Working my way up...........

[maniax342002]

Hello all,

First off I do not want to be a pilot.

I have a question and please be HONEST, trying to make decision on which way my life will go.

I want to go into Intelligence or Public Affair. ß Yeah I know exciting fields O~O

I just graduated from University with a BA in International Relations with a GPA of 3.3. Now I know there is not much I can offer the Navy’s Officer Program with an IR degree. However, I do know the language of FARSI (read and write) and have an Iranian passport and have lived there for TEN years of my life (Am 23).

Now all I want to know is if I pass the tests (I know it depends on what scores you get in each category) what are my chances of getting accepted into OCS?

And if I do not get accepted into OCS, would you guys recommend enlisting and working my way up to being an Officer? And what is the percentage of people who get accepted as they move up the ranks?

Would appreciate any response.

 

[dodge]

What is the specific percentage level at which point you will give up?

 

[maniax342002]

What is the specific percentage level at which point you will give up?

O%

am dedicated to this. Am serious.

 

[red_ryder]

Ok, well I used to think the way you do, but I've since learned that the reality is you either do it or don't do it. If this is something you really want, the "odds" are less and less applicable to you.

Get with an officer recruiter (you already have a degree, dude) and start putting together your application. I don't think you'll make it through OCS if it's not something you really want to do anyway.

Good luck.

*afterthought*
Besides, no one can ever quote the real odds anyway.

 

[Schnugg]

Hello all,

First off I do not want to be a pilot.

I have a question and please be HONEST, trying to make decision on which way my life will go.

I want to go into Intelligence or Public Affair. ß Yeah I know exciting fields O~O

I just graduated from University with a BA in International Relations with a GPA of 3.3. Now I know there is not much I can offer the Navy’s Officer Program with an IR degree. However, I do know the language of FARSI (read and write) and have an Iranian passport and have lived there for TEN years of my life (Am 23).

Now all I want to know is if I pass the tests (I know it depends on what scores you get in each category) what are my chances of getting accepted into OCS?

And if I do not get accepted into OCS, would you guys recommend enlisting and working my way up to being an Officer? And what is the percentage of people who get accepted as they move up the ranks?

Would appreciate any response.

Yuri, are you a US citizen? You ancestry could be suspect for a background investigation.

What exactly is "university?"

To be 100% honest, yes, enlist. It will be easier and you have an almost 100% chance of becoming enlisted.

 

[BACONATOR]

I think I probably went to highschool with you.

To answer your question, if you are dedicated, then apply. Who cares what your "chances" are? You are probably more qualified than many others who got in before you. Getting in is more about how tenacious you are than what your grades are and OAR is.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Yuri, are you a US citizen? You ancestry could be suspect for a background investigation.

What exactly is "university?"

To be 100% honest, yes, enlist. It will be easier and you have an almost 100% chance of becoming enlisted.

While I don't necessarily think that working your way up from the enlisted ranks is usually good advice, Schnugg has a point. If you're not a US Citizen, you can't be an officer. If you have dual citizenship, you can't be an officer (unless you abandon your other country's citizenship). If you are interested in being an officer, and aren't a US Citizen, enlisting will help speed up the naturalization process.

 

[skim]

I can give you the number to the Officer Recruiter for Orange County area. PM me if you want it.

 

[maniax342002]

While I don't necessarily think that working your way up from the enlisted ranks is usually good advice, Schnugg has a point. If you're not a US Citizen, you can't be an officer. If you have dual citizenship, you can't be an officer (unless you abandon your other country's citizenship). If you are interested in being an officer, and aren't a US Citizen, enlisting will help speed up the naturalization process.

thanks for all your responses.

yes i am a US citizen became a citizen in 1995. as for being citizen my birthplace i will give that up in a heart beat. America has given me much more than the county i was born in.

 

[maniax342002]

Your language makes you marketable to the Information Warfare Community. Have you looked into that community?

i have looked into it. but i thought i would be more useful in intelligence? No?

 

[Schnugg]

What university did you graduate from?

The background investigation can really dig deep...not just about you.

 

[Schnugg]

However, I do know the language of FARSI (read and write) and have an Iranian passport and have lived there for TEN years of my life (Am 23).

thanks for all your responses.

yes i am a US citizen became a citizen in 1995. as for being citizen my birthplace i will give that up in a heart beat. America has given me much more than the county i was born in.

Yet you have an Iranian passport?

 

[phrogpilot73]

Yet you have an Iranian passport?

I think he's getting at the fact that he's a dual citizen?

 

[red1323]

Go SWO!!!! No, seriously, good on ya for looking for more info on the communities and good luck getting in.

 

[Uncle Fester]

I'll tell you this much: I had a guy working for me a few years ago who was born in Iran. Father was in the IIAF and beat feet with his family when the Revolution came. So this guy had lived all but the first few years of his life in the US, spoke fluent Farsi, and his parents were naturalized US citizens as well. He wanted to strike for IS as a linguist, and I figured he'd be a shoo-in. Not so much. The SSBI security check may or may not trip you up, and there's not a whole lot you can do as an officer without at least a TS. Not much interesting, anyway.