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Here is the deal in my opinion if you want to learn Chinese then take a course in college on your own time. Cause it make no sense in learning Chinese as a CTI, IF your goal is to apply for OCS. Yeah its cool that the Navy sent you to DFLI in Caly but if your goal is to be an Officer stick with it.
But let me warn you that an Officer is a Leader, and a Manager with different responsbilities in the Fleet. If you are not up for this commitment then you need to check yourself. Now if you want to learn how it is to be an enlisted sailor then you need to get some SALT (time in the Navy, like at least 4yrs and the work ups plus a 6-month Deployment). Cause applying to OCS after you finish "A or C" Language School doesnt mean anything, you still dont have any real world experience in the Navy.
Some Officer do get Language school but it depends on the following command you are going to report to. Like Intel Officer do get language school for Naval Attache billet at Embassies. Some Crytpo Officer gets it also but like you said they are not required.
WFU2USN is right, you can still be eligilbe for the GI BILL. You can used that and take Chinese on your off time at night school or Law School part time but that will be kinda tough with time and commitment to your duties depending on where you are stationed. If you become an Officer and decide to go to law school in the Navy, you can lateral transfer when you are a LTJG/ LT to the JAG Corp and Law school. I hope you checkout the link that WFU2USN provided you.
Yes there are some cool school/training for enlisted personnals and their are also some cool school/training for officers. Different Job but the same mission.
Enlisted personnal do respect Officer, They just have to EARN IT. Being a former blue shirt we dont care if you graduate from the Acadamy, ROTC, or OCS. WE CARE ABOUT THEIR WORD, COMMITMENT TO THEIR MEN and WOMEN under their COMMAND and THE MISSION. Its all about your reputation as good Officer. If you are a dirt bag then you are not going to get the respect, just the military courtesy (Yes, Sir / No, Sir). Once you get your commission you earn your privieges in the Navy as an Officer where some enlisted personnal dont get. RHIP: Rank has it privieges.
You must sit down and ask yourself these questions:
What do I want to do in the NAVY?
What job closely relate to what I want to do in the Navy?
What are my goals in the Navy and in life so far?
It's also great that you are thinking about the civlian world in the long run now, if you are not going to making the Navy a Career. Like law school. But you never know, you might stay in. Just plan to stay in and plan to get out.
For your comment on the uneducated Enlisted personnal is some what true about enlisted personnal are not all educated from college, But it doesnt mean they are not smart or educated on their own. College education doesnt always mean that the indivdual is smart. It just mean they have accomplished a task and commitment. And the Navy see that and give them an oppurtunity for a position to be an Officer. FATTOUGH is also so on point, cause there are also many college educated enlisted personnal.
Here is the deal in my opinion if you want to learn Chinese then take a course in college on your own time. Cause it make no sense in learning Chinese as a CTI, IF your goal is to apply for OCS. Yeah its cool that the Navy sent you to DFLI in Caly but if your goal is to be an Officer stick with it.
But let me warn you that an Officer is a Leader, and a Manager with different responsbilities in the Fleet. If you are not up for this commitment then you need to check yourself. Now if you want to learn how it is to be an enlisted sailor then you need to get some SALT (time in the Navy, like at least 4yrs and the work ups plus a 6-month Deployment). Cause applying to OCS after you finish "A or C" Language School doesnt mean anything, you still dont have any real world experience in the Navy.
Some Officer do get Language school but it depends on the following command you are going to report to. Like Intel Officer do get language school for Naval Attache billet at Embassies. Some Crytpo Officer gets it also but like you said they are not required.
WFU2USN is right, you can still be eligilbe for the GI BILL. You can used that and take Chinese on your off time at night school or Law School part time but that will be kinda tough with time and commitment to your duties depending on where you are stationed. If you become an Officer and decide to go to law school in the Navy, you can lateral transfer when you are a LTJG/ LT to the JAG Corp and Law school. I hope you checkout the link that WFU2USN provided you.
Yes there are some cool school/training for enlisted personnals and their are also some cool school/training for officers. Different Job but the same mission.
Enlisted personnal do respect Officer, They just have to EARN IT. Being a former blue shirt we dont care if you graduate from the Acadamy, ROTC, or OCS. WE CARE ABOUT THEIR WORD, COMMITMENT TO THEIR MEN and WOMEN under their COMMAND and THE MISSION. Its all about your reputation as good Officer. If you are a dirt bag then you are not going to get the respect, just the military courtesy (Yes, Sir / No, Sir). Once you get your commission you earn your privieges in the Navy as an Officer where some enlisted personnal dont get. RHIP: Rank has it privieges.
You must sit down and ask yourself these questions:
What do I want to do in the NAVY?
What job closely relate to what I want to do in the Navy?
What are my goals in the Navy and in life so far?
It's also great that you are thinking about the civlian world in the long run now, if you are not going to making the Navy a Career. Like law school. But you never know, you might stay in. Just plan to stay in and plan to get out.
For your comment on the uneducated Enlisted personnal is some what true about enlisted personnal are not all educated from college, But it doesnt mean they are not smart or educated on their own. College education doesnt always mean that the indivdual is smart. It just mean they have accomplished a task and commitment. And the Navy see that and give them an oppurtunity for a position to be an Officer. FATTOUGH is also so on point, cause there are also many college educated enlisted personnal.