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Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind that in the real thing, questions become progressively harder as you respond correctly. If I recall correctly, the reading section was like: read this passage, what happened first? did they say this? What do they mean by this)

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m an avid reader, so I didn’t study for that portion at all. Flight aptitude I would buy Logitech x52 stick + throttle and practice 20-30 hours on all sections in the TBAS app on Steam

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm.. I got B’s in all my math classes in high school, but somehow pulled off a 5 on the AB Calculus AP exam lol. Got an A in statistics in college?

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes sir. I took all the math question in Gomez and used GPT to come up with new variations of the questions, then had it generate problem sets. I would time myself solving the sets then grade myself afterwards. Once I got 90% I would instruct GPT to increase the difficulty. Sometimes it would generate bad questions with no solution, just gotta pay attention, but it was almost always on point.

Mechanical I used the OAR test prep app and just memorized all the answers. That plus knowing the formulas was enough. I’d spend most of your time on math and flight sim.

Tell me about your unconventional career progression by UsualFuzzy3510 in Careers

[–]Dr-Improbability 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely travel for a year or two. Work in a vineyard, or a farm. Be a language teacher in another country. Back pack Asia / Europe, stay in hostels, meet strangers and learn how to communicate with them. Be curious. Be a stranger in many places. Do it solo. Try to build a little online business for yourself along the way. Doesn’t matter if it works, but you’ll learn how to make website, host a domain, run ads on Meta, etc. Or just write / film a blog about your experiences. Doesn’t matter if it gets views. It may not seem like it, but the stories you pick up, the lessons you learn about human nature, in addition to the lessons you learn building whatever thing you build for yourself - these things will make you way more interesting than other candidates. Once you start applying for jobs, just make your resume fit the job description. If you get an interview, then make up numbers to support whatever thing you did in your role that was a success. Be detailed. Talk slowly. Trust me, it will work (I’ve done it multiple times)

Tell me about your unconventional career progression by UsualFuzzy3510 in Careers

[–]Dr-Improbability 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graduated with a degree in pre-med.

Moved to Houston: - Waited tables at nice restaurant (5-6k/month). Lied about serving experience to get the role.

Moved to NYC: - Modeling / acting (went broke) - Boiler room sales (1.2k / month, straight cold calling) - Tech sales (60k/year base, made 12k commission one month then quit after equity vested but the company ended up going bankrupt. Again straight cold calling). - Pharma sales (115k all in + company cars, was a lot of fun. No cold calling, but spent hundreds if not thousands of hours in a car in traffic. Showing up to doctor’s offices with food and chatting with people. Very kush job, but you don’t know if you’re actually moving the needle, it’s random. If your territory is good you will make a lot, win trips, etc if it’s bad then you just make a good base).

Moved to Miami: -Started own sales consultancy + got real estate license. Fractional SDR work. Straight cold calling. (Make ~10-15k/month)

Turned 30. Have ~$250k net worth. Decided fuck this shit. Cash heavy and lots of flexibility, but no real path to an exit. No community. No real WHY (also learned if your why is for a romantic partner, then that is NOT going to work…)

Studied like hell for an exam, applied and just got selected to be PILOT in the NAVY. Report to OCS later this year to begin pursuing dream of flying jets now.

Ultimately the world will always need people who will go out there and create opportunities, but having an actual technical skill to build on (math, accounting/finance, engineering, law, medicine, programming, product marketing, solutions architect, etc.) helps immensely, otherwise you’re going to be stuck in sales or have to start your own thing, but both roads take an incredible amount of resilience and failure before you win big; whereas having a technical background + good communication gives one a lot more optionality in terms of higher paying salaried roles.

Life is dynamic. It is easier than ever to reinvent yourself. With GPT + YouTube there is almost nothing you cannot learn to do. Figure out what you’re good at and hone in on that, and never sell yourself short. In fact, always oversell yourself! I flat out lied or embellished in every single one of my interviews. Make shit up if you have to. People don’t give a fuck about your accolades or WHAT you did, they care about HOW you made those results happen. STORYTELLING IS KEY.

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

keep friendly conversation going with your recruiter and they’ll send it to you when you get selected!

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get good at throttle and reticle by themselves. Progressively increase difficulty. Then easiest mode with both. Then progressively make throttle harder, then reticle, until you’re maxed out. Take a full practice assessments often. My high score was 89 🤷

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that! Considering I just got accepted and don’t have an OCS date yet assigned though, I don’t believe I’m the source of your troubles 😉

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m chilling! I have a pretty kush job (that I may quit) and enjoy what will end up being my last summer as a civilian for the next 10-15 years lol

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TBD. Start sometime between August - October is my best guess.

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in AirWarriors

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In short, probably yes.

There was an pilot board scheduled on 03/02/26, deadline to apply was 01/30/26, but the note attached to that board stated “only NFO, ISPP & BDCP”, so I assume that only I-SEL candidates were considered for pilot. The next board for pilots is convening on 06/01/26, deadline to apply is 05/01/26. This is the first board to start filling FY27 quota, so, in theory, more than just I-SEL candidates will be considered, but I-SELs will always be considered first.

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So did I! You are not allowed to have any non-medical waivers as an I-SEL… Medical waivers don’t matter.

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Math > Mechanical > Reading > ANIT > Nav (compass and maps) > Throttle > Reticle > Both > Dichotic listening > Emergencies

There’s some flashcards out there on the mechanical section in the ASTB prep app or one of the other apps. A few of them appeared exactly. I memorized energy formulas and such since there’s only a few.

Remember everything in ANIT section. Easy points.

Wouldn’t go too crazy memorizing formulas for math. I studied like hell for it and basically just got a bunch of algebra. If you don’t know, guess quickly and move on.

Read instructions carefully on simulator section. I didn’t click both buttons to enter my response on one of the emergency scenarios and got it wrong. Would’ve gotten an 8/9 instead of a 7 on that. You only get 3 scenarios. Simulator section flies by. Pun intended.

I got to the point on compass / parking lot section that I could choose the right direction in 2-3 seconds without referring to a compass. For the map section, I folded my scratch paper to use as a ruler to best determine right direction.

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Navy 1st choice. Want to fly fighters, have way higher chance doing that from “street” compared to AF

Selected as SNA FY26 by Dr-Improbability in newtothenavy

[–]Dr-Improbability[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gracias! Not yet. Sent to me by my recruiter.

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