I'm interested in joining the Navy as an Officer.?

Question

Does anyone know what it's like at OCS and what life is like on a ship for Officers? (Details please)

Please only answer if you've been in the Navy...Thanks!

Answer 1

First: what's your degree in and what's your GPA? in order to be competitive for a spot, you need a 3.5 or better in a technical major such as Enginneering, Math and Computer Science.

OCS is 13 weeks being yelled at by Marines in Smokey Bear hats, where you learn the basics of being a Military Officer. the phsyical requirements are on par with enlisted recruit Training at Great Lakes, with added academic responsibilities.

Life as a JO is spent learning your Quals. you have 2 years from reporting to yoru ship to get your SWO Pin. your workday underway can be 20 hours long. you will be sharing yoru stateroom with up to three other fellow JOs, who will also be working on getting Qual'd. you will do back to back sea tours, often moving from one Division to another on the same ship in the same tour.

Of course,there are other Communties besides SWO, and the day to day life of each JO will be different, based on the platfrom of ship(or Sub), the DIvison and the Chain of Command. on a small boy, for instance, you could find yourself in a position of extreme responsibility right off the bat as a baby Ensign, whereas on a Carrier, you would ghet lost inthe crowd easily and have to work extra hard just to break out ahead of yoru peers on Evals.

check out the Mil.com Forums and do other research. Yahoo answers is not the best place to be getting good gouge. and the sign of a good Officer Candidate is someone who can find his own answers.

Answer 2

The easiest way to join the Navy as an officer is to join the Navy ROTC at your college or university. If your school does not offer Navy ROTC, check with schools in the area. Many offer their programs to area students. Beware, though, as this means you will have to do drill practice and take MilSci at the other school and be subject to that school's schedule.

Earning your bars through OCS is exceedingly difficult. Though the graduation rate is high, admissions is very selective and the program is far more rigorous than that of ROTC. If you want to apply to OCS, you need to earn a college degree, either through a 4-year school or as part of the Navy's ship-board education program. Without a degree, you may not apply to OCS.

OCS is basically two years of college and leadership training in 13 weeks. It is more of a test of determination than anything else. You need to be reasonably physically fit, smarter than the average bear, able to work as a team and take criticism well, be able to work well on very little sleep, study effectively, manage your time, and, most of all, refuse to quit.

I wasn't in the Navy, but all military life is pretty much the same: duty depends on the CO and the station. As an officer, you'll have a crew of sailors working under you. Welcome to mid-level management. On smaller ships and subs, the atmosphere is much closer and team-friendly. On ships like cruisers and carriers, it's like working in a city. You will know all the officers, but often not all the crew. As a junior officer, you will handle many of the day-to-day management tasks of your crew, disciplinary actions, etc. Good officers are confident, personable, and respectful. Bad officers are arrogant, chummy, and / or clueless.

Below, I've added a link to the Navy's OCS page. Good luck!

Answer 3

i never been in Navy but my cousin have been... Well trsut me if u wanan be a officer u have to be ready for anything.
Plus nowadays bush is inctreasingly sending troops to iraq and many freshmen are ending up there. Well if ur a strong person then u go for it ..., trsut me it isnt very comfortable out there.my cousin is a leutinent in a battle ship and he spent over 3 months in water

Answer 4

Uhm...only thing I can tell you. It'll be better than being an enlisted. Better food, better quarters, better money, better treatment. Remember this though. The only difference between a private and a Lt. is that the private KNOWS he doesn't have any power!

Answer 5

dun bother wasting your time.... the amount of time u spend there can let you earn better outside....

after your bonds..... you are considered as no experence in anything......

Answer 6

www.military.com you may or may not find better answers there :)