Navy public affairs officer? - Military Career Progression

jupiterinka · 08-27-2009, 04:23 PM

My husband is trying to get into OCS and wants to become a Navy Public Affairs Officer. Are any of you or your spouses familiar with what this entails? For example, we're curious to know what kind of sea-shore rotations PAOs have, deployments, duties, what kinds of duty stations need PAOs, etc. I would love to know anyone's experience with this rate!!!!! Please help.

louisa85 · 08-27-2009, 09:52 PM

Caimbrie · 08-27-2009, 11:01 PM

Each command has one. It's a collateral duty as far as I know

. So his rotation and deployments etc. would depend on his rate.

NC@SEA · 08-28-2009, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by jupiterinka

My husband is trying to get into OCS and wants to become a Navy Public Affairs Officer. Are any of you or your spouses familiar with what this entails? For example, we're curious to know what kind of sea-shore rotations PAOs have, deployments, duties, what kinds of duty stations need PAOs, etc. I would love to know anyone's experience with this rate!!!!! Please help.

It's a newer job for Officers that is pretty cake. On smaller commands it is a collateral duty but for full time here is the link.

http://www.navy.com/careers/officer/publicaffairs/

Caimbrie · 08-28-2009, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by NC@SEA

It's a newer job for Officers that is pretty cake. On smaller commands it is a collateral duty but for full time here is the link.

http://www.navy.com/careers/officer/publicaffairs/

I guess it being a newer full time job is why I didn't know

NC@SEA · 08-29-2009, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by Caimbrie

I guess it being a newer full time job is why I didn't know

Our PAO is a collateral job. I think its for major shore installations and bigger deck type ships.

jupiterinka · 08-30-2009, 04:26 PM

Thanks for the information! I'll check out the link. Dh is pretty excited about the possibility, so hopefully it will work out for him.

SailorsGirlPS · 09-04-2009, 10:20 AM

My husband is not an officer but he does work in the Public Affairs Office. The hours are tough (at least overseas); you may have to wait for a response from somebody with a 12 hour time zone difference. There are weeks where I see my husband for as many hours a week as he is at work for one day...(He has a 14 hour day, but i only see him 14 hours a week.)

Lots of hard work...and lots of reheated dinners on your end! Good Luck

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jupiterinka Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,199 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 33%	Navy public affairs officer? My husband is trying to get into OCS and wants to become a Navy Public Affairs Officer. Are any of you or your spouses familiar with what this entails? For example, we're curious to know what kind of sea-shore rotations PAOs have, deployments, duties, what kinds of duty stations need PAOs, etc. I would love to know anyone's experience with this rate!!!!! Please help. __________________ Our love will last until the stars turn cold...

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Caimbrie MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 40,116 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 74% Longevity: 69%	Each command has one. It's a collateral duty as far as I know . So his rotation and deployments etc. would depend on his rate. __________________

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jupiterinka Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,199 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 33%	Thanks for the information! I'll check out the link. Dh is pretty excited about the possibility, so hopefully it will work out for him. __________________ Our love will last until the stars turn cold...

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09-04-2009, 10:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
SailorsGirlPS Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bahrain Posts: 32 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 9% Longevity: 12%	My husband is not an officer but he does work in the Public Affairs Office. The hours are tough (at least overseas); you may have to wait for a response from somebody with a 12 hour time zone difference. There are weeks where I see my husband for as many hours a week as he is at work for one day...(He has a 14 hour day, but i only see him 14 hours a week.) Lots of hard work...and lots of reheated dinners on your end! Good Luck