nevergreen
New Member
Hi Airwarriors, I've been lurking for awhile now and decided to post. I filled out my info on my profile but will expand on that here.
I'm a military dependent, and was homeschooled as a child. Because of this I was able to start college at 14 at the local community college. I graduated with an A.A. at 17, and transferred to the University of Connecticut, where I got my B.A. in English & Political Science (taking mostly IR courses for poli sci) with a 3.87 cumulative GPA. I do have some STEM coursework on my transcript with strong grades as well. I just graduated back in December and am submitting a commissioning package in the coming weeks. I recently took the OAR and scored a 61.
My main concern/question is regarding my age and experience. I am a recent graduate and also even younger than the average recent graduate (currently 20 y/o), which means I am extremely limited in terms of work experience. I had a writing/editorial internship where I created a large alumni newsletter from scratch, writing all the articles/designing everything, I've worked as a copy editor, as a residential assistant, I've tutored (mostly ESL/ELL foreign students) in writing and have about a year of volunteer experience. I also lived abroad for 2.5 years. That's it. I'm aware that I'm up against prior military and people with master's degrees etc. So it almost seems like a waste of time to be worrying about Intel, and I should just put down other designators that I have a good shot of getting.
I'm planning on putting Intel #1, Suppo #2. Is there any chance that they would be like "cool this kid knows early he wants to be a naval officer and is getting a headstart" thus maybe my age/background could help me, or are they just gonna be "this dude has 0 experience get outta here"? If it helps at all I do have a lot of military family: father is an Active Duty O-5 XO LDO with 30+ years in the Navy, my brother has been in for a couple years enlisted now, I think he's like an E-4, and my cousin is an Active Duty O-3 in the Navy (also her brother is Air Force).
Sorry to post my life story, and thanks if you read through it/have comments.
I'm a military dependent, and was homeschooled as a child. Because of this I was able to start college at 14 at the local community college. I graduated with an A.A. at 17, and transferred to the University of Connecticut, where I got my B.A. in English & Political Science (taking mostly IR courses for poli sci) with a 3.87 cumulative GPA. I do have some STEM coursework on my transcript with strong grades as well. I just graduated back in December and am submitting a commissioning package in the coming weeks. I recently took the OAR and scored a 61.
My main concern/question is regarding my age and experience. I am a recent graduate and also even younger than the average recent graduate (currently 20 y/o), which means I am extremely limited in terms of work experience. I had a writing/editorial internship where I created a large alumni newsletter from scratch, writing all the articles/designing everything, I've worked as a copy editor, as a residential assistant, I've tutored (mostly ESL/ELL foreign students) in writing and have about a year of volunteer experience. I also lived abroad for 2.5 years. That's it. I'm aware that I'm up against prior military and people with master's degrees etc. So it almost seems like a waste of time to be worrying about Intel, and I should just put down other designators that I have a good shot of getting.
I'm planning on putting Intel #1, Suppo #2. Is there any chance that they would be like "cool this kid knows early he wants to be a naval officer and is getting a headstart" thus maybe my age/background could help me, or are they just gonna be "this dude has 0 experience get outta here"? If it helps at all I do have a lot of military family: father is an Active Duty O-5 XO LDO with 30+ years in the Navy, my brother has been in for a couple years enlisted now, I think he's like an E-4, and my cousin is an Active Duty O-3 in the Navy (also her brother is Air Force).
Sorry to post my life story, and thanks if you read through it/have comments.