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SWO - Stats Check

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jRiot504

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I posted this in the Navy OCS section, though I believe it is better suited here.

I will be applying for SWO (first choice) and Intel (second choice) for the next board. Without coming across as arrogant, I believe my package is competitive but I would like to double check to see if there are any areas I can improve prior to submitting. I will be taking my OAR in November, though I don't foresee any issues as I am currently a data scientist - just studying up on the specifics on the test to ensure I don't fail. I am 32 but my recruiter told me they recently raised the age for SWO to 35 but said I would have been able to get a waiver anyway.

Below are my package statistics:

LOR:
USCG O-6
USCG O-5
Professor - Mathematician who lead a theoretical research team at Los Alamos National Lab

Education:
BS in Professional Aeronautics ERAU - 3.3 GPA
MS in International Relations Troy University - 3.7 GPA
MS in Applied Economics University of North Dakota - 3.6 GPA

Prior Service:
10 years Air Force as air traffic controller (have specifics here, but probably not required)
Lead/supervised 12 airman
Directed Squadron fitness program for 180 personnel, ensured 97% pass rate on revamped standards
Awards - Excellence in Leadership and NCO of the Year at the group level (next level is base)

Publications/Book Reviews:
The International Arms Trade - Air and Space Power Journal
The Soviet Biological Weapons Program: A History - Strategic Studies Quarterly
US Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy - Strategic Studies Quarterly

Current:
3.5 years Research Oriented Data Scientist
Analytical - Time-Series Analysis, Bayesian Modeling, Multivariate Analysis, Cubic Spline-Interpolations, and Machine Learning (Supervised and Unsupervised)
Programming Languages - Python, R, MySQL, Bash and D
OS - UNIX and Linux

Talks:
Geography Mappings, Counting and Intersection Probabilities in Economic Development - The Data Science Conference
Economic Growth and Big Data - American Mathematical Society
2 x State University on current research

Volunteer:
Youth Basketball Coach
Volunteer Nepal - Village planting and harvesting

Personal:
Power-lifting Competition (2nd place)
3 Ultra-marathons
3 Olympic Distance Triathlons
 
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