Life after graduation: SWO chapter

<p>angel, you are probably not in the best place for OCS advice unless a recent surface grad who is stationed with an OCS type comes along. OCS is in Newport, RI and is supposed to last 12 weeks. Many get set back to subsequent classes for varieties of reasons, maybe more than once. During OCS, their weekends are not entirely their own. Therefore, unless you plan to elope, I would not plan a wedding for at least four or five months after he reports to OCS. For USNA grads, as navy2010 states, go straight to the fleet from graduation. I cannot imagine this happening for OCS grads. There are probably required schools. I think all the SWO schools are in Newport and their weekends might be free. However, the question here would be why does he think he wants to be a SWO. Other opportunities, of which he is now unaware, might present themselves during OCS. Then again, once he graduates from SWO training, he may be required to report to a deployed ship. All in all, a bad time to make long term plans for a wedding.</p>