I was going through Airwarriors and came across le ole abandoned BDCP forum.
Its been about a decade since the last rounds of BDCP selectees were enthusiastically posting selectee messages and tackling the bold new world ahead of them on the very generous deal from Uncle Sam.
Reaching retirement is a given, but my decision matrix to stay in has definitely been affected by the program, the nature of its recruitment and my sense of job satisfaction and marketability on the outside, for better or worse. The +2 to time in service is a great party trick when people ask how long I've been active, but other than that, I'm indistinguishable to my peers career wise.
I can't help but wonder somewhere Big Navy is looking down and going, "Say! Those college kids we dumped 40-60K on with healthcare the get drunk in college for 2-3 years and commission a decade ago, just how did that work out? Did we get our requirement met? Did most stay or did they do their first term and bounce? And will meeting that requirement then create an appetite to bring the program back today?"
We won't know that answer here, but anyone who had experience with BDCP and are still around care to share how life is treating them and their thoughts?
Its been about a decade since the last rounds of BDCP selectees were enthusiastically posting selectee messages and tackling the bold new world ahead of them on the very generous deal from Uncle Sam.
Reaching retirement is a given, but my decision matrix to stay in has definitely been affected by the program, the nature of its recruitment and my sense of job satisfaction and marketability on the outside, for better or worse. The +2 to time in service is a great party trick when people ask how long I've been active, but other than that, I'm indistinguishable to my peers career wise.
I can't help but wonder somewhere Big Navy is looking down and going, "Say! Those college kids we dumped 40-60K on with healthcare the get drunk in college for 2-3 years and commission a decade ago, just how did that work out? Did we get our requirement met? Did most stay or did they do their first term and bounce? And will meeting that requirement then create an appetite to bring the program back today?"
We won't know that answer here, but anyone who had experience with BDCP and are still around care to share how life is treating them and their thoughts?
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