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Board Schedule (looking for link)

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mrdrown

Member
I read a thread recently that had an updated selection board schedule. I can't find that post. If someone wouldn't mind sharing the link I would appreciate it!
 
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exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
Navy Ship said:
Does rolling board = lots of spots available?
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more like they need people to fill the spots, due to various reasons. as an example the number of NFO's they picked the last board would almost fill the FY but only IF every person pro Y NFO took that spot, but that doesn't happen, basically an experimentation that NRC tried over a year ago backfired and they are still trying to get things back on track.
 
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Duke19

New Member
NavyOffRec said:
more like they need people to fill the spots, due to various reasons. as an example the number of NFO's they picked the last board would almost fill the FY but only IF every person pro Y NFO took that spot, but that doesn't happen, basically an experimentation that NRC tried over a year ago backfired and they are still trying to get things back on track.
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Is the Navy at a shortage of NFOs currently? I ask because NFO is my 1st choice and I am trying to decide how imperative it is to take the ASTB sooner rather than later in order to get my package submitted before it's too late so to speak.
 
Coulanon

Coulanon

1 per diem, 2 per diem, 3 per diem, floor!
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Duke19

New Member
Thank you for the link to that post. I should have given more context to my original post, I am working with a low GPA (3.0) in a non technical field(finance). It is my goal to only take the ASTB once and score well to make up for the low GPA. With that being said I think if time was not an issue I would take about two months to study for the exam. I am worried that if I wait those two months that it will have been too long and the Navy's demand for aviation will be satiated by then? Not sure if anyone on here has the answer to that question due to the many variables that go into it but I figured I would give it a shot...
 
Coulanon

Coulanon

1 per diem, 2 per diem, 3 per diem, floor!
I guess my suggestion would be to study for a couple weeks now, take the ASTB as soon as you can in the new year and see how you do. If you score 5's across the board you might as well put a kit in, as if you look at some of the scores being picked up in the December board it is worth it. You then have another month before you can take it a second time and this time you will have a better idea of what to study. Improving your ASTB score is one of those 'significant improvements' to your kit that allows you to resubmit before waiting 6 months. You still would have one more attempt at taking it if needed. Hopefully this helps a bit.
 
sundown88

sundown88

Navy Connoisseur
Coulanon said:
I guess my suggestion would be to study for a couple weeks now, take the ASTB as soon as you can in the new year and see how you do. If you score 5's across the board you might as well put a kit in, as if you look at some of the scores being picked up in the December board it is worth it. You then have another month before you can take it a second time and this time you will have a better idea of what to study. Improving your ASTB score is one of those 'significant improvements' to your kit that allows you to resubmit before waiting 6 months. You still would have one more attempt at taking it if needed. Hopefully this helps a bit.
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Be careful Coulanon, I thought the same thing as well about the retake with the new ASTB-E (APEX4), but as my recruiter pointed out, and as NAMI Pensacola states on their website: "An ASTB-E retest can be administered only after 90 full calendar days have elapsed between the date of completion of the first full ASTB administration (once all 7 components have been completed) and the start date of the retest" (http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/nami/Pages/ASTBOverview.aspx).

So after the first exam, it is no longer 30 days for a retest, but a full 90 days.


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Sundown88
 
Coulanon

Coulanon

1 per diem, 2 per diem, 3 per diem, floor!
Thank you Sundown for correcting me. I was wondering as I typed that if the new ASTB had changed any of that. Unfortunately that really changes what I said. Best advice I can give now is to take it when you feel comfortable/confident.
 
sundown88

sundown88

Navy Connoisseur
Coulanon said:
Thank you Sundown for correcting me. I was wondering as I typed that if the new ASTB had changed any of that. Unfortunately that really changes what I said. Best advice I can give now is to take it when you feel comfortable/confident.
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Yeah. I was really looking forward to improving my score on the second go around in 30 days, if I wasn't all too happy w/ my previous score... guess I can forget all about that now LOL

If it comes down to a retest (for me the earliest possible would be 4/24/14 since my first test will be 1/23/14), I would still go ahead and submit the package while I wait for word back from the NFO board.


V/r,

Sundown88
 
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Duke19

New Member
sundown88 said:
Yeah. I was really looking forward to improving my score on the second go around in 30 days, if I wasn't all too happy w/ my previous score... guess I can forget all about that now LOL

If it comes down to a retest (for me the earliest possible would be 4/24/14 since my first test will be 1/23/14), I would still go ahead and submit the package while I wait for word back from the NFO board.


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Sundown88
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Are you not able to re-schedule your test?
 
sundown88

sundown88

Navy Connoisseur
I would be. Just stating that it would be 90 days between test days and not 30 days, so I would take my chances w/ my first test results rather than take the test again within 90 days... hope that clears it up a bit.


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Sundown88
 
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