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Sorry to double post, I also forgot to ask, which kind of phone card should I bring? I see AT&T cards, but I wasnt sure if those were the ones to use.

I had another question. Im a West Coaster, so I'll have about a 3 hour jet lag when I get to Rhode Island. Should i start going to sleep early and waking up early (basically switching to East Coast time) before to minimize the lag? I've heard some people day that you get so gassed the first few...

Good to know! Thank you!

Great to know! So keep my undergarments plain and not seen and its all good. Boxers here I come!

Are we allowed to bring compressiom shorts to OCS? I like to wear them when I exercise

Hoya, great gouge, really appreciate the advice. Random question, but for undergarments, would boxers like this be okay? My survival guide and some ensigns at my district mentioned that boxers we okay, but a lot of packing lists seems to say briefs only. I just wanted to make sure.

I forgot to ask, my recruiter wants me to come in tomorrow for swearing in and processing. Is this something I should bring family to? I figured it was probably going to be a lot of paperwork so should I just get a picture and send it to my mom or should she come if she wants to. I've heard it...

Woohoo! Congrats sabreman! Keeping my fingers crossed for you Potatum! I'd love for Portland to represent at OCS!

Congrats! See you in a month! Time to start cramming as much of the gouge as you can!

Indeed, there are quite a few things to figure out.

Yeah, that's what shocked me too, I thought age critical people went first. One of my friends who used to do recruiting for the Army is wondering if the Navy was hurting for more Pilots and NFOs than we thought.

Joined the facebook group as well, James Dean

Just got a call from my recruiter, they want me in Newport by Jan 7th, so I think this class is the one I'm in. Pro-rec for NFO. Excited, but now I have to scramble to get things ready!

Holy crap, just got a call from my recruiter, they want me in OCS by January 7th, that is a hell of a lot sooner than I thought. I'm excited but now I've gotta scramble to get things ready!

Glad to see so many acceptances here in the thread, like Sabreman said, hoping to see a lot of you guys/gals in the coming months! Keeping my fingers crossed for you Andrew!

Just got the call from my recruiter! I'm in for NFO! I'm excited for all you guys! Lets let the good news roll in!

Well good luck to everyone, I'm excited to hear from this board whenever they hand out their decisions! On the employer talk, I told my employer and was lucky they were pretty chill with everything, my boss got their needed paper work in quickly to help me make the board.

Did the board already meet? I just got a call from my recruiter and she said I was wait-listed to the January board. Edit* Never mind, turns out it was the SWO board I got wait listed on.

Checking in! This will be my first board so I'm a bit nervous, my packets getting passed around my recruiters office so I'm hoping it'll make it out in time.

Just got my ASTB back, 6/6/6/49. At this point I just have to have my employer submit some information and my packet will be ready! Good luck man!

Thanks again for the suggestion with the manual, I got my pressure checked over three days with one of those and I clocked in at 120/60, so my pressure is now non-disqualifying! Now I just have to take the ASTB and my packet will be ready!

Thanks for the pointers! I'm going in for a three day test next week starting Tuesday, and the military nurse whose volunteered to do them seems pretty understanding. I've cut out all my caffeine and reduced my sodium, cardio'd hard and I have three days worth of beet juice ready to go. I've...

Correct, according to my recruiter, I was physically cleared for everything except aviation. Technically my depth perception DQ'd me from SNA, but since Iwas looking ot go NFO I wasn't too concerned about that. Looking at MANMED, I was just about one off my score. (a) Blood Pressure. Standing...

I just wanted to make sure I read this document correctly: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/nami/arwg/Documents/WaiverGuide/01_Physical_Standards.pdf To be an NFO, my blood pressure just has to be under 140/90 correct? My recruiter keeps saying the result needs to be under 130/80, but NAMI...

Hot damn, it sucks it got pushed back, but it wasn't going to make September 6th, now it looks like I can get my stuff in on time to make this board!

I wasn't sure if that was too brief a statement or not. Looking on this threat it seems like a lot of people shoot for 400 words, but when I pasted this onto my APSR form it looked like I had a lot of room left. Should I maybe go into more detail on my body or conclusion paragraph?

Alright, take 2. I tried to use more plain language, but let me know if i'm still being too flowery. I’ve always felt the call to service ever since I was a child. Growing up I would see advertisements showing the US Navy as a global force for good, and many times I saw the Navy put those...

Shoot, I was worried it'd sound too much like a resume. I'll work to tighten is up there and explain more about why I want to serve. Any other recommendations for what I can tune up while I rework this?

Just starting on my application process, but I've had a motivational statement ready for awhile now, wanted to bounce it off you guys. NO MERCY!!!! I’ve always felt the call to service ever since I was a child. Growing up I would see advertisements showing the US Navy as a global force for...

Good luck to you man! I just started my recruitment process, spoke to the officer recruiter on Wednesday and am starting to get the ball rolling. I'm hoping I can get my ducks in a row for this date, but I'll probably have to wait for the December submission date. Still gotta do MEPS and the...