Navy CEC program

@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.
Thank you for sharing. He’s clearly a thinker.

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.



Happy hunting!
 
Thank you for sharing. He’s clearly a thinker.

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.



Happy hunting!
Thank you! That helps a lot! He was definitely on his way down a rabbit hole w/ trying to find the correct recruiter.

Yes, he is a thinker & was crunching #s 😉..... we can provide the idea & support but he needs to drive the rest of the research & decision making.

PS - I’m so glad they “found” you 😊!
 
Thank you! That helps a lot! He was definitely on his way down a rabbit hole w/ trying to find the correct recruiter.

Yes, he is a thinker & was crunching #s 😉..... we can provide the idea & support but he needs to drive the rest of the research & decision making.

PS - I’m so glad they “found” you 😊!
The NROTC recruiter will know his or her program, perhaps not so much others. Officers from a cross-section of communities do a recruiting tour as a “disassociated shore tour,” away from their usual professional area. They learn the programs they are responsible for, and pick up peripheral knowledge along the way.

I was ready to be “found.” I had been dating an AROTC classmate, liked the idea of service, leadership development, a salary and benefits, a structured environment, world-wide assignments. I had landed a fine grad school fellowship at a name-brand place, was not feeling thrilled about more school and a shoestring budget, after 4 years on a full ride, no car but a trusty buttercup yellow Schwinn Varsity 10-speed and several on-campus jobs to cover personal expenses, and a room in the freshman dorm all 4 years because it was the cheapest and had a kitchen where I could create ramen and EZ Mac masterpieces. As someone who grew up on and around the ocean, I was not attracted by non-water-involved work and scenery and the real possibility of crawling in dirt, though I was always fine with getting filthy on boats. Those two fine aviator recruiters in their gleaming whites, gleaming teeth and RayBans asked about my major, GPA, leadership roles, feelings about sea-based careers, overseas assignments, general health, and I took some aptitude test. OCS in Newport, RI next stop and a full career after that. Things happen the way they are supposed to and in the way we least expect.
 
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