I have a thorny question for the recruiters...
My stats are:
- Prior service USN-R, 8yrs. Went out as an E-5 STG2.
- 46yo
- BS in Information Systems
- Over 20 years in IT and R&D. Last job was a network and voice systems architect for HP networking
- Currently a Graduate Student at University of Hawaii at Manoa in Computer Science doing a dissertation on cyber warfare
- CISSP, CEH, Security+, Network+, Linux+
- Non-Select for the March `14 and March `15 boards
I'm looking to enlist into the Navy Reserve as a CTN. This will allow me to affiliate with a unit, gain some experience and improve my DCO package. If I don't get picked up as an IW officer, at least I'm making a contribution.
However, the enlisted recruiter is... moving slowly. I was assigned a recruiter a few months ago. I've met with him, did the forms he needed, etc. As you can imagine, my package is nearly complete as I've done a lot of work on the officer side. This afternoon, I was told something to the effect that "We've met our quota for the month. We're only allowed to send up one package per month. You just need to keep waiting until its your turn."
I'd like to fact-check this with the forum. I know that CTN is a critical rate and every time I hear CYBERCOM in the news they are going on about how they need qualified people. I know that sometimes the Navy has a hard time dealing with the career paths for these highly specialized rates, but I can't figure out how to push this forward.
I'd appreciate any insight from the recruiters perspective.