I am currently an E-4 in the US Navy Reserves. I was prior active duty from 1995 until 1999 then went to school at Southern Illinois University. While I was a sophomore at SIU I joined the reserves and then I was called up immediatly after September 11th, 2001 and did security in Bahrain. After nine months, I was immobilized and came back to SIU, quit the reserves and graduated in 2004. I love the military and I went back to the reserves in 2006. Tried to become officer...they told me "no room" and told me go enlisted instead and stay committed. I was committed and I was I just found out last week I cannot compete with others with my 2.6 GPA and wrong degree. So criteria in the navy reserves officer program is high, I guess. I looked into national guard and air national guard (and army reserves)...but they say you need to enlist first. Is this true? Is it true that becoming an officer is all political? I don't want to re-enlist. I want to be a mustang. HELP ME!!
2007-10-27 13:31:42 · 4 answers · asked by hondacivic5367 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If you have a degree you can go in as an officer. They are just telling you, you need to re-enlist because that is what THEY need ( they need enlisted bodies). Don't buy it. You earned your degree, no matter what your GPA, you have a college diploma. You can go to OCS. It is time to develop your leadership skills, and direct your own future. Stand up and get what you are entitled to. Don't cave into the retoric of "your country needs you to re-enlist and the opportunity to become an officer will happen later".
If you believe that you can lead, that your decisions as an officer will save lives...then go in as an officer.
2007-10-27 18:01:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of Mustangs, go for it! You'll prove them otherwise and an opportunity may come up while your doing it. Generally, in my memory, any degreed person was automatically an officer, shows you what I know. It was that way in 1960 Navy!
2007-10-27 20:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by peterngoodwin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry bud but even though you are prior service you will have to intially re-enlist. but you will also do an OCS packet upon enlisting. sorry ARMY doesnt recognize navy basic training, too weak!
so you will go in as an E-4, then after basic go to OCS and be promoted to an E-5, then upon successful completion you will be an O-1.
2007-10-27 20:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you can make E-6 you can apply for the LDO program. Not too sure what the requirements are for reservists, you might want to check to see what the eligibility requirements are. Your degree might help, but it's not a requirement.
2007-10-27 22:19:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mike W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋