Jason has landed, literally. :) Read on, this is a very interesting path Jason has chosen in life...
-- Ted Pedersen http://www.d.umn.edu/~tpederse ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:31:26 -0500 From: Jason Michelizzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Navy update As many of you know, I am joining the Navy. I have been selected to be a pilot, and in a few days, I leave for Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Officer Candidate School (OCS) is a twelve-week program where we receive academic, military, and physical training. Academic training includes topics such as Naval History, Seamanship, Damage Control, Naval Leadership, and Military Law. Military training includes uniform inspections and close-order drill. My anticipated graduation date is July 7. Upon graduation, I will be commissioned an Ensign in the Navy. I can receive letters and send them freely as time permits. My mailing address will be OC Jason Michelizzi Class 14-06 Officer Training Command Pensacola 150 Chambers Avenue NAS Pensacola, FL 32508-5221 Please send letters only, not packages or postcards. Due to time constraints, I may not be able to respond to all the letters I may receive. After OCS, I will begin flight school. For flight school, OCS graduates are joined by other Student Naval Aviators in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The first stage is Aviation Preflight Indoctrination (API), which is essentially ground school. API lasts six weeks and is conducted at NAS Pensacola. We will learn about aerodynamics, weather, navigation, turbine engines, etc. After API, we start Primary and learn to fly the T-34C Turbomentor, a single-engine turboprop trainer. For Primary, we are sent to either Whiting (near Pensacola) or Corpus Christi. Primary generally lasts about six months. Near the end of Primary, we are selected into one of several different tracks for Intermediate and Advanced. Selection is based on our requests, our performance, and the needs of the Navy. There are several different pipelines we can enter, including one for carrier-based jets, carrier-based turboprops, helicopters, and land-based turboprops. The location, duration, and aircraft flown during the Intermediate and Advanced stages are different for each pipeline, and for some pipelines, the stages are combined into one. The jet pipeline generally takes the longest (over a year). At the end of Advanced, we are awarded our wings and become Naval Aviators. I have started a blog to track my adventures in the Navy. Check it out if you have time. http://usn-guy.blogspot.com Jason Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nlpatumd/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
