tankercaptain
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Over 80% passed first time!!!!
Educate this AF guy...because I do also speak with a lot of students interested in KP.
What does "not passing" the license exam mean. I don't mean "duh, it means you didn't pass" but rather, what's the impact upon the KP "firstie" and what are their options?
Said the AF pilot.
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
"Hey its just my entire life and why I've gone through the past four years, dad."
what are their options?
Over 80% passed first time!!!!
If you fail less than three you take only the ones you failed tuesday. If you failed more than three, they crate up your books and stop you during the week whenever you hit three failed and can't continue. You then have to retake all seven next week. If you fail them then, you usually have to wait a month to retake.
Back when I sat for 'thirds' in the mid 70's, if you failed even one section you had to wait a month before you were allowed to retake.. You also had to wait 2 weeks to get the results back.. In those days the Coasties didn't grade on site, but sent the scantrons (probably by Pony Express) to their testing center, in of all places, Oklahoma City. Let me tell you, waiting for 2 weeks to find out if you made it or not was tough.
I did have one classmate who was continuing to re-take license even after "graduation". He got an empty tube at commencement, and eventually passed and was commissioned AD Navy. If I remember correctly he was still commissioned at graduation and since he was going to be stashed at KP while waiting for flight school anyway it just meant some post-graduation studying and test taking. I don't think it even delayed his start date of flight school.Educate this AF guy...because I do also speak with a lot of students interested in KP.
What does "not passing" the license exam mean. I don't mean "duh, it means you didn't pass" but rather, what's the impact upon the KP "firstie" and what are their options?
Said the AF pilot.
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
I did have one classmate who was continuing to re-take license even after "graduation". He got an empty tube at commencement, and eventually passed and was commissioned AD Navy. If I remember correctly he was still commissioned at graduation and since he was going to be stashed at KP while waiting for flight school anyway it just meant some post-graduation studying and test taking. I don't think it even delayed his start date of flight school.
I also guess that the wait for results is what created the spontaneity of the bell ringing. I even hesitate to call it a ceremony, as it was far more personal. But I guess that horse has been beaten to death.
I did have one classmate who was continuing to re-take license even after "graduation". He got an empty tube at commencement, and eventually passed and was commissioned AD Navy. If I remember correctly he was still commissioned at graduation and since he was going to be stashed at KP while waiting for flight school anyway it just meant some post-graduation studying and test taking. I don't think it even delayed his start date of flight school.
First thing I did before I even cleared the stage was look inside. It was known that everyone was getting their papers at graduation but due to a "conversation" I had with the one-year wonder CO2 I was expecting an empty tube. He didn't appreciate being called irrelevant but I guess after my departure from his office and calming down he saw that I was in fact correct. The look on CC2s face was priceless and watching him try to contain his laughter alone would have been worth the empty tube.I don't know about your class, but everyone in ours got an empty tube. We had to go down to Wiley Hall after the ceremony to pick up our paperwork.
By when? You obviously are allowed retakes so at what point do they cut you off entirely and say no diploma ever?Nowdays, if you dont pass license, you dont graduate or commission, period.
First thing I did before I even cleared the stage was look inside. It was known that everyone was getting their papers at graduation but due to a "conversation" I had with the one-year wonder CO2 I was expecting an empty tube. He didn't appreciate being called irrelevant but I guess after my departure from his office and calming down he saw that I was in fact correct. The look on CC2s face was priceless and watching him try to contain his laughter alone would have been worth the empty tube.
Oh no ... This one replaced Launchpad and made you wish Launchpad was still around. He went about 5'6" and was an ex-SWO mixed with classic little-man's-disease.Ha! Launchpad.......
Oh no ... This one replaced Launchpad and made you wish Launchpad was still around. He went about 5'6" and was an ex-SWO mixed with classic little-man's-disease.