Well I have done researching and looked at all the jobs. Looking at the jobs honestly, even though it says preferred I am pretty sure they will choose someone with the preferred degree over me. I am not choosing "any" job. I was very interested in the cryptology and intelligence but looking at the "preferred" it sounds like I may not be qualified. Even if I have a strong packet I am sure they will pick someone who has that degree they "prefer."
Agreeing and echoing what everyone else has told you thus far. I'm going to take a different route. Obviously you came to this forum because you wanted advice and you have SOME interest in being a Naval Officer. For some reason, since you don't have a technical degree or one that is "preferred", you are automatically doubting yourself and having this "I won't get picked, someone will get picked over me" attitude bs. I believe someone did say it earlier, but how do you expect a board to have confidence in you and your package, when you don't even have confidence in yourself. Not saying you are, but it sounds like you are trying to throw yourself a pity party and waiting for that "oh it will be okay, don't worry about it" pat on the behind feeling.
No one knows their chances against the boards, even those whom you feel have the "preferred" degrees and would get picked over you. I'm flying down here in Pensacola in IFS with another Officer who has an Art History background. Do you think he looks at his plane before his preflight or while chair flying his manuevers goes, "Man, I wish I had an aviation, aerospace, *insert random flying degree here* etc, degree." No he doesn't and no one else cares what his degree is in....all his instructors care about is if he is ready for his flight and how he flies. I know someone said the board looks at the WHOLE package or whole person concept, and they're absolutely right. Your degree is only a small part, so stop getting all flustered over it. If you feel like you wanna make up your package because your degree isn't that strong, then have some more leadership, extracurricular, volunteer stuff in there.
No one knows how the board chooses people and the people they choose each time always seems like a surprise to those applicants in the pool. The ones that thought they had it made and were shoe-ins, aren't the ones that got picked and vice versa. Not the case everytime, but you get the picture. If this is something you really want, then go after it. If you walk in there with a defeated attitude everytime and in interviews, like the line I bolded, then no you will find yourself on the outside looking in everytime. Your attitude you take in regards to your application and this process can do wonders for you down the road. If you show them how badly you want it, it will come across that way and you may find yourself getting selected over the "preferred."
I can do the artithmetic and general science but I am no physics calc. whiz. I have a degree in Psychology can you all please tell me what navy officer jobs would be right for me?
