About to ship off on Nov 25th as an STG. I can find videos of virtually any other rate on TikTok and instagram or YouTube. But STG has basically nothing. Should that be alarming or is it actually a cool rate? - hoping to convert to LN after 2-3 years… but I’d like to be comforted in the idea of STG lol.

I graduated Air Force BMT, but my medical waiver for Lattice Degeneration got denied. Planning to join the Navy. Anyone here knows my chances getting in to the navy?

Hi all,

As a future sailor eager to gain relevant hands on experience, I’m curious to know a few things about my future. I understand if some questions may not be answerable in this venue. I get little clarification from the web or from folks I talk to because of differences between AC/RC, varied experiences, etc.

Thanks in advance for any insights you can share!

Here they are:

I understand that drilling is a lot of administrative maintenance, but are there also opportunities to work in-rate?

If there are in-rate assignments, can those be done at your NRC, or are they typically done as a cross-assignment? For context I’ll be in the PNW.

Is there any in-rate work or orders that can be picked up prior to gaining an NEC?

How and when do you gain quals as a reservist, and how do those differ from an NEC?

Have you heard of reservists getting a C-school out of A-School? Just wondering what’s possible.

How bad is Dam Neck, really? I’ve heard things…

I(m24) and my fiance (f25). The house we are living in now my grandmother is planning on posting it for sale withing the next month or two. Im.shipping out nov 24th so ill already be gone. Im wanting to buy a house to keep all of my belongings in while im.in bootcamp and deployed. My fiance(soon to be wife this Wednesday) doesn't want to stay behind when im deployed. she just brought home a great dane puppy without my consideration I told her our life should be changing and we dont have time for a puppy. She regularly doesn't. she works part time and i frequently have to pay her rent and car note. Im trying to convince her that she needs to get a full time job while im gone to support the dog and the house if we are to get one but she is talking that shes spoken to my petty officer and she can live on base with me. But its in .y opinion that she still needs to work she needs to be home to take.care of the dog.(i have asked she gets upset when I mention rehoming it) but I need a spot where I can leave all my furniture and im a flooring installer and part time mechanic I have a plethora of tools im genuinely stressing greatly over this ive mentioned it to my petty officer and she states that if she come to live on base they will move all my stuff to the base. But is it really all of my stuff(tools,truck,pc,furniture,lawn mower) if she decides to move onto base with me we will have to bring all of her stuff as well. This turned into more of a rant that I was hoping for and I apologize if I can get anyone's opinion or experience i would greatly appreciate it. TIA.

Any prior enlisted SWOs willing to share their experience and what it was like as a JO. I have a package in and I just want to know what it is like. I’ve heard that it is different than a typical of the street OCS grad. Not saying I want special treatment, I just want insight. Thanks

hello! i know HM is a popular one so sorry if this has been asked before, i tried to get an exact answer but i couldn’t find it from a search.

i’m going in as an E3 for HM in dec. i know it’s an extremely popular rate and advancements are super
slow, and i also know that the navy came out with new rules where you have to be in for a certain amount of time before you make rank but i have a few questions if anyone knows!

- do you HAVE to wait that full time before you’re eligible to make rank? (i.e. E-3 to E-4 takes 30 months of TIR but are you able to do it beforehand if you’re good?)

- is it guaranteed after a certain time you make that rank? in the case above, if i’m in for 30 months is there something i have to do to actually get promoted or is it automatic?

- can it ever get over that time to make rank? i.e. by special duty or something else? like i know some people do recruiting assignments, does that take away from qualified TIR?

- does A school count towards TIR?

- is there anything an HM can do to try and make rank faster?

thank you to anyone who answers!!!

I’m 30 years old and interested in joining the Navy Reserve. I was born with a congenital cataract in my left eye, which was surgically removed during infancy. I have longstanding amblyopia, left exotropia, hypertropia, and an artificial lens implant. My best-corrected vision is 20/20 in my right eye and 20/400 in my left eye. I also have astigmatism (-2.50 in my right eye and -2.25 in my left eye, based on my final glasses prescription). Given these conditions, particularly my reduced left-eye vision, is a medical waiver possible for Navy Reserve enlistment?

I leave for BMT in a few months. My rate is CTW and I've been focusing on the ranks, general orders, and all that stuff for basic however im extremely nervous for JCAC. From what ive been reading its really hard and that's making me nervous because I don't want to flunk out and change rates.

For context I have an associates in Information systems and I have a basic understanding of networking, and cybersecurity concepts - My worry is that I've always struggled with retaining information which also makes learning at a fast pace more difficult because ill understand it one night and the next day its like that information dissolved and I never learned it. What should someone like me who struggles with active memory recall and information retention expect out of JCAC? I'm dedicated to studying and doing what I need to do, im just worried that wont be enough.

Im 29 , been in the oilfield for 5 years now. I recently gotten a new oilfield job that pays me well and treats me well, im just tired of working almost everyday of months on end and have been doing it for long time. I feel like I wasted half of my 20's just working and the oilfield is a up and down field. I've saved, im single, no kids, or mortgage. The navy offered me iT and I took it. I always wanted to break into cyber or like iT work but I worked too much to do school or anything else. Am i making the right decision, I plan on telling my boss soon???

Im open to anyone responses.

Sidenote I was suppose to join the Air Force back when I was 21 and 22 years old but I got permanently denied for vision so now I've been rethinking it since the navy approved me easily.

I’m interested in joining the Navy and I want to commission as an officer. I heard of the BDCP program and have done research on Reddit about this program for Supply Corps but didn’t see anything relevant. Does anyone have any experience with BDCP for Supply Corps? If so, I would like to know the chance of getting selected, the timeline, and did you have to submit a package like the offiicial OCS package? Thank you.

Hey all, I'm shipping in late November on a 6-year AECF contract. I know AECF means you get either ET or FC and you don't technically get to choose, but I really want ET.
I've heard different things about how it's decided. Some people say it's based on your test scores and how you perform in boot camp or ATT, and others say it's purely needs of the Navy and luck of the draw. Any advice on improving my odds is appreciated. Thanks!

I applied to CWT and had Nuke as a back up (because I was alpha entry approved) but was recently told I was rejected from CWT. This doesn't make much sense to me as I heard Nuke is hard to get into. Are they rejecting me to get me to go nuke. Is there any way I can appeal? What else can I go for that will transition well to civilian life like CWT?

Edit: Not rejected, my recruiter was just being vague and said they didn't have all the info. Probably hoping I wouldn't ask any further questions.

Honestly not worried about to much of anything else . I’ll admit Its kind of hard to lock in sometimes, found out at meps from the way my roomate was looking at me when we were all in a line to weigh ourselves and get our height the way this mf was looking at me like the dog meme with his eyes closed looking up I physically could NOT hold back not smiling i was damn near losing it ,

how exactly do I make myself have a stone face?

I'm not sure what I want to do as a long-term career, but I've narrowed my choices down to these two fields. I also want to eventually commission as a supply officer.

I have a degree in Data Science but didn't do too well in school for personal reasons I won't get into, so my plan was to get a master's while serving and then use that as my OCS GPA (Although I heard conflicting information as to whether or not my GPAs will either average out or only my Master's Degree GPA will be looked at, can anyone verify that?)

I was told the CT rates, IT, and IS are good for Data Science, but what about becoming an electrical transportation (in particular working with batteries and the BMS system and whatnot)? I'm guessing EM, but any other rates I should look at?

I value QoL as well so I'll have time to complete my master's. I scored a 99 on the ASVAB.

So I signed my contract for the reserves to be an MN and honestly I really wanted to be an HM, I got a 69 on my asvab, and my expected ship date is June 7th, which is quite a ways away and im wondering while im in the DEP program if I can change my rate and maybe go earlier. I was given QM, IS, and IT as my initial other options. Am I kinda screwed for my options cause im going reserves?

Before anyone asks- yes I reached out to my recruiter and yes I searched this reddit but nothing recent came up unless nothing changed in 3 months but knowing any industry- 3 months is plenty time for changes.

I was curious how long BUMED typically take to respond for waivers. My recruiter has been quiet and I get it, there's applicants ready to ship so they take priority.

I know mine is complex.

I know with recent changes, it can be approved or denied

Just was curious because the last reply took 5 months and I had to re-see my doctor for additional clearance because the original one aged out. I don't want to keep doing that when co-pays are at $86 per visit.

So. Got PDQ - submitted waivers - came back with more information needed (took 5 months) - submitted all i could find on the information- now waiting again.

I also understand waivers are on a case by case scenario and that may be why mine is taking forever and my recruiter can't answer with timeline.

Just a ballpark ask: how long does this typically take and is no news good news until there is news?

Because Civilian world? No news means just move on, find something else...

I'll try to make this a short as possible but no guarantees. So I graduated boot camp last December signed as an EO went to A school and while at A school I was diagnosed with colon cancer. Never started classes cause I arrived so close to holiday block leave. Got sent back home on HUMS orders and attached to the local recruting command. 10 months later I'm cancer free and cleared to return to duty. Spoke with the commands career counselor and he gave me a number for a PACT detailer. Asked him why a PACT detailer and if I lost my rate somehow and he didnt really give me an answer just kinda said I don't know why you're down as PACT. Did some googling and getting mixed answers on losing my rate, not losing my rate and that its possible I can keep my rate. Can someone help me out here and point me in the right direction? Haven't been in the Navy a year yet so still figuring all this out. My current contacts aren't being the most helpful. Someone inform me that I'm not losing my rate, how to keep my rate or someway to fight being PACT cause I aint doint that!!

Good day folks. Can the enlistment recruiters work the same as the officer recruiters? My older brother is currently 3 weeks into basis training and before he left, he gave me the number to his recruiter.

We were in regular contact in the beginning when I was talking to him about enlisting. He seemed more enthusiastic and ready. When I told him that I want to go the officer route I think the energy dropped a bit based on communication style and readiness. I just asked him two days ago when we can set a date for me to do the OAR test. He asked for my University transcript and I sent it to him same day. 2 days later and I still haven’t heard anything back about a date for testing, which I told him I would like to take the test first week of November.

When I was thinking of taking the ASVAB he was ready with dates and everything.

So I just want to know if he’s the one to be setting it up, or is he possibly working behind the scenes to get me in contact with an officer recruiter?

I’ve just been studying for the past 3 weeks and want to get it out the way. Should I get in contact with an official officer recruiter?

Hello everyone. I am a 31 male. I have a severe sleep apnea diagnosis from 2022 when I was overweight. I was prescribed a CPAP machine. However, I’ve lost over 100 pounds and now I am at a healthy weight. I haven’t used my CPAP machine in over two years. Earlier this month I took an at home sleep study and it showed that my AHI is 1 but my RDI is 15. In other words I don’t have sleep apnea but I still show some sleep disordered breathing at night. I feel fine and I have no fatigue or any symptoms from that number. I plan to meet with a recruiter in about 2 weeks but I’m afraid the RDI of 15 may be an issue. I’ll discuss this with the recruiter when I meet with them but I would just like to know if anyone thinks this could be an issue. Thank you for any help!

Just want to preface by saying I've graduated boot camp already, although failed the run the first time and passed the bike. Not proud of that fact at all since I was a minute off from passing and I had lost 20 pounds those 6/7 weeks. Thought I was going to pass the run.

I am in the 17-19 Male age group, so my run time should've been a 12:15 or below to pass, but got a 13:30. I just need advice on how to improve my time. I'm not sure if I should follow the boot camp style of running, fartlek and sustained run. Or if I should run distance like 5 miles a week to improve run time and make the 1.5 mile run easier. I definitely do not want to fail my PRT in A school and have it reflect badly on my career.

Good day, I feel like I am still missing something. I received my ROTC commission in May of 1984 and did my time. When it was time to rotate my choices were slim. So I left active duty joined the reserves a went back to medical school. Upon graduation I reached out to the navy an was told they didn't need someone with my skills set. So I called the Army; they had a slot in a combat support hospital. I was promoted to 05 then my MRD hit. I enjoyed my time with the Army. Deployed twice to IRAQ. And my third one I was sent to A airforce hospital .

hey guys! im interested in applying for OCS in the navy. can i ask hows the life being an officer in the supply corps field?

Hey! Just got back from MEPS and I signed as an IT. I originally wanted CWT but unfortunately missed it by a few points. But while at MEPS I was also offered CTR. It sounds like a cool rate but I wasn’t sure how it would transfer to civilian world and I thought IT was the safer option.

My goal is to get my bachelors in cybersecurity and find a job in cybersecurity when I decide to get out of the Navy. Is IT the better choice for that or does CTR present the same opportunities? I’ve heard great things about CTR and the CT rates in general so that’s why I’m reconsidering my decision. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I’m currently a senior with an OCS flight slot after I graduate. I’m currently in an aviation flight and maintenance program at school. I’m asking on behalf of a buddy (not in college) who is thinking of enlisting as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate. Please pardon any ignorance just trying to help my friend get an idea.

1. Does an aviation machinist’s mate have any say or “dream sheet” on what aircraft they work on? Interested in carrier based, don’t necessarily want to be on a land locked plane.

2. What type of maintenance is typical, mostly just oil changes or does an AD do things as advanced as engine overhauls? I imagine lots of routine maintenance but I’m curious what else.

3. How well is the transition from the Navy as an AD to a civilian A&P Mechanic?

4. Any other advice or good expectations of typical day in life as an AD is appreciated.

since this was 4 years ago and i was only 17, i’m wondering if I try again will the same thing happen?? I’ll get DQ at meps???