Rtjenkins
Ricky Jenkins
Which board did he submit for for SWO
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23MAY2022 SNA/SNFO BOARD
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What are your astb scores?
Ed014
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Good question. I asked him and he said the most recent one. He was in a rush to get off the phone so that is all I got. I am looking on here to find the thread of the most recent one.
Edit: I just found the thread.
23FEB2022 SWO BOARD
I was on the at board list.
Ed014
Well-Known Member
53 6/7/7
That's about the average numbers from previous cycles. Take swo if you want a guaranteed ocs spot. Go aviation if that's what you really want.
Rtjenkins
Ricky Jenkins
Good question. I asked him and he said the most recent one. He was in a rush to get off the phone so that is all I got. I am looking on here to find the thread of the most recent one.
ok that makes since now, the recent SWO board, the results haven't been out yet
Tumbleweed33
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Unless you can prove that you only wanted pilot, not SWO. (written communication email text etc.) you are kinda locked in. The boards do not look favorably when you turn down a pro rec in another designator. This happens a lot with people getting NFO when they wanted SNA. They view it as you wasted their time and took someone's spot. Getting picked up in your situation after turning one down is very rare. ExNavyOffRec can speak to this more. also this board will be very very tight based on selection numbers. Best of luck
Rtjenkins
Ricky Jenkins
also, to answer your question. You stated that you want to join the "Navy" and I'm assuming that was in your statement because its also in your profile. The Navy just gave you that ticket.. I understand Pilot was your first option but taking SWO is not the end of the world, and getting professionally recommended in itself isn't the easiest thing to do.
Wind-Jammer
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No, nothing major, just a surgery on the record that got cleared already.
But I do have a drop from OCS which looks unfavorable, however I have letters explaining why I left so hoping they can look past it.
Wind-Jammer
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Exactly couldn’t agree more of you just want to be in the baby go SWO, as someone that had a ticket and lost it, it’s much harder the second time around.
But if in your gut you want to fly and it wasn’t just about being in the navy. Don’t settle.
Rtjenkins
Ricky Jenkins
In your going to have to throughly explain why you left OCS. its a lonnnnnnnnnng process for Enlisted folks who quit in bootcamp to try to join back, and that's a case by case, I can only imagine how much more tedious for future officers who quit and it wasn't medical related.
Not to persuade you one way or another, however as someone who has over 4 years of ship experience with many deployments both on ground and ship. Aviation and SWO are very different life styles, from my understanding it’s common for them to “eat their young”
I would recommend talking to @Navy21, he was selected for both and was able to sneak into an earlier ocs class with is SWO slot. I’m pretty sure that’s a lottery situation. Also this may board is already closed so if you hadn’t submitted yet you would be rolled to august
Why did you have to drop from OCS? I thought if you drop basic or ocs you couldn’t reapply to the navy at all
Rtjenkins
Ricky Jenkins
You can reapply for both however on the enlisted side requires a FULL KIT waiver along with an approved dd214 for example if you couldn't pass the prt or swim test, that must be included in your "why navy" statement and what you've done to improve, not to mention going through MEPS. And applicants going enlisted must pass a prt prior to even signing a new contract. It took a few months the last person I wrote that failed bootcamp. For OCS I'd imagine you have to convince the board members why they should entertain you in the first place because I was told you have two sign a paper at docs that you are basically quitting.