Just looking for a way back in at this point.
What improvements did you make to your kit, or why did you feel that you weren't selected in the first place?
Nice! Yeah same here, been wanting this for a long time lol.
Improvements:
-Additional clarity and bolstering of my involvement in extracurricular activities/clubs/orgs to include titles and emphasizing leadership involvement,
-Additional flight hours, acquired my Pilot's license and sUAS Remote pilot license,
-Retook the ASTB and scored higher,
-Maintaining 4.0 GPA in my current coursework in a new Bachelor's program (started 2nd Bachelors Fall 2019),
-Complete re-work of motivational statement and overall tone; Addressed specific key aspects I believe the board needs to know to make a decision,
-Emphasized prior service experience by quantifying and proving my aptitude to excel in a Navy career, as a Sailor, and as an officer.
Why I wasn't selected with a 7 PFAR?
-Maybe my activities/clubs/orgs/ were weak; What I did provide did not include leadership attributes,
-My motivational statement was a short story of my life and I did not explicitly answer any questions I think the board would ask like; "Why do you want to join the Navy?", "What makes you a good Sailor/officer?",
-I failed to sell myself in the motivational statement and chose to write a narrative of my life experiences that make me unique but they had to search for answers to their questions
-Maybe weak explanation of a 2.0 B.S. GPA when my A.A.S. leading into it was a 3.36,
-Failed to quantify prior service, and probably left them wondering why I didn't assimilate my motivational statement to the way they might expect (I think they are expecting more impact from prior service).
- I didn't use all of the space provided for the motivational statement and relied on a shorter "disruptive" style of trying to stand out among pages of applicants
Other than that, anyone's guess is as good as mine. I tried to shore up those things I thought could get me another ProRec-N. I can't change my GPA because I'm near 220 credit hours of coursework and I'm tapped out at a 4.0. I can't change the ASTB at this point. What I can do though, is refine and include aspects of my life that I glossed over the first time. Specifically ones that I felt had significant clout toward why I'm the best candidate.
I have a hard time saying I'm better than someone else because I'm a pretty humble person I think, and that translated into a fairly weak "motivational" statement. I put everything out there this time. I wanted to make sure I said enough and provided enough reason as to why it should be me instead of someone else. Hopefully it pans out that way.
