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For what it's worth, this class is the first of FY17

Frow what I've been hearing, most finsels for the class went out over the last couple weeks. That said, this whole process has taught me you never know what can happen, so I wouldn't categorically say it can't happen.

Recruiter texted me yesterday, FINSEL is in and I swear in next week! July 31 class

Heard from my recruiter over the weekend, FINSEL is in and I swear in next Wednesday. It's real now, less than a month!

Welcome! Good to have you, and congrats on the short stay in purgatory

Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/536499229808411/ Congrats, man. It'll be good to have a few guys who know what's going on showing non-priors like me what's up. What's your designator?

Welcome to the party, guys. Looking forward to meeting you in person. Happy to set a Facebook group up, but you have to add a friend to do it. Andrew, added you as a friend, so I'll set it up as soon as we connect. Also, I posted an older version of the survival guide earlier. Here's one...

Yeah, it's £272, which works out to just under $400 depending on what exchange rate your bank gives you. I waited until I was prorec'd before submitting anything for the same reason. Luckily it turns out you don't need to have the final renunciation processed to get an OCS date. Just want my...

@Bravo Kilo, it only SEEMS like a straightforward process. I'm going through it right now, and it's a pain in the ass. The British Home Office bureaucracy is even more of a pain in the ass to deal with than US bureaucracy. Feel free to PM if you have questions, but the short version is I've...

Let's get this started! Got the word this week I'm in the 31 July class, should be swearing in soon. 2 months have never seemed so long - except when waiting for the board to meet, I guess. I was ProRec'd NFO 24Feb but didn't actually start processing for my FINSEL until mid-March, so I'm...

I don't know about the terminology, but that sounds exactly like what I did. Didn't have any problems.

Heard from my recruiter this week I'm in the July 31 class. Haven't seen any official paperwork or scheduled my swearing in yet, so I won't consider myself officially checked out of purgatory quite yet. But it's progress! Anyone else hearing July 31?

I feel you, man. That next step is so close, and we're powerless to bring it any closer ourselves. The only thing we can do is stay out of trouble, train, and memorize!

It hadn't started. I had the same situation as you (if I remember correctly) and had SWO listed above NFO. Saw my recruiter last week to get the processing started. Also waiting on a citizenship renunciation. I get the "how long do I wait" frustration though. Both my boss and my current...

I'm right here with you, man. Didn't find out I was selected in the Feb. board until last week, so I'm a little behind the pack, I think. Hoping for a June date, but guessing I'll be July or August.

I'm on the east coast. My recruiter got my results on Tuesday

Checking in, found out today I was selected NFO at the 24 Feb board. Now to memorize appendix b!

So, in a bizarre plot twist, I got word from my recruiter this morning that the board did in fact look at my package and that I had been ProRec'd for NFO! Still getting all the details sorted out, but looks like I'm joining you all in FINSEL purgatory :D

Not yet. Just heard from my recruiter that my results hadn't been posted in the system yet.

Thanks, appreciate it

Congratulations! Glad to hear some good news from folks. Would you mind posting your stats? Haven't heard back from my recruiter yet, but would love to have a point of reference in the meantime!

Don't go getting my hopes up, man. Watching my bracket go down in flames was enough disappointment for this week :D

Congrats man. Glad you don't have to go through the wait again!

Every morning at 5:15. I give him an extra hour on the weekends.

Congrats man, glad you pulled it through! I'm sure the extra wait made it seem just a little sweeter

I've had at least pieces of the story verified from other sources, but either way seems like there's not a lot to be done. I'm happy to PM you more details of you're interested, no need to air my problems publicly. We should be celebrating those who got selected!

It was submitted November 1, 2015. Had an unrelated (I think) issue that unexpectedly held me out of the December aviation and SWO boards. CIRIMS had my package at the board, but it apparently never actually made it there. The problem was not unique to me or my recruiter either.

Guess I have the honor of being the first one to check in here. Let the good times roll

So I just heard from my OR. My package didn't make it to the board for some reason - he called it "human error." Apparently a few other packages got the same treatment. Hoping it's no one here. Second round I've missed now. Guess I'm checking in for May... Good luck to everyone who got...

Looks like us east coasters will have to wait until business hours tomorrow...

I had the same thought, wait until someone else posted here. I'm starting to see the flaw in that plan...

Oh, no worries man. That was more for myself than anyone else :D

If there's anything this process has taught me, it's that nothing in the world of the Navy is guaranteed. Not a knock on FloridaHawk at all, just a call for cautious optimism

Gotcha. Well, congrats on the scores. Damn near perfect!

Out of curiosity, how have you taken the ASTB without having spoken with a recruiter or getting a rundown of the application process?

Something like this?

Well NOW it does, yeah. For real though...this wait is more intense than all Christmas Eves combined. Ever. At least we're not alone in waiting

That's awesome, man, good for you. OCS (and it's resident DIs) are a great motivator. Excited to hear how it all turns out for you! @SWOMan Had a similar experience adding the lower trunk lifts back in. I think just having the extra stability they give you is huge, and the extra performance...

Have a friend who went down recently as well, said the wait is looking like 6-8 weeks. As always, YMMV @RMP just saw your sig; go Cougs!

You are small :D I have the same problem you do putting on weight though. I come in at 200lbs soaking wet after Thanksgiving dinner. I know what you're saying, it's just hard to eat enough, man. I've been an athlete all my life, been lifting since I was in middle school, but even when I was...

6'6", brother, we're in good company

I'm in the same boat, @SWOMan. The extra 6 week wait just seems brutal, despite my risk of NPQing from aviation (right on the height border. (Sorry for the terrible pun...)

Good luck guys, I hope everything comes through in time for you

Is it just me, or is waiting knowing a date even more painful than waiting without one?

Drooled on myself a little bit

I'm with Noah here. Definitely study for the ASTB. Only took it once as well, but would have done nowhere near as well without the time I put in. All the gouge on here was hugely helpful, particularly for the math/physics, which I hadn't really done in years. Get a book or two, read through...

Only every 30 seconds or so

Checking in

Cruel and unusual, @RUFiO181 Checking in, finally! Just missed the December boards, but here now. Big thanks to everyone at AW, wouldn't have made it this far without lurking here for the last 6 months.