Redesignation for some SNAs?

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

In reference to re-designating, usually the discussion is based around SNA/SNFO. If it were to happen at OCS, it seems the general consensus is that SNA/SNFO might go home, or possibly go SWO. Any first hand experience on SWOs going SNFO or SNA?

Like SWOs going SNA/SNFO at OCS? Not that I know of.

SWOs in the fleet going SNA/SNFO? I know of one recently who made the change from SWO to SNA. He stood out during his first SWO DIVO tour (qualifications, FITREPs, etc.) and either earned or was about to earn his private pilot's license during his second SWO tour before the lateral transfer.

 

[CommodoreMid]

One of my former DHs was a sub guy who lat transferred to NFO during his shore tour. He was at CTF-72 and realized the awesomeness of MPRA. Definitely doable, but never go in with the idea that's what you're going to do.

 

[Beefalo]

Thus I said all the candidates were approached by class officers to switch and not vice versa. I also stated needs of the Navy.I fail to see how my post encourages people to take SWO and switch to aviation but um ok. Yes the circumstances are rare I agree.

 

[MGoBrew11]

Because to someone who is new to this site/does not yet understand how "Big Navy" often functions your original post made it sound like this could be a fairly common occurrence. That's just how I read it, obviously not what you meant.

My point was (and is) if you are set on aviation but you get picked up for SWO don't take the slot and hope that this happens for you. Just reapply for aviation.

 

[Spekkio]

Thus I said all the candidates were approached by class officers to switch and not vice versa. I also stated needs of the Navy.I fail to see how my post encourages people to take SWO and switch to aviation but um ok. Yes the circumstances are rare I agree.

You just gotta be careful sometimes, and posting an occurrance that happened once in a blue moon might paint the wrong picture.

People tend to hear what they want to hear, just like when an enlisted recruiter tells someone that they can apply for a commissioning program after they get to the fleet. What they hear is "I can just file some paperwork and I'll be auto-accepted into a commissioning program anytime I want," which is not the case.

One of my former DHs was a sub guy who lat transferred to NFO during his shore tour. He was at CTF-72 and realized the awesomeness of MPRA. Definitely doable, but never go in with the idea that's what you're going to do.

It requires a waiver from PERS to lat xfer from subs prior to post-DH shore duty. That waiver is a lot easier to obtain these days because of high retention, but that usually means other communities also have higher retetention.

As someone said before: You can only go to OCS to be what you write on the application. If you only want to do a certain job, then only put that job on the application. If you don't get it, improve your package and try again.