bluemarlin04
Well-Known Member
Hello All,
I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice and realistically tell me if I should apply for a slot as an intel officer or if I am wasting my time. I honestly have no idea what they look for and searched through all the forums and got a somewhat good idea but I also was just wondering if you guys could give me the real deal.
My background.
Joined navy reserves in 2005 at 18 (am 25 now) , was one of the first into that NPSB programs. Became a corpsman. I got my AA from community college and transferred to University of Hawaii where I got my BA in Political Science. My overall GPA at UH Manoa was a 2.88 because of stupid mistakes when I was 20 and I got three "F"s on my transcripts. I took a semester off and than was deployed. I served in Iraq from 2008 to 2009 on a 12 month IA as a prison guard and corpsman. I came back and finished my degree in May 2010. I applied for a SWO board back in fall 2010 and was a non-select. I was pretty crushed. I have wanted to be a naval officer since I enlisted. Undettered I went back to the drawing board and figured out new options in order to be more competitive. I decided to go to graduate school and continue with my post 9/11 GI Bill.
I realized the boards look highly upon leadership so I studied hard for advancement the following cycle in 2011 and picked up HM1. Currently I am still drilling and am the ALPO for my unit.I also was recently awarded the volunteer service medal for my work in the boyscouts of America. (I am also an Eagle Scout)
I am finishing my Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Chaminade University in February. Realizing how much of a factor GPA plays in selection boards I have maintained a 4.0 GPA in the program. I have 6 credits left and one more quarter. I was hoping to apply for the March Intel Board.
My worry is that my comm college and low undergrad GPA might hurt me even though I did well in my graduate program. My ASTB was okay, it was a 50 or something, I cannot remember. I am going to take it again and study harder.
My stats are:
25 years old
HM1 in reserves
M.S. Criminal Justice Admin GPA 4.0 Chaminade University
BA Political Science UH Manoa GPA 2.8
AA UH Comunitty College GPA 3.3
ASTB 50
I wrote my masters thesis on the counter insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and my undergrad capstone on interdependence theory in international relations. I dont know if I should include that on my statement or what.
do you guys have any suggestions on how to make a more competitve package? Thank you for the help, it is much appreciated.. I want to be a naval officer more than anything. My twin brother just earned his comission and graduated from OCS, I am using his account on here.
I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice and realistically tell me if I should apply for a slot as an intel officer or if I am wasting my time. I honestly have no idea what they look for and searched through all the forums and got a somewhat good idea but I also was just wondering if you guys could give me the real deal.
My background.
Joined navy reserves in 2005 at 18 (am 25 now) , was one of the first into that NPSB programs. Became a corpsman. I got my AA from community college and transferred to University of Hawaii where I got my BA in Political Science. My overall GPA at UH Manoa was a 2.88 because of stupid mistakes when I was 20 and I got three "F"s on my transcripts. I took a semester off and than was deployed. I served in Iraq from 2008 to 2009 on a 12 month IA as a prison guard and corpsman. I came back and finished my degree in May 2010. I applied for a SWO board back in fall 2010 and was a non-select. I was pretty crushed. I have wanted to be a naval officer since I enlisted. Undettered I went back to the drawing board and figured out new options in order to be more competitive. I decided to go to graduate school and continue with my post 9/11 GI Bill.
I realized the boards look highly upon leadership so I studied hard for advancement the following cycle in 2011 and picked up HM1. Currently I am still drilling and am the ALPO for my unit.I also was recently awarded the volunteer service medal for my work in the boyscouts of America. (I am also an Eagle Scout)
I am finishing my Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Chaminade University in February. Realizing how much of a factor GPA plays in selection boards I have maintained a 4.0 GPA in the program. I have 6 credits left and one more quarter. I was hoping to apply for the March Intel Board.
My worry is that my comm college and low undergrad GPA might hurt me even though I did well in my graduate program. My ASTB was okay, it was a 50 or something, I cannot remember. I am going to take it again and study harder.
My stats are:
25 years old
HM1 in reserves
M.S. Criminal Justice Admin GPA 4.0 Chaminade University
BA Political Science UH Manoa GPA 2.8
AA UH Comunitty College GPA 3.3
ASTB 50
I wrote my masters thesis on the counter insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and my undergrad capstone on interdependence theory in international relations. I dont know if I should include that on my statement or what.
do you guys have any suggestions on how to make a more competitve package? Thank you for the help, it is much appreciated.. I want to be a naval officer more than anything. My twin brother just earned his comission and graduated from OCS, I am using his account on here.