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acupofawesome

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NavyOffRec said:
no, it is required only for specific designators, and that doesn't include CEC or Nuke

CEC doesn't care about OAR
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Actually, they do require you to take the OAR. I was just accepted into the CEC a couple of months ago. I was required to take the exam and I graduated college a year ago.
 
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exNavyOffRec

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acupofawesome said:
Actually, they do require you to take the OAR. I was just accepted into the CEC a couple of months ago. I was required to take the exam and I graduated college a year ago.
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The NRD may have had you do it, but per the PA no it is not required, designators that require interviews such as CEC/Nuke do not require the OAR.

I can't tell you how frustrated the CEC accessions officers were that covered my region as there was one NRD that insisted on giving the OAR to CEC candidates, even after they told them not required.
 
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acupofawesome

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NavyOffRec said:
The NRD may have had you do it, but per the PA no it is not required, designators that require interviews such as CEC/Nuke do not require the OAR.

I can't tell you how frustrated the CEC accessions officers were that covered my region as there was one NRD that insisted on giving the OAR to CEC candidates, even after they told them not required.
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WOW, well I think they need to rephrase their words then lol. Good thing I scored well :)
 
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PlunkInTheTrunk

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Nate:

You and I are in very similar positions. I graduated from University of South Florida in 2013 (2.97 GPA) and immediately began working a managerial role with a heavy civil contractor (highways and bridges). I have my EIT and will be eligible for PE exam in 2018. I had my accession interview yesterday and it went well, my recruiter told me that the officer felt I was a strong candidate. My GPA never seemed to come into question but I was very strong on paper. Speaking on the interview, it was primarily focused on character and leadership. This is where all the extracurricular activities shine. I was slightly unprepared for this type of interview but feel that I managed myself well. The feedback I got when I asked about the outlook was for the CEC community was that it is at a bottoming out point, meaning they aren't picking many people up right now. My recruiter mentioned that the last board selected ~35% of the candidates. My package is being turned in Friday and the board convenes in late July. Probably won't find out if I'm selected or not until mid August.

There are lots of variables to focus on in your package and you want to put some thought into all of them. Fortunately I have met a group of really great guys in the aviation community that directed me to this site and have also coached me through the application process. The more homework you do on it, the better off you'll be.
 
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toothpaste

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Nate henderson said:
Thanks for your response. I would love to go for my Masters but not sure if I can afford it at the moment. I'll definitely look into it.

As another option, would I qualify for any other officer programs? I'm open to any of them other than NUPOC, it doesn't really interest me.
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Nate--

Not applying to graduate school for personal and/or financial reasons is very understandable. But as engineers and scientists, I would like to respectfully remind the community that we have so many opportunities for graduate school funding: fellowships, TA-ships, tuition assistance through work, CEC collegiate, etc. Like many other professions, continuing education is an aspect of earning and maintaining that PE credential which the CEC requires its officers to have or be working towards.

Like PenguinGal suggests, that grad school report card in any engineering field can be your reset button if it is really that undergrad GPA keeping you back. I think it sucks if it that one stupid number ends up keeping you from following your dream. GPA doesn't show how much you learned, what you went through to get through school, or how competitive your program was. But the Navy is a results oriented organization; so that's that.

Jeff
 
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