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This article is extremely outdated for current EWO training. It also contains gross errors. Cizzo 03:02, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I concur. It is also very USAF-centric; other armed services and other nations use EWOs, both in airborne and surface based platforms and facilities. It's a small point, but EWOs are not limited to denying the effective use of the E-M spectrum; they also exploit its use by an enemy/adversary by sensing and capturing/recording and analysing the details of the transmissions etc.

An EW operator in the Royal Navy (rarely is such a person a commissioned 'officer') is sometimes referred to as a "Golly". I do not know the derivation (Gollywog?) and wonder if and how that information might be incorporated and linked in Wikipedia.EWoc 14:42, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, it alluded to the golliwog metal badges that were available if you sent in 10 (?) labels from a Robertson's Jam jar in the UK. The idea being that EWOs were promoted other than on merit. EWoc (talk) 18:57, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question about EWOs[edit]

Is an EWO a navigator? I want to apply for AECP but only if I can be an EWO on the RC-135. Since, AECP won't accept anyone for pilot or nav programs I wouldn't be able to do it. I'm a 1A8 now and I would really like to stay in this community. If anyone knows let me know.

Yes. An EWO is a rated navigator. If AECP will not accept, may consider getting out and going through ROTC. My father was the ranking EWO in the Air Force for a while (he flew on the RC-135S and RC-135X...don't bother looking up much on the last one, it was mostly a program shrouded in classified stuff, but was more expensive than the B-2!!!), so he is pretty knowledgeable on the subject. Please contact me on my talk page and I'll be happy to answer any questions for you. — BQZip01 — ^talk 21:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Again, this is a USAF-centric view... in the Royal Air Force (and others...) an EWO is 'normally' an Airborne Electronics Operator (AEOp) or Airborne Electronics Officer (AEO). Albeit, as a brevetted RAF navigator, I also qualified to act as an EWO on one squadron. EWoc (talk) 18:52, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"advanced training"[edit]

EWO training at the 563rd is part of initial EWO training, not sure you could really call it "advanced"--75.64.143.121 (talk) 18:26, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]