rob_crooso
New Member
Hello everyone, I am currently an SNA that has been hanging out in Pensacola waiting to start for a while now. I primarily selected the aviation community because of how many recommendations I got not to go subs or SWO, and I am happy with that decision. What I am dealing with now is the decision to continue forward with the SNA path or switch over to SNFO. I am completely medically qualified for SNA (upchit) and prereqs are done; I've been waiting for 8 months now and still do not have a RTG number. First, I would be grateful to hear if this type of switch is even possible or something you know has been done for non-medical reasons. The time to get through the pipeline as an SNA and commitment is really weighing on me. I am proud to be a Naval Officer and be serving my country, but this is also not something I want to do longer than my commitment to pay back college. I want to learn leadership, management, build up my savings, and do cool things with my time in the Navy. My roommates are both SNFOs who are a few flights into primary and they got down here almost 2 months after me. I have no burning desire for any specific community or airframe beyond P-8s. Regardless of what I do or end up doing in the aviation community I will of course put maximum effort in and be the best I can be. I am scared I will end up bitter being locked into the long commitment with no agency over when I can separate or not. If everything was equal between SNA and SNFO, I would choose SNA. But everything isn't equal and that's where my hesitations come in.
I would be grateful for any thoughts anyone has on the commitment timeframe and switching over, thank you in advance.
I would be grateful for any thoughts anyone has on the commitment timeframe and switching over, thank you in advance.