exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
Just wondering, since you're very experienced with the subject....besides the OAR and ASTB scores, what are the other factors that determine how competitive you are?
in regards to aviation it is PFAR and FOFAR depending on what you are going for, OAR doesn't matter. GPA will factor in as well but not as much as other designators, I have seen several candidates with outstanding GPA's and minimum PFAR or FOFAR get No's, while those with marginal GPA's and great PFAR/FOFAR get a yes. I would classify a marginal GPA as about 2.8 range, below that and it could be noticed as more of a negative thing.
The thing is each designator is different, Supply for example isn't a hard school to get through so they can look at not only degree, GPA, but also what that person has done, Nuke looks hard at grades to make sure they can get through nuke school and they have hard interviews, Aviation also needs to look at the best indicator of a person getting through their pipeline so that is why they focus on PFAR and FOFAR as that is the best indicator of a person succeeding, it isn't perfect but nothing is.