Sapper!
Excuse the BS...
Hello there, sorry to bother anyone with these concerns but if anyone has some input it would be greatly appreciated. I initiated contact with an OR over a month ago as I am getting just under the two year mark with school. Having done as much reading and research I can and after having an OR come to the engineering department here on my campus, I contacted the OR and had a short polite conversation. Later on, I sat down roughed a few questions about becoming an officer and also began gathering up and making lists of things for a packet. Then I placed the call again to the OR and after another good conversation I of course said I want to become a Naval Officer. Ok so I'll try to wind it down quickly, i asked specific questions about the different ways I can join and the answer I got was this:
"With current budget cuts, the only way to become an officer is to join the BDCP program (specifically because there is no NROTC here and when I asked about direct ascension, which i do understand there are no slots for, was "not an option") in the nuke prop community."
That really was it. Just if you want nuke prop give me a call back.
Look when I was told that I did not respond negatively or even express any disappointment, after all I'm grateful for the guy's time. To show that I even inquired further about how to get started and what he would like me to do, what I need to take care of etc. The guy was very polite and seemed enthusiastic, even stating that he'd sign the papers today, but kept saying "just nuke prop" when I never hinted that I was even interested in anything else.
Ok so my question is this, even with no boards taking place, I want to put a packet in a year before I finish school. I was under the impression that this was possible. What I was told today was, "that is not possible" The guy obviously knows his job, but are other people putting in packets right now? (even if they are staying on a desk somewhere)
Bottom line: what are my options here? I have a bit of a dead end on my hands. Any ideas?
Synopsis:
1. want to put up OCS packet a year out from grad
2. told that is impossible
3. told that I can go to OCS if I join BDCP for nuke (am very grateful)
4. want to put up packet for other options than nuke and not interested in the physics or complex engineering of nuke field (chemical engineering major, so I know quantum mechanics isn't my thing already)
5. what can I do about this?
Thanks for your time, any response is greatly appreciated, but I totally understand not wanting to worry about another wanna be....
6yrs prior service Army SSG with 3 tours as a combat engineer, so either way, I made up my mind to become an officer a while back, and I can't wait to get away from the oversexed tweens at college so that I can get back to the military. I would like to be a naval officer when I do that however if I have to put back on the greens, I'm more than proud to do that as well. Good times
"With current budget cuts, the only way to become an officer is to join the BDCP program (specifically because there is no NROTC here and when I asked about direct ascension, which i do understand there are no slots for, was "not an option") in the nuke prop community."
That really was it. Just if you want nuke prop give me a call back.
Look when I was told that I did not respond negatively or even express any disappointment, after all I'm grateful for the guy's time. To show that I even inquired further about how to get started and what he would like me to do, what I need to take care of etc. The guy was very polite and seemed enthusiastic, even stating that he'd sign the papers today, but kept saying "just nuke prop" when I never hinted that I was even interested in anything else.
Ok so my question is this, even with no boards taking place, I want to put a packet in a year before I finish school. I was under the impression that this was possible. What I was told today was, "that is not possible" The guy obviously knows his job, but are other people putting in packets right now? (even if they are staying on a desk somewhere)
Bottom line: what are my options here? I have a bit of a dead end on my hands. Any ideas?
Synopsis:
1. want to put up OCS packet a year out from grad
2. told that is impossible
3. told that I can go to OCS if I join BDCP for nuke (am very grateful)
4. want to put up packet for other options than nuke and not interested in the physics or complex engineering of nuke field (chemical engineering major, so I know quantum mechanics isn't my thing already)
5. what can I do about this?
Thanks for your time, any response is greatly appreciated, but I totally understand not wanting to worry about another wanna be....
6yrs prior service Army SSG with 3 tours as a combat engineer, so either way, I made up my mind to become an officer a while back, and I can't wait to get away from the oversexed tweens at college so that I can get back to the military. I would like to be a naval officer when I do that however if I have to put back on the greens, I'm more than proud to do that as well. Good times