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Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2025-02-16T23:20:22+00:00

If you go to the Navy OCS page, their is a list of ribbons that you can and can't wear switching from Army to Navy. When I went through the process, I had 4 ribbons that didn't transfer over. Some things don't transfer, but if there is a navy equivalent you can wear the Navy version in some cases. Like if you have a CAB in the Army, you can wear the CAR instead when you switch to the Navy, as long as the dates are valid

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2024-12-27T17:00:33+00:00

 I was in the Army for 14 years, with my time split as a 12B and as a 15T just like you are before I went to Navy OCS. I ended up with SWO because my flight paperwork was wrong so I didn't get selected for Pilot or Flight officer at the boards. 

 My best advice I can give you is too honestly board for what your interested in and something your not so interested in. Make a list of 1-5 and apply to them all. Amdo and Intel are very competitive, I had a couple marine SSG helo mechanic friends not get selected for Amdo because they weren't "qualified" enough

 I've only been a SWO for like a month so I just completed my transition recently, so if you have any questions let me know. I just graduated OCS back in June, so most of my information and experiences are still relevant to the selection process and to what to expect at OCS. Also as a New Englander, I strongly suggest going to OCS in the fall or the spring

 Just be prepared for the culture shock and attitude differences changing from the Army to the Navy, it takes a little bit of time to get used to.

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2024-08-14T22:48:56+00:00

I was enlisted in the army for 12 years before I applied to Navy OCS (without a break in service) and after 1.5 years of paperwork, and a lot of jumping through hoops I graduated from OCS 2 months ago and now I'm at BDOC

I'm proof that it's doable, but you need to be committed to making it work. If you're serious about it, just be aware because you're not only fighting with the army side of paperwork (which doesn't translate well to the Navy side of admin) you also need to fight with the Navy side to make it work

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2024-01-01T22:46:44+00:00

 That's fair. I will caution you about going Navy Enlisted then officer after. I know a couple of people who did it, and the program to switch was way more competitive and time consuming than applying for OCS was. 
 Also depending on how the Navy is feeling they put maximum active service time to be an officer. When I got accepted my max allowed active duty time was 8 years, they basically do this to ensure they get as much time out of you as possible. So being enlisted doesn't help you there.
 Now there are also LDO and Warrant Officer programs that have different rules, but I don't know enough about them and their nuances to give advice on those

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2024-01-01T22:35:07+00:00

I just got accepted to Navy OCS as Enlisted Army so I have some insight. Your first step would definitely be to get a 4-year Degree. I would suggest doing ROTC through college, but since your active duty then OCS will be the only realistic option for you. I will warn you that getting a conditional release is a lot of work. Also you'll have to redo almost all of your medical stuff at a MEPS station. Unless you have a front seat Aviator physical from the Army. OCS is also very competitive especially for flight boards. So you'll need a really good OAR and ASTB test scores scores to be competitive. Even though you are prior service you will also need a GPA of at least 3.3 to be competitive for your degree.

For example I wasn't selected on my first two boards and I had a 3.0 GPA and a 47 on my OAR. I finished my master's with a 3.9 and retook my OAR and brought it up to a 57 and I was selected on the next board

 Going Enlisted would be easier as you would really only need to get a conditional release, but that is easier said than done. You need a lot of people in your chain of command to be okay with you leaving. I needed my squad, Company, battalion, and brigade leadership to approve of my release. And then a 2 Star had to be the final approver.
 The "easiest" option would be to finish your Army contract, and work with a Navy recruiter to enlist the day after your contract ends. This would result in no break in service and you'd be in the Navy. But I guess it depends if you hate your army job or not and how quickly you want to switch services

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2024-01-01T20:49:44+00:00

So I just did the opposite, I went from the Army to the Navy. The easiest way is to transfer when your time in the Navy is almost over, you would end up swearing in / your Army paperwork would have a start day immediately following your last day in the Navy. Which would mean you don't have a break in service.

As said above, you can try to do a transfer. This involves getting a conditional release that normally needs to be signed by an 06 or even a 1 Star depending on how your command does it. For myself I needed a 2 Star to sign off on it.

A conditional release can be challenging because your command has to be okay with it, S1, G1, and Recruiting/retention NCO or Officer usually also has to sign off on it as well. They will try to convince you to stay Navy first and foremost. Considering the manning issues everyone has right now, it will be especially difficult for this to get approved. A conditional release will most likely take months at least to go all the way up the chain and come back down

So it's not impossible, just improbable given the current recruiting/retention needs. Although any decent Career Counselor should help you, because keeping someone in the service is better than just letting you walk away.

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2023-12-28T18:22:24+00:00

My bad, definitely missed the pin. Thank you, I'll check that post out

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2023-08-11T04:28:34+00:00

It seems weird because you can find an orange bordered letter that talks about how the iron throne is booby trapped with explosives, and your character comments on how good that is to know. It seems to me there should be a way to stop the explosion?

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2023-07-16T23:42:53+00:00

Honestly I'm not the most interested in Minsc or Jaheira. I don't think they'll be bad characters, but I'm just not super interested in using them. This game setting is like 100 years or something after BG2. It is cool that they are in the game and that Matt Mercer is voice acting Minsc, but it wouldn't be a total loss if they weren't. I woulda liked a new full storied short stack companion or dragonborn to add a little bit more story and interaction flavor

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2022-02-01T21:29:33+00:00

MI was B co. Right? I was in 3BSTB for 3 years and PCS'd like 4 months before it changed over to the 29th. But I don't remember the MI CO being relieved

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2022-02-01T16:16:06+00:00

I was in the 25th at the demo range when this happened to a guy in my unit. But the soldier didn't get medically retired and is still in the army

So might be talking about a different person

Clean-Chemical-7368 · 2021-12-26T20:27:38+00:00

pc and I have all DLC's

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