just because I am anxious to start what I set out to do 4 years ago I don't think deserves "stop complaining" and "go to the beach" remarks. in fact my original inquiry was just if there were other ways to get the BOLTC requirement out of the way. being stashed for 6+ months is quite a period of time.
also, it seems there were some replies that mentioned specifically that getting the requirement out of the way early helps with headaches later on, so "yeah"
Personally, I totally understand being motivated and trying to get as much done as you can. But like ea6bflyer said, you're not the only one in this boat. 6 months isn't actually that long. I had to wait 20 months until I could even report to NASC, so just learn to roll w/ the punches. Consider it training for when you're trying to deploy/launch/PCS down the road and you can't WAIT to get on w/ it (be it deploying/launching/PCSing).