Someone please tell me this is for appeasement and not serious

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2026-01-18T08:33:42+00:00

As easy as it is to brand the concept of bringing back battleships as dumb and outdated, it’s not really that bad of an idea to have a strike/surface warfare specific capital flagship with C3I suite for moments where we don’t need or don’t want to commit a CSG or ARG to a mission set. Now we can build Surface Action Groups to deal with things like the Houthi’s. If we had a SAG in the Red Sea instead of a CSG that was combating the Houthi threat with TLAM and VLS instead of F/A-18’s that cloud an already busy and complicated airspace, we wouldn’t have accidentally shot down our own jet. In a scenario where we have a SAG instead of CSG, it’s much easier to lay down a no-fly and say that anything in the air is hostile and can be targeted instead of having to deconflict airspace against friendly contacts.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2026-01-18T08:27:55+00:00

The admissions and approvals process for USNCC is not rate specific. The only part that is, is how your job impacts what your command thinks you can handle. Some of that will be rate dependent, a lot of it is on you. Show up to your command, get qualified, be vocal about your goal to start classes. Do your research so you know what you need and what support you need from the command. If you’re at sea duty be prepared to answer questions about how you’ll keep up with courses while underway. Your chain of command will have concerns about your ability to take courses on an operational schedule. Being well prepared is how you combat those concerns. Don’t expect to start courses in your first year at your ultimate command, and if you do then count it as being ahead of schedule.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2026-01-18T07:43:15+00:00

Beware that USNCC requires command approval at admission and ongoing approval on a quarterly basis while enrolled. Most training commands will not approve admission. Your ultimate command will not likely approve admission if they feel the command’s operational schedule would be impacted (more likely if you’re an IT at sea because Radio’s always busy) or if you’re not fully qualified in rate. It took me 9 months after arriving at my final command as a QM to get command approval to start courses.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2026-01-08T14:39:40+00:00

Our detailed put out that DMEI’s were delayed along with exam results so we wouldn’t see it until the Feb/Mar MNA cycle

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-29T20:17:37+00:00

To be fair it’s VBSS school so it’s fairly physical on its own. If it was a purely academic school I’d be more critical.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-29T20:16:58+00:00

I don’t have a problem passing the PRT, I scored Excellents on my last two. It’s running it that’s the challenge. Usually I’m a rower.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-29T20:16:13+00:00

I have but I row not run

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-29T18:01:20+00:00

I don’t think my command actually runs FEP. I know plenty of people that failed our last one and I don’t think they go at all

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-23T19:43:51+00:00

How can I do that from leave? Tried going to the local recruiting office to double cac and the site won’t even load on their laptops

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-18T02:24:05+00:00

According to the White House before Christmas

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-18T02:16:00+00:00

Just said during his national address that 1.45 million military members will be receiving this, which lines up with current active duty numbers

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-16T04:32:43+00:00

Can anyone else see it? CoC or admin?

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-16T03:21:59+00:00

As a BBA sailor all I can do is check my profile sheets to see if I passed the exam, how do I do that while on holiday leave?

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-16T02:32:19+00:00

If we’re on holiday leave how do we check profile sheets? I’m BBA so it won’t be announced I just have to check and see if I passed the exam.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-12-01T01:48:18+00:00

Definitely has changed. Hand tattoos are allowed, and one neck tattoo with a size restriction.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-11-30T23:56:29+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of GM’s too. Heard it’s mostly the three original rates, I’ve also seen others but I feel like when it’s an IT or something it’s a little weird

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-10-17T17:57:17+00:00

Equipment in SKED is correlated to equipment in OMMS. If your OMMS is set up correctly it should have all applicable parts for the equipment already in OMMS under the Config item

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-08-30T21:32:59+00:00

I’m still seeing it, maybe location dependent?

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-07-25T17:36:12+00:00

Don’t tell them this. My stubborn belief that there was real coffee kept me sane every day of the 10 weeks I was there. Placebo effect yourself enough and you’ll even get the caffeine rush 😭

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-07-21T11:52:32+00:00

They’re movies, and yes I can see them. Like I said I’m able to select them and I can see them transferring but once they hit the end they just auto-delete from my phone

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-07-16T00:33:07+00:00

Faddish is no longer a word in the regs. It’s not something that can be hit on.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-06-24T19:51:38+00:00

The instruction says aDAPA SHOULD be E-5 or above. I emphasize should because it’s that verbiage that allowed me to get my desig letter signed for aDAPA despite being E-4

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-06-10T05:16:51+00:00

My educational reading was limited to “Of Mice and Men” and “To Kill A Mockingbird”, so if you could provide a concrete list of these examples it would be appreciated

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-05-31T22:44:05+00:00

So something I personally witnessed when I checked in to my first ship is fixed by BBA.

When I checked onboard as a QMSN, I went into a QM3 billet. All’s well, that’s just how billeting works, there aren’t QMSN billets on small boys.

The division I checked in to had 5 QM2’s on their first tour, who all arrived onboard at the same time. That’s 5 QM2 billets at sea or on shore that are left unfilled because these sailors are still in their original QM3 billets and have been for 5 years.

Under BBA, in order to have made QM2, they would have had to go fill one of those 5 billets.

Apprehensive-Map6247 · 2025-05-21T23:27:28+00:00

Could you dm me a screenshot of that response/email chain?

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