Naval Aircrewman Operator - AWO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Locate, track and kill submarines-that’s the job of an AWO. Naval Aircrewman Operators are the ultimate defense against the threats from the deep. Using radar, sonar and a lot more that we can’t talk about, you’ll be the first to hear the menacing “ping” from a sub and the first to make that sound disappear. You are always watching carefully, playing mind games with your opponent to predict their every move. Find out if you have the eyes and ears for this job at bit.ly/2Bv7t3r.
Judging by those ICS conversations, those must have been some looooong flights XD
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.
This is what I wished I could have done during my service. My loss. God Bless the greatest military on the planet.
Hooyah! 🇺🇸
Was an AW in the early '70s. We did it all ;)
Did you miss Vietnam?
The enlisted are the sensor operators, the officers are the pilots and tactical coordinator. There is a mission profile that involves flight and a tactical situation. The P-8 does work with two pilots and maybe relief and about fives mission crew....this aircraft with two high bypass turbo fan engines and crew of about seven does the work and mission that took about a dozen in the P-3. With four turboprop engines.....three if it was a ultra long mission profile which can shut down...(intentionally) one in flight and feather the props to save fuel.
You wish you flew in the P-3 Orion
@@77HarleyRider The P-3 is a thing of beauty!
"If you grew up liking video games..." 1:16
I did this job for 8 years. Please, tell about the long deployments, unwelcoming parties where deployed, hours of boredom while on track, illness from sleep deprivation, 18 hour work shifts, duty weekends (every other weekend), etc. To be sure, I have ZERO regrets. I have but one request. Please... do not glamorize. It’s an insult.
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.
Having built over 100 of these P-8's working at Boeing and to see them in action, is a really neat feeling.
Man I'm just about to finish week two of naccs hopefully I get awo when they give me my rate
How difficult was naccs physically and mentally and what should I be doing to prepare?
@@skeezahkahal8464 swim
I cannot wait to do this in the future.
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This looks like the best enlisted job in the Navy. If I wasn't born with awful eyesight, I would've done this. The life unlived. :(
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.
Whats up skinny dragons!
Nothing like a whale fart to throw your day
Nugget interviews 101
Survivalist Mentality it’s mike!
Didn't recognize a single face in this
The guy narrating in this video is actually the LPO of my sister squadron now lmao
what is the age limit for this job
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.
I got air crew as my rate i ship out nov 8 !!
HOOYAH! You got this 💪
How's it going? Looking into this as a career choice, would you recommend?
@@FistofNails I’m an AWO and funny enough I actually shipped out the same day as this guy.. hopefully he made it though the pipeline but I love it! Best job in the navy by far
Georgianna Ridge
Cartwright Mountains
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922 Cecilia Road
Keeling Prairie
Quitzon Avenue
Huels Locks
Ok so since IFT's don't fly on these. Who drops the sonobouys?
The plane drops the buoys.. we load them into launchers and they are ejected via a pneumatic launcher system
Quinn Shoals
Murphy Vista
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around what asvab score was needed to pick this job up
i scored a 70 and got aircrewmen, i think required is 60
Hey I’m an AWO, you need a 60.. I would highly recommend it’s one of the best Quality of life jobs in the navy.. anyone you see complaining about long deployments, etc, I wouldn’t listen to that.. deployments are long no matter where you go.. its one of the best lifestyles you can have in the navy
Murphy Square
Miller Court
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Is this available for reservist?
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
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Arnaldo Summit
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Way to interview every nugget
Powlowski Route
Quick question! Do you have to go to A school to train for this job? If so how long is it?
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!
Elda Green
hunt for red october has nothing on this
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Gudrun Land
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Go navy
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Probably those people are not even 30yrs old n USING Million dollar equipment. And I'm 54yrs OLD i can't get a seafood mgr in a SUPERMARKET!!!😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠
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
radar makes me feel sick, stop.
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