Thank you for creating this thread, Sir. I am one of the rare few applying for the OCS-IP board (which got moved many times - 30mar2020 being the last update). I only applied to restricted IP route, not SWO-IP. I have heard scuttlebutt that applying in the civilian side will be a less competitive board compared to applying as a fleet applicant? The sad thing for my package was I do not have IT experience, closest experience I got was troubleshooting equipment that has networking-related issue. But I still have to coordinate with IT department to resolve the issue. I do have the undergrad degree, and some IT certs like Sec+, Net+ and A+. Do you think I will have a chance?
From what I saw on the other threads, all the other fleet applicants have at least the IT and CTN NECs and the experience. Hopefully, I can still cling on to that last spot. If not, I guess I have to re-apply as a civilian. One of my intent was to create that "application history" to the IP community which I hope will help me in the long run...