Hello

[AOC]

Helo everyone out there. I am AOC Noce. I am an FTS Sailor. I enlisted from Mesa, AZ, went to boot camp in Great Lakes "A" school in Pensacola and then my first station was Ft. Worth, TX. From there I went on to Willow Grove, PA and then to Great Lakes again, this time to train recruits not be the recruit. Upon my successfulcompletion of a tour there, no always easy, I came back to Ft. Worth where i am now.

I have a wonderful wife who has endured many long nights alone and 4 amazing boys.

remember,
IYAOYAS!!

[Retired Navy Chief]

Welcome to the Cafe, Chief !!! Got a few AO buddies ... they ain't wrapped too tight but they are definitely professionals !!

Cheers,
PISTOL

[DK3]

Welcome Chief!

[nickhallnavy]

they ain't wrapped too tight but they are definitely professionals !!


hahahaha

i never understood IYAOYAS. its making fun of your own rating.
If You Aint Ordnance, You Aint Shit.

im not ordnance, so im not shit. logically, if you are ordnance, you are shit?



that being said, welcome chief!

[Retired Navy Chief]

Anybody who plays with bombs that big and still has all their digits .... is THE shit, in my book !!

Cheers,
PISTOL

[Seth]

Might be my next rate!! lol (gota do some research on it first of course lol)

But welcome Chief!

[nickhallnavy]

Anybody who plays with bombs that big and still has all their digits .... is THE shit, in my book !!

Cheers,
PISTOL

agreed. but the slogan remains

[Retired Navy Chief]

Nick .... you got any pictures of AO's doing their thing ??

That's one of those jobs that is hard for an 18 year old civilian to imagine themselves doing when looking at a classifiers job sheet.

Cheers,
PISTOL

[AOC]

Thanks for the wrm welcoming fellas. I love being an AO but I love being a Sailor and mentor more. When I was 18 I sure as hell never thaught I would be playing with explosives....(legally), but I do not regret it!

[nickhallnavy]

Nick .... you got any pictures of AO's doing their thing ??

That's one of those jobs that is hard for an 18 year old civilian to imagine themselves doing when looking at a classifiers job sheet.

Cheers,
PISTOL


http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=85917

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=85916

[MacSteve]

Welcome Chief.
Care to explain what the difference is between FTS & Active Duty?

[PNC_Retired]

MacSteve,

FTS is a Reservist in Full-Time Support. Really, there is no real difference, however, most FTS directly support the reserves, but I've known many who worked as many hours and along side active duty members. It's really just an accounting class difference for many, many of our FTS brethren.

[Retired Navy Chief]

Is that the same thing as the TARs used to be ??

Cheers,
PISTOL

[PNC_Retired]

Pistol, that is pretty much correct. When we went to the One Navy, One Team concept the named changed.

[MacSteve]

good info. thanks