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I hope that somebody will be able to give me some info/advice. I enlisted in the Navy with intention to eventually become Naval Aviator. I departed to boot camp as undesignated airman and after short atd school I arrived at my current command overseas as E2. Before I enlisted I attended community college from which I have about 60 credits. At my command I also took some classes and Clep tests so my final number of credits should be around 70. That is where the trouble starts. After arrival at my command I soon started to run request chits for college classes with disapproval from my immediate chain of command. After I decided to "skip" or follow my chain of command higher and finally got approval to take classes I ended up with "hostile" LPO and LCPO because of that. Simply attitude of my immediate COC is "you do what we tell you to do" with no consideration for personal aspiration etc. This is not just me but whole division. Anyways I just didn't get discouraged and worked on my quals and at the same time continued taking classes. Right now I'm finishing my Air Warfare pin and getting ready to start working on my surface since I think this will definitely help me to get picked up for STA21. I'm also E3 now eligible for E4 exam in March05.
My question is regarding my enlisted navy career. Simply after one year of being on the ship I’m eligible to put in package to request "A" school. This will be in November04. Currently I'm in the V4 division, over manned, with shipmates being airmans even after 3 years in the navy.
I'm curious what would be the best rate to strike for in order to have best chances for STA21 pilot option. Also lets say I choose a rate, finish A school around february05 and immediately put my package together. Do you think it would be possible to get letters of recommendation from my future COC before STA21 deadline in july05? Finally what about if I stay in my current rate (ABF) and just try to pass E4 exam. Would that be an advantage since Navy wouldn't have to spent additional finances for my A school and transfer to different duty station? That' just a little bit of speculation I have on my mind right now...
My last question is about US citizen officers not actually born in the US. Have you met somebody with "accent" as an Officer in the Navy? Reason I'm asking is that I just finished mailing off my application for US Citizenship. I have no doubt about granting, however I'm curious how is board or my CO going to look at the fact that future naval aviator applicant is fresh US citizen. Any experiences to share?
That is it for now, thank you for replies and to let you know, this website is one of the best on the net
ahadu
I hope that somebody will be able to give me some info/advice. I enlisted in the Navy with intention to eventually become Naval Aviator. I departed to boot camp as undesignated airman and after short atd school I arrived at my current command overseas as E2. Before I enlisted I attended community college from which I have about 60 credits. At my command I also took some classes and Clep tests so my final number of credits should be around 70. That is where the trouble starts. After arrival at my command I soon started to run request chits for college classes with disapproval from my immediate chain of command. After I decided to "skip" or follow my chain of command higher and finally got approval to take classes I ended up with "hostile" LPO and LCPO because of that. Simply attitude of my immediate COC is "you do what we tell you to do" with no consideration for personal aspiration etc. This is not just me but whole division. Anyways I just didn't get discouraged and worked on my quals and at the same time continued taking classes. Right now I'm finishing my Air Warfare pin and getting ready to start working on my surface since I think this will definitely help me to get picked up for STA21. I'm also E3 now eligible for E4 exam in March05.
My question is regarding my enlisted navy career. Simply after one year of being on the ship I’m eligible to put in package to request "A" school. This will be in November04. Currently I'm in the V4 division, over manned, with shipmates being airmans even after 3 years in the navy.
I'm curious what would be the best rate to strike for in order to have best chances for STA21 pilot option. Also lets say I choose a rate, finish A school around february05 and immediately put my package together. Do you think it would be possible to get letters of recommendation from my future COC before STA21 deadline in july05? Finally what about if I stay in my current rate (ABF) and just try to pass E4 exam. Would that be an advantage since Navy wouldn't have to spent additional finances for my A school and transfer to different duty station? That' just a little bit of speculation I have on my mind right now...
My last question is about US citizen officers not actually born in the US. Have you met somebody with "accent" as an Officer in the Navy? Reason I'm asking is that I just finished mailing off my application for US Citizenship. I have no doubt about granting, however I'm curious how is board or my CO going to look at the fact that future naval aviator applicant is fresh US citizen. Any experiences to share?
That is it for now, thank you for replies and to let you know, this website is one of the best on the net
ahadu