<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=108866.msg5132945#msg5132945">Quote from: Black Howling on 29-08-2011, 19:20:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Repeat those technical parts again please. Slower, and in English? :P<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Okay.. the P-3 Orion is on it's way out after 40+ years as a navy workhorse aircraft. I've worked on ASW (Anti-Surface/Sub Warfare) aircraft like the P-3 and S-3 (small jet that did the same job) for 15 years. most of it on the P-3. When I started on it in 2000, there was contract to come up with a replacement aircraft. Boeing won the contract, despite a LOT of flaws/issues, and now that they are ONLY about 4 years behind they are starting to hire civilian reps to train/assist navy techs with repairs.<br/><br/>Instead of hiring former Navy Techs with experience on the electronics/systems that the system will use (Radar, Computers, radios, Infra-red sensors, and other electronic systems), they want a systems manager who has 3 years experience on 737s as well as 6 years general avionics (ie.. the systems I just mentioned) experience.<br/><br/>So instead of hiring..say.. ME. They'll get some jet jockey civilian who has never messed with mission specific electronic systems. Or had any experience at ALL with the Navy's maintenance practices.