Becoming a Navy officer?

Question

What is the best way to become a US Naval officer?

Answer 1

You can go to college, the sign up. Or do ROTC for the navy during college and then sign up. But college is a must.

Answer 2

That depends on what it is you're wanting to do...be a pilot, doctor/dentist/shrink, JAG and if that particular corp is in desperate need of officers. There are various ways of becoming an officer in the NAVY, or any armed forces.

Your best bet would be to talk to a recruiter...no, not the guy who sits behind a desk at the recruiting station...he's recruiting enlisted personnel only & he'll tell you "it's easy to become an officer once you're enlisted" just to get you to sign up. You have to specifically ask for and talk to an officer recruiter.

College is a must, whether you're planning on going, currently in, or just graduated. The Navy has many educational programs, again depending on the corp, to help you get in & get on.

For example, my ex graduated from law school and was accepted into the JAG corp. He went to OCS (officer candidate school) and then "military law school" to familiarize himself with military law, practices, and procedures. From there he went to his first command and ended up in Washington DC. Never saw a ship once during the 7 years he was in although he volunteered many times to go. The Navy paid for his Masters in Law and then he got out and is in reserve status.

Others would argue "go to Annapolis," "go in as enlisted," "go thru ROTC," but there are no guarantees. Back in the 90s my husband tried to go into the Air Force as a Public Relations officer, well, they weren't "hiring," and wanted him to do something else. After 9/11 he had the opportunity to go but he told them no. So it just depends on what's going on...and with everything that's going on now you have a pretty good chance of getting in.

Answer 3

In my opinion, the BEST way is to be accepted to the US Naval Academy and receive your commission there.

I got my commission after 10 years enlisted when I applied to become an LDO (Limited Duty Officer) Aviation Operations... I then served 5 more years.

My lil brother went thru NROTC (UC Berkeley) on a full scholarship... did his 6 years and 4 years reserve time...

Of course there are MANY other routes to a commission... talk to a recruiter for more.

Brother and I both left as LCDR's... and damned proud of our service.

Answer 4

Go to college and sign up for NOTC or what ever its called