Hello all,
I'm a Navy ROTC senior with a slot for flight school. However, due to the long time commitment, talking to a lot of unhappy and overworked aviation JOs, and being a woman desiring a family before I would finish my time, I'm considering DORing when I get to Pensacola and trying to go intel instead. These weren't really things I was considering when I was straight out of high school but am now. I haven't been able to find too much recent information about being an intel officer, so I have a couple of questions.
First of all, what is the workload of NIOBC like? Are students still being put up in hotels or can you get your own place? Is it even reasonable to expect getting intel out of a flight school DOR?
Secondly, I saw someone mention recently in another thread that it's possible to go to ONI straight out of NIOBC. Is this hard to do, and is it still attainable to do a shore tour before your operational tour? Also, does anyone have any experience doing the operational FID tour at ONI?
Finally, any thoughts about quality of life for aviators versus intel officers would be appreciated. Like I said, time for family and a little more control over my life when that time comes is one of my major concerns, as I'd be able to get out of the military sooner if needed.
Thanks!
I'm a Navy ROTC senior with a slot for flight school. However, due to the long time commitment, talking to a lot of unhappy and overworked aviation JOs, and being a woman desiring a family before I would finish my time, I'm considering DORing when I get to Pensacola and trying to go intel instead. These weren't really things I was considering when I was straight out of high school but am now. I haven't been able to find too much recent information about being an intel officer, so I have a couple of questions.
First of all, what is the workload of NIOBC like? Are students still being put up in hotels or can you get your own place? Is it even reasonable to expect getting intel out of a flight school DOR?
Secondly, I saw someone mention recently in another thread that it's possible to go to ONI straight out of NIOBC. Is this hard to do, and is it still attainable to do a shore tour before your operational tour? Also, does anyone have any experience doing the operational FID tour at ONI?
Finally, any thoughts about quality of life for aviators versus intel officers would be appreciated. Like I said, time for family and a little more control over my life when that time comes is one of my major concerns, as I'd be able to get out of the military sooner if needed.
Thanks!