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Hello everyone ,
I am new here and need help i am 31 year old female who has always wanted to join the US Navy and dreamed of it since i was 15 years old i had to drop out of big school due to family issues and never went back i had the option to either go to school or work and help put roof over my head i recently got my G.ED and now taking classes at the local community college for only a semester now but am enjoying school my issue is i want to go in the Navy but the recruiter i talk to said i had to have 15 college credits in order to go since i dropped out of school i really would love to get in and one day be a officer but was told if i got my BSN i could just go right in as a officer my question is this at age 31 would it dumb to go in the military and would you finish school and go officer route or try go enlisted what kind of options do i really have at my age i know i dont qualify for NROTC but heard of The Nurse Candidate Program is that hard to get into and would you recommend trying for it . on another note any advice would really help thanks so
much
susie
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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First of all, congratulations on getting your GED and continuing with your education. That in itself is an accomplishment. You might want to google Navy Officer Candidate School and find out what the age limitation (maximum age) is for entry into the program. For enlisted - the age is 34 - it might be slight higher for Candidate - I think it's 35.
Officer Candidate School Program (commissioned officers) - you need to have your degree already. Typically, it takes at least 4 years going to school full time to get a degree - you might be cutting it close to get your degree done get into before the 35. If you truly want to be an officer, then take as many classes as you can and get that degree as quickly as you can and apply when you are a senior in college. My son went thru the OCS program.
It might be more practical to go ahead and enlist when you have your 15 college credits, get your degree while you are in the Navy, then apply for the OCS (again you might be cutting it close on the age limit) or you can go the non-commission route and become a warrant officer (google it).
I know it is extremely difficult to get into a nursing program in CA. The son of a family friend was able to get his degree in nursing from a college in CO - he is an emergency room nurse and loves his job.
Don't give up. Doesn't matter what your age is - keep going - keep working on improving yourself. My sister is 70 and just signed up for a Phd program in computer science. LOL - she can do computer science but she can't text. hahaha.
BTW, there are many jobs in health care related fields.
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Permalink Reply by Navygirl on
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Hello, and thank you so much for the advice i been searching and trying to do the best thing and was so unsure on what would be the best option i am thinking of just going enlisted and taking classes on the side and work my way up to officer im really good with computers but also love helping other one reason always wanted to join the service to give back to my country we got so many people in military and i support all branches i have family in all branches i only wish they would get more respect then they do for risking there own life for peoples freedom , how did your son do in OCS i hear its really tuff but well worth it !!! wow 70 hear i was think i was to old to go in lol congratulations to your son and sister both thanks again for your advice GB
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My son finished his 5 year commitment to the Navy this March. He has transitioned to the civilian world easily. Found a great job. Got married. Got a dog. LOL. He went into the OCS program after graduating from college with an engineering degree. If you are good with numbers and you change your mind about nursing, there is IT (Information Technology) or Nuke. There are women who are nukes. Very, very tough program but there is a signing bonus and the re-upping bonus for nukes is 6 figures. Again tough program and difficult rating especially for those on submarines and the long deployments. Good luck.
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