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A lot of bos'ns have been yapping about spec pay for years.  There's no way I can see them getting it, as the resulting feces storm would be huge. As for the resentment from the techs about spec pay for the ops guys, I understand it because the ops community is largely pretty shiftless and...

This worries me a bit because this time next year I should be attending ASC for ANAV; because from what I've seen it seemed the Air Force cared about ASW...at any rate you guys are good at it, whereas the surface sonar community has a "bah, whatever" attitude from a lot of guys at all levels...

This isn't completely accurate.  The Sonar trade has a large number of shore billets across the continent - 35? - for Killicks (Whidbey Island being the major one, but others as well).  And despite the tons of free money that gets thrown at you, including now full IR benefits, no one wants to...

I'm not a NESOP, but the QL3 for the Ops Room trades follow the same basic style. It's mostly classroom work, pretty similar to first and second year college or university.  Lectures and notetaking.  The atmosphere is relaxed, because you and your instructor will be spending six months or so...

I am a Bos'n, kinda - I also have a hobby that involves hunting submarines, and spec pay.  Also a member of the log department manning pool.  A busy, busy bee!

How did you acquire all your language skills?  Have you spent a lot of time living overseas?  If so, make absolutely sure you have your ducks in a row as far as your accurate background history.  NESOP and NAVCOMM require Top Secret security clearance, which can be hard enough for your average...

I don't know how things are going for postings out of QL3 school now, but a few years ago my trade was heavily biased toward Halifax, no matter what your personal situation was.  We had a 43 year old family man from BC, who had an 18 year old daughter in grade 12, get posted East.  In fact there...

Yeah I would also compare NAVCOMM and NCI in the aspect that they pretty much only do their jobs, and avoid many of the watch on deck/seamanship duties and evolutions.  NAVCOMMs seem to have many more things to do, however, whereas junior NCIs are planted in front of a SHINPADS display looking...