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I was in the same boat. Had PRK at -8.50 refraction and came out 20/20. Didnt even have to pursue a waiver from N3M but NAMI still gave me the whammy. Got accepted into a RL community but aviation doesnt seem to budge at pre-op requirements. Spoke with the flight doc at NAMI afterwards and...

Cyber War as listed above is a good read. I try reading a book off the CNO's recommendation list every few months or so just for general Navy knowledge but there are some books in there that relate to the IDC to a certain degree. As an IW officer and for most officer communities in general you...

For IW folk I would suggest buying books for better understanding of computers/networks, radio signal propagation/RADAR/RADIO, satellite communications. It is a technical field and unfortunately the Navy doesnt teach you much in 2 months of formal schooling in Pensacola. Most knowledge will be...

During my enlisted days lived in A school barracks, C school, ships berthing, etc. Navy BEQ vary greatly. Some were good, decent, and horrible. If they are going to cut enlisted pay it should be put into the barracks. Many Sailors choose to stay out late and do dumb things rather than go back to...

Thus I said all the candidates were approached by class officers to switch and not vice versa. I also stated needs of the Navy.I fail to see how my post encourages people to take SWO and switch to aviation but um ok. Yes the circumstances are rare I agree.

Good point. I can imagine a bunch of SNA/SNFO more worried about taking cool facebook pics than flying. In some OCS classes they have converted SWO to aviators. If they havent taken the ASTB they are allowed to take it at OCS along with flight physical. In my class they converted every single...

Whats wrong with taking pics in flight during the solo? Is it classified somehow? I see a whole bunch of people on facebook posting pics of themselves in flight suits and on training flights.

All the aviation NPQ in my OCS class redesignated to restricted line or supply corps. Think SWO's are trying to make sure people want to be SWO instead of being a dumping ground for attrites from other URL communities.

So what do you get instead of a NAM? An air medal? :p

Recall reading some articles about USAF awarding bronze stars for finance operations in Iraq. Surprised to find out bronze stars can be handed out for non-combat actions. http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20120416/NEWS/204160301/Tech-sgts-take-heat-after-receiving-medals Would think an AF...

Thine hell hasth frozen over.

Yes you get clothing allowance for SDB,etc. if you are e6 and below. E7 and above do not since they already received it. Cant remember if it is partial or the same as non-priors. I reused my NWU and other common uniform items. I heard a rumor indocs no longer wear poopie suits during indoc week?

To rustle more people's jimmies: Is the air medal the equivalent of a NAM in the air community? I have seen many aviators/aircrew sporting multiple air medals and it stands out since it is such a higher award than a NAM or COM. Since we talked about SW/AW/SS. What about IDW? I cant think of a...

I meant compared to IP. I have no experience when it comes to being an aviator.

OP feel free to PM me. I graduated OCS in August, we might know each other. There were quite a few aviation attrites in Information Warfare Basic Course in Pensacola. I can put you in touch with other IW JO's or IDC officers if you are considering it. IW has alot more slots then IP from what I...

Despite some people's opinions I would still encourage you to apply if its something you truly want. Trends and numbers are ever changing and no one can predict the future. Have good fallback plans since the chances for non-prior enlisted are slim like others have suggested. As prior-enlisted I...

NavyOffRec makes a good point but if you really want it, no harm in applying for it. Believe you can list up to 3 designators on your application. Where are you located? My suggestion would be to look up a local command's public website. Usually they have an email link for the command's PAO...

Im active duty and switched from MGIB to post 9/11. Did it on the VA's website and received a confirmation letter from the VA a couple weeks later. You only need to "sign up" for the post 9/11 if you wish to switch from MGIB to 9/11. BTW if you have MGIB once you use all 36 months of benefits...

God speed Space Monkey!

My car's brake rotors rusted while in Newport at OCS. Just cosmetic but annoying. Also someone put a nice $600 dent in my fender without leaving any note. A naval officer will never lie, cheat, or steal so technically this doesnt fall under that but what about honor, courage, commitment?

Exchange policy regarding electronics at the NEX is good. Most places charge you a restocking fee for returning an opened electronic item. Think Best Buy is 14 days and 15% restocking. The NEX didnt charge me a restocking fee when I exchanged my laptop and the extended service plan prices are...

I guess with taxes it would equal out.

Knew a guy who got a DUI prior to enlisting and he just got picked up for OCS granted this was after about 8 years of enlisted service.

ill just pack all my uniforms in my trunk and hope they are ok. NWU arent cheap and mine are good they just wont be as "bright" as new ones.

I had 2.9 GPA in Sociology and got picked up for IW but I also had very strong interviews and evals. Also did you put IW? IW has more quotas than SWO-IDC options so maybe thats a factor?

For prior enlisted single folk did your BAH stop at OCS? I asked PSD and the pay clerk told me he doesnt know lol. He said he would look into it and never called me back. I love PSD. I would be living in government housing so I was thinking no.....but OCS is listed as an intermediate duty...

N3M cleared me for commissioning. NAMI NPQ for aviation so I am going in as an IW since NAMI doenst have anything to do outside of pilot/NFO.

Do you get a chance to do a mock PFA prior to the IN-PFA? I always like to gauge how fast I need to run at certain points at different tracks. When is the IN-PFA? Week 1? I can knock out almost 100 sit-ups with almost no training but yet after months of running Im still borderline. Its always...

How many PFA's are you required to contine training and which ones actually count? Is it like enlisted boot camp where the first PFA is a gouge to see where you're at and only passing the final PFA is necessary? Despite me running 2-3 times a week for the last 4 months Im still borderline with...

Good luck. My vision refraction doesnt meet commissioning standards but I was FS for OCS. During my enlistment my vision just crapped out but still within the correctable 20/20 for enlisted retention. Oh and this was for IW, NAMI still NPQ'd me for NFO.

Nico I felt the sameway for a while. I have been enlisted for 8 years hoping to be a pilot one day but NAMI says I cant. There are other opportunities in the Navy. I got accepted into OCS for info warfare and am content with that and having the honor 0f being an Officer is a great opportunity...

Ok just found out also March 31. Put on my application not available until May but I guess they took that as a suggestion lol. Got so much to do now. Gotta extend or re-enlist, find out about storage or HHG move, BAH (im single with no dependents dont know if it will stop), what to do with my...

My CO informed me today I was a final select! He gave my Dept. Head my final select letter and OCS information packet so I should find out tomorrow my OCS date hopefully.

On your CO endorsement you are suppposed to put the date you are available for OCS. What did you put? I put mine as my PRD since it wasnt too far out and it wouldnt hurt my command. Saw another applicant's package and it said soon as possible. Plus it gives me time to get physically fit for OCS...

I had mine two years ago. The history of medical questionaire asked have you had corrective eye surgery i.e. PRK, LASIK, etc. The fleet processor asked me to send in my pre and post op paperwork last week. It does not state you h ave to send in any paperwork I only did because the fleet...

They emailed me. It states on BOL for any medical issues the OCS accessions people will contact you directly.

I received a message that I was TNPQ or temporarily not physically qualified. Forgot to send in my PRK paperwork. Figured since I got it done through the Navy they wouldnt need it but went over to medical and they printed out my pre op and post op records so I could send it in. Only thing that...

He actually was a BM LDO with a SWO pin. He kept asking me if I had a college degree since he thought I was going for LDO. In reality he was completely clueless about commissioning via OCS and kept thinking I was going for LDO since I am a First Class PO. Overall he was a really nice officer but...

Do some research into whatever designator that officer is such as career milestones, PQS qualifications, duty stations, etc. Agree with TIZ in that most of it is board confidence and presence more so than knowledge. They are looking more so in how you carry yourself rather than your technical...

Just found out I was not PROREC on BOL.

If anyone is applying to AMDO just found out I was not PROREC.

I went into work today and my command didnt know anything about my results and kind of just looked at me dumb. According to BOL commands are only notified once a final select letter is generated. The PROREC is pretty much a shoe in for active duty though since we do pre-commissioning physicals...

Good news looks like I have been pro rec for IW according to BOL Online. I checked it at home but I always feel nothing is official until your COC tells you so Im trying to be reserved about it.... Thanks for all the input so far Im sure I will have more questions especially if I get pro rec for...

Awesome! Very excited. Now I really need to up the PT. Didnt know if I had a good shot since I had a non-technical degree and a 2.9 GPA for Info Warfare 1810. I had very strong evals and interviews so that must have been it. I also applied for AMDO and SWO which AMDO results should hopefully...

I just accessed BOL Online through my Google Nexus tablet just had to reset the password lol. I believe I have been selected? Status says "Y,,,," not sure what the",,,,," means? Guess I will find out tomorrow when I go to work...Should I ask surprised if CO tells me I am a select? All my...

Im at home now. Anyway to check from home? Everytime I go to BOL online it says invalid cert Ive tried both internet explorer and google chrome. Congrats to all so far.

Checked BUPERS today still nothing. The AMDO board convenes today hopefully hear something about that soon to.

Are commands notified of selection before it posts to BUPERS? Meaning should I be checking BUPERS or wait for my CO to let me know?

Well I always wanted to fly when I was a kid and I generally like the Navy hence naval aviation as a NA/NFO. Right now I am working on my PPL and will pursue piloting from the civilian side. I know IW has some flying billets and my condition wouldnt disqualify me from that so that is...

Almost a year ago I asked the same question to the Fleet Processor and the FC1 there at the time told me I needed to have my degree prior to submitting. I guess the difference is with a civilian there is nothing stopping you when your full time job is college but with AD there are deployments...