Ed051042
Registered User
I have been considering applying for an officer commission through the USN. My background is in Information Technology, specifically network and systems administration. I have a Computer Science degree, obtained with a 3.6 GPA. I don't necessarily desire a 1:1 correspondence between my current job duties and a naval career, but I'm curious as to which designators might have opportunities that are similar. So far I've been looking at Crypto, Intel, and SWO.
Does anyone know of opportunities within these designators that might pertain to my current job duties? Also, is there a way into the Information Professional designator outside of a lateral transfer for current officers? I'm not sure of the date of this article discussing the IP designator, but it seems to highlight a fairly appropriate naval career for me. If anyone is currently serving as an officer in this capacity I would be eager to discuss this with you.
I feel the need to emphasize again that my intention is not to be a Navy IT guy who happens to be an officer, but rather be an Officer who can put his background to fair use.
Thank you,
Ed
Does anyone know of opportunities within these designators that might pertain to my current job duties? Also, is there a way into the Information Professional designator outside of a lateral transfer for current officers? I'm not sure of the date of this article discussing the IP designator, but it seems to highlight a fairly appropriate naval career for me. If anyone is currently serving as an officer in this capacity I would be eager to discuss this with you.
I feel the need to emphasize again that my intention is not to be a Navy IT guy who happens to be an officer, but rather be an Officer who can put his background to fair use.
Thank you,
Ed