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You guys are dangerous.
6/7/6 isn't bad, 9/9/9 is as high as you can go, and ultra rare. That makes 8s excellent scores, 7s above average, and 6s good, but nothing special. It is a fairly solid score, and if you can study and raise them all by one, you'll be pretty well set. They aren't horrible and you didn't "crash and burn" at all.whitedc said:
The OAR of 49 is a bit low, a score in the mid 50s would be a good deal more compepative.
It's generally more competative these days, there are many things that make up the package, so while we may critique these scores, it's not like we are talking about your entire package, and this only makes up ONE factor in the package. That said, the command that I've talked with has told me that it is a good deal more competative these days, especially for naval aviator, but for the other jobs as well. This means that scores that would have been fine a while back don't cut it today. I don't think anybody wants to lay out a score and say that "you should be scoring this to be selected for pilot", because it's the "entire package" deal, not just the scores.
I'd say you should study up and take it again, BUT your initial score has shown promise, and the improvement that you have to make isn't huge. To have the highest probability of being selected I'd say get the OAR in the 50s at least, get the academic, aviator and flight officer ratings up one.
Seeing your post above, the problem with the books is that they show you the "types" of questions, but they do not give you the knowledge you need to answer all nautical, aeronautical, or math questions. If you want resources for these, check some of the other threads. The gouges do a good job of preparing you for the types of questions, and they get your brain working, but as a flight instructor I know there are so many topics about aeronautical knowledge that are "fair game" that are not going to be explained in a few pages in a gouge. If you are starting with next to zero in terms of nautical and aeronautical knowledge, I'd say you are doing pretty damn good (but continue to study and improve). I know it can't be easy in such a situation.
One of the biggest aspects about being in the military and being a good officer is being able to improve yourself. If you think it is feasable to improve a little bit, then go for it. Good luck!
