COLOR:GREEN]I took the May SWE and there were a lot of "boat" questions...I've only been to Sectors so I had no boat experience to help me on the exam. Does anyone remember some of the questions from the May SWE or have any tips to help me do better?[/COLOR]
I would study the EPQs as all of the questions are derived from the information you learnt while getting your EPQs signed off. Also Tracen Petaluma has a website with the recommended pubs to read. A lot of the pubs are listed on the tracen website electronically. Some of the pubs you might already know, which I would just glance over the stuff you already know, and concentrate more on the information you may not be as familiar with. I took the OSC swe and it's what you would expect, Lot of physical security questions, personnel security, EKMS, radio communications, LE, etc. For the LE questions I would recommend reading the BOJAK manual. Also don't forget to study EPME since that is a free 25 questions. Hope this helps shipmate.
This is my second time taking OS2 SWE. Study the manuals. Study them Alot. Study esp EKMS, and MLE manual. I studied and I feel I didnt do much better. I heard the test only changes 10%. Im not so sure about that. I find it fustrating studying and studying and when i took the test Its like I studiied all the wrong things.
Also be smart about your studying. They are not going to ask you questions that take 3 paragraphs to ask. They are going to ask things like: How high can the grass grow within how many feet of the fence? What is this security zone? When does account ###### have to do their inventories? What band is VHF/HF/UHF/VLF Etc.? How many DSC sites does CAMSLANT have? How many flight hours does a H60 have? If you know your EPME, Physical Security, EKMS, SAR, Intel (FIR's and other messages), Basic Radar Principles and Basic "radioman" knowledge you'll do excellent on the test.
