exNavyOffRec
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Yes sir, that's correct.
If you have a decent GPA and get a PQ letter I would say you have an excellent shot of being picked up for SNA
Yes sir, that's correct.
If you have a decent GPA and get a PQ letter I would say you have an excellent shot of being picked up for SNA
Wow, that is exciting! I graduated with a 3.1 gpa. Is a PQ a letter of recommendation?
I was wondering if it is possible/ethical to apply for sna and a marine aviation contract at the same time, and take the first one you're accepted to. I passed the astb with the marine corps ( oar: 47, 5, 9, 6) and I'm thinking about contacting a navy recruiter to do both processes simultaneously. Is this a wise move? Am I obligated to inform the two recruiters?
Wow, that is exciting! I graduated with a 3.1 gpa. Is a PQ a letter of recommendation?
I had almost the exact same GPA and very similar ASTB scores during this past Feb Board, and I received an SNA slot.
Don't neglect the other parts of the app obviously, but those stats alone are not going to keep you from getting where you want to be.
That's awesome and congratulations on being selected. One thing that is a little scary is that the Navy flight physical takes place at ocs and the Marines do theirs before contracting. I broke my collarbone two years ago and I imagine they x-ray your chest during the physical. It healed and I was cleared by my doctor. Could this be a problem? At this point I'm just having nightmares about little things that could go wrong in the process.
Actually Navy is now doing flight physicals prior to OCS. At least, I know a guy currently putting a package together who just did his flight physical so n=1 I guess.
AD applicants have always had to get a local flight physical, they still get the NAMI Whammy including my old boss, and a guy I worked with, both were told no issues by the local flight physical but NAMI said "nope".
This guy is non-prior though. Maybe it's the local NRD pushing it?
Marine first, pilot second.
While "true" I wish this notion would go away. While "Navy" vs "Marine first", the best skipper I ever had told all of us JO's the day we became Divo's that "if I ever see your divo job taking precedence over your flying performance/prep/etc I will not be happy". That little bit of guidance made a giant difference in my life, my later career, and left no doubts about what was important. I think every officer should be able to write an eval or some other admin like that, but it should never be at the expense of your ability to do you actual job, which we should never think is anything other than using your airplane as a weapon.