Oct 2010 board

[revan1013]

Just found out I was not pro-rec'd for anything... here's what I was going for:

Guess it just wasn't meant to be.

Just try again. No reason you shouldn't. A lot of people don't get picked up on the first try.

 

[mbraesicke]

Just try again. No reason you shouldn't. A lot of people don't get picked up on the first try.

Very true, this was my second go round. Get on your recruiter about revamping your app, re-write that motivational statement and do what you can to increase your competitiveness. All you really can do at this point.

 

[bluemarlin04]

brother still does not know. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU


can anyone help???

 

[SC-NY-88]

I was suppose to be in this board, but my OR told me that the NRD was telling him not to send any BDCP applications. As far as my OR knows, BDCP is closed apparently. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Congrats to all those who got the good news! And for those who didn't get pro-recs, keep at it and don't give up.

I was pro-rec'd in september for one of the last few slots (so I'm told) but it really depends on the fiscal year you would commission in I think. Plus, if your within 12 months (or is it 6 mos?) of graduation you package gets considered for DA along with BDCP. Does this help?

 

[nativeofsandieg]

Congrats to everyone selected! Aarrgghh, the wait is killing me! My processor told me that I was in for October, then I got bumped back to November. Good things to those who wait, I hope! Eaglei22, don't give up! I have a stack of rejection letters from Air National Guard units nearly half a foot high! Keep at it if you really want it! For me, once I developed a package that I felt was competitive enough for the Navy, the decision became simple. Go Navy!

I would say go to a recruiter out of state, or a different district. My recruiting station has been shafting me for over 7 months with lost paper work and an endless list of errors that resulted in my package missing three boards, including the October board.

 

[bluemarlin04]

Never thought my navy would do me like they did.

So the recruiter called me said I was pro recd. than he called back saying he mistaked me for my brother who has a pro rec already for pilot and said oh my bad you were non select. I don't get it. I didnt get selected and it kills me inside. It was my hopes and dreams and the reason I went to college.
I did get suspended from college one semester for bad grades but I fixed it. I also went to CC college for my associates so maybe that was it. I dont know if I will re apply because I cant honestly think of a way to make this package better. Applied for surface warfare


Here was my package.
6 Years Enlisted. Hm2, LPO of my reserve unit.
45 ASTB
1 year in Iraq- Awards were AAM, LOC, Combat Patch x 3
Interviewed with: Marine Colonel. Navy Commander who was my co in Iraq
LORS from: my oic in Iraq a LT, 2 navy captains who were in my unit, and my senior chief
Scoutmaster and Eagle scout for community service.
UH Manoa BA poli sci 2.9 GPA

my twin also uses this account

 

[nativeofsandieg]

So the recruiter called me said I was pro recd. than he called back saying he mistaked me for my brother who has a pro rec

That has got to be frustrating. "Your ProRec! oh wait, your not... my bad". Every experience I have had with a Navy recruiter has resulted with me asking myself, "Why the hell am I trying to join the Navy?"

 

[Salty]

To the non-selects, the wait may be agonizing, but think of all you can accomplish from now until April. The great things in life are worth busting your b*lls for. Volunteer extensively, study like crazy and get a killer ASTB score, contact a congressman, do some navy officer interviews, and I'm sure you can get picked up. Good luck! NEVER give up!

Just try again. No reason you shouldn't. A lot of people don't get picked up on the first try.

Very true, this was my second go round. Get on your recruiter about revamping your app, re-write that motivational statement and do what you can to increase your competitiveness. All you really can do at this point.

Thanks for the advice, guys. I would do it, but I'm honestly not too sure if I could do better than 6/6/6 58, plus 6 months is a long time to wait. I don't think there's much I could add anyways (aside from volunteering and maybe re-writing the essay). How do you guys get those awesome LORs? I don't know anyone that has been in the military (or anyone all that important tbh). Wouldn't it be kind of weird to just hit up a congressman for a LOR? I mean, I don't really know them or anything.

Sucks 'cause I turned down a pretty nice programming job to pursue this (I though I'd at least get SWO-IP).

Do you guys know if the non-select are automatically rolled over to the Nov board?

 

[eas7888]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I would do it, but I'm honestly not too sure if I could do better than 6/6/6 58, plus 6 months is a long time to wait. I don't think there's much I could add anyways (aside from volunteering and maybe re-writing the essay). How do you guys get those awesome LORs? I don't know anyone that has been in the military (or anyone all that important tbh). Wouldn't it be kind of weird to just hit up a congressman for a LOR? I mean, I don't really know them or anything.

Sucks 'cause I turned down a pretty nice programming job to pursue this (I though I'd at least get SWO-IP).

Do you guys know if the non-select are automatically rolled over to the Nov board?

As far as letters of recommendation go, I didn't have one from anyone above an O-3, and one was a CW4 (retired)... actually, two of them, I wrote the rough draft myself, and they put their touch on it. It's all about how well these people know you and how well they represent you. The longer that they've known you, the better.

 

[Stalin]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I would do it, but I'm honestly not too sure if I could do better than 6/6/6 58, plus 6 months is a long time to wait. I don't think there's much I could add anyways (aside from volunteering and maybe re-writing the essay). How do you guys get those awesome LORs? I don't know anyone that has been in the military (or anyone all that important tbh). Wouldn't it be kind of weird to just hit up a congressman for a LOR? I mean, I don't really know them or anything.

Sucks 'cause I turned down a pretty nice programming job to pursue this (I though I'd at least get SWO-IP).

Do you guys know if the non-select are automatically rolled over to the Nov board?

Well, my advice is to go through the ARCO and Barron's books etc and study and really learn what you DON'T know. A lot of people make the same mistake I used to--they study for stuff they already know. Nowadays, if I have pages and pages of stuff, if I start reading something and I already know it, I skip it. It's just a waste of time to study it again. When you look through a math problem and see how it's done, don't just say "oh I looked through the steps and see how he got it," no, you gotta be able to work through the problem yourself, with different numbers and conditions, then you truly have the concept nailed down.

As far as not knowing anyone in the military, I personally didn't do it myself, but I know several people set up interviews with Naval officers in the branches they want. Also, yes, randomly hitting up a Congressman is weird, awkward, and naturally, you don't want to do it. But if this is your life long dream to become a Naval officer, then you will do everything I said. I talked to some people I didn't know too well, had some awkward encounters, followed MANY leads (using much time and effort) that ended in failure. But I wanted to be a pilot more than anything, so I numbed myself to embarrassment, failures, and awkwardness, and did everything I could in my power to get my slot. Now I'm trying to share what was shared to me that helped me be successful. Good luck! If you try again, your chances of failure may be high, but if you don't try, your chance for failure will be 100%

 

[JMonte85]

Has anyone gotten a letter from their Congressman, Senator, or Vice President? For any recommendation.. And how did you go about doing that?

 

[headinclouds]

Has anyone gotten a letter from their Congressman, Senator, or Vice President? For any recommendation.. And how did you go about doing that?

I sent them an email stating my situation and requesting a meeting and I gave them multiple ways of contacting me. I got a phone call about a week later from his secretary asking when I was available to come in.

 

[JMonte85]

Which did you do the Congressman/woman or senator?

 

[marmoset54]

Which did you do the Congressman/woman or senator?

Senators are Congressmen.

 

[Salty]

Well, my advice is to go through the ARCO and Barron's books etc and study and really learn what you DON'T know. A lot of people make the same mistake I used to--they study for stuff they already know. Nowadays, if I have pages and pages of stuff, if I start reading something and I already know it, I skip it. It's just a waste of time to study it again. When you look through a math problem and see how it's done, don't just say "oh I looked through the steps and see how he got it," no, you gotta be able to work through the problem yourself, with different numbers and conditions, then you truly have the concept nailed down.

As far as not knowing anyone in the military, I personally didn't do it myself, but I know several people set up interviews with Naval officers in the branches they want. Also, yes, randomly hitting up a Congressman is weird, awkward, and naturally, you don't want to do it. But if this is your life long dream to become a Naval officer, then you will do everything I said. I talked to some people I didn't know too well, had some awkward encounters, followed MANY leads (using much time and effort) that ended in failure. But I wanted to be a pilot more than anything, so I numbed myself to embarrassment, failures, and awkwardness, and did everything I could in my power to get my slot. Now I'm trying to share what was shared to me that helped me be successful. Good luck! If you try again, your chances of failure may be high, but if you don't try, your chance for failure will be 100%

I think I generally did pretty good on the general knowledge stuff (math, reading comprehension -- especially read comprehension -- always been really good with that for some reason). I could probably stand to do a bit better on the mechanical, aviation knowledge, and especially the spatial test. You guys have any advice for that? The spatial test was completely different from the Barron and ARCO books, it had a bunch of angles and directions not covered in the them.

The ASTB score's probably my only option. I don't think I could drum up the courage to just hit up random people for favors haha.