Prior service Marine applying for Navy OCS?
No please dont! I even have been an officer in the army for 7 years, I did NROTC, my brother went to the Academy. OCS is slightly greater good to get into, yet its much greater good as quickly as you're enlisted, pondering you're competing as quickly as greater all the different enlisted adult men who're using for Seaman-to-Admiral (STA-21). I evaluate you additionally could have have been given to attend different than you're an E-4 that ought to take years. and you'd be competing in opposition to enlisted adult men who've high-quality resumes and methods. And for people who dont get in, you will have the skill to be caught being enlisted, making E-2 or E-3 pay, and swabbing the decks. believe me, i've got labored with some junior enlisted with their bachelors or perhaps masters who did the equivalent element and obtained caught there, making little pay and hating existence. believe me, its much less puzzling to check out and get a three or 2 3 hundred and sixty 5 days NROTC scholarship than wait except you graduate and attempt OCS. Dont enlist in case you have your bachelors!! Dont enable the recruiter communicate you into it, please! they are in basic terms attempting to get their numbers so they are able to get promoted. Do whats right for you
Applying to Navy OCS?
I think this is a very competitive resume but the only way to find out is to get in touch with a Navy officer recruiter. Things are very competitive right now, so there are no guarantees. The next step is to take the ASTB, which is an aviation selection test. If you are not applying for aviation programs, then you can decline to take the aviation portion and only take the Officer Aptitude Rating portion of the test, which is a three part battery of what I'd say is high school level English and math, plus 'mechanics' which is a hybrid of physics and mechanical knowledge. There are lots of study guides out there, though I suspect with a major in EE you are probably already well prepared (I hadn't taken math in 4 years when I took it, so some studying was in order!) Good luck and be persistent, it's a long and sometimes overly daunting process. edit for clarity-- the ASTB is what you'll take, either way, it's just that you would not take the last 3 parts if you did not want aviation. I believe that those scores do matter for some other designators as well, I believe intelligence is one of them (would have been nice to know this ahead of time).
How difficult is it to commission as a Navy intelligence officer after being an Intel Specialist?
I have been enlisted intel, and now am an Officer in the Navy. if you have the option, don´t waste time going enlisted. Go to OCS and apply to become an intel officer, you should have 0 problems, as long as you can pass your background security clearance- (you were never a communist were you?) Call up an officer recruiter and talk to them, OF COURSE an enlisted recruiter is going to tell you to go enlisted first, (they need bodies- their job is to get people to enlist) I very strongly recommend you speak with an officer recruiter- you will get that much farther in your career as an officer faster (higher pay, better treatment-after OCS) and I have done boot camp- and OCS- they are very similar. - if you go enlisted and THEN officer, YOU WILL TOO, why??? its 13 weeks of well, boot camp twice! trust me on this, I´ve been there, I´ve done it, skip the enlisted part if you have the chance. and the military is LOOKING for intel people. it won´t be a problem as long as you have a clean background. call an officer recruiter. they won´t tell you to enlisted first. really, they won´t. They will ask you to take an OAR (officer aptitude rating exam) like the asvab... (and if you don´t do well the first time, you can take it again) --- then later, you go to OCS, in Pensacola. (I recommend going in the fall, not the summer. One other thing- if for some reason you arent able to go intell officer right away, it isn´t a problem to switch to that field later, once you are already an officer, you just put in a request, (but at least you will already be an officer, earning a lot more pay than the enlisted people) and they will pull an officer into the intel field before waiting for an enlisted to BECOME an officer to join the intel field... makes sense, huh?
Is it possible to join navy eod as an officer "off the streets"?
is it possible to be non prior service and get a contract in Special Warfare at OCS? yes yes it is. it will not, however, be easy in any way shape or form as most will have come from the Academy or ROTC( to include STA-21 candidates). ETA: In order of where the Navy get's their Officers( across all designators): USNA ROTC OCS OCS does NOT always hold selection boards. entire years go by without some designators being held. so if in any given year they decide they need 15 new EOD officers, and they get12 from the company school and 3 from ROTC, then they will not even look for any through OCS. Plus, when they do hold boards, the selection rate could be very low.. with no one being selected even though they meet minimum qualifications Just because there is a need for officers, and there are OCS applicants does NOT mean any of them will actually be offered a commission. I will say this, when DH attended OCS, all of the SEALs in his class already had their Trident as enlisted folks. all of the EOD types were also prior enlisted in the rating. so prior experience is preferred. but being so does NOT guarantee you will ever be allowed to submit an OCS packet, or that you will be selected. Academy and ROTC candidates have 4 years to prove themselves worthy of the chance. Enlisted have already done so. but here's the rub.. there is NO guarantee that you will qualify for EOD as an enlisted, nor will it necessarily be offered to you even if you do. Needs of the Navy trump all else, and if they need Nukes and you qualify for Nuke.. they will offer you Nuke. also if you are as job locked as you indicate, no recruiter is going to send you to MEPS, as they will not waste time on money on someone who most likely will not accept what they are offered. In other words, you'd be wasting every one's time if you are as dead set on EOD as you say. Try Army or Marines, they may have more opportunities.
This depends on where you are in your life. All steps can be completed at the same time.Step 1: Complete College.You need a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university. You should get a high GPA to be competitive and usually an engineering degree or hard science degree is preferred.Step 2: Get in shape and prepare.OCS will require physical fitness and personal maturity. Be prepared for the challenges you will face.Step 3: Talk to a Navy Recruiter.Go to your local Navy recruiter and discuss your goals. They should be able to help and give you advice.Alternative:If you are in your first or second year of college, you can still join NROTC without a scholarship or reapply for a scholarship.
Go to Army Careers: Ways to Serve in the Army website, look up OCS, check the requirements, click the more information link and fill out the request form.When you get the packet. Follow the directions EXACTLY. Fill out and get each required form or document.turn it all in completed.You will have to go before a board. This is not like a NCO board where you rattle off army facts and figures. They want to see if you can think and your personality.If you are qualified, don't accept no for an answer. People will tell you how you shouldn't do it. Some NCOs and other Soldiers will run you down because they hate officers. It is up to you.If you are close on some requirements, see if there is a waiver. I had to get an age waiver and they kept telling me I wouldn't get it. I served 24 years as an officer.OCS can be tough, but it is worth it.
Problems with Navy OCS recruiter anyone?
I'm currently putting together an application for OCS and am getting things together efficiently on my end. However, my recruiter is not being very responsive, and is giving me the run-around on getting a physical done. It's been three weeks since my first physical date, and every time I contact him it's a new story about how he couldn't get the information sent in time or couldn't contact someone at MEPS. I say, bullshit; I know I'm being screwed with at this point and am wondering what I can do to get this thing rolling and remove this recruitment barrier to getting an application in for OCS. Any suggestions would be helpful and appreciated! Oh, and I know that some recruiters like do this to test determination, but am sensing I'll never get anywhere with this guy. I am very determined to get into the Navy as an officer and will keep pressing this as long as necessary!
Enlisting in the Navy with a Master's degree?
It is a mistaken assumption that the chance at becoming a Navy Officer improves by applying for Navy OCS from the enlisted ranks or that extrapolating current selection rates two years into the future is at all accurate. The only officer to enlisted commissioning program where chances might improve is the Marines ECP. The Navy like the Air Force has no program that allows enlisted with a degree to apply for OCS separate from civilians. Sta-21 is Nrotc based and degreed enlisted Sailors are not eligible. "Individuals who have already obtained their baccalaureate degree are not eligible for STA-21 and should apply directly for Officer Candidate School (OCS). OCS application procedures can be found in OPNAVINST 1420.1A (Chapter 4)" https://www.sta-21.navy.mil/eligibility.... If you want to enlist and serve as an enlisted Sailor then do so, but don't do so because you believe it will enhance chances at attaining a Navy OCS slot. Fully understand the type of living accommodations offered aboard ship for enlisted Sailors. Single enlisted Sailors ranking below E-4 and with less than four years service are not eligible for the tax free housing allowance BAH. Also, if the student loan repayment program is accepted, the initial active duty service obligation will not entitle an enlisted Sailor to GI Bill educational benefits which can be utilized for further graduate study. These include 36 months of tuition at the highest rate charges an in state undergrad at the most expensive public university in the state plus 36 months of tax free E-5 with dependents BAH which in high cost areas can amount to over $2600/month. http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/noru/orojt3/gen... http://www.navyofficer.info/ http://www.dcmarineofficer.com/programs.html http://officer.marines.com/marine/making_marine_officers/commissioning_programs Depending on age, might still be possible to commission through Afrotc, Nrotc, Rotc. http://afrotc.com/help-center/faqs/admissions/#q_4 Good Luck!