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Critiquing/input of DCO motivational statement

PRarce2

PRarce2

Member
Morning Air Warriors,
I am trying to write my motivational statement and would like your input/critiquing of it. I did a word limit/count of the APSR and since it is limited to viewing area that is about 1300 words. I have been trying to chop the words down while trying to get my point across. I was a 13 yr 8 mo AD1(AW) before I had to get out for Enlisted Review Board (ERB).

Just so you know I have no DUI's, ARI's, failed PRT's, or stagnated evals. the only thing was a med waiver due to 70% of my calf being burned. Sorry, I have to put that out there because first comment out of peoples mouths is, what did you do wrong.

I just affiliated with the reserves back in June and am trying to go for AMDO or Surface Warfare Office because I kind of like being a GM1 and working with CRS community, now that I have experienced it. Any comments, input, and critiquing of my motivational statement are greatly appreciated!
 

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FormerRecruitingGuru

FormerRecruitingGuru

Making Recruiting Great Again
For future reference there's already a "motivational statement thread" where applicants put up their motiv statement for chops....

Also, there isn't a DCO SWO reserve program...
 
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inpassing

Member
I'm no expert in this field but one thing I would focus on is highlighting what aspects from your prior naval and present government position lend themselves to being an officer and demonstrate leadership experience, etc.
 
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unbroken

Naval officer
How many words are you allowed? Our app for IWC allowed 500, and yours is twice as long. I would double check this.

To be direct, I would cut the fluff ("Once upon a time" sounds like a cover letter for a job at Disneyland, not an application for the US military).

And, finally, I would advise reaching out to a few people on here with your designator of interest, and asking them to review it, rather than post it on a public forum. My personal feeling is that you don't want a rough draft on your life's experiences and ambitions floating around out there. It's a small world, and you're probably best off discussing this in a more intimate setting, with a few folks who can ensure the review board only sees your best version once it's submitted.
 
ABMD

ABMD

Bullets don't fly without Supply
The best advice I was given RE: Resume and Motivational Statement, quantify anything and everything. Managed people? If so, how many? Managed a budget? How much? Given financial authority (DoFA)? What was the limit? Managed a project? What was the project budget, how many people worked on the project (under your guidance), outcome?
 
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