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Can't tell you about the waivers, but were you holding a security clearance when you got the DUI?

the tier system was being talked about when I went through. everyone who was an engineer wanted to be one. listen, your going to be able to do it. i have had VERY low self-confidence in my abilities, yet i;ve slowly plugged away. if your really nervous, take an engineering class as an...

if your talking about industrial engineering, once you get the basic engineering requirements out of the way, IE is statistical analysis, not that hard compared to what you could be doing in engineering. btw, the national average for engineers is ~2.9 GPA. You probably won't get all A's. When...

if your talking to me, i recommend engineering. if your terribly intimidated by it, you can do industrial engineering (an efficiency engineer--the guys you DON'T want coming to your workplace) which is a bit more challenging that getting an econ degree. but again, don't do something you will...

I can't give you an extensive list, but one thing that has come up before is eligibility for TPS (at least an initial eligibility).

yes exactly. its your friends decision. as long as everyone agrees. at my commissioning, after I was commissioned I went right back up on stage and swore my best friend in (oath of office).

For the OP, I would talk to whoever your class advisor is as well as the person in charge of commissioning. While yes, the technical answer is you are now a MIDN, I feel that the first salute is a symbolic gesture. You were prior enlisted, and your close friend is being commissioned. As long as...

don't know. i'm speculating though that if they are pre-screening people based on their intended majors, i imagine they aren't just going to let everyone switch. I believe the NROTC website also says there is a significant chance you could lose scholarship benefits by switching to a tier 3. in...

no, but you always have to fill out medical history forms. so if you had something done since then it needs to be noted.

there are several very recent threads discussing discussing anti-depressants as well. a lot of people posted on them

I am fairly sure this is correct. My friend, while we were in API, had a stash job over at NETC. He assisted in 'pre-screening' the 4 yr. scholarship applications...he said most tier threes (unless the total package was competitive) were not even considered until they had gone through all the...

gotcha makes sense too. I am assuming when you say 'pipeline' you mean NROTC and USNA Mids as well?

maybe be we are talking about different things...i just looked up the waiver guide If your "plano to -5.50 diopter sphere: three months" If your "-5.75 to -8.00 or +0.25 to +6.00 total diopter sphere: six months" You have to wait this amount of time before your doctor can perform the final...

also I would like to add, if possible, go to a school with NROTC unit located on campus. I am sure some people will disagree, but at my school it frustrated a lot of people (not tremendously though) to have to make treks back and forth often...especially during freshman year when there is a lot...

from what I was told the "slots" or "quotas" per school only partially exists. Certain schools, like Northwestern University have caps on the number of scholarships (I believe 15). This is because these schools are very expensive at +$40k year. However, public universities, like University of...

Agreed. If you have the patience and do what the Docs say (it may take awhile) you should be able to get your waiver.

you told him it was stupid to fess up to something in his medical history...omission is lying. your willingly withholding information. while I am not positive, I'm pretty sure lying on a federal medical history form can carry consequences. so if I had fracture in my skull, a pacemaker, and...

lol yea i'm sure it would be pointless to figure it out anyways.

so basically your telling one to lie their way out of problems? why would people want to fly with you? you quote A Few Good Men, but you should remind yourself how that movie ends...Jack is to receive a court martial for a variety of charges for issuing an order and then LYING about it.

I am not trying to pick a fight or anything, but this makes absolutely no sense. I don't understand how.......nevermind I am qualified to attend BUDS...would I make it through? History would say otherwise... Don't give up, correct, but do whatever ever you can to make yourself a standout...

i know someone at primary who also claims to have the last contact waiver...

i would leave the medical criticisms to NAMI, BUMED, MEPS etc...

wow man I am sorry all that happened to you. it seems like you should be the one giving the advice! I mean it seems like that you are on your way you just need to get those notes in? If that's the case then maybe your just going to have to wait...(again)

its tier 1. NAMI found high score setters on DDR are more likely to complete flight school. Also, I heard that if you get above a certain amount of points, the Navy GIVES you an F/A-18.

Listen, if you have been on this forum for ~5 months you should have realized you don't need a mix of IP's, officers, midshipmen, OCS grads etc to tell you that you have an extremely competitive resume. I mean just say your stats aloud, 35 ACT? 1 out of 525? 4.0 unweighted? National Merit...

the question of eye drops has come up and was never completely resolved (to my knowledge). I used eye drops while I was waiting for my exam (this was post-PRK though when they were still dry)...no one said anything and I don't believe any documentation said otherwise. I recommend Systane...

What tests gave you problems?

I was concerned about having that syndrome when I got off a 40 day cruise and I would feel like I was still on the ship. However I saw a doc and found out that experiencing motion effects like that are pretty common, disembarkment syndrome is very rare and much more common is women. I am also...

I can't quote a specific document other than the NROTC homepage. Howver, when I was stashed at the old NROTC unit I was assigned a bunch of projects with the Recruiting Offcer. He gave me a run through. The Navy now has a "tiered" system for degrees-1st, 2nd, 3rd. 1st tier are engineering...

your travel officer/admin officer at your NROTC unit should address all of that for you... and unless your at a trimester school (and even thats a stretch), you probably should have had that brief a long time ago

Thanks...I saw that in the regs as well, I was just hoping maybe there was some sort gouge I didn't know.

Yea your right. My old roommate when to USNA and has that <1% Navy Fed loan too.

I was confused at first by your wording...IFS is also conducted at Pensacola regional, which is pretty close. Also you can take government vans to your IFS locations. It still is a pain, but its not that bad. Before I left Pensacola, I talked to the officer in charge of IFS. Apparently, once...

You make it sound like its 'regrettable' that you have too? :D Also, I was thinking. I DON'T know how the BDCP program works, however, what happens to you guys if you flunk out of OCS? Because the way the USAA loan works is that it HAS to be direct deposit (or whatever its called) and...

Check out the NASC website. You can get all of the API pubs. However, its going to be a LONG time before you get to API. After completing OCS, you might not even receive orders to report to Pensacola right away. After that you will have to complete IFS, and then after probably a few weeks you...

USAA's service has NOT degraded. I don't get how this has anything to do with their service? Although the economy is starting to recover, its not like USAA hasn't felt the negative effects. You do know that all the banks that didn't screw up had to pay MILLIONS to the ones that did? There was...

To answer your 1st question... They will never go to sea and work with other military and civilians. I don't believe they get the nuke pay incentives, but don't quote me on that. Basically they are engineers working on designing and implementing reactors and their various subsystems...

From my experience, your only going to run into a problem with HAVING to stay in the BOQ if its not at something like 85 to 90% capacity. This is because its cheaper to have you stay there than to finance you living out in town. From personal experience...when I checked into Pensacola (SNA)...

AHAHAHAHAHAHA. FilipinoMavrick, PLEASE keep starting new threads!

I believe the service time is 5 years...I will post some more info about it this weekend. I am on leave and meeting up with a friend who is commissioning into reactors. To give an example of the screening process for reactors...this guy is absolutely brilliant either a 3.8 or 3.9 GPA engineer...

okay I ran a search--and maybe it wasn't diligent enough--but I didn't seem to come up with the answer (also this thread has 630+ replies) Do you HAVE to put any patches on your G-1 (nametag included)? Again, sorry if this was already discussed.

What does that even mean? You wouldn't be surprised that his mother's a foreign national so your not going to put helos on your wish list? I got to hop a ride in both an SH-60 and an F/A-18. Don't knock it until you try because, although earning wings is my number one goal, helos went to the...

I'm not sure I understand your question? I can help you with some of it. SWO--There is giant formula that will rank you against everyone across the nation (it should encompass your grades, PRT, etc). It will determine what you get to select. Basically (this is how they did it at my unit) they...

yea no kidding...approximately 2/3s of Naval Officers are commissioned through NROTC or the USNA...a good percentage of them are fully funded scholarships. Thats a pretty good chunk of people who are getting pre-reqs paid for. Also, make sure you WANT to be a Naval Officer. Saying this makes...

Well while it does suck your recruiter is not being very helpful, taking the step forward and not having your hand held helps too. If they told you you need to pass the ASTB first, pass the ASTB. A simple google search will find you almost everything what you need to know. The practice books...

yea I 'heard' (not sure as to the truth) that NASP has a big time drug problem. To qualify that, while in API, I had my car stopped twice and searched with a canine unit while going out the back gate. I guess my four banger 97 Saturn had drugs written all over it.

just follow the example set from the Army commercials on how to convince your parents...seems pretty easy.

good call before I left Pensacola one of the talks of the base was the lbs of Mary Jane someone got caught with in the enlisted barracks.

also, make sure you WANT to become a Naval Officer. Your original post made it very clear that you want the Navy to pay for your education...that's great but that should be just an added benefit to getting commissioned. If your just looking to get your college paid for there are several other...

There is a ton of discussion on this if you use the search function at the top of the screen. However, based on what you've said your are nearsighted, which is very common. You can get PRK laser surgery to correct your negative diopter/astigmatism (NOT LASIK). Googling/searching the forum for...