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Really stupid questions about life as a SWO and anything else not aviation related [mod dog wuz hərə]

Why is the cutoff for commissioning for SWO OCS 31 for priors and 28 for STA-21? I dont think there is a difference in the pipeline once you are commissioned so I dont know why the difference.
 
As a SWO, is there any qualification or any test of the sort that deals with getting OC sprayed? I remember a while ago I was getting a tour of a cruiser and an officer was telling us how he had to get OC sprayed at one point for a qual but I can't remember if he was a SWO or not.
 
GreenLantern330 said:
As a SWO, is there any qualification or any test of the sort that deals with getting OC sprayed? I remember a while ago I was getting a tour of a cruiser and an officer was telling us how he had to get OC sprayed at one point for a qual but I can't remember if he was a SWO or not.
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Yeah, the basic sentry qual.

Which is technically prerequisite to becoming an Inport OOD.

Probably not the dumbest thing we do, but definitely up there.
 
BigRed389 said:
You're not enlisted as a SWO, so there's no "A-school."

You will go to "mini-SWOS" aka "Baby SWOS." More recent OCS'ers can give the gouge on where that is held...last I heard was they were going to their ships, then going to Baby SWOS taught at the base where their ship is stationed at. And again, last I heard, it was 3 weeks. My info is dated by about a year now though.
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Don't forget the full SWOS once you are OOD Qualified :-)
 
Are DESRON staff jobs competitive? Dudes who work for CAG staffs end up there through a competitive process of elimination or "by name" request - what's the story with the folks working for DESRONs?
 
I know that for Supply Officers they can get a SWO pin. Are there any differences between regular SWO quals and the Surface Warfare Supply pin quals?
 
Yeah - SWO is meaningful. Suppo SWO is feel good - "Oh look Mommie! I've got a pin on my chest!".

(Okay - now I'll sit back and wait for the mighty WarChops to start crying foul.)
 
Recovering LSO said:
Are DESRON staff jobs competitive? Dudes who work for CAG staffs end up there through a competitive process of elimination or "by name" request - what's the story with the folks working for DESRONs?
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In my experience on a DESRON staff, it was pretty much the land of misfit toys for SWOs. Most were either on their way out, or complete assclowns.
 
Recovering LSO said:
Are DESRON staff jobs competitive? Dudes who work for CAG staffs end up there through a competitive process of elimination or "by name" request - what's the story with the folks working for DESRONs?
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When I did a CARGRU tour the DESRON helo guy was a FOS'd for O-5 HS guy.
Never, say never, but most DESRON helo reps are not the fast track guys in their community
 
helolumpy said:
When I did a CARGRU tour the DESRON helo guy was a FOS'd for O-5 HS guy.
Never, say never, but most DESRON helo reps are not the fast track guys in their community
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How long ago was that? Lately, DESRON HEC is a disassociated tour.
 
Scoob said:
How long ago was that? Lately, DESRON HEC is a disassociated tour.
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2000-2001. When there were no HSL guys wanting the job, they needed a helo guy, this guy volunteered.
Funniest part was he was one of my old Dept Heads during my first tour and then he ends up Sort of working for me...
 
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