Stats and Scores

[koliver]

You and I are pretty evenly stacked up. I'm going to take the ASTB again soon but we have identical scores as well as GPA for the same reason. I also have a couple of O3 and O5 LORs, both Air Force, and my long time boss and professor. I'm hopeful, but being realistic, I'm thinking I'll have to test again for an immediate reapply. I know I could've done better. Keep me posted on your status and good luck!

Oh nice! When are you submitting? My OR advised me to not retest after my second attempt because she said it's strong for my app. I think my gpa is my weakness but I'm feeling confident otherwise.

 

[LcTex]

Oh nice! When are you submitting? My OR advised me to not retest after my second attempt because she said it's strong for my app. I think my gpa is my weakness but I'm feeling confident otherwise.

I've only taken it once but I'm awaiting results of the December board. Should know soon. If I don't get picked up I'll retest and then immediately reapply. I'm going for NFO and I'll be applying simultaneously for the USMC next time if I miss out. Crazy though because I thought my gpa was going to be a moderate strength of mine, but, after my juco transcripts were added, I went from 3.2 to 2.78.

 

[koliver]

Oh gotcha. I missed the board due to waiting for my lasik.

 

[Swimcris]

ASTB 58 6/6/7
Vision 20/20 uncorrectedNavu
Degree: Economics
GPA: 3.21
College: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
LORs: MC A-school OIC (O-4 NFO)

E-3 MC (set to graduate A school Jan. 17th) at age 26 applying for NFO and Aviator to both Marines and Navy. PT scores 8:50 1.5 run, 90 sit-ups, 86 push ups. EP.

Will this be competitive?

 

[Eonami]

Active Duty CTI1(IW)
Time in Service: 8.5 years
Tours: NIOC HI, NIOC MD, NIOC HI again
Evals: Consistent MP->EP progression
OAR: 70
BA: East Asian Studies (Computer Science Minor) from University of Maryland University College
AA: Korean from DLI
GPA: 3.7
Appraisals: O-6 (Intel), O-5, O-4 (CW) (All 10's)
LORs: Retired Army Ranger Medic (Senior NCO)
Language Skills: Korean
Awards: FLOC, JCOMx2, NAM, DirNSA LOA
Certs, etc: MLAP grad, MCCEP Phase II

Applied for 5 Dec IWC board (1810, 1830), ProRec-Y for 1830 on 22 Dec.

 

[Romantics89]

PRO REC Y for 1830 on Dec. 23, 2016

Non-prior
OAR: 56
B.A., Political Science and Spanish (Philosophy Minor) from Butler University (2015)
GPA: 3.62
Appraisals: 1 O-6, 2 O-5, 1 O-3 (INTEL)
LORs: Retired O-6, University President, IN State Rep
Languages: Spanish and Arabic

 

[42Zulu]

PRO REC Y for 1830 on Dec. 23, 2016

Non-prior
OAR: 56
B.A., Political Science and Spanish (Philosophy Minor) from Butler University (2015)
GPA: 3.62
Appraisals: 1 O-6, 2 O-5, 1 O-3 (INTEL)
LORs: Retired O-6, University President, IN State Rep
Languages: Spanish and Arabic

Just started the ball rolling with the Indy recruiter and looking into Intel. Good to know what gotcha in so I know what I have to do.

 

[Romantics89]

Just started the ball rolling with the Indy recruiter and looking into Intel. Good to know what gotcha in so I know what I have to do.

According to the discussion on the "Dec 2016 IWC Board" thread, I guess some of my credentials aren't typical of selected 1830 candidates. Some say Intel seeks STEM degrees over Liberal Arts degrees, like Poli Sci. But, in my opinion, the "well-rounded candidate" has the good shot. Good luck! I had a great recruiter out of Portland, ME. Always happy to help out a fellow Hoosier.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

According to the discussion on the "Dec 2016 IWC Board" thread, I guess some of my credentials aren't typical of selected 1830 candidates. Some say Intel seeks STEM degrees over Liberal Arts degrees, like Poli Sci. But, in my opinion, the "well-rounded candidate" has the good shot. Good luck! I had a great recruiter out of Portland, ME. Always happy to help out a fellow Hoosier.

IWC overall seeks STEM degrees, non-STEM has the best shot with Intel over the other IWC designators, but even a non-STEM going for Intel (that grabs the non-STEM degrees) is a longshot itself given the overall number of people that apply who have non-STEM degrees.

If a person is under the age limit then SWO is by far the best chance, I unfortunately have worked with or seen other OR's work with candidates who were non-STEM and STEM who only wanted IWC, put in several applications, nearly all non-select, and age out of other opportunities.

 

[Romantics89]

Thanks for your note, sir. This is something I wouldn't have guessed, since the Intelligence Officer Candidate Program site mentions Political Science, among others, alongside STEM degrees: https://www.navycs.com/officer/intelligenceofficer.html. Anyway, I'm very happy to have been selected and look forward to OCS.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

Thanks for your note, sir. This is something I wouldn't have guessed, since the Intelligence Officer Candidate Program site mentions Political Science, among others, alongside STEM degrees: https://www.navycs.com/officer/intelligenceofficer.html. Anyway, I'm very happy to have been selected and look forward to OCS.

I highly discourage applicants going to that website because the information is either outdated, inaccurate, or even misleading. Case in point: There is no such thing as a SWO-INTEL option that the website mentions.

 

[Hair Warrior]

It's not an official dot mil or dot gov.

I second @NavyOffRec 's advice on considering applying for URL.

If you really want to do intel, you can potentially serve in an intel organization or CCMD J2 as a URL officer during your shore tour at O-3. Doing so will kinda/maybe crush your typical URL career path, but may help your lat xfer case for 1830. So it's sort of a one way ticket. Also, lat xfer is HARD and not a guarantee. But you get to wear the flight suit while you surf _____ and ______.

I see plenty of SWO and NA pins -- often "above the ribbons" -- but I am just one data point.

 

[GuamLife1]

Applying for SWO
27 Year old
Active E-5, MA2
08 Years of Service
OAR=49
06/06/05/05 endorsements( explained)-My CO/XO Plus another 06/05
3.1 GPA from AMU in Business Administration
lots of volunteer and leadership positions.
MP,EP,EP evals
How do I stack up???

 

[AJ Hein]

Was hoping to get some feedback on my package! I'm going for a SNA contract and ive been with the officer selection program for about a year (PRK patient).
Major: Marine Biology- 3.2 cumulative
PRK surgery
ASTB: 59/7/7/7
varsity swim/baseball
tons of extracurriculars including club sports, research groups and volunteer hours
3 great recommendations from past employers and professors that i did research with.
2 tattoos, one is a half sleeve
4 speeding tickets, none reckless
I have everything complete, just waiting for boards to convene in April, let me know what you guys think!

 

[peppergunner]

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