Enlisted to Officer

prop827 · 02-11-2013, 01:58 PM

By the way, OCS is the most strenuous commissioning program in the armed services. The OCS motto (unofficial) is "Navy Owned, Marine Trained" because the instructors at OCS are Marine Corps Drill Instructors. Its a tough road, but worth it if that's your goal.

cakers00 · 02-11-2013, 08:02 PM

How would I even go about all of that once I am in? I know I need to start looking once I get in my A school. Part of the reason I want to go officer is b/c I want to make the Navy my career and I know they are PTSing (I think that's what it's called) people even if they have a great record, but I know the more you do and the higher up you go the better luck you have at staying in. NO that is not the only reason I want to do it but it does play a part. I want to serve my country and do it to the best of my ability and to be honest, I know I have the ability to make a great officer once I am properly trained.

prop827 · 02-14-2013, 10:52 AM

Once you're in and at A School all you need to do is see your Command Career Counselor on base and they will work with you individually to outline what steps you need to take and applications you need to fill out in order to submit a package to OCS. If you want a commission, the command career counselor will become your new best friend when it comes to navigating the steps to get there.

killashadow16 · 02-21-2014, 03:35 PM

I'm very glad I found this thread. I'm 25 and will be 26 by the time I'm on the way out of A-school for CTR. I will have my degree by May 2014 and don't ship out to RTC till July. So I'm glad I can apply to OCS while in A-school though. My question though is if im CTR will I havve to stay in that area or can I re-class in a different field?

LT Guppy · 02-21-2014, 03:39 PM

You can apply to any officer community you qualify for.

killashadow16 · 02-21-2014, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guppy2010

You can apply to any officer community you qualify for.

Thank you

fellawip · 02-21-2014, 10:03 PM

Maybe I'll go that route one day

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02-11-2013, 01:58 PM	#1
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	By the way, OCS is the most strenuous commissioning program in the armed services. The OCS motto (unofficial) is "Navy Owned, Marine Trained" because the instructors at OCS are Marine Corps Drill Instructors. Its a tough road, but worth it if that's your goal.

02-11-2013, 08:02 PM	#2
cakers00 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cleveland, TN Posts: 93 Rep Power: 0	How would I even go about all of that once I am in? I know I need to start looking once I get in my A school. Part of the reason I want to go officer is b/c I want to make the Navy my career and I know they are PTSing (I think that's what it's called) people even if they have a great record, but I know the more you do and the higher up you go the better luck you have at staying in. NO that is not the only reason I want to do it but it does play a part. I want to serve my country and do it to the best of my ability and to be honest, I know I have the ability to make a great officer once I am properly trained.

02-14-2013, 10:52 AM	#3
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	Once you're in and at A School all you need to do is see your Command Career Counselor on base and they will work with you individually to outline what steps you need to take and applications you need to fill out in order to submit a package to OCS. If you want a commission, the command career counselor will become your new best friend when it comes to navigating the steps to get there.

02-21-2014, 03:35 PM	#4
killashadow16 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Boston Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	I'm very glad I found this thread. I'm 25 and will be 26 by the time I'm on the way out of A-school for CTR. I will have my degree by May 2014 and don't ship out to RTC till July. So I'm glad I can apply to OCS while in A-school though. My question though is if im CTR will I havve to stay in that area or can I re-class in a different field?

02-21-2014, 03:39 PM	#5
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	You can apply to any officer community you qualify for.

02-21-2014, 10:03 PM	#7
fellawip Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Maybe I'll go that route one day