CW over SWO anyday.
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OCS 08APR IWC Board
- Thread starter Stealthydeath
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I agree!
aside from the work life balance, what makes you say that?
As you said the worklife balance is a huge difference. CW tend to get better treatment (from what I saw in my 10 yrs) and most important of all, if you retired or decided to get out and wanted to continue a civilian career, CW will take you further. I currently work with a few retired and separated CWs (O3/O4/O5) and they all came in right out of the Navy making big bucks. Plus, the billets for CW are way better than SWOs billets. At least for me it is. Others might not think that way.
Selected for CW with the following stats:
Age: 23
Degree: B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies with concentrations in Governance and Arabic. Worth noting here that I have credits for Calc 1-3, and Physics 1 and 2.
GPA: 3.5
Prior Service: No, but was a USMC OCS med drop - unclear if that affected application.
Waivers: None
LORs: One from boss from a federal job. Another from a peer who is an Army NCO.
Originally set to ship out in July, but asked for and was approved to leave for the class that convenes at the end of this month. Thank you all for the motivation, knowledge, and camaraderie.
*Edited to add that OAR was 58.
Age: 23
Degree: B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies with concentrations in Governance and Arabic. Worth noting here that I have credits for Calc 1-3, and Physics 1 and 2.
GPA: 3.5
Prior Service: No, but was a USMC OCS med drop - unclear if that affected application.
Waivers: None
LORs: One from boss from a federal job. Another from a peer who is an Army NCO.
Originally set to ship out in July, but asked for and was approved to leave for the class that convenes at the end of this month. Thank you all for the motivation, knowledge, and camaraderie.
*Edited to add that OAR was 58.
Hello!! I was the one person that was selected for MCWO. Here are my stats:
Age: 27
Degree: B.S in Computer Network and Cyber Security (GPA: 3.4) and M.S. in Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation (GPA: 4.0)
Certifications: ISC2
Courses: Black Hat C++, Hands-on Pen Testing, DevSecOps
Prior Service: Currently AD CTR1, been in for 7.5 years, have in-rate qualifications and sea time, have information warfare pin and surface warfare pin.
Waivers: OAR (44)
Awards: 2 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals
- also had 3 interview appraisals and 2 LORs
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Congrats. I have similar credentials but without the IW pin and not a prior IW. I think if I keep trying I might get it based off of your Stats. Thanks again for the stats.
Stats: 33yrs old with 10yrs 2months AD (EM), surface pin
NAM: 3
LOR: 3
Education: AA and BS in Computer science gpa 3.6, Masters in Cybersecurity gpa 3.88
Currently working as a Cybersecurity systems engineer.
Certs: sec+, cysa+, casp+, and cissp
OAR: 46 waiver
jakobi3000
New Member
Hey man congrats! hoping to follow in your footsteps here are my stats:
Age: 40
Degree: B.S. in Graphic Communications (GPA: 3.1) and M.S. in Cybersecurity Studies (GPA: 3.97)
OAR: 53
Certifications: CompTIA Sec+, CompTIA CASP+, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Google Cybersecurity Certification
Courses: Network+, Navy Cyber/IT non required courses (24), 10 years of prior IT experience
Prior Service: Currently AD HM1, 12 Years TIS, Junior Sailor of the Year, Senior Sailor of the Quarter, Sailor of the Quarter, Junior Sailor of the Quarter, Excellent High PFA, no warfare devices.
Waiver: None
Awards: 1 Joint Service Commendation, 1 Navy Commendation, 1 Navy Achievement, Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, 5 FLOCS
5 Officer Appraisals (3 LCDR, 2 LT)
5 Letters of Recommendations
(1 Congresswoman, 3 CAPTs, 1 MAJ)
CWO_change
Well-Known Member
If you think you'd enjoy SWO, I'd consider it. Some benefits (acknowledging that what is/isn't a benefit is subjective) of SWO over CWO is the ability to command a warship (years down the line, but still) and be stationed in a wider array of geographic locations. On the duty station point, CWO duty stations aren't anything to make light of (and to be sure, CWOs have some duty stations/geographic areas that SWOs won't traditionally be stationed at), but SWO definitely provides you with more basing opportunities.
That said, for me, the quality of life as a SWO vs CWO makes the decision an easy one. And, note, there are decidedly more SWO to CWO lat transfers than the reverse, although I do know someone who lat transferred from CWO to SWO years ago (he just loved the SWO life). Are you married/thinking of starting a family? And, if so, do you think your long term plans in the Navy would be (e.g. could you see yourself making the Navy a career)? The sea-shore rotation life of SWOs can be very hard on families, though to be fair plenty do it. As a comparison point, there is only one "sea duty" requirement for CWOs over a career (and this can be met by supporting SPECWAR); I have zero intention to go back to sea. As others have mentioned, CWO probably sets you up better for high-paying post military careers, though there are some nuances to this.
There are other for and against arguments, I'm sure, but just some things to consider.
If you don’t pick up with that, none of us stand a chance!
jakobi3000
New Member
Thank you for the vote of confidence man!!
jakobi3000
New Member
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Hope to see you in there man!!