What degrees would you recommend for those wishing to become a SWO?

@@phantomwriter2629 It's got to be a STEM field if you want to become a Surface Warfare Officer.

@@phantomwriter2629 Your degree is less important than your GPA and OAR (Officer Aptitude Rating). Calc and physics are a must to do well, but there are prep courses to support. About half of all that apply to SWO are accepted. SWO LIFE!

AplayerStolMyALT what about computer science or cyber security? Would they put me into a different job or would they let me try to become a SWO?

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Me 32 going to OCS this November for the SWO program. When is your class date?

That's not a tough culture, that's workplace harassment and ostrasizing.

Because the US works them to the bone to save money.

Hooyah see you in the fleet in 5 or 6 years

@@dantedelgadillo9289 :) See you there.

Gotta decide whether you’re going officer or enlisted

Every Officer position is an application process. The Community you apply to will either recommend you, or they won't. An Officer Recruiter will help you understand the application process and navigate the hurdles to become, and remain, competitive. The only easy day was yesterday; if you've got what it takes, step up.

@@johnpennacchio1176 and the only way to find out if you have what it takes or not is to sign up and try

It is a conversation piece between you and your Detailer. A Detailer is a representative each Naval Officer has that helps negotiate orders and achieve career milestones to remain competitive in your respective fields. In the SWO world, your 'dream sheet' will tell the Navy what your goals are - job, location, class, etc. The Navy, via your Detailer, will discuss how your goals will align with available opportunities and set you up for success. Be advised, the Navy will will always get a 51% vote, we are still a business with national interests in mind. But your goals, both now and later, are a driving factor in the conversation. As you gain seniority, so too will you gain bargaining power; more jobs will become available and your record and successes will make your conversations more heavily weighted and you'll be competitive for jobs you'd like. I know a SWO working for the President of the United States; the only force stopping you - is you.

No it’s not. Don’t go Swo, you will regret it.

My father became an officer in the navy Majoring in Biology. He didn’t do OCS he did ROTC and got commissioned so I can’t say 100% what OCS might prefer. They like any degree as far as I’m aware.

I got selected with a political science degree, I think you will be just fine. The Airwarriors website had some good info on OCS selection, though beware of bad gouge. I was OCS class 15-15C

Thank you for the replies everyone, I appreciate it!

I am a surface warfare officer and have a degree in biology

@Josef Baumann depends on the command, underway watch rotation can consist of 3-5 hours of watch twice in a 24 hour period.

Blakely Yes that’s one way to do it. After you get your degree you go to OCS to become an officer. I think it also helps that you have an engineering degree though it’s not required. Just talk to an officer recruiter and they’ll put you on track to go to the selection board for SWO!

@@connorbell8542 Thank you brother!

A degree from a four-year college or university is a minimum educational requirement to become a Commissioned Officer. There are different ways to become a SWO. If you're a high school student or an undergraduate, you can enter through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) or through the U.S. Naval Academy. Those already having a degree attend Officer Candidate School (OCS), a 12-week Navy school in Newport, RI.

SWO is a very in demand career path. If you get into NROTC, and assuming you meet the criteria to commission, there is a really high chance you'll get selected. -current SWO

Joe Cottone Also what about something like Eagle Scout as part of my resume? I’m probably going to study cyber security or computer science, but I’ve wanted to be a SWO for a long time. Do you think that would help my chances?

@@timobrien5141 it certainly helps. The Navy puts an emphasis on Engineering for midshipmen to study. So choices like Electrical, Ocean, Aerospace, Computer Sci etc. Is (normally) what you should shoot for but I was Political Science myself, and was able to pick up SWO no problem. Like I said, its a very in demand job and if you meet the criteria for NROTC you shouldn't have a problem picking it up

Joe Cottone This actually helps a lot. Thank you.

@@timobrien5141 of course, if you got any other swo/nrotc questions let me know

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Navy's always hiring. You just have to talk to the recruiter.

@Josef Baumann Your sea tours are when you are attached to a 'sea going' command; but your tours rotate between 'sea going' and 'shore tours'. A SWO will rotate between the two based on how they want to drive their careers and to meet certain requirements.

@@johnpennacchio1176 one thing I never understood is why join the Navy, Coast Guard and to a small degree, the Marine Corps if you don't want to go to sea? I thought if you join either of those branches you will go to sea for at least one tour

@@chrismc410 Not everyone in the Navy is stationed on ships, just like not everyone in the Air Force flies planes. There are intelligence officers, logistics officers, space cadre, engineering duty officers, HR officers, meteorologist officers, etc. and while there is a chance you might be stationed on a ship, many of these supporting duties are conducted elsewhere.

I hope so, cause I don't want to do hard labor, that's what I went to college for.

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