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FY20 Oct. 28, 2019 SNA/NFO Board

DefiningFire

DefiningFire

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swmonroe88 said:
Well that VERY quickly throws a wrench in the idea that the motivational statement doesn't matter, you were turned down with GOOD scores due to it, which is surprising to say the least. Also, interesting to see it can be "too long". Mine filled at least 3/4 of the available box per what my recruiter told me to do, but it was all written about being a pilot so I guess the board deemed it okay. Good luck, bud... keep plugging away, you got this!
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Very much so. I actually had a full word document page, single-spaced, filled out. Essentially a short essay due to notes left for me saying "4-6 sentences" per guideline question. That being said, it is entirely possible that I was denied by chance pending which committee/board member read my statement. It is possible that if I had had my package/motivational statement distributed to a different member then they may have found it fine and given me a Y.
 
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cinnamon

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@DefiningFire I literally wrote 4 sentences about wanting to become a Pilot. Everything else was my reasoning for wanting to serve, my accomplishments since the Navy, my motivation and patriotism, and my desire to be a naval officer above all. I don’t think it needs to be completely about being a naval aviator but it does have to be from the heart. I spoke about being a mother and wife and that’s my life at the moment.

I can send you mine if you would like to reference ?
 
DefiningFire

DefiningFire

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amor.s said:
@DefiningFire I literally wrote 4 sentences about wanting to become a Pilot. Everything else was my reasoning for wanting to serve, my accomplishments since the Navy, my motivation and patriotism, and my desire to be a naval officer above all. I don’t think it needs to be completely about being a naval aviator but it does have to be from the heart. I spoke about being a mother and wife and that’s my life at the moment.

I can send you mine if you would like to reference ?
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Yes! That'd be super helpful. I pretty much already know what I am going to say, but I am definitely not going to turn down any help I can get.
 
Thanos

Thanos

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srp_4737 said:
I had the new test out of a booklet and it was cake. Did you guys take it with old machine?
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I used that standard machine you use at a civilian optometrist, yeah.

Reg-A-Muffin0716 said:
my alternate choice would be Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO)
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I had asked my old recruiter about this, and he never gave me a straightforward answer. He kinda implied I wouldn’t be competitive enough for it and that they don’t take people with no aviation experience. Which sucks, because like you, I’d just like to be around planes and helos. But if that door truly is close for me then so be it.

DefiningFire said:
Update in regards to my own PROREC N...

It looks like the Board left me some notes regarding my package and that my motivational statement was "lacking passion towards becoming a Naval Aviator and was too long". Unfortunately, at my own fault, I disregarded the motivational statement mega-thread and opted towards creating mine out of the preset questions and guidelines my recruiter or some other individual who sent me the form had already laid out. Everything else about my package was fine and adequate towards being accepted but they want me to resubmit with a new, shorter (It was over 700 words), and more NA focused statement. I've already mostly completed it and am also getting a new LOR to freshen the package up, as well as I'll be graduating this month so a new finalized transcript with a higher GPA should also help.
The plan is to resubmit for the Dec. 19th deadline for the January Board and hopefully have good news for you all in the next few months. That would possibly leave me in still being in some of your classes, or catching you on the tail end of your own classes.
Here's hoping! Fly Navy!
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This has me so scared now. My essay definitely fills up the entire page single spaced, and I only mentioned NFO, like, twice. The other times I just talked about my leadership in college and why I want to be a Naval Officer overall, and how it’s relates to my future ambitions as well. But the thing is, my new recruiter who is a pilot themselves said it reads really well and they saw no problem with it, so now I’m conflicted if I should adjust it before the deadline or just leave it ?
 
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swmonroe88

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Thanos said:
I used that standard machine you use at a civilian optometrist, yeah.



I had asked my old recruiter about this, and he never gave me a straightforward answer. He kinda implied I wouldn’t be competitive enough for it and that they don’t take people with no aviation experience. Which sucks, because like you, I’d just like to be around planes and helos. But if that door truly is close for me then so be it.



This has me so scared now. My essay definitely fills up the entire page single spaced, and I only mentioned NFO, like, twice. The other times I just talked about my leadership in college and why I want to be a Naval Officer overall, and how it’s relates to my future ambitions as well. But the thing is, my new recruiter who is a pilot themselves said it reads really well and they saw no problem with it, so now I’m conflicted if I should adjust it before the deadline or just leave it ?
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I'll send mine over for you to take a look at.
 
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jalen22

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Thanos said:
I used that standard machine you use at a civilian optometrist, yeah.



I had asked my old recruiter about this, and he never gave me a straightforward answer. He kinda implied I wouldn’t be competitive enough for it and that they don’t take people with no aviation experience. Which sucks, because like you, I’d just like to be around planes and helos. But if that door truly is close for me then so be it.



This has me so scared now. My essay definitely fills up the entire page single spaced, and I only mentioned NFO, like, twice. The other times I just talked about my leadership in college and why I want to be a Naval Officer overall, and how it’s relates to my future ambitions as well. But the thing is, my new recruiter who is a pilot themselves said it reads really well and they saw no problem with it, so now I’m conflicted if I should adjust it before the deadline or just leave it ?
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You may want to try and be as concise as possible. I tried to be as "to the point"as I could be. They have a lot to read so I imagine the easier it is for the board to understand your points the better
 
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