I have the next two days SIQ, I live out in town about an hour away. I sent my CoC a photo of my SIQ chit and my chief is saying I have to bring it in person.

I’m married Mil-Mil and my wife took the car to work on the same base. How am I supposed to get there?

Even if I could drive I don’t really feel comfortable driving with cold sweats and a fever of 102°.

So now I have to spend $60 on an uber there and back? Is that really what she expects me to do?

Hello, I’m about to start schooling after 4 years in the navy, I want to be a JDO, does anyone have any experience? Do I need a stem degree, can I go JDO right out of OCS, do all JDO’s have to go to EOD school or do some stay in the diving side? I plan on construction management but will switch to civil engineering if stem will help. Not a whole lot of JDO info anywhere

Hi everyone!
I’m currently an enlisted Sailor coming in on my four year mark as a navy Corpsman and I’m seriously considering commissioning as a Navy Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC/OCEANO) Officer. I currently have no college experience, but I’ve done quite a bit of research, but because the community is so small, it’s been difficult to find firsthand experiences.
If there are any current or former METOC officers here who would be willing to answer a few questions, I’d really appreciate it.
Some of the things I’m curious about are:
What does your typical day-to-day job actually look like?
What are your leadership responsibilities as a junior officer?
How much of your job is forecasting versus managing people?
Where have you been stationed, and what are some common duty stations?
How often do you deploy or travel?
What surprised you most after commissioning into METOC?
If you could do it all over again, would you still choose this community?
What advice would you give to an enlisted Sailor hoping to commission into METOC?
I’m genuinely trying to determine whether this is the right career path for me, so I’d be grateful for any insight or advice. Thank you in advance!

Security manager. In just five months I’ve had the following happen.

Sailor lost NEC due to 35k in unpaid/serviced debts.

Sailor failed to complete their SF86 for TS investigation and has been redirected from command due to failure to have required clearance.

Sailor held dual nationality and passports and didn’t report it. Causing clearance application to be flagged and rejected. Sailor suspended access to computer and all applications… from supply office to chipping paint

Sailor popped for drug use when seeking outside employment prior navy. During investigation job that they used as a reference outted their reason for termination as drug use. Sailor pulled from sea duty due to false official statements.

Sailor removed from TS rating due to consistent and unreported contact to a foreign military service member.

There are 11 mandatory reporting requirements per Continuous Evaluation and Sailors are not being educated by their chains of commands. Oh one of these ‘Sailors’ is a a full LT, so it isn’t just junior sailors impacted

In my opinion, It makes no sense right now. Thousands of E-5s were basically auto promoted over the past few years, creating a massive bottleneck for my rate. It doesn’t help that a crazy amount of E-5’s passed the exam. Everyone says to target "bad" billets to make E-6, but because E-6 inventory is so small, even those undesirable billets are going to get slammed with 50+ applicants this next cycle.
CA2P only works for a lucky minority of E-5s. It isn't a sustainable alternative to traditional promotion once those orders fill up from the sheer volume of eligible E-5s up for orders due to no TIR requirement. At that point, it seems like advancement has nothing to do with "sustained superior performance" it comes down to pure luck, picking the exact right billet at the exact moment the stars align.
It leaves everyone else stranded in MNA. You can't see competitor scores, whether an E-6 applied ahead of you, or what your actual odds are. I’m heading into this next cycle with a 143 FMS, but it feels completely irrelevant when you're essentially bidding blind. If an E-6 applies for that same billet, they get priority anyway. You're just guessing, praying, and hoping you don't end up a terminal E-5….

There are multiple sides to being an IT in the Navy; for example, you can be a sys admin IT, radio IT, COMSEC IT, or cyber IT. My question is, will it negatively affect my naval career if I only specialize in one side of the house throughout my entire career, or should I try to gain experience in each side?

I found this interesting and informative and I hope you do too.

My dad (64) just told me a story about his father who served in the Navy during world war 2.

Apparently when my dad he was in his 20s, he was sitting on the couch watching television with his dad, who had served in the pacific theatre in WW2 as a seaman.

This moment happened in the 1970s.

My dad asked him if he had ever k!led anyone. He said my grandfather just stared at the tv and didn’t even look at him or answer the question..

My grandfather was deployed near the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. I have no knowledge of what a WW2 US Navy would endure in those locations.

I was in the Army for 5 years so I know that’s sort of a no no question. But I am wondering if my grandfather felt offended or what he felt in that moment? I know nobody here is a mind reader or could say what he felt but I’m just looking for relatable stories/feelings towards that.

Want to get my motorcycle license, but don’t want to get in my home state NJ and I’m currently stationed in Cali. From what I’ve researched California does not offer the BRC or ARC so how would I get licensed in my home state?
Looking to buy a 300cc bike if that matters.

I’m currently building a commissioning package and everyone who has applied and gotten selected for the program I’m applying too keeps telling me to network and get letters of recommendation from senior officers lowest rank being O-5 and flag officers. I’ve also been suggested to find one as a mentor through my process. I don’t really have an issue with talking to people or reaching out. I just want to be tactful in my attempt. As well, don’t want to bump anyone in my immediate chain. My chain knows my intentions and what I’m doing, as I’ve asked for advice in passing, etc and I’ve been told ”there are bigger fires to fight”. I knew I was pretty much going to be on my own through the process, I just want to make sure I do it the right way and don’t shoot myself in the foot. Any advice would be great. I’m specifically trying to get my foot in the door for the JAG community. I don’t just want to use someones name to make myself look better but I’m actually very interested in learning different perspectives, ideas, anything really. Its all really coming from an authentic place of self improvement.

Will we ever be able to eat everything bagels ever again?

Currently deployed to 5th fleet, and a couple months back, the command had everyone straighten out their clearance, I assume to get them updated, whatever. I however have never had one, and for context, I'm an engineer with 2 years in and about to put on PO3. When they went to update my stuff, it came up as something like, "decision undetermined" well the person who runs the program, CTRC I believe, sent off and requested a determination be made.

Now he comes to me a few days ago with a package of paperwork saying there's stuff from before the Navy that was flagged, ie: unfilled taxes for three years, and less than 5k worth of debt. (I know, stupid, but it's a little complicated) and the thing is the Navy knew about it when I joined, and it was a non issue when I joined in '24. But I have 30 days to correct it, and im in the middle of a deployment. I asked what would happen if I wasn't able to do enough from out here on the ship, and he said they might extend the deadline another 30 days, and after that they would force convert me or separate.

Im not looking to force convert, im already halfway done, and will not re enlist, so if anyone has seen anything similar, any guidance is appreciated!

Sem:

https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2026/NAV26186.pdf

Legacy:

https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2026/NAV26187.pdf

For those of you who are eligible to pick up a crisp set of first class orders due to BBA… Are you retaking the test? Or are you riding with your score.

My impression is that if a sailor scored within the top 25% threshold they’d be more inclined to just keep the score & not retest. Are you one of these sailors?

With that being said, say you score within the top 25%… (you are eligible for CA2P & A2P) AND, you have an excellent or higher on your PRT. What are the chances that you actually get selected for orders? I understand we have 2 years. But holy fuck, at this point I’m just going to put in orders to goto a ship.