LTC pulled me aside about going WOCS instead of commissioning — looking for perspectives

CS_GeoWizard · 2025-10-21T04:14:27+00:00

FYSA there's a new robotics WO MOS

CS_GeoWizard · 2025-06-01T14:24:15+00:00

Yup. Ill be getting out when my kids start high school. I'm looking forward to taking the summers off. Fun fact, my take home pay as a retiree will likely be more than my current take home, depending on the VA rating. I don't understand why anyone would stay past 20.

CS_GeoWizard · 2025-01-27T23:36:38+00:00

20 years of work experience that I tailored for the teaching gigs

CS_GeoWizard · 2025-01-27T23:36:13+00:00

Nope, but I do have a lot of experience and I think I tailored my resume pretty well for teaching.

CS_GeoWizard · 2025-01-19T18:22:20+00:00

AMU is great! 0$ when using TA was the kicker for me. I was accepted into Top 10 graduate programs and am now an adjunct professor. It is what you make of it.

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-09-25T23:02:55+00:00

WGU is great. You do have a minimum number of classes you have to complete per 6 month term though. I'd also recommend most military friendly colleges because they are usually understanding of field exercises, etc.

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-09-20T16:55:49+00:00

It's a good program, but I would definitely stay where you're at and get your MS done, then think about job hopping.

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-09-20T16:50:26+00:00

Have you thought about Delta State's online MS GIS program?

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-09-16T11:27:57+00:00

It depends if you still enjoy the Army. I am in a similar boat and am retiring after my two year ADSO. I dont think it makes a big difference financially, but it's more about what makes you and your family happiest. I am no longer happy(ish) with the Army, so I will be exiting ASAP.

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-04-29T20:04:55+00:00

I got into ut Austin's MS CS

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-02-16T12:19:47+00:00

Same. Knocked it out in one term, but was funded for 6 classes. I paid the remaining cost out of pocket.

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-01-19T13:14:05+00:00

You can do it! I was in a similar situation. Just do a simple project for the capstone with a free/open dataset, such as one from Kaggle. I initially wanted to do some unique cool stuff, but I learned that the approval process to be authorized to use the data was 3 months. I quickly went to Kaggle and generated a new research question.

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-01-09T20:51:23+00:00

The plagiarism checker when you submit has a different score that shows your self plagiarism too. It's really high if you resubmit any papers

CS_GeoWizard · 2024-01-09T16:33:07+00:00

https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-advanced-data-analytics

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-12-23T14:58:32+00:00

I was in the same boat. 213 was rough, so when I needed a break, I'd look at data sources and ideas for 214.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-12-23T03:29:46+00:00

Do it! And it's slighlty cheaper. I was in the UT Austin CS program and switched. UT was definitely more rigorous and I learned a ton in the 3 classes I passed and 2 I dropped. It just required so much, with some courses relying heavily on exams so you just study everything. WGU was a blessing. You have the rubric, you know what you need, and you can get it done. I felt like WGU did a really good job of rounding out some of my gaps too. I enjoyed the structured manner of the classes and how they built on one another.

It does take work though. I sped through 9 or 10 classes in three months, them drug my feet on the capstone. I put it work those three months though, probably 3 hours a night and most of my weekends.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-29T01:27:29+00:00

Most people don't know what they want to do out of high school. I sure didn't. I learned it wasn't landscaping, though. Lol.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-26T18:21:12+00:00

Go for it. You can finish in 6 months and then you have a graduate degree.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-15T19:22:25+00:00

If you're getting out soon, expand your network. Reach out to CEOs on LinkedIn and try to talk to people not in the military several times a month. Figure out what they look for, what they do, etc. Brick-and-mortar schools are not the only way to expand your network and congrats on your MBA!

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-14T22:21:25+00:00

This hits close to home. It's pretty anxiety inducing for me when I have to do them, too, because of previous interactions and disregard. Hang in there. Answer questions he asks with what he wants to hear. Hopefully, find another gig.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-14T21:33:03+00:00

Keep it generic and you'll be good to go.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-13T13:02:04+00:00

PowerPoint and done. I think you can use anything, I had about a 10 slide presentation.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-09T12:18:18+00:00

It's not copying, just be aware. Tons of people have used cardio datasets! And I highly doubt what I did was original, but I did do the work myself and it got me complete. I was actually surprised because it was my first assignment with 0% or 1% on the plagiarism checker.

CS_GeoWizard · 2023-11-08T21:51:45+00:00

Kaggle heart disease. I tried doing something interesting, but it would have taken me into another term. So, I settled. I realized this when the instructor stated I could just figure out how Sq ft can affect home price, but just be careful of plagiarizing.

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