CSO drop nights

[JimNtexas]

On 6/15/2020 at 6:40 PM, fect said:

Only two Growler slots drop each year, and they drop from the WSO track. 

That seems so wrong, but I’m prejudiced.  My EW school was almost six months long after nav school. 

 What good is a WSO who doesn’t know what a prf is going to be to a growler squadron?

Such a person would be almost useless in a Weasel or Raven squadron back in the day.

[lincolnnavigator]

On 12/21/2020 at 11:36 PM, CDAWG said:

Would love to see what the recent drops have been. There’s got to be some UCSO/ICSO people on here.


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Ditto

[dotonfire]

21-02 WSO was

• 4x F-15
• 3x B-52

21-03 WSO was

• 2x F-15
• 2x B-52
• 1x B-1 Reserves

21-04 WSO was

• 4x F-15
• 3x B-52
• 1x B-1 Reserves

21-05 WSO was

• 4x F-15
• 2x B-52
• 2x B-1

Edited February 6, 2021 by dotonfire

[08Dawg]

On 2/5/2021 at 2:16 PM, dotonfire said:

21-02 WSO was

• 4x F-15
• 3x B-52

21-03 WSO was

• 2x F-15
• 2x B-52
• 1x B-1 Reserves

21-04 WSO was

• 4x F-15
• 3x B-52
• 1x B-1 Reserves

21-05 WSO was

• 4x F-15
• 2x B-52
• 2x B-1

If any of the young Bufflings have questions, PM me. Current IWSO at Minot. 

[Yeet the Aircraft]

Hey everyone, what flying class is required for CSO? 

[magnetfreezer]

6 hours ago, Yeet the Aircraft said:

Hey everyone, what flying class is required for CSO? 

https://lmgtfy.app/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=what flying class is required for CSO

[TrashPanda]

Any updates on how recent drops have been?

[Bode]

So the B52 no longer drops from EWO. Other than the normal stuff an RQ-170 dropped this week……


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[nsplayr]

On 2/9/2022 at 9:31 PM, Bode said:

Other than the normal stuff an RQ-170 dropped this week……

That is very interesting.

[Bode]

Another RQ-170 In today’s drop. Others included a couple E3s, B52, F15E, and a few 130 variants.


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[TrashPanda]

Another RQ-170 In today’s drop. Others included a couple E3s, B52, F15E, and a few 130 variants.


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When did RQ-170s start utilizing CSO’s?


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[Bode]

When did RQ-170s start utilizing CSO’s?


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Can’t share too much, but it’s a test group.


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[herknav24]

I am a former C-130E AWADS (Active)/ H3 (Guard) Nav for about 10 years in 90s and early 00s. It is interesting to read what folks are getting these days and the return of track based training.

In my time tanker navs were seemingly on the way out with pacer crag etc. I know some were kept for special missions. I am curious of the current status of the 707/135 types. I heard E-3G / DRAGON was doing away with the nav and I assume E-8 (either retiring or DRAGON) would do away with the spot as well. 

What about the RC-135 ? Will the front end CSO go away?

Are any of you UCT studs getting any of these anymore? 

[flyguyinthesky]

Bump.

Anyone have SA on recent drops?

[M2]

Just thought I'd toss this here...

The Final 'Wizzo': Marine Corps Captain Graduates as Service's Last F/A-18 Weapons Systems Officer

[08Dawg]

On 3/25/2024 at 8:25 AM, M2 said:

Just thought I'd toss this here...

The Final 'Wizzo': Marine Corps Captain Graduates as Service's Last F/A-18 Weapons Systems Officer

I still don’t understand the Navy/Marine logic behind the C/D and E/F model Hornets. Honestly seemed like a way to keep NFOs employed following the retirement of the F-14, A-6 and S-3. 

[SurelySerious]

I still don’t understand the Navy/Marine logic behind the C/D and E/F model Hornets. Honestly seemed like a way to keep NFOs employed following the retirement of the F-14, A-6 and S-3. 

It was the only way to keep the Top Gun franchise with the single-seat-only F-35.

[Polar Bear]

I just read the Guard could be adding WSO’s with the new F-15. What a world we live in.

[Flev]

On 6/16/2024 at 8:46 PM, Polar Bear said:

I just read the Guard could be adding WSO’s with the new F-15. What a world we live in.

Where'd you read that? Everything I've heard about the -EX transition is that they'll just be using them single seat. It doesn't help that they're going to single seat units who shun dropping B-words.

[Polar Bear]

29 minutes ago, Flev said:

Where'd you read that? Everything I've heard about the -EX transition is that they'll just be using them single seat. It doesn't help that they're going to single seat units who shun dropping B-words.

Let me find it. It was mentioned in the article about the delivery to Portland.

[JimNtexas]

I think the Guard is mostly home land defense, and honestly a WSO isn't really needed for those missions.  Heck, f-106s could do that job.

For real world deployments in offensive operations, with unmaned aircraft to control and  against a peer adversary, then a second officer makes much more sense.

[flyguyinthesky]

Small update in UCT info:

Track system is no more, looks like new classes can drop any airframe with no EWO/WSO/SO tracking necessary.

New ACJ FTU is being stood up so those should be dropping again in the near future.

Tons of RC-135 and C-130 drops recently, but still plenty of WSO’s.

OA-1K is alive and in the near future for CSO’s.

[Flev]

42 minutes ago, flyguyinthesky said:

Small update in UCT info:

Track system is no more, looks like new classes can drop any airframe with no EWO/WSO/SO tracking necessary.

New ACJ FTU is being stood up so those should be dropping again in the near future.

Tons of RC-135 and C-130 drops recently, but still plenty of WSO’s.

OA-1K is alive and in the near future for CSO’s.

Thanks for the update! I'm guessing this coincides with the T-1 going away soon? Lots of stuff seems to be changing before I get class dates...