BroskiOCS
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
So I have been working on my OCS package for Supply Corps Officer and I am about 90% complete. I'm talking....OAR, medical screening, appraisal, LOR's, application, etc. So I emailed the Community Manager today to request an age waiver (I just turned 30 on February 24th) and I was shut down. Apparently it is in the Program Authorization that prior AD service cannot exceed 6 years. I am about to hit my 10 year mark. Unfortunately, this is not something I can bypass with a waiver. So needless to say.....I'm SUPER bummed. I am seriously considering applying for SWO or maybe even Intel.
So I'd like to list my stats below then ask for any recommendations on moving forward.
OAR: 50 (I was cut off on both the reading and mechanical portion because I ran out of time. Should I retake?)
GPA: 3.8 (Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice)
Current HM1 (10 years of AD service in April)
5 LOR's (1-Recently Retired CDR Medical Corps, 2-AD LCDR Nurse Corps, 3-AD LT Nurse Corps, 4- AD LT Medical Corps, 5- Civilian Registered Nurse)
1 Interview Appraisal (06 Supply Corps - All 10's)
All great evals with a positive trend.
Gonna need a tattoo waiver just because of the size of a couple of them but only one shows in PT gear.
I am a little short on volunteer items so I plan on helping out a few places to fix that.
So I feel like I should have a decent shot at SWO but I would like to do anything I can to beef up my package before I submit. I was almost done with the LS correspondence courses because I figured that would look good for my Supply Corps package. Now that that is out of the question I was looking at any courses or qualifications I can knock out to make me stand out.
Also, I didn't have much help working on my package (no one in my command knew what they were doing) so I made a few rookie mistakes. The main one being, all of my LOR's mentioned their support for me joining the Supply Corps. Looking back I probably should have just kept it neutral by just having them recommend Officer Candidate School. Do you guys think I should rewrite those LOR's to reflect OCS or even SWO and have them resigned?
Thanks everyone.
---Bryan
Any input on my package is GREATLY appreciated.
So I have been working on my OCS package for Supply Corps Officer and I am about 90% complete. I'm talking....OAR, medical screening, appraisal, LOR's, application, etc. So I emailed the Community Manager today to request an age waiver (I just turned 30 on February 24th) and I was shut down. Apparently it is in the Program Authorization that prior AD service cannot exceed 6 years. I am about to hit my 10 year mark. Unfortunately, this is not something I can bypass with a waiver. So needless to say.....I'm SUPER bummed. I am seriously considering applying for SWO or maybe even Intel.
So I'd like to list my stats below then ask for any recommendations on moving forward.
OAR: 50 (I was cut off on both the reading and mechanical portion because I ran out of time. Should I retake?)
GPA: 3.8 (Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice)
Current HM1 (10 years of AD service in April)
5 LOR's (1-Recently Retired CDR Medical Corps, 2-AD LCDR Nurse Corps, 3-AD LT Nurse Corps, 4- AD LT Medical Corps, 5- Civilian Registered Nurse)
1 Interview Appraisal (06 Supply Corps - All 10's)
All great evals with a positive trend.
Gonna need a tattoo waiver just because of the size of a couple of them but only one shows in PT gear.
I am a little short on volunteer items so I plan on helping out a few places to fix that.
So I feel like I should have a decent shot at SWO but I would like to do anything I can to beef up my package before I submit. I was almost done with the LS correspondence courses because I figured that would look good for my Supply Corps package. Now that that is out of the question I was looking at any courses or qualifications I can knock out to make me stand out.
Also, I didn't have much help working on my package (no one in my command knew what they were doing) so I made a few rookie mistakes. The main one being, all of my LOR's mentioned their support for me joining the Supply Corps. Looking back I probably should have just kept it neutral by just having them recommend Officer Candidate School. Do you guys think I should rewrite those LOR's to reflect OCS or even SWO and have them resigned?
Thanks everyone.
---Bryan
Any input on my package is GREATLY appreciated.