soccerman816
Well-Known Member
Good Evening,
I have found much information on this and many opinions but as many come and go, titles change, users get wiser, experience has grown, and there is someone like me who may be put in a situation you have the answer to. I am the first admit I did not event the wheel, nor will I recreate it and I appreciate those that have rolled them before me. This is for all those of those people actually living this scenario.
Lets say, its 2021 and hypothetically you get to the end of OCS and you have NPQ'd from aviation over the suspicion of a degenerative eye condition. The letter from NAMI takes all the way to week 12 before you have officially been released from your flight opportunity. You left your wife, a great job, and an entire career, to fly for the Navy; all for you to be told you have an eye issue that COULD cause a problem later so they will not take chance on pushing you down to Pensacola, but currently you see 20/30 uncorrected and 20/20 corrected so you qualify for all other designators.
Lets say, the only offer on the table is SWO. Are those 4 years of your time in your 20's worth it? Looking back on your careers and your goals, would you do it? Would you do it differently knowing what you know now? This isn't a question of whether or not you want to be a Naval Officer, because that is with any designator at OCS. If the designator was trash man, people will go "well at least you are a Naval Officer," yeah that still picks up trash. I will have held a similar title prior to going to OCS and the clout isn't what I was chasing, rather the chance to command an aircraft and honestly above all, work with a group of people who I felt have a mindset much like my own. The aviation community is one of the biggest things I admire of the Navy. I always wanted to "be like those guys" growing up. This scenario could be all to real for many people and with someone I know approaching that, I don't think there are many resources to turn to other than those who have come before.
I appreciate any and all feed back. No disrespect intended to SWO's. Many candidates just have 0 intention on doing that job for any part of our life prior to arriving at OCS. Personally, I would be more interested in Intel (closest to my background) or Crypto, but there is mixed gouge as to whether there are even options or its just "SWO or get out." Which is irrelevant to this forum. I just am looking for your mixed bag of experiences.
Thank you,
SM816
I have found much information on this and many opinions but as many come and go, titles change, users get wiser, experience has grown, and there is someone like me who may be put in a situation you have the answer to. I am the first admit I did not event the wheel, nor will I recreate it and I appreciate those that have rolled them before me. This is for all those of those people actually living this scenario.
Lets say, its 2021 and hypothetically you get to the end of OCS and you have NPQ'd from aviation over the suspicion of a degenerative eye condition. The letter from NAMI takes all the way to week 12 before you have officially been released from your flight opportunity. You left your wife, a great job, and an entire career, to fly for the Navy; all for you to be told you have an eye issue that COULD cause a problem later so they will not take chance on pushing you down to Pensacola, but currently you see 20/30 uncorrected and 20/20 corrected so you qualify for all other designators.
Lets say, the only offer on the table is SWO. Are those 4 years of your time in your 20's worth it? Looking back on your careers and your goals, would you do it? Would you do it differently knowing what you know now? This isn't a question of whether or not you want to be a Naval Officer, because that is with any designator at OCS. If the designator was trash man, people will go "well at least you are a Naval Officer," yeah that still picks up trash. I will have held a similar title prior to going to OCS and the clout isn't what I was chasing, rather the chance to command an aircraft and honestly above all, work with a group of people who I felt have a mindset much like my own. The aviation community is one of the biggest things I admire of the Navy. I always wanted to "be like those guys" growing up. This scenario could be all to real for many people and with someone I know approaching that, I don't think there are many resources to turn to other than those who have come before.
I appreciate any and all feed back. No disrespect intended to SWO's. Many candidates just have 0 intention on doing that job for any part of our life prior to arriving at OCS. Personally, I would be more interested in Intel (closest to my background) or Crypto, but there is mixed gouge as to whether there are even options or its just "SWO or get out." Which is irrelevant to this forum. I just am looking for your mixed bag of experiences.
Thank you,
SM816
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