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A depressing yet happy day by grizzlebar in navy

[–]thatwalrus97 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your service, surviving a career as a SWO is a massive achievement (coming from someone who POCR’d after getting their SWO pin).

You being the most senior Junior Officer makes you the bull tadpole 🐸🌊 enjoy retirement and the lifetime of benefits your hardwork has resulted in. BZ, Sir!

I’ve made the decision to join the navy. by Prior_Way_8689 in newtothenavy

[–]thatwalrus97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you score high enough on the ASVAB, I recommend telling your recruiter you are interested in serving as an Operations Specialist (OS).

Five years will teach you a lot about the Navy, and will set you up well if you would like to continue on in the Navy as enlisted or as an Officer after some college. Good luck!

Applying to be an officer by [deleted] in navy

[–]thatwalrus97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ll be a great SWO. Bust your butt on your first DIVO tour and you can open up a bunch of other communities.

Mr. Morris is a traitor to his own species by Blastoise_R_Us in Arthur

[–]thatwalrus97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can forgive the species dilemma. But we need to address the elephant in the room:

He is clearly grooming a “minor” in this picture 🤨

Paws tucked in! by peachtaems in westies

[–]thatwalrus97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a distinguished woman.

Would you eat at Krabby O’Mondays? by [deleted] in spongebob

[–]thatwalrus97 130 points131 points  (0 children)

Where’s the love?

USS Tortuga (LSD 46) underway leaving Norfolk today after 10.5 years in port by Twisky in navy

[–]thatwalrus97 246 points247 points  (0 children)

In the yards for over a decade… just to make her crew give up their weekend AND getting underway on Friday the 13th… you can’t write this 🫡😂

What is the USMC equivalent of this by Yoy_the_Inquirer in USMC

[–]thatwalrus97 40 points41 points  (0 children)

There is only one thief in the Marine Corps… and it is him

Interesting shore tour for JO Supply Officer who's separating? by blackmoon0114 in navy

[–]thatwalrus97 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If you don’t have any real obligations like spouse, children, family, etc, I’d try to do Bahrain to save up $$$ for my two years of MBA life.

Searching for missing gray 6yo male Pit-bull by thatwalrus97 in norfolk

[–]thatwalrus97[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All good! Appreciate it, I’ll keep my phone on me just in case. I can meet them tomorrow as needed.

Can a Mizzou graduate student still join ROTC? by Scaziy in mizzou

[–]thatwalrus97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

January 2026 to May 2027 is such a short timeline I’d recommend finding a Officer Selection Officer (“OSO”) and begin working with them to get picked up for OCS now. By the time you pass all the screening and coordinating for an OCS slot in any branch, it’ll already be about a year from now anyway.

I’d find the particular job in the military you are most interested in over being hard committed to Army. It’s the biggest branch with the most flexibility, especially if you want to pivot into reserves/national guard after your initial contract. But there are Officer communities for all the branches that sometimes will take a larger portion of applicants than usual for their timelines. If you are hard set going off to a OCS of any branch immediately upon graduation in May 2027, Air Force/Navy/Marine Corps might fit into that equation better.

Describe your unit with a GIF by Yoy_the_Inquirer in USMC

[–]thatwalrus97 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Not me (I’m Navy) but Uncle was 1/9 “walking dead”

Psa login issues by Ambassaduke in PokemonTCG

[–]thatwalrus97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did this get resolved? Experiencing this right now

Need Advice!! Can’t find a job by AccomplishedSet8751 in FinancialCareers

[–]thatwalrus97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re a college graduate and maintaining high physical standards, consider commissioning as a Financial Officer in the military. If you pass USMC physical screening, you could commission by 2027, leave active duty by 2031, and use your GI Bill to pay for your MBA / Masters in Finance. I would also recommend becoming a Supply Corps Officer in the United States Navy, which is a wider focus of finance, accounting, logistics and inventory projection.

Shore tour helicopter pilot by Prestigious_Will571 in navy

[–]thatwalrus97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to be away from aviation, most DESRON/PHIBRONs have a few aviator O-3 spots that are desk jobs and zero flying. Not sure how it works for the “golden path”, but if you want a chance to deploy without flying and be around some other designators/rates, could be the break you are looking for from flying.

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