ABMD
Bullets don't fly without Supply
...and I thought 15 out of 180 was selective, yikes.
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DCO Supply Chances and Selections
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FormerRecruitingGuru
Making Recruiting Great Again
Unlikely...
Thatnavyguy87
New Member
My OR said it takes between 2-4 weeks, and seeing how it has been one week today, I highly doubt it. At best, next week. I'd wager closer to the end of the month.
AU_Aviation
Active Member
I agree with your statement. Throw the holiday in the middle of last week into consideration and closer to the end of the month is the more likely scenario.
Not sure how accurate that is. I was selected at last year's board and there were 15 of us out of approx. 176.
Good luck to all who applied. I know the process is long, and the wait longer. If you do not get selected, go through the process again. It's worth it, even if it takes a couple of boards.
ABMD
Bullets don't fly without Supply
That was about the same selection rate for my board 15 out of ~180. Have you started BQC? DM me is you have questions.
Is this for real? Only EIGHT percent of applicants get accepted? That does not make me feel warm and fuzzy about my chances. I was feeling great, but not now knowing that such a small number of people are getting in. I have no prior service, but i have 11 years of professional work experience and a masters degree. I was really hoping to getting some good news this month...
Thatnavyguy87
New Member
The thing is, you never know exactly what the Navy is looking for. I know someone who is in intelligence as enlisted, and has a bachelor's degree. He has applied for this (intel side obviously) multiple times, and hasn't gotten it. It really is all about what exactly the Navy is looking for at this point in time. Prior service may help, but maybe they don't want prior service this go around. Who knows? 11 years of professional experience and a master's is a very good thing to have going into this board. On the other hand, it IS an extremely competitive board, all officer programs are. So you need to try and make your package stand out as well as possible. And if you don't get it the first time, improve your package and try again. That's my plan. Yes, it'll suck to not get it, but you HAVE to use it as a learning/growing opportunity. And if you DO get it, you have to remember how you made it, so you can pass it along to your Sailors in the future.
AU_Aviation
Active Member
This is some great advice! I was told each time during my 3 interviews that the community is very selective/competitive and not to get discouraged if you don't get selected the first time. Out of the 3 I interviewed with, only 1 of them got in on the first try, it took the others at least two or three times to get in. I agree that it will suck to not get selected after all the work that has gone in to preparing for this Board, but that should only fuel the fire to improve your package and therefore improve your chances for the next go around.
I just never thought that so few would get in. When I started down this road last July, my officer recruiter told me that I was a no brainer to be selected. I feel that my credentials are definitely strong, but it's just a little on the disheartening side to get the news NOW that it's approximately an 8% acceptance rate. I suppose we'll see. I'm still hoping for good news especially since it's been such a long road.
ABMD
Bullets don't fly without Supply
Yes. It took me two attempts so don't get discouraged if they say no the first time around. Being prior is no guarantee you will be selected. I've said it before in other threads, but of the nearly dozen DCOs that have been in my unit only a small number were prior. Don't worry about what other people are doing/have done you can only focus on yourself.
Well not to get ahead of myself, but does anyone here recommend applying for selection to multiple boards? This is my first time applying, and had I known it was so selective, I would have possible applied to others over the course of the past year. I want to serve so badly and ultimately the job I do is secondary to actually getting into the Navy as an officer in the first place. Any thoughts there?
hopeful_one
Cryptologic Warfare Officer
Your OR can work with you if you want to put in packages for other communities. If the job you are currently doing is secondary to getting into the Navy, why don't you apply to OCS and serve full-time? I feel like dircom is way more competitive than OCS because you are placed in a pool of highly qualified candidates with years of professional and educational experience - many with doctoral degrees. If I had the option to do it over, I may have gone the OCS route. That said, I'm glad I kept trying for DCO and good luck to you as well.
FormerRecruitingGuru
Making Recruiting Great Again
Only having a bachelors degree is essentially a show stopper for any DCO IWC program.