haha. Right.. What's the total endurance of the P-8? Range looks to be only 2900nm

supposedly they can fly for like 8+ hours, refuel midair and keep flying for another 8. Making for a 16 hour flight shift

AIC-22 Insult Communications System 😂😂😂😂

We flew 12 hour missions on the P3 Orion. When we were flying 100 feet off of the deck on top of a submarine, the ICS chatter was loud at times.

Hooyah! 🇺🇸

Don't know where you deployed to or what platform you flew from. If it was a carrier, then yes you probably did work your but off. To me, the P-3 Navy was the Cadillac navy. Home every day except when on deployment. Most deployment flights involved finding and tracking Soviet submarines (1980's). Beer debrief after the official post flight debrief. Ground job centered around classroom training with the occasional working party to build sonobuoys. I never had any issues related to the locals in my deployments sites on both coasts. I deployed to Iceland x 2, Sicily x 2, Misawa x 2, Okinawa x 2, Adak x 1 with dets to Diego Garcia, Oman, Crete, Azores, Gitmo. Sure there were days I said why did I ever sign up for this but overall this was the best job I ever had for 26 years.

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@@stephensanchez3982 I agree. I was an IFO on P-3C''s - VP-10 Red Lancers from 1990-1995. Made 3 deployments; Sig, Puerto Rico, Sig. Best 5 years of my life. Stayed on the same CAC the entire time. I don't know what in the hell D K is griping about. Being an Aircrewman in the Navy is one of the best enlisted jobs there is. My friend (also an AO) retired as a Master Chief w/ 30 years in - never stepped foot on a ship lol.

@D K Your insane. Best 5 years of my life was being a Naval Aircrewman on P-3C's. Overall it was a skate job compared to being a ground pounder. Got to fly all over the world while making 3 deployments. Best deployment was to Puerto Rico. Barracks were a 24/7 party & plenty of things to do on base. I tell everyone that is thinking of joining the Navy - that one of the best enlisted jobs is being an Aircrewman. My uniform for 5 years was a flight suit. Flew during Desert Storm, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Sharp Guard, flying over Bosnia to help liberate they former Yugoslavia, got to go to SERE school which was awesome, etc etc. Not sure what you did but everyone I know of that was an Aircrewman to this day loved it and thought how lucky they were to fly on board P-3C's instead of being stationed on a ship or some lame NAS like Millington, TN.

@@jackshittle I don’t think about it that much. A life I’d just as soon forget.

Did you miss Vietnam?

You wish you flew in the P-3 Orion

@@77HarleyRider The P-3 is a thing of beauty!

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How difficult was naccs physically and mentally and what should I be doing to prepare?

@@skeezahkahal8464 swim

Plenty of people wear glasses for this job

@@kriss4764 Yeah, but that's because their prescriptions aren't in the double-digits.

Mine are in the double digits and I got a waiver. Don't hold yourself back, go for it.

@@onyxeav7614 I was -14. How bad was yours? Plus I was astigmatic. I'm 34 now, so this will have remain something I missed out on...

@@RightCenterBack321 There are plenty of people around that age I've met that got a waiver. Don't hold yourself back, you could always try until the navy themselves say no.

Alan Shearer there isn’t one

Rated T for Teen.

Currently the maximum age for enlisted (maybe officers too, although aviation officers have a lower maximum age limit) is 39. Age 39 might be a stretch for a lot of people choosing the AW rate, as they'd have to go through Naval Aircrewman Candidate School which has somewhat rigorous physical conditioning requirements - minimum swimming ability, obstacle course, running. Then of course there's SERE training, which might actually be easier on older people who've had more time to mature. (Or it could be that SERE is more difficult on older students. I was 23 when I went through it.) This is all based on my experience from... well, from too long ago. And of course there's a minimum age, typically 18, or 17 with a parent's permission.

Yes a number of schools are required. Check the Navy website for more information.

This job has one of the longest training pipelines in the navy. I have been in training over a year, you will never stop training in this job. Even when you are a fully qualified operator you will still be nose in the books.

@@onyxeav7614 where are you based or hope to be based? I'm from Washington so I see all the P-8's and P-3's from NAS Whidbey all the time

@@scuttle585 Hoping to get stationed there!

i scored a 70 and got aircrewmen, i think required is 60

Hi there, thank you for reaching out. Yes, there are part-time opportunities available as an Aircrewman Operator. Learn more here under the part-time opportunities tab: bit.ly/3k9k2sm

@@americasnavy as a reservist how would I be available to Fulfill my flight requirements as an aircrew operator or would I automatically be selected as a certain rating within aircrew?

Hi there, a recruiter will be able to help guide you and give you all of your options. You can request that one contact you directly by completing this form: bit.ly/3nxC5un

HOOYAH! You got this 💪

How's it going? Looking into this as a career choice, would you recommend?

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Aaron Humphries it’s enlisted

It's an Enlisted rate, but you work very closely (on a crew) with officers.

@@jonaaaaaataaaass do you choose AW (general) rate at meps or AWO if you want AWO specifically??

@@alanshearer3682 AWO has 2 variations. there is the acoustics like me that actually track the sub and then there is the EWO's that use the radar. sometimes we acoustics use the camera also. you can choose AWO but it's not a guarantee. its decided for you later wich variation you get.

@@levimoore805 what do you mean its not guarantee? What is not a gurantee if you pick awo

Survivalist Mentality it’s mike!

Didn't recognize a single face in this

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James Gabriel there is a long and tough screening process with about 50% drop rate in the various schools. If you make it to the end it is a great job. I was 23 years old tracking subs and doing launching off a carrier deck.

@@MichaelJohnson-ip9sj I have over 30 Experience n SEAFOOD!!! Granted it not going 2 change the world🌍🌍🌍🌎🌎🌏🌏🌎🌎🌍🌎🌎🌍🌍🌍🌎🌎 i tell them my price💸💸💸💵💵💸 N it's 2 much it's who they like who cheaper n who will be a YES!!!!! PERSON!!!!

James Gabriel the business world is much different compared to the military but both are extremely political. Good luck