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BDOC scheduling for summer accessions is right around the corner. With the high number of
Ensigns simultaneously entering the fleet and a limited number of BDOC seats on both coasts, the
majority of new accessions will report directly to their ships following commissioning in a TAD
status and then attend BDOC as seats permit. Business rules dictate that an Officer must attend
BDOC within six months of commissioning. In rare circumstances, a waiver can be requested
through the respective TYCOM N7 to delay attending BDOC past the six-month mark. Deployment
is not generally considered a valid reason to delay BDOC attendance, so deployed commands
should be prepared to both accept and send ashore their new accessions as needed in support of their
scheduled BDOC date.
BDOC classes for summer accessions convene 22 JUN, 17 AUG, 13 OCT, and 04 JAN 16. PERS prioritizes BDOC attendance as follows:
Nuclear-option Officers
OCONUS ships
Deployed ships
CONUS ships
The number of Officers who fall under the first two priorities will fill up the majority of June and
August BDOC classes. Placement will work with deployed/deploying ships to get their Officers a
seat in those early classes if possible, but we cannot guarantee that a June or August spot will be
available. Because Officers headed OCONUS will remain INCONUS until they complete BDOC
(and therefore receive full entitlements while they wait), they can expect to attend BDOC on either
coast to expedite their entry into the fleet.
Ships are highly recommended to look at their downrange schedule as the spring months approach
and begin correspondence with Placement to submit their BDOC preferences along with specific
details on the ship’s employment if possible.
This process is extremely dynamic and we receive change requests on a daily basis once ship
selections are complete and new accessions begin to graduate. Placement officers will shuffle the
roster as needed to ensure the business rules are met and the prioritization categories are applied,
and we ask for your flexibility in advance to best support BDOC sequencing.
Once BDOC is scheduled, Placement will work with each command to schedule Billet Specialty
Training for each of their new accessions, with each Officer authorized one of our six BSTs (ECO,
EKMS, Ammo Admin, Legal, AUXO, and ELECO).
Ensigns simultaneously entering the fleet and a limited number of BDOC seats on both coasts, the
majority of new accessions will report directly to their ships following commissioning in a TAD
status and then attend BDOC as seats permit. Business rules dictate that an Officer must attend
BDOC within six months of commissioning. In rare circumstances, a waiver can be requested
through the respective TYCOM N7 to delay attending BDOC past the six-month mark. Deployment
is not generally considered a valid reason to delay BDOC attendance, so deployed commands
should be prepared to both accept and send ashore their new accessions as needed in support of their
scheduled BDOC date.
BDOC classes for summer accessions convene 22 JUN, 17 AUG, 13 OCT, and 04 JAN 16. PERS prioritizes BDOC attendance as follows:
Nuclear-option Officers
OCONUS ships
Deployed ships
CONUS ships
The number of Officers who fall under the first two priorities will fill up the majority of June and
August BDOC classes. Placement will work with deployed/deploying ships to get their Officers a
seat in those early classes if possible, but we cannot guarantee that a June or August spot will be
available. Because Officers headed OCONUS will remain INCONUS until they complete BDOC
(and therefore receive full entitlements while they wait), they can expect to attend BDOC on either
coast to expedite their entry into the fleet.
Ships are highly recommended to look at their downrange schedule as the spring months approach
and begin correspondence with Placement to submit their BDOC preferences along with specific
details on the ship’s employment if possible.
This process is extremely dynamic and we receive change requests on a daily basis once ship
selections are complete and new accessions begin to graduate. Placement officers will shuffle the
roster as needed to ensure the business rules are met and the prioritization categories are applied,
and we ask for your flexibility in advance to best support BDOC sequencing.
Once BDOC is scheduled, Placement will work with each command to schedule Billet Specialty
Training for each of their new accessions, with each Officer authorized one of our six BSTs (ECO,
EKMS, Ammo Admin, Legal, AUXO, and ELECO).