OCS SWO Board 10 Feb 20

[Mel345]

Why not just.. apply for a job in law enforcement? Unless you’re going to enlist as an MA, I don’t see the point.

like i said, everyone's different...

maybe I should just stay quiet on here? I just want my pro rec like everyone else, damn ?
Welcome to the navy, amirite?

 

[HSalt]

like i said, everyone's different...

maybe I should just stay quiet on here? I just want my pro rec like everyone else, damn ?

If you want to go to OCS, boot camp, or the police academy you should get used to your thought process being questioned.

I can tell you from personal experience that telling an RDC you have a degree will be met with laughter in your face followed by a good smoke session.

 

[Nicholsq]

Good luck to everyone waiting on this board to finally get signed off!
Chief Gunner's Mate
Applied for SWO with approved age waiver: 33 years old
GPA: 3.45 BA and 3.4 MA
10 years Active Duty
Served onboard: USS Anzio, USS Monterey, MARMC, USS Vicksburg

Good luck. Hope to see you in the wardroom

 

[Mel345]

so...how bout them sox?

 

[Tacticalhusky]

Why not just.. apply for a job in law enforcement? Unless you’re going to enlist as an MA, I don’t see the point.

Lol geeze give the girl a break. Also many employers give preference to veterans, regardless of the job they performed. There are tax breaks for the employer.

 

[Nicholsq]

There are PLENTY of opportunities out there. Military or not. I'm not worried about it, you shouldn't be either ??

Believe me I'm not. If you want to be stuck checking IDs at a gate, that's completely your choice.

 

[NomadicWireChaser]

That's because most people are watching the AMDO thread instead of engaging.

Yeah, I had some account issues. So I could watch but couldn't engage.

 

[LovinButtons]

Yeah, I had some account issues. So I could watch but couldn't engage.

See ya over there

 

[R.Dougie]

Believe me I'm not. If you want to be stuck checking IDs at a gate, that's completely your choice.

That ish sucksssss.

 

[QuantumKeller]

I'm just going to keep repeating myself here. if i go in enlisted, I will not make a career out of the navy. I will take my experience and go work for law enforcement.

I was trying to get a job with city police departments, and I kept losing out to people with military experience. I was in a background investigation, which is the last step before they offer you a job in my state. So i said if i dont get this I will serve and come back. Only then did I decide to walk into a recruiter's office. Serving in the navy is a goal, making it a career is only a goal if I get in as an officer.

Did you look into reserves? My husband is in the army reserves and is about to get deployed really soon. He’s job for the army has nothing to do with law, but he wants to be a cop. He just got told by the sheriff when he gets home he has a job with our local department. With the reserves you could get your job after your training, no matter of its OCS or boot camp.

 

[Nicholsq]

Okay, enjoy your enlisted berthing instead of a stateroom, your sweepers and cleaning stations instead of doing your job at 0730, etc. and don’t say we didn’t warn you when a new PA comes out that precludes you from commissioning due to prior service.

Not to sound like an a-hole or anything..

Some people like to learn the hard way.

 

[Jbyrne89]

so...how bout them sox?

I’m hoping for a better season this year after last years disappointments. I’m actually headed to the spring training game on Thursday and Fenway for the home opener against Chicago

 

[Nicholsq]

That ish sucksssss.

As an HM...i never had to. Almost while I was stationed at balboa. But you can only try to help people to a point. In the end its ultimately up to the to them.

 

[LovinButtons]

See ya over there

@NomadicWireChaser - hilarious when I said see a over there, didn't expect you to be literally 2 shops away from me.

 

[Mel345]

Did you look into reserves? My husband is in the army reserves and is about to get deployed really soon. He’s job for the army has nothing to do with law, but he wants to be a cop. He just got told by the sheriff when he gets home he has a job with our local department. With the reserves you could get your job after your training, no matter of its OCS or boot camp.

I didn't, I'm young and I want the experiences that come with active. I want to enlist, despite what almost everyone else on here says. Some people go enlisted and love it. I will be happy with whatever option I get. I'm not MA either, I'm IS, which I've been told is a good job to have. If I end up working in law enforcement I might switch to reserve but I'm taking things as they come right now. I'm excited for any possibility.