FormerRecruitingGuru
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Any one you STA21/BOOST-ers heading to UT? We're in dire need of OCs here.
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Fy08 Sta21
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blackjack_rj
Alpha PHlyer
How many did will you have this Fall? I think you told me.
Why do you NEED OCs at a unit? Am I missing something?
Because we bring all that is good to a NROTC unit
Amen to that. We have almost 15 here, but half of us graduate in a month. Come here to ski... and byodb (bring your own drinking buddies)
EM1
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit
Every OC I've talked to has told me that it's on the OCs to bring a "touch of reality" to the unit. I obviously don't know first hand, but I did notice during the midshipman cruises we hosted, that the mids really do look up to enlisted guys, at least during their first and second years (for better or worse). Sometimes I wonder if the whole STA-21 program is in place for no other reason than to put experianced people in NROTC units as students. Then again, maybe the CIA killed Kennedy too....
At our unit, the OC's are a pretty tight bunch. We all hang out quite a bit outside of the unit. Some OC's are going to areas of the country where they litterally don't know a soul and the other Officer Candidates could be thier only friends for a while.
Any general tips that I have can be found in this thread http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10086
If you have specific questions let me know.
If you have specific questions let me know.
Make sure that the people who you get letters from have first hand knowledge of your experience. I also think that a letter from a Master Chief saying he would gladly serve under you says just as much as a Captain saying he would welcome you into his wardroom. I had three letters in my package. One from a RADM, a Master Chief, and my Congressman. While the Congressman couldn't say anything to my experience, I think the fact that I took the time for that may have eluded how much I wanted the program.
blackjack_rj
Alpha PHlyer
Don't ever think that you won't get accepted because it's your first time applying. I was accepted my first time, and so were so many others. Just drop your application and hope for the best. If you don't get picked up the first time, make sure you are quick to drop your package the next year.