in May and went to Pensacola in June so it really varies! For the OCS route, however, the transition from graduating OCS to Pensacola is immediate.
Thank you so much!!!
I will be posting more parts soon!! Just waiting for myself to get into the thick of school to start sharing that journey with everyone else. I hope you get a chance to come back to my channel and watch those!
Part 2?
Part 2 coming! As I said in the video I'm kind of doing this as I go along. I just started so I've been in the waiting period to start classes (not much to update on for that). If you subscribe and turn notifications on you'll see when i post part 2! After that I will probably come out with weekly videos :)