I think it's about time to start a thread to consolidate those at 2010 DCO boards. I have found that most of the best discussion and assistance on AW has come from people going through a "shared experience". When all the DCO threads got split, we seem to have lost that a bit (with many adopting one of the thread fragments as "home"). People who have already been selected tend to start focusing on the path forward, not behind.
So that said, who will have (or is planning to have) a package at the 2010 boards (either fiscal or calendar)?
I'll have my package at the 22-25MAR10 joint Information Dominance Corps (Intel/IW/IP) board. Some of you may recall that the SEP09 Intel board was the first board to defer candidates to IW/IP, in preparation for a joint review process. That's what happened to me: I applied to Intel only, and got recommended for consideration by IW/IP -- but it meant another six months of waiting!
The March board is the first joint review board, and going forward, all Intel/IW/IP reviews will occur at joint boards. This should begin to help the IDC communities better synchronize candidate recruitment and placement efforts.
Who else will have a package in a 2010 board?
For reference, this is my package:
- 36 years old
- 15 years in academic/government enterprise IT (with the same organization)
- Various leadership and advisory positions
- Professional presentation and instruction experience
- BA in Intelligence Studies (Information Operations concentration), GPA 4.0
- MA in Intelligence Studies (Information Warfare concentration) in progress, GPA 4.0
- Several semesters of physics and calculus at UW-Madison
- ASTB 8/8/7/68
- AFOQT P-94, N-96, AA-95, V-90, Q-94 (AFROTC full scholarship recipient, but did not pursue at that time)
- Strong LORs: Employer; Chief Medical Officer at large firm/Retired O-6; Dean and professor/Retired O-6; MD/PhD researcher; MD/PhD VA physician; O-5 Army IO officer
- Strong interview and recommendation from NIRR Midwest CO/XO (O-5s)
- Information Management Group member of a state government Emergency Operations Center for several years
- Chair, Web 2.0 and Social Software Group, Federal Knowledge Management Initiative
- Intellipedia Administrator
- Strong extracurriculars
Here is what I believe I DON'T have:
- Current/prior service
- Other federal service
- Languages
- Formal intelligence experience
- Formal management/supervisory experience (but I do have group/team leadership experience)
- TS/SCI or other existing clearance
Here is what I added since the SEP09 Intel board:
- Continued coursework in IW for my masters
- Senior NROTC courses (Naval Leadership and Ethics, Naval Weapons) as a guest student at UW-Madison
- Five very strong IW interviews (Active O-7, Reserve O-7, three reserve O-6)
- Two very strong IP interviews (Active O-4, Reserve O-6)
- One very strong SWO interview, to show I can actually communicate with SWOs :icon_wink (Active O-6)
So that said, who will have (or is planning to have) a package at the 2010 boards (either fiscal or calendar)?
I'll have my package at the 22-25MAR10 joint Information Dominance Corps (Intel/IW/IP) board. Some of you may recall that the SEP09 Intel board was the first board to defer candidates to IW/IP, in preparation for a joint review process. That's what happened to me: I applied to Intel only, and got recommended for consideration by IW/IP -- but it meant another six months of waiting!
The March board is the first joint review board, and going forward, all Intel/IW/IP reviews will occur at joint boards. This should begin to help the IDC communities better synchronize candidate recruitment and placement efforts.
Who else will have a package in a 2010 board?
For reference, this is my package:
- 36 years old
- 15 years in academic/government enterprise IT (with the same organization)
- Various leadership and advisory positions
- Professional presentation and instruction experience
- BA in Intelligence Studies (Information Operations concentration), GPA 4.0
- MA in Intelligence Studies (Information Warfare concentration) in progress, GPA 4.0
- Several semesters of physics and calculus at UW-Madison
- ASTB 8/8/7/68
- AFOQT P-94, N-96, AA-95, V-90, Q-94 (AFROTC full scholarship recipient, but did not pursue at that time)
- Strong LORs: Employer; Chief Medical Officer at large firm/Retired O-6; Dean and professor/Retired O-6; MD/PhD researcher; MD/PhD VA physician; O-5 Army IO officer
- Strong interview and recommendation from NIRR Midwest CO/XO (O-5s)
- Information Management Group member of a state government Emergency Operations Center for several years
- Chair, Web 2.0 and Social Software Group, Federal Knowledge Management Initiative
- Intellipedia Administrator
- Strong extracurriculars
Here is what I believe I DON'T have:
- Current/prior service
- Other federal service
- Languages
- Formal intelligence experience
- Formal management/supervisory experience (but I do have group/team leadership experience)
- TS/SCI or other existing clearance
Here is what I added since the SEP09 Intel board:
- Continued coursework in IW for my masters
- Senior NROTC courses (Naval Leadership and Ethics, Naval Weapons) as a guest student at UW-Madison
- Five very strong IW interviews (Active O-7, Reserve O-7, three reserve O-6)
- Two very strong IP interviews (Active O-4, Reserve O-6)
- One very strong SWO interview, to show I can actually communicate with SWOs :icon_wink (Active O-6)