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

This is the first truly serious lesson in “needs of the Navy,” an opportunity to demonstrate resilience, adaptiveness, positivity and many other desirable traits.

Some excellent comments above about sub community positives. I still find it amazing that unlike the aviation community, which has a similar long training pipeline, a longer ADSO and a later start date, that immensely valuable nuke education and subsequent commitment is just 5 years.

There is also the opportunity to compete for lateral transfer and redesignation into other officer communities down the road after the gold dolphins are earned. There is submarine EDO, the IW community… One of my company officers at USNA, a sub LT, applied for medical school and went that route as a Navy doc with dolphins, all on the Navy dime. He specialized in undersea medicine, can’t recall his residency.
 
Back in corporate days, I worked alongside a finance director who was a USNA grad and submariner. After active duty, he earned a Harvard MBA before joining our company. One day after a difficult meeting with our supply-chain team, we had this exchange:

Him: “Well, that was unsat.”
Me: “What’s unsat?”
Him: “Unsatisfactory. Sorry, Navy term.”
Me: “Got it. I agree.” (Then, thinking to myself: “I never want to be unsat around this guy.”)

He was sharp, exacting, respected and a great guy to work with. He’s now CFO of a mid-size manufacturing company. I’m sure his submarine days played a big role in shaping him.
 
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justdoit19 said:
I’m a smarty pants #SubMomma!!
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DS #1 is a SWO. DS #2 a Nuke, gonna make for some interesting family rivalry. Subs think of Ships as targets, SWOS' think Nukes are nuts living in a tube underwater-- when they get too cocky, just remind them that P-3's think of both as targets, and we got to go home for a beer at the end of the day (and paid with per diem checks) :) !
 
A lot of benefits to Subs...great training and excellent command opportunity for those that stick with it. (Two of my Company mates were SSN CO's). Getting out, the exposure to PMS (preventative maintenance) programs and trouble shooting makes them very marketable in the industrial /manufacturing world. Despite the intra-service rivalry's, I will admit that submarine personnel (both Officer and Enlisted) seemed to be one step above the rest when it came to professionalism and technical knowledge.
 
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Just posted on Instagram. Hope everyone has a great night celebrating!
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Another odd item... the official news release from USNA https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2023/11/NAVAL_ACADEMY_CLASS_OF_2024_OBTAIN_CAREER_ASSIGNMENTS.php

Shows Maritime Cyber Warfare Office assigned to 7 MIDNs that are part of the 49 IW but not in the "includes".
That is the first time I have seen this particular specialty. Any ideas what this is?

And I am still puzzled at where Nuke SWO went in these two public announcements, unless SWO is really 50 off its average.
 
justme said:
Another odd item... the official news release from USNA https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2023/11/NAVAL_ACADEMY_CLASS_OF_2024_OBTAIN_CAREER_ASSIGNMENTS.php

Shows Maritime Cyber Warfare Office assigned to 7 MIDNs that are part of the 49 IW but not in the "includes".
That is the first time I have seen this particular specialty. Any ideas what this is?

And I am still puzzled at where Nuke SWO went in these two public announcements, unless SWO is really 50 off its average.
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Maybe AI?
 
Capt MJ said:
And sub officers get to work with some of the most brilliant enlisted personnel in the Navy. They go to nuke school too. Teamwork is everything in that enclosed environment.
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When my DS went through PROTRAMID, he loved the subs due to that teamwork. He found that people were much more interested in working with everyone - all did their job - but he felt there was a real community on the sub. It will be interesting to see what he goes for when it is time to turn in his sheets.
 
Parent1stTimer said:
When my DS went through PROTRAMID, he loved the subs due to that teamwork. He found that people were much more interested in working with everyone - all did their job - but he felt there was a real community on the sub. It will be interesting to see what he goes for when it is time to turn in his sheets.
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The people in the sub community were what sold my DS on subs - especially the enlisted. He was attracted to the close comradery between officers and enlisted. Super smart people with zero BS tolerance. He also liked the idea of being the tip of the spear.
 
justme said:
Another odd item... the official news release from USNA https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2023/11/NAVAL_ACADEMY_CLASS_OF_2024_OBTAIN_CAREER_ASSIGNMENTS.php

Shows Maritime Cyber Warfare Office assigned to 7 MIDNs that are part of the 49 IW but not in the "includes".
That is the first time I have seen this particular specialty. Any ideas what this is?

And I am still puzzled at where Nuke SWO went in these two public announcements, unless SWO is really 50 off its average.
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The "Cryptologic Includes" doesn't add up to 49 so assume it's in there and was just left off graphic. Not sure who puts graphics together but sure they are space limited on text. I assume numbers over text with all marketing graphics
 
justme said:
Another odd item... the official news release from USNA https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2023/11/NAVAL_ACADEMY_CLASS_OF_2024_OBTAIN_CAREER_ASSIGNMENTS.php

Shows Maritime Cyber Warfare Office assigned to 7 MIDNs that are part of the 49 IW but not in the "includes".
That is the first time I have seen this particular specialty. Any ideas what this is?

And I am still puzzled at where Nuke SWO went in these two public announcements, unless SWO is really 50 off its average.
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MCWO is a new community in the Information Warfare (IW) field. They are experts in cyber warfare (offense and defense). Other communities such as Information Professional and Cyber Warfare Engineer are also in the IW field, but they focus on networks and computer science/engineering, respectively. In other words, the Navy made a cyber warfare specialty compared to a lot of communities having a general involvement in cyber warfare.
 
My NROTC unit had good luck this year with service assignment, everyone got their number 1 choice which included someone getting NR!
 
Wow…fantastic video. I never saw video of DD’s big reveal, so it was great to witness all the emotion tied up in this simple ceremony. Only problem was that my allergies kicked in about midway, so I had to fight through watery eyes to view the rest.

Loved the good captain’s words at the end, about sailors and Marines waiting on the other side for their new leaders, and being ready to take on the burden of leadership. It’s an awesome responsibility.
 
severn said:
... USNA 1st Company, Class of 2024 video, Service Assignment, 10 hours ago.

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Love the video. Saw one of DS’s besties from plebe year (prior to shotgun) in this. Sweetest young man. Such a good heart. I bawled watching him get his assignment. Thanks for sharing.
 
justme said:
Another odd item... the official news release from USNA https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2023/11/NAVAL_ACADEMY_CLASS_OF_2024_OBTAIN_CAREER_ASSIGNMENTS.php

Shows Maritime Cyber Warfare Office assigned to 7 MIDNs that are part of the 49 IW but not in the "includes".
That is the first time I have seen this particular specialty. Any ideas what this is?

And I am still puzzled at where Nuke SWO went in these two public announcements, unless SWO is really 50 off its average.
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Service assignments can continue to change up until graduation and beyond, based on needs of the Navy and changes in status (i.e. medical changes).

I would not be surprised if some CW/IP/CWE selects were moved to MCWO prior to graduation, as this happened last year as well. There may have already been a few shifts between when the graphic was made (likely prior to service assignment day) and when the article was published.

The lists are not complete, missing IW communities from the list are MSO and IW EDO. The first is less likely, but there may have been MIDN selected for the second.
 
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Not trying to be too off-topic, but going back to discussions about credit cards and military benefits. My 21' had LOTS of spare time whilst awaiting NIFE and throughout Primary. His passion is finance and when he had time during the waiting periods, he started up a webpage about saving, credit and credit card benefits. He has "Military" and Non-Military. Since he last worked on the page, he has gotten married, platform selected and continues for another 6-8 months before he Wings. In other words, it may be slightly outdated...but if you are a Mid, or a parent of someone who just needs some good, real advice, please feel free to message me and I will send you the website. It also has his contact information and he is great about educating others and answering questions. I wasn't comfortable posting the website to all.
 
nuensis said:
Service assignments can continue to change up until graduation and beyond, based on needs of the Navy and changes in status (i.e. medical changes).

I would not be surprised if some CW/IP/CWE selects were moved to MCWO prior to graduation, as this happened last year as well. There may have already been a few shifts between when the graphic was made (likely prior to service assignment day) and when the article was published.

The lists are not complete, missing IW communities from the list are MSO and IW EDO. The first is less likely, but there may have been MIDN selected for the second.
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Maritime Space Officer (MSO) is not currently a direct accession community, getting its officers from the lateral transfer process…most being from URL or IW. Also the MCWO was a result of Congress passing section 1532 of the FY23 NDAA, directing the Navy to create a cyber-specific officer community and enlisted rate, separate from the cryptologic warfare community.
 
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