Pax River MSF Course

[desertrat (Premo)]

If interested you call the instructor directly now. 410-474-1517.
He advised me that, yes, the course must be retaken every 3 years and that they are booked though August. I don't really mind doing it, but I think it's BS. Plus all it takes is one little screw up and you lose the card. Lets face it they don't really care about contractors enough to let us use all the facilities so why do they care if we can ride worth a crap? He even said I needed the advanced course since I had already been through the advanced.

Anyway there's a phone#. That's all I started out to post.

[Vince]

Yeah, got the email. Have to take my card to them tomorrow to prove I've taken it. And then every three years lose a day of work/leave to renew it. This is such a crock of crap. And if you're a crotch rocket rider, you've got to take the sport bike course. 32 fatalities for the Navy and 30 of them were sport bikes.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Vince

Yeah, got the email. Have to take my card to them tomorrow to prove I've taken it. And then every three years lose a day of work/leave to renew it. This is such a crock of crap. And if you're a crotch rocket rider, you've got to take the sport bike course. 32 fatalities for the Navy and 30 of them were sport bikes.

I didn't get an email. Who from? When you taking it?

[Vince]

Originally Posted by desertrat

I didn't get an email. Who from? When you taking it?

Already took it. Blanket news email. Called Base Safety for the rest of the info.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Vince

Already took it. Blanket news email. Called Base Safety for the rest of the info.

Oh, that's right, you're good for a while. I'm expecting a hassle when I get my new # for the M/C base sticker in Sept. I'm sure they'll say, well since your MSF is only good until Nov. we can only give you a temporary pass or some crap like that.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by desertrat

Oh, that's right, you're good for a while. I'm expecting a hassle when I get my new # for the M/C base sticker in Sept. I'm sure they'll say, well since your MSF is only good until Nov. we can only give you a temporary pass or some crap like that.

They would have to start in the Spring and run 2 courses a week to keep up with the amount of bikes on base.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Vince

They would have to start in the Spring and run 2 courses a week to keep up with the amount of bikes on base.

Maybe I'll get one and then I get two days off work to go riding. How come, since it is a base requirement do you not get paid for taking this time off? It should be like going to the base theater for safety training. Or taking off a while to get your CAC card renewed.

[aps45819 (Premo)]

I think they're planning on adding more classes. A friend of mine is training at Andrews to become an instructor.

[Pete (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

I think they're planning on adding more classes. A friend of mine is training at Andrews to become an instructor.

The guy I took it from said most of the instructors quit. He was doing courses from DC to Indian Head, Dahlgren and Pax.

It is going to be a cluster.

[glhs837]

Whaaa? Every three years? Are they going to retest drivers every three years? Id love to see what instruction this is based on. Looks like its time to fire up the ol' war machine.

(scurries off to the stacks, mumbling)