Life of a Surface Warfare Junior Officer (SWO) with Guest Teresa Meadows '16

I'm joined by Teresa Meadows who is a class of 16 graduate from the United States Naval Academy and currently serves as a surface warfare officer. Teresa was in 28th company and a history major.

In this episode, we talk about how she ended up as a surface warfare officer as well as what are the next steps for surface warfare officers after graduation.

So we cover topics such as BDOC, the basic division officer course, as well as checking into a ship, integrating with the division and basically just understanding the life of a junior officer on board a ship. You'll learn a lot about what life is actually like for SWOs once they check onto a ship.

She shares her story about ship selection night and getting qualified as a SWO on deployment.  She is now on a staff and living in Rota, Spain.  She has now traveled to eighteen countries.

You can follow Teresa's travel adventures at @t_by.the.sea on Instagram.

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Teresa's Book Recommendation: Silence 

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