+1,000. You will be sent home. No exceptions.If you attend DCOIC you must be within the height and weight standards upon arrival. They will do a BCA the first day, you fail you go home.
+1,000. You will be sent home. No exceptions.If you attend DCOIC you must be within the height and weight standards upon arrival. They will do a BCA the first day, you fail you go home.
DO NOT EVER BRING UP YOUR RESERVE SERVICE OR STATUS DURING THE JOB HUNTING PROCESS. EVER. ALSO, DO NOT ADVERTISE IT ON LINKEDIN. DON'T EVEN BRING IT UP OR TALK ABOUT IT DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS UNLESS IT IS RELEVANT.For kicks, I decided to respond to one of the tech recruiters that spam my LinkedIn yesterday. After a brief back and forth, I mentioned the DWEs and AT (not even MOBs).
DO NOT EVER BRING UP YOUR RESERVE SERVICE OR STATUS DURING THE JOB HUNTING PROCESS. EVER. ALSO, DO NOT ADVERTISE IT ON LINKEDIN. DON'T EVEN BRING IT UP OR TALK ABOUT IT DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS UNLESS IT IS RELEVANT.
Honestly. Read and heed. Most companies will say they are Veteran/Reserve friendly but, in reality, they are not.
So for example, you get hired and then a few weeks later you say "oh ya btw i am in the reserves"? Seems like that company would instantly lose trust in you after that...9000% agreed. Exactly what I wrote against in my last couple comments. I mentioned it to this recruiter from some random company I had no interest in purely to prove it to myself by means of experiment (also not looking for a job).
I very much appreciate you laying it down explicitly (in caps and bold) because there's no doubt there's many reservists and National Guardsmen who don't know better and may come across this forum and your post.
So for example, you get hired and then a few weeks later you say "oh ya btw i am in the reserves"? Seems like that company would instantly lose trust in you after that...
I made it clear when i had my interview at my current defense contracting company 3.5 years ago i was applying to be a Naval Officer in the reserves they didn't blink an eye
NO. IT IS NOT RELEVANT. SO LONG AS YOU DISCLOSED IT ON YOUR OFFICIAL JOB APPLICATION FORM. YOUR RESUME AND LINKEDIN DO NOT COUNT.So for example, you get hired and then a few weeks later you say "oh ya btw i am in the reserves"? Seems like that company would instantly lose trust in you after that...
Defense contractors and very large banks (e.g., Citi, JPMorgan) are some of the few exceptions.I made it clear when i had my interview at my current defense contracting company 3.5 years ago i was applying to be a Naval Officer in the reserves they didn't blink an eye
What company was it?NO. IT IS NOT RELEVANT. SO LONG AS YOU DISCLOSED IT ON YOUR OFFICIAL JOB APPLICATION FORM. YOUR RESUME AND LINKEDIN DO NOT COUNT.
A boss (a C-level) at a previous employer of mine where I had been working for less than a month asked me what I was doing over the weekend, I made the mistake of mentioning Reserve duty (my f*ck up as I could have said, "nothing much"). Mind you, I listed Reserve on my official job application and it was vaguely listed on my resume. My bosses response, "I had no idea you were in the Reserve." I was terminated "at will" shortly thereafter during my third week of employment. Said employer also paid me a rather large sign on-bonus that had a clawback clause (repayment) that stated that I would have to repay the bonus if I quit or was fired for cause within 2 years. I kept my sign-on bonus and claimed unemployment, which was not denied by the empoyer.
BLUF: I have no evidence to prove that it was because of what I said about my Reserve status (I was kicking butt, had approved travel, and the boss was delegating stuff to me that was outside my actual job), but the timing was extremely suspicious.
Take care of yourself and only tell your employer what you are obligated to tell them (USERRA).
+1,000. You will be sent home. No exceptions.[/QUOTE
Is the BCA strictly height and weight, or does it include taping? Just wondering as I am 5’7/170, fairly muscular. Want to make sure I don’t go over the 175lb limit.
NO. IT IS NOT RELEVANT. SO LONG AS YOU DISCLOSED IT ON YOUR OFFICIAL JOB APPLICATION FORM. YOUR RESUME AND LINKEDIN DO NOT COUNT.
A boss (a C-level) at a previous employer of mine where I had been working for less than a month asked me what I was doing over the weekend, I made the mistake of mentioning Reserve duty (my f*ck up as I could have said, "nothing much"). Mind you, I listed Reserve on my official job application and it was vaguely listed on my resume. My bosses response, "I had no idea you were in the Reserve." I was terminated "at will" shortly thereafter during my third week of employment. Said employer also paid me a rather large sign on-bonus that had a clawback clause (repayment) that stated that I would have to repay the bonus if I quit or was fired for cause within 2 years. I kept my sign-on bonus and claimed unemployment, which was not denied by the empoyer.
BLUF: I have no evidence to prove that it was because of what I said about my Reserve status (I was kicking butt, had approved travel, and the boss was delegating stuff to me that was outside my actual job), but the timing was extremely suspicious.
Take care of yourself and only tell your employer what you are obligated to tell them (USERRA).
I received a sizable sign-on bonus that was not clawed back. And, I started a 1099 gig shortly thereafter. So, I did not suffer any real damages. Also, I cannot prove that it was because of my Reserve status that I was terminated "at will."To get fired in 3 weeks, you'd have to take a dump on everyone's desks or something like that. What stopped you from submitting a USERRA claim? Or is USERRA so weak in its protections that you need an email from your boss in hand saying "I fired bubblehead because he in the Navy Reserve"?
Be under 39” at your widest midsection point.question