JackThoma5
SNA
So you drove from OCS to Pensacola, do they reimburse you for the drive?
-
Please take a moment and update your account profile. If you have an updated account profile with basic information on why you are on Air Warriors it will help other people respond to your posts. How do you update your profile you ask?
Go here:
Edit Account Details and Profile
sTUPID qUESTIONS aBOUT ocs
- Thread starter TheBubba
- Start date
So you drove from OCS to Pensacola, do they reimburse you for the drive?
LFCFan
*Insert nerd wings here*
I'm pretty sure the class one or two before me had a drawing of a human heart with a crossed rifle and saber shoved through it, in case anyone wants to know what "ridiculously over the top" means.
Jules_W
Well-Known Member
10/10 would wear
How you get there has no bearing on how you leave. Towards the last few weeks, you'll finalize paperwork for how you want to leave, whether it be them giving you a plane ticket to wherever your orders take you (typically Pensacola but may be back to home of record if you get OHARP duty) or drive.
I flew out to OCS but had family drive out for graduation and rode back home with them. I was reimbursed mileage and given 4 days of travel from Newport directly to Pensacola. I took a few days of leave and rode back home with my family to IL for the week and drove down to Pensacola. If you do this, you will only be reimbursed the flat rate for travel from the duty station you are leaving (Newport) directly to the next duty station on your orders.
WEGL12
VT-28
Yes, I left the day of graduation and stopped in my hometown for a week then continued to Pensacola. I went over the 4 days of travel so I was charged leave. They paid for the mileage from Newport to Pensacola and the nightly per diem rate. I did advance travel so I got the travel pay before I left OCS.
JackThoma5
SNA
I'm thinking about just flying there so I can fly back home with the family. Seems like I will be able to purchase my own ticket out of there if you were able to deny yours from them and drive home with your family. AA offers 5 free bags when on orders, I should be able to fit all my uniforms and stuff in less than five bags right? I only needed two plus a carry on when I came home from the AF.
LFCFan
*Insert nerd wings here*
That should be enough bags.
Having said this, you are leaving with at least twice as many uniforms as you got in the air force.
Depends on how many you can afford. You're probably gonna be paying a "per head" fee for your guests, your Hi-Moms Committee will let you know how much. That's what pays for renting the space, paying the caterers and bartenders, etc. I had six guests for mine, my immediate family plus my grandmother.
navy2014
Member
Thanks, that makes sense. Good way to keep it flexible from class to class.
Cap'America13
OCS: Indoctrination Candidate Phase
As of right now my officer recruiter tells me I have a tentative OCS date of 12/14/2014. I have read quite a bit about Christmas break/leave for OCS; if I choose to stay at OCS instead of using the provided time for leave, what can I expect in terms of having liberty during Christmas or having to muster and do other "work"? (I am assuming I won't be able to do much since I will have only been there 1 week :/
anyone have any advice on when to cancel my heath insurance? Are we covered from day one of OCS and if so are our dependents covered as well?
JackThoma5
SNA
When they ask us ranks do we state the grade and then the rank? Also, does anyone have a current list of the chain of command? Thanks
"Sir/Ma'am, an O-1 in the United States Navy is an Ensign..."
The Chain of Command is in Appendix B, found on the OCS website. Based on previous attendee's posts, we'll get the names of the individuals holding those positions when we get there (aside from the ones we can know now, like President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy).