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Unselected, but still interested

cro005

New Member
I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I just recently had my application reviewed by the board and unfortunately, I was not selected. Nonetheless, I am still interested in the CEC. My recruiter suggested reapplying in the fall or next year, but he also informed me that my chances would be better if I worked on some personal development (more work experience, education, or leadership). Therefore I am wondering if one of those categories weighs more than the others in front of the board. I understand it varies case by case, but I figured asking for a little advice couldn't hurt. To give some background, I'm 22 years old and have been working for a competitive Civil Engineering and Consulting firm since graduating from school in 2015. My GPA was low, 2.9, but I do have my E.I.T and graduated senior year with a 3.5 on the dean's list. I scored a 51 on my OAR, although I've heard the scores don't really matter. Thanks for reading, and for any advice if you have some.
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I just recently had my application reviewed by the board and unfortunately, I was not selected. Nonetheless, I am still interested in the CEC. My recruiter suggested reapplying in the fall or next year, but he also informed me that my chances would be better if I worked on some personal development (more work experience, education, or leadership). Therefore I am wondering if one of those categories weighs more than the others in front of the board. I understand it varies case by case, but I figured asking for a little advice couldn't hurt. To give some background, I'm 22 years old and have been working for a competitive Civil Engineering and Consulting firm since graduating from school in 2015. My GPA was low, 2.9, but I do have my E.I.T and graduated senior year with a 3.5 on the dean's list. I scored a 51 on my OAR, although I've heard the scores don't really matter. Thanks for reading, and for any advice if you have some.

The advice your recruiter gave you is good advice, the GPA is probably what is hurting you, but also if your CEC interview didn't go well then that could be a big factor.
 

FormerRecruitingGuru

Making Recruiting Great Again
I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I just recently had my application reviewed by the board and unfortunately, I was not selected. Nonetheless, I am still interested in the CEC. My recruiter suggested reapplying in the fall or next year, but he also informed me that my chances would be better if I worked on some personal development (more work experience, education, or leadership). Therefore I am wondering if one of those categories weighs more than the others in front of the board. I understand it varies case by case, but I figured asking for a little advice couldn't hurt. To give some background, I'm 22 years old and have been working for a competitive Civil Engineering and Consulting firm since graduating from school in 2015. My GPA was low, 2.9, but I do have my E.I.T and graduated senior year with a 3.5 on the dean's list. I scored a 51 on my OAR, although I've heard the scores don't really matter. Thanks for reading, and for any advice if you have some.

Another option is to apply for a masters program in civil engineering. Assuming it's a year long you can get paid while you're in school, get a masters, and then become a CEC Officer once you graduate.
 

toothpaste

New Member
cro,

I was in your shoes not too long ago. I'm 24. See this thread below:

https://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/january-2016-cec-board.43740/

I think I was around average in terms of numbers. Because I went to top tier schools, had work experience, EIT, and was active in sports, and pretty much decent everything, my recruiter and I both thought I had a very competitive package. However, I did not get selected my first time.

My advice is for you is to never give up. Revamp your package and demonstrate to the board why you want to be a Naval officer. Just some examples--rewrite your motivational statement and participate in or lead a private sports club outside of work. If you do some volunteer work and were either too humble or overconfident to put it on the ASPR, do it next time. Take some exams: LEED, REHS, GRE, GMAT, PE, if you at that point. The point is that there is always something you can be improving on to show how motivated you are and why you want to make a difference.

RuFiO181 gave some very good advice. I don't think it is unusual for this process to take a very long time. Keep working at your job, digging through these threads, and perhaps apply to graduate school. If you get an acceptance letter, you can qualify for the collegiate program. You can take your time in a grad program on the side while you work and just get good grades which would help offset that undergrad GPA. Feel free to take a look at my profile as an example.

Jeff
 
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