Ok here is how it goes. My husband was in the BDCP program also. He is now in OCS, then off to be a pilot. It takes about two years to get through all the training after OCS. Your commitment starts when you get your wings. At this point my husband already has 3 years with the Navy, which none of it goes towards his commitment time which is 8 years. By the time he gets his wings he will have about five years with the Navy. The good thing about your training time, and OCS is the time goes towards your retirment, and your pay. So example: He will have 6 years prior (OCS and Training) then his 8 year commitment so he will have a total of 14 years of service he would only have to serve another 6 years to get his 20 in. Plus, he is an O1 get third year Navy pay. So it does have its kick backs.
No offense V2.0 that does not make a lot of sense. I understand you plan on being a 20+, but for someone who is not. I don't think the Navy would invest all that time and money to only have that pilot serve one year. That person would not even get a full sea tour done. Some times ok a lot of times the recruiters aren't fully aware of the whole program. I know The one my husband had did not know much at all about the officer side of it. Like I said I am sure you plan on staying one way or the other but you might want to look further into it. Cause if you got false into on that then who knows what else they could have told you wrong.
The Navy has many different regulations and terms, and it is hard to know them all. When do you start OCS?
Kelly