How can I get in touch with a Navy Reserve Officer Recruiter?

2025-06-10T11:53:20-04:00

Hello all, I am currently a YN3 in the Navy Reserve (Prior active army 11C). I am interested in getting in touch with a Navy Reserve Officer Recruiter but they seem hard to find. I am interested in some potential officer opportunities there may be. I have a bachelors in business, a masters in public administration and working on my doctorate in public administration if thats of any use at all. Thank you all in advance!

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jun 10 at 2025 12:55 PM

2025-06-10T12:55:32-04:00

Did you use the locator function on their website? You can narrow it down to an officer recruiter and find the nearest one to your zipcode and go from there. https://www.navy.com/contact-us/find-a-recruiter

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Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jun 10 at 2025 1:03 PM

2025-06-10T13:03:56-04:00

If you are already in the reserves you already moved past the stage where you speak to a recruiter. With you already being inside the system at this point a recruiter probably wouldn't/couldn't touch you because you are already under contract and committed. You can't apply to join when you already applied and joined. In navy lingo you would need to speak to the Career counselor for assistance with submitting a package for OCS.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jun 21 at 2025 6:11 PM

2025-06-21T18:11:48-04:00

You are looking for a Reserve Accessions Officer (AO) for the designator you're interested in. Different breed. The recruiter should be able to put you in touch with one that services your Region. They are typically a capped O-4 TAR, if TAR is the correct term anymore. Like figure skating, there is a short and long program. The short program is where the AO looks at your pedigree (school, background, record, etc.). If you pass that muster, you are referred to a Reviewing Officer (RO). ROs are typically Senior Officers in varied designators. There are ones for Line, Supply, JAG, others, and like me, CEC. I would conduct an interview with my own question set and come to a determination on the likelihood of good return on investment. A good RO will be somewhat picky in that we're looking for competence, desire in the right direction, ability to write, yes write, and other indicators of ability to progress with a decent chance of success. Judgement? Yes, that was my and other ROs jobs. There is zero entitlement on the applicant's part. I'm recalling the success rate of applicants that passed AO screening. For me, it was around 30%, but designators will vary. I did keep some track of results of new officers I brought in. About 85% made O-4, which is higher than Zone percentages.