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I was there the Christmas before last and there was a two week stand down. Half the students took the first week and the other half took the second week off. If you didn’t want to take leave, everyday was treated like a weekend where your liberty was determined by what phase of the program you...

It’s more about processing time. My board was last year on 25JUL16. I knew I had been selected after a couple weeks or so because all the names were published in the monthly CEC Collegiate Corner even if you weren’t a collegiate. However, it wasn’t until 18SEP16 that my recruiter emailed me...

I didn't turn in any direct deposit forms until I got to OCS. My first paycheck was deposited about a month later. It included the uniform allowance and a partial month salary, so I think it included backpay before I got to OCS but it was hard to tell. Everyone got different amounts, so we...

All active-duty CEC go thru OCS. Graduate education doesn't change that unfortunately. I have a masters, turned 35 at OCS, and am at CECOS now. My CEC Assessions Officer (had a doctorate and also went to OCS) told me that all CEC candidates when selected by the board automatically get age...

They told me the same thing about the letters, which you got, so you are good there. Your AO is on the board, so if he/she said the interview went well, that is also good. Your undergrad GPA is a little low, but you have a masters, EIT, and work experience, so that should more than make up for...

How did your interview with your Acessions Officer go and what feedback did they give you and/or your recruiter?

I was there over winter and we shoveled snow more than we ran. But when we did, it was self-paced for 20-30 minutes on the track. If it was a 2-mile group run around base, we were separated into three groups based on our 1.5 mile run time: rabbits <11 min, turtles 11-12 min, and snails >12...

As of last month when I left it was: 1. Section Leader: Specific to your class, changes daily 2. Class Chief Petty Officer and Class Drill Instructor: Specific to your class 3. Class Officer: Specific to your class 4. Officer Candidate School Lead Class Officer: LT Kniffen, United States...

LO means Loved One. I was at OCS this past Thanksgiving, Christmas, and for several federal holidays. Leave was only authorized for Christmas (1 week), liberty was authorized for Thanksgiving (3 days, Thu-Sat) and Christmas (2 weeks), and all other federal holidays were treated like any Sunday...

Checking in from the July CEC board!

Checking out for Oct 2nd!

Does the SWO community publish a monthly health overview like the CEC does? For CEC, it shows as of August they are undermanned by 6 ENS and 3 LTJG, but overmanned by 133 LT for FY17. In FY16, 14 OCS slots are still unfilled and more losses than gains of officers overall are projected through...

I'll be out of town, but Salt Lick is great!

What designator(s) are you pursuing? When I first talked with my recruiter he told me to come in and take a test. I asked him if it was the OAR, he said no, don't sweat it, and I can take it as many times as I want. I didn't study, went in, learned it was indeed the OAR, and I could only take...

Same with me. Sold my house, now just splitting the time between my parents' garage apartment and my boat on Lake Livingston.

I'm in Houston if anyone's ever headed this way.

I am anxiously awaiting the results, too. Have you heard anything yet?