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First time poster here. I'm been working with my Officer Recruiter since last fall. I took the ASTB in October (62 7/8/7) and am a Certified Flight Instructor with about 250 hours. Graduating college in August with an aviation degree. I've been planning on going Navy after graduation, so we were planning on having my package in by the deadline last week for the May Pilot board. Problem is, my Officer Recruiter seems to either be way to busy to help me, or just not have the skills, resources, or knowledge to do his job. Despite my regular check-ins and reminders, he has pushed everything to the last minute to the point that we missed the deadline last week. I had been pushing to go to MEPS since January, and he didn't get me in until last week. He told me that my package would be submitted the following day, and then the day after that, and then the next day until it was too late. Then he tells me, "first thing Monday, there are ways to submit it late," but it is now Wednesday and the package has yet to be submitted. I'm pretty frustrated at this point.
Is it even possible to submit a package late? I can't imagine that reflects well on me, which is frustrating since I feel like I did everything I could to help my recruiter get it in on time, but I still need to try.
How should I handle the situation with my recruiter? I called the Officer Programs Officer in the regional NTAG office last Friday, who was friendly but just called my recruiter and reminded him to prioritize me at the moment. Should I try to reach out to the Aviation OCM, or is this something out of their 'jurisdiction', so-to-speak?
I'm just at a loss here and am not all that familiar with what goes on behind the scenes, so any advice is appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Is it even possible to submit a package late? I can't imagine that reflects well on me, which is frustrating since I feel like I did everything I could to help my recruiter get it in on time, but I still need to try.
How should I handle the situation with my recruiter? I called the Officer Programs Officer in the regional NTAG office last Friday, who was friendly but just called my recruiter and reminded him to prioritize me at the moment. Should I try to reach out to the Aviation OCM, or is this something out of their 'jurisdiction', so-to-speak?
I'm just at a loss here and am not all that familiar with what goes on behind the scenes, so any advice is appreciated! Thanks in advance.