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Syracuse here, viva upstate NY.

What are people usually NPQ'd for after OCS? Is it mainly a pilot thing or should the rest of us be worried? I can't imagine going through everything just to get booted out the door at the last minute, if not for your career for your mental sanity. @Oneil - that's pretty brutal, although I...

I'm surprised you haven't yet. I haven't had my clearance interview, but I got a call from my recruiter last week and went in to sign enlistment docs and swear in. She says I'll have an OCS date and an official letter within the week.

Got my FS today - still don't know when I'm headed to OCS, but I sign enlistment docs on Thursday so I'll probably at least have an idea by then. Hope to see some of you soon!

Fair enough - good luck to you, I hope it all works out.

I was told directly by a recruiter that serving in the Peace Corps was an automatic dq, and personally had to go through the ringer when getting my secret clearance because of my foreign wife. I'm not saying I know with certainty that he wouldn't get one and am not claiming to be an authority on...

You enlisted in the Navy with the qualifications on that attached resume? Not to sound harsh, but I have a hard time seeing you get a TS clearance and they very well might have rejected you knowing that, irregardless of your qualifications. They don't even let Americans who served in the Peace...

Gotcha, so it's really just a different application process. Makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

Ah ok, my mistake. 250 seems really short, any idea why they do that?.

My OR said my motivational statement could be as long as I wanted, just as long as it fits within the given space; I think the 250 word limit is a thing of the past. That's where I went in to my experiences (relevant jobs, community service, etc) and how they prepared me to be a Naval Officer. I...

Pro-Rec Y for IW! According to my OR, the Intel results are still not in yet (I actually had Intel as my first choice and IW as second), but in any case looks like the rest of us non-priors should be hearing very soon. Good luck to everyone!

It just seems weird that they would have the list for AD and not for non-priors... I would think that once they have one they have the other as well?

That would be frustrating, but if it's any consolation at least you can isolate the parts of your app that they might not have liked - if people with lower ASTBs and GPAs were selected, it might mean your motivational statement wasn't convincing. Hammering that out could be the difference if you...

Haha fair enough!

I think it ultimately depends on where you are assigned within an agency and which agency it is. I have no doubt that they highly value technical degrees, especially considering the rise of cyber warfare, etc, although from what I saw as a State Dept intern among the intel bureau staff and my...

Great information, thanks for your response. In a way you confirmed my intuition about knowing history, etc. (which is entirely self-serving - I majored in History and then got an International Relations MA), because for the most part that's what most civilian intel agencies look for. However...

This is definitely a subjective question and surely there is no one-size-fits-all, but what degrees/coursework/general types of knowledge do you think do the best to prepare people for Intel work?

Makes perfect sense, thanks for the gouge. I know budgets are forcing hard choices across the board, but it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Seems like Intel, IW and IP have distinct and separate purposes, although I am just an outsider looking in. I just imagine it will be hard...

I understand the why IW and IP looks for physics and calc, but could you elaborate on why it is such an important factor for Intel? I would think there are a lot of different factors to take into account for these to be a deal-breaker.

She is a Lieutenant, I'm not sure how long she has been doing it, although she seems young. Extremely helpful, responsive and organized, I've been impressed and happy to be working with her.

Thanks for your response, NavyOffRec. I've thought about SWO, but intelligence is really my goal; if I have to go at it again, it's definitely a possibility (although I'll be 27 in Oct so I might be pushing it). So, would selectees willing to go immediately be looking at leaving before the end...

I applied to the August IDC board for Intel and IW, in that order. Here are my stats: BA, History from Lake Forest College, MA, International Relations from Syracuse GPA: 3.8 OAR: 54 Age: 26 My recruiter said the board will meet in mid-August and we should hear back in mid-September. Anyone...