Triumph_MAC
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Absolutely, I was trying to stay optimistic.
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OCS 02Nov20 SNA/SNFO (Pilot/NFO) Board
- Thread starter kyleerlich
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I went through several recruiting offices until I found a guy that really had my best interests at stake. If your recruiter is not pulling weight just reach out to one in a neighboring city/state.
As an interesting side note, AF is moving to a more " corporate HR" where individual steps are passed off to different folks instead of one recruiter being the one-stop-shop. On the whole, unless your recruiter is a good guy I see this as a better system as I suspect there is a fair share of recruiters out there just cruising and only looking for the "slam dunk" individuals.
Coriolanus
Pro-Rec SNA
Less than a month until the board meets! I’m confident I’ll get a pro rec, but I’m wondering if I should still be studying incase I have to take the test again... anyone who has this as their second or third board have advice on this? I’m trying to just play the waiting game but can only escape so much.
It never hurts to keep casually studying just in case. I applied for the last board and did not get it but kept casually studying over the summer and when I retested, my scores were higher across the board.
Coriolanus
Pro-Rec SNA
Nice. What were the may scores if I might ask?
I've used three different ASVAB/AFOQT/ASTB study guides over the past 13 years, there is only so much you can get from them (diminishing returns). The test is also adaptive so you will reach a point where you don't know how to solve a problem.
The OAR is to get you to the board, and if you're in the high 50's to mid 60's range on the OAR don't waste your time on categories that will only increase the OAR because that's clearly your strong area already. The thing that you need to set you apart are the sections you can't really study for and are more hands-on.
I've been through both fixed-wing and rotary private pilot ground school, and fixed-wing instrument ground school and there are still questions in the aviation section that make me raise an eyebrow. For anyone wanting to get an SNA/NFO slot and wants to raise that score I'd recommend studying the aviation areas heavily and focusing on the ASTB. There are great YouTube videos for pilots that review material for the private pilot checkride. I'd highly recommend looking them up. Do a search titled "private pilot checkride review", and start watching.
The average on the excel is a 7.03 PFAR and a 6.69 FOFAR, if you're in the 6 or 7 range for whatever you're applying to and you're not selected and someone else was, it wasn't that score that held you back. I took the test a second time and scored higher in every area. How? I didn't waste my time on areas I knew I couldn't improve on.
I'm in the same boat. I don't want to get anywhere near the point of cockiness, but I keep thinking of the dream. Know what I'm saying?
The board can't come any sooner, but I'm debating actually practicing the flight portion of the test to score on par with all of you guys.
I mean, you're right on par with everyone else here. You also have to consider that the people on this website may be an inaccurate representation of all applicants applying to the board. I'd wager that the actual averages of candidate scores are lower than what you see represented here on this website/excel.
Im hoping we find out before top gun comes out lol
Yeah probably not by Thanksgiving, my bet is between November 30th and December 11th
Thankful for another opportunity to apply, or an early Christmas gift lol.
Coriolanus
Pro-Rec SNA
I have my suspicions that is somewhat true. This website is by no means necessary for success, but all of us are in here because we wanted additional information about the application process and talk to other people in the same boat.
It shocks me when people share their OCS stories about people coming completely unprepared and caught off guard by everything. Like... all the information for how and what to prepare is even on the OCS website lol.
That is crazy to think about. Someone who chooses not to prepare for OCS was still selected... I'm really curious what those types of applications look like.
I could memorize everything on the OCS website, the base map, and still feel underprepared lol
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
more than you think arrive unprepared.