Olly
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| 13 Apr 2012 07:39 PM |
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Does anybody know much about the Special Mission Training Center, and how you apply/ or get selected for such a thing? |
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Cooch
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| 13 Apr 2012 07:41 PM |
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You would select it on your dream sheet once you are a Petty Officer. The primary ratings that are assigned there are BM, ME, MK, and some support ratings. They train members of the CG on being a tactical coxswain, as well as other missions. |
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Olly
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| 13 Apr 2012 08:00 PM |
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So, a ways down the road... |
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Cooch
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| 13 Apr 2012 08:06 PM |
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Correct. |
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Bells
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| 14 Apr 2012 11:32 AM |
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Are PCS members basically instructors then? |
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Cooch
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| 14 Apr 2012 01:01 PM |
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Most are, but there's a command and support staff as well. |
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Olly
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| 14 Apr 2012 10:15 PM |
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How does one go about getting in to Tactical Coxswain training? |
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Cooch
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| 14 Apr 2012 11:07 PM |
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You have to be at a unit that has the need for tactical coxswains, and then you yourself need to be in a coxswain billet. Your unit decides who gets sent to the training. |
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Gears
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| 15 Apr 2012 04:10 AM |
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More specifically, you will have to have to be a BM at a Small Boat Station (other units may qualify) who is Cox'n qualified and needs to attend Tactical Cox'n School. |
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Olly
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| 15 Apr 2012 11:08 AM |
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Cooch;Gears, do you guys know anything about HITRON operations? And how you would go about getting attached to a type of unit like that? |
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Cooch
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| 15 Apr 2012 12:14 PM |
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You would be in an aviation rating and list it on your dream sheet come transfer time. It would also be something that is well down the road. |
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Bells
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| 15 Apr 2012 07:17 PM |
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Hitron is hard to get to for the aviators because its saught out for its higher priority ranking. I think its a 3 and most aviation units are a 4 or 5. |
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Olly
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| 15 Apr 2012 08:04 PM |
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So you would reach a HITRON unit through AST not ME?
Bells, what do you mean it's a 3, and most are 4 or 5?
(sorry for all the pesky questions guys. I can't really find much online about it other than just the facts of the operation.) |
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Cooch
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| 15 Apr 2012 08:34 PM |
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AST, AMT, or AVT yes. ME's are not gunners on the HITRON aircraft.
Bells is talking about assignment priority. That's something you will learn about one you're in.
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