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      Surface Warfare Officer Interview

      11 Feb 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at US Navy

      Interview

      There is no interview process. When you enter the Navy through OCS, you submit an essay as to why you want to join the military and in what capacity and your application is viewed by a board of senior officer from the community that you want to join.

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      Surface Warfare Officer Interview

      27 Oct 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at US Navy

      Interview

      Thorough as they would have you discuss your background and personal history. They would gage your competency and determine if they were willing to commission you. Nothing bad to say about the process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to be an officer in the US Navy
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      Surface Warfare Officer Interview

      23 Aug 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at US Navy

      Interview

      *"UNDESIGNATED" does NOT mean that you will get a try out all of the rates and then pick the one you want! It means that you will do hard manual labor for 1-2 years, then get to choose which of a couple hard manual labor jobs you want for the rest of your career. This is not necessarily bad, but know what you're getting into. Your recruiter will make it sound like you get to try them all and then take your pick--that is NOT the case! I see disappointed young Sailors every day who got duped and are now stuck chipping paint because they trusted their recruiters. It is 1 in 50 that make it into a cushy indoor rate from undes.* These comments apply to officer and enlisted. Very extensive application which takes a long time and requires old medical documentation, recommendations, etc. No formal interview for me, but I think some people have them. You will be dealing with a recruiter who has a quota of people he needs to sign up. Do your own research on what a specific job will be like in the Navy. That means talking to people in that job, talking to other people in the Navy, talking to people in the military, calling multiple recruiters to see if they tell you the same things as your recruiter. This is YOUR job, not the recruiter's. Once he gets you signed, he doesn't care what happens to you. Take control of the process and INSIST on getting the job you want. Some jobs are super popular and competitive, but find out for sure independent of your recruiter because they sometimes tell you a rate is full when it's not--they just benefit from you choosing something else. Please be careful and only sign up for a job you want.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They want a written statement of why you want to serve. Have some friends or family proof it before you turn it in, and make sure you edit and reedit it so that it's sharp. If you do these basic things (which you should do for every application), you will stand out from the pack because writing is not most Sailors' strong suit.
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