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12 APR 17 SNA/SNFO Board

msv123

msv123

MVaughn123
Ryan Pettit said:
Congratulations to all that were selected. I am Pro Rec N for SNA. Pretty bummed but it is what it is. I was selected for NFO even though I was not aware my recruiter listed it as a second choice. I understand what a great opportunity NFO would be, but have decided to turn it down as it is still my dream to go SNA and my plan was always to re-apply had I not been selected. Does anyone know if I can re-submit to the next board, or is there a waiting period? Any advice is appreciated.
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Same thing happened to me. I applied as SNA-only but got a prorec N for SNA and a prorec Y for NFO. My recruiter confirmed with stern confidence that he did not put my package through with NFO and the processor confirmed. I don't have any other detractors (i.e. criminal records, medical issues, etc.). No explanations or possible reasons were given. Anyways, I was told I would have to wait 6 months to be eligible to re-submit and I've already been in the recruiting process for over a year now so I'm not about to do that. In other words, I'm not willing to wait that long as opposed to taking a guaranteed spot for a still-excellent career choice right now.
 
KnightFlight

KnightFlight

Well-Known Member
Ryan Pettit said:
Congratulations to all that were selected. I am Pro Rec N for SNA. Pretty bummed but it is what it is. I was selected for NFO even though I was not aware my recruiter listed it as a second choice. I understand what a great opportunity NFO would be, but have decided to turn it down as it is still my dream to go SNA and my plan was always to re-apply had I not been selected. Does anyone know if I can re-submit to the next board, or is there a waiting period? Any advice is appreciated.
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Fist bump this. Apply SNA until you are going to age out or it's your last shot. You've got great scores so I'm not sure why you didn't get picked up, try again. If flying is the dream, go for it.
When I got a no, it was 180 days to resubmit, UNLESS you had an"significant" change to your application. In my case, I retook the ASTB and completed my PPL, resubmitted and got picked up on the next board. Idk if I'd retest if I were you though, you killed it lol. Talk to your recruiter, might have to wait the 180, but I'm not sure.
 
BACONATOR

BACONATOR

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pilot
Contributor
msv123 said:
Same thing happened to me. I applied as SNA-only but got a prorec N for SNA and a prorec Y for NFO. My recruiter confirmed with stern confidence that he did not put my package through with NFO and the processor confirmed. I don't have any other detractors (i.e. criminal records, medical issues, etc.). No explanations or possible reasons were given. Anyways, I was told I would have to wait 6 months to be eligible to re-submit and I've already been in the recruiting process for over a year now so I'm not about to do that. In other words, I'm not willing to wait that long as opposed to taking a guaranteed spot for a still-excellent career choice right now.
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I'm just going to take a guess as to what happened to your package:

msv123 said:
Well that scares me now.... I had a waiver for PRK and then when I went to MEPS, they managed to not test me for depth perception. So when my package went through the processor, it came back saying that I was disqualified because I have no depth perception... My recruiter made phone calls and said he "got it fixed" but I'm not sure how or what he did. So just to be safe I had a civilian eye doctor test me and provide a written statement saying I have adequate depth perception just to give my OR some ammo if the problem comes up again but hopefully it doesnt affect my ProRec...
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If you didn't take the depth perception test, then your package was ineligible for SNA. Who knows for certain, but one thing is clear: without a depth perception test DONE AT MEPS (or an MTF), you were never going to get SNA. I'd get this issue resolved with an actual test, and re-submit. And no, nothing your recruiter can "fix" for you, will make you eligible, except scheduling an actual test that you pass.
 
msv123

msv123

MVaughn123
BACONATOR said:
I'm just going to take a guess as to what happened to your package:



If you didn't take the depth perception test, then your package was ineligible for SNA. Who knows for certain, but one thing is clear: without a depth perception test DONE AT MEPS (or an MTF), you were never going to get SNA. I'd get this issue resolved with an actual test, and re-submit. And no, nothing your recruiter can "fix" for you, will make you eligible, except scheduling an actual test that you pass.
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Well they said I had an N3M letter sent with my kit that cleared me for SNA. Maybe it was the problem, maybe it wasn't. I'm not that unwilling to take NFO so I've made peace with my fate.
 
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exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
Ryan Pettit said:
Congratulations to all that were selected. I am Pro Rec N for SNA. Pretty bummed but it is what it is. I was selected for NFO even though I was not aware my recruiter listed it as a second choice. I understand what a great opportunity NFO would be, but have decided to turn it down as it is still my dream to go SNA and my plan was always to re-apply had I not been selected. Does anyone know if I can re-submit to the next board, or is there a waiting period? Any advice is appreciated.
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I rarely tell anyone to turn down a spot that plans on resubmitting again, I also tell people not to list a designator that you aren't willing to take, you however did not ask for NFO as an option, if someone put down NFO without your knowledge I find this unethical. If you feel you will be happiest with SNA then I would say turn down NFO and go for SNA again @RUFiO181 may have a different view of what you should do and what happened to you. I wish you the best and hope to see you with a SNA pro Y in the future.
 
FormerRecruitingGuru

FormerRecruitingGuru

Making Recruiting Great Again
NavyOffRec said:
I rarely tell anyone to turn down a spot that plans on resubmitting again, I also tell people not to list a designator that you aren't willing to take, you however did not ask for NFO as an option, if someone put down NFO without your knowledge I find this unethical. If you feel you will be happiest with SNA then I would say turn down NFO and go for SNA again @RUFiO181 may have a different view of what you should do and what happened to you. I wish you the best and hope to see you with a SNA pro Y in the future.
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Because NRC needs roughly 68 NFOs to ship between the next 4 OCS classes, they themselves, not the recruiter had many Pilots who had good FOFAR scores PROREC for NFO.

My take: Turning down an NFO spot jeopardizes getting selected if you reapply. You will need to explain why you're reapplying and NRC can take it negatively that you turned down a chance to become a commissioned officer.
 
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exNavyOffRec

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RUFiO181 said:
Because NRC needs roughly 68 NFOs to ship between the next 4 OCS classes, they themselves, not the recruiter had many Pilots who had good FOFAR scores PROREC for NFO.

My take: Turning down an NFO spot jeopardizes getting selected if you reapply. You will need to explain why you're reapplying and NRC can take it negatively that you turned down a chance to become a commissioned officer.
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What they did goes against what applicants have been told for years, that you get to apply for what you want, shame on NRC for doing this.

I hope NRC realizes the error of their ways when this guy re-applies.
 
BACONATOR

BACONATOR

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pilot
Contributor
RUFiO181 said:
Because NRC needs roughly 68 NFOs to ship between the next 4 OCS classes, they themselves, not the recruiter had many Pilots who had good FOFAR scores PROREC for NFO.

My take: Turning down an NFO spot jeopardizes getting selected if you reapply. You will need to explain why you're reapplying and NRC can take it negatively that you turned down a chance to become a commissioned officer.
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It may jeopardize it, it may not. The bottom line is: when he goes to OCS and starts going through a VERY real test of faith, he might question if he really wants to go through all that for an NFO slot. Even worse when he makes it through and sees all his buddies at API heading to Primary, while he heads off to NFO primary. If he truly wants to be a pilot, he shouldn't accept NFO. I'm not slighting NFOs by any means. But taking an NFO slot when you wanted (and applied for) only to be a pilot is probably not the best path.

TL;DR: best opt out and apply again for SNA, than to dedicate the next 7-8 years of your life toward a goal you don't truly want. If you legitimately would like to be an NFO, then take it and congrats!
 
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AnthonyG

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My recruiter sent me the whole list of SNA selects and those tabled, I am not sure if I am allowed to post it here but if you message me I can tell you if I see your name
 
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