Service selection sheets turned in for c/o 24!!

[justdoit19]

Such an exciting time. These young people have worked long and hard to discern their desired future community. And now they have put pen to paper, officially making their requests.

Now they (and moms and dads) wait to find out where the Navy will place them, on November 16th! A short 78 days from now.

Good luck everyone!! C/O ‘24!!

 

[Heatherg21]

DS text me today. He officially submitted. Did interviews, checked the boxes, did the work; summer programs and networking.

We shall see!

Asking for a friend, where did the four years go? I was just driving him to nomination interviews last week!

 

[MidCakePa]

And you thought waiting for offer of appointment was hard!

The great thing about service selection is that, while there’s often an ideal choice, there are multiple good choices. And more than anything, it’s about fit — the fit for the mid as well as for the community.

It’s why many of us here say, it’s great to enter USNA with a preferred community. But be open to others — be able to see yourself in others — because the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps will always win out.

 

[justme]

Such an exciting time. These young people have worked long and hard to discern their desired future community. And now they have put pen to paper, officially making their requests.

Now they (and moms and dads) wait to find out where the Navy will place them, on November 16th! A short 78 days from now.

Good luck everyone!! C/O ‘24!!

Sweet. Only 77 days now. This wait is flying by.

 

[justdoit19]

Sweet. Only 77 days now. This wait is flying by.

Hahaha no.

I asked mine if he was nervous (about assignment).

“no” was all I got back.

I told him I would be nervous enough for the two of us.

 

[THParent]

...Now they (and moms and dads) wait to find out where the Navy will place them, on November 16th! A short 78 days from now...

Too bad they couldn't have scheduled it on November 10th, for the 18% who will commission as 2nd Lt.

 

[MidCakePa]

Too bad they couldn't have scheduled it on November 10th, for the 18% who will commission as 2nd Lt.

There’s a movie title in there somewhere: “18%.” Kind of like “300” (great movie, by the way).

 

[MidCakePa]

Hi good afternoon, what is the title of the movie

The title is “300.” About the legendary battle of Thermopylae. Also a great novel titled “Gates of Fire” that depicts the same battle. I believe it’s required reading in some SA classes.

 

[justme]

Too bad they couldn't have scheduled it on November 10th, for the 18% who will commission as 2nd Lt.

I thought it was 25% by edict?

 

[justme]

Hahaha no.

I asked mine if he was nervous (about assignment).

“no” was all I got back.

I told him I would be nervous enough for the two of us.

No kidding. I am apparently a professional worrier, though the pay is inadequate for the hours I put into it.

 

[MidCakePa]

I thought it was 25% by edict?

Last pie chart I saw (official USNA doc) showed Marines at about 25%. The 18% might refer to Ground. The rest are Air, with a few Cyber.

 

[8th Wing Refugee]

The title is “300.” About the legendary battle of Thermopylae. Also a great novel titled “Gates of Fire” that depicts the same battle. I believe it’s required reading in some SA classes.

Better read is Herodotus - The Histories which covers many of the Greco-Persian conflicts of the time.

 

[Old Navy BGO]

Last pie chart I saw (official USNA doc) showed Marines at about 25%. The 18% might refer to Ground.

My recollection, without confirmation, is that 18% (or something close to that) was the limit back in my day (80-90's). Sometime between then and now, that limit has been increased to 25%, perhaps because the size of the Navy has been reduced during that period and the increase in use of ground forces since 9/11.

 

[THParent]

I guessed at the percentage.

 

[8th Wing Refugee]

My recollection, without confirmation, is that 18% (or something close to that) was the limit back in my day (80-90's). Sometime between then and now, that limit has been increased to 25%, perhaps because the size of the Navy has been reduced during that period and the increase in use of ground forces since 9/11.

20% was the number that sticks in my mind from our vintage. And I thought that was a maximum.

 

[justdoit19]

Where can I watch the movie from, online or on Netflix

Just Google it and see what matches your streaming services.

 

[NavyHoops]

My class was just below 17%. During the early 2000s that number increased slowly to 25%.

 

[justme]

Interesting. As part of my parental therapy, I collected and analyzed every selection data from class of 17 to 23. (To see what odds DS had at getting any particular job, since as we all know, doing wasteful analysis makes a difference in the outcome).

Each year had the count of MC (ground+air, etc) to be exactly 25% of the total MIDNs at that point, rounded to nearest whole person.

(actually its within 5 whole persons... )

 

[justdoit19]

I’ve been thinking: I’m not NERVOUS in the traditional sense. Not sure what the proper word is. I am anxiously hopeful for him to be happy with his placemat.

It is, indeed, a little bit of the same feeling as waiting for an appointment. Like @MidCakePa mentioned. But more excitement, BC you know so much more about everything than as a plebe. You have found your people. And community (hopefully).

 

[Heatherg21]

I’ve been thinking: I’m not NERVOUS in the traditional sense. Not sure what the proper word is. I am anxiously hopeful for him to be happy with his placemat.

It is, indeed, a little bit of the same feeling as waiting for an appointment. Like @MidCakePa mentioned. But more excitement, BC you know so much more about everything than as a plebe. You have found your people. And community (hopefully).

I feel the same. DS said yesterday he had done all he was advised to do, and anything else he thought might increase his odds of getting the service he wants. Essentially, it's out of his hands now was what I heard from him.