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Thank you for sharing. He’s clearly a thinker.@Capt MJ - just have to say thank you very much for the info added to this thread. I planted the seed & DS has been thinking about it & researching it on his own . He just sent me this text. I think he’s fatigued with the continuation of adding different options/plans but the wheels are now spinning about the CEC & NUPOC programs . It really meets all of his goals: serve his country, job out of college - that’s not sitting @ a desk, getting out of IL, real world experience going into the civilian work force, $ for college , etc.
I have a suggestion for finding the right officer recruiter without too much chance of going down the not-quite-right rabbit hole.
Navy Recruiting is divided into geographical districts, now called “Talent Acquisition” in corporate style. They oversee the many recruiting offices in a set of states, which are primarily for enlisted recruiting. The officers who are officer recruiters for various pre-comm programs, work out of the regional HQ. They go to college campuses, grad schools, career fairs showcasing NUPOC, Navy medical/nursing/dental/medical service corps, JAG, OCS, CEC and other pre-comm programs. They work the phones and email. They found me as a college senior, walking to the campus Post Office, where “info table people” were allowed to set up. Two naval aviators in summer white on the hunt for STEM performer seniors who weren’t quite sure they wanted to go to grad school right away (like me) or needed some help with grad school and a vision of a career path in uniform.
I’ve attached a link. Your son can take a shot at figuring out which HQ covers his state, gather his thoughts and questions, outline his script, and call the number. He should say he is from city/state, and he is interested in pre-comm programs, specifically X, Y and Z, and he would like to talk to the officer recruiter for that program. All recruiters have quotas. People will be happy to talk with him.
Navy Talent Acquisition Group Addresses
Navy Talent Acquisition Group, formerly known as Navy Recruiting District, address, Unit Identification Code and Web site listing.
www.navycs.com
Happy hunting!