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17 Sept 2018 IWC DCO Board

jagM3

Member
Brother, you need to talk to the EDO community manager and explain your situation. I don't know what EDO commission selection rates are. I wouldn't turn down the commission, but I would contact the EDO community manager ASAP and see what he has to say. I'll try and find the contact info for you.
Read all of these documents and the contact the number below on Tuesday after the holiday who should be able to advise you.

https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-...reserve/Documents/SELRES_Redesig_Guidance.doc

https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-...ments/SELRES_Change_of_Designator_Process.pdf

https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-...ons/BUPERSInstructions/Documents/1001.39F.pdf (read chapter 9 and search "redesignation")

EDO Community Manager (901) 874-3473/6484
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
It should not take 8-12 weeks unless the Navy has decided to spread out new accessions commissions throughout the FY up until the next board. Congress votes every two weeks on all new commissions and military promotions and its pro forma -- therefore, it should take no longer than 3 weeks. Anything longer than that and someone at the NRD is dragging their feet.

It is not uncommon for them to disperse the commissions over the FY, some may get commissioned in 2 months, others could get commissioned in 8 months.

It isn't uncommon to hold FINSEL until the commissioning time is "close".
 

Hair Warrior

Well-Known Member
Contributor
You can do it in 12 months if you are dedicated and push your NIFR Region into finding money to support the training -- I did.
The required training has changed and that is no longer as feasible as before. It depends on getting a quota for DCOIC, RNIOBC ph. 1, and RNIOBC ph. 2 in that order. It’s not as much a money limitation, it’s getting a seat in the course. DCOIC is backed up and people have been going to it at around the 4-6 mo. mark. That pushes back the timeline for starting on your PQS, since new 1835’s aren’t likely getting their PQS books signed on drill weekends before attending RNIOBC.
 
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jagM3

Member
The required training has changed and that is no longer as feasible as before. It depends on getting a quota for DCOIC, RNIOBC ph. 1, and RNIOBC ph. 2 in that order. It’s not as much a money limitation, it’s getting a seat in the course. DCOIC is backed up and people have been going to it at around the 4-6 mo. mark. That pushes back the timeline for starting on your PQS, since new 1835’s aren’t likely getting their PQS books signed on drill weekends before attending RNIOBC.
Couldn't disagree more. The only training that has changed is NIOBC Phase 1 being a 5 week course whereas before it was supposed to take 18 months worth of DWE just for phase 1. Now I can go sit at Dam Neck for a few weeks instead? This makes it easy, not harder to complete everything. If that was the case when I went through the process I would have completed eeverythingin less than 6 months. Schedule NIOBC Phase 2 as soon as possible after phase 1. And new officers waiting 4-6 months to start working on their PQS, that's their own fault. Print the book and start working on it the day you commission.
 

Hail_HYDRA!

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The required training has changed and that is no longer as feasible as before. It depends on getting a quota for DCOIC, RNIOBC ph. 1, and RNIOBC ph. 2 in that order. It’s not as much a money limitation, it’s getting a seat in the course. DCOIC is backed up and people have been going to it at around the 4-6 mo. mark. That pushes back the timeline for starting on your PQS, since new 1835’s aren’t likely getting their PQS books signed on drill weekends before attending RNIOBC.
That's a bummer, but perhaps the upside, or my assumption, by going to drill over those 4-6 months leading up to DCOIC will make DCOIC that much smoother. Trying to find a positive here, although I'm pretty impatient as I'm so geeked right now that I got selected this time around!
 

Hail_HYDRA!

One more question...
I agree, to an extent. Do not under any circumstance tell your fellow 1835s or anyone in your own community you want to re-designate because there is just no reason to do so and it can only damage your reputation early on -- however I would strongly encourage you to contact the community manager of the community you wish to re-designate to in order to inquire, express your interest, find out the process and exactly when you can apply for re-designation, and explain your circumstance that makes you eminently qualified for that community. I didn't want to be an 1835 or be part of the IDC (I guess its called the IWC now, I can't keep up), I wanted to be a FAO (1715) and the second I commissioned I contacted the FAO community manager, expressed my interest, and he asked that I send him a resume, which I did. He was pleased and helped me out. Didn't matter that I was a two-day old Ensign. Its your career and in the reserves you are the only one who manages it, no one else. If you don't want to be an 1835 or whatever, that's fine, no one will fault you for wanting to serve somewhere else in the Navy especially if you're already qualified to serve there as a civilian engineer, IT guy, or something of the sort. Keep in mind that re-designating inside the same community (i.e. 1835 to 1825) is a vastly different process than re-designating to a new community (i.e. 1835 to 1715). From my experience, it is easier to re-designate OUTSIDE of the IDC than it is to re-designate from within, because you will have a community manager of a different community effectively serving as an advocate for you to the IDC.
I don't want to redesignate, I do however want to learn as much as possible about all the different warfare areas within the IWC. IWC is hella interesting to me from a systems engineering perspective. METOC/OCEANO will be a stretch, but I will try to learn as much as I can about their community that I can mentally handle. Priority one is mastering my designator and getting warfare qualified. Looking forward to this opportunity. Shoutout to my officer recruiter in Houston. He was very helpful and patient over these past three years and four boards. Sometimes it's a numbers game (5 slots, 500 applicants, 200 good ones) and you can't squeeze 200 people into those five slots, or its your persistance, perseverance with a little luck that got you through (selected). Now its time to get trained up and to be that force to support our active counterparts to crush the enemies of this great nation!
 

beckstcw

New Member
Question that maybe someone here can help with.

I'm currently in the Army Reserve with one year left on my contract. I want to transfer my GI Bill to my wife, which requires I have at least 4 years left before ETS. I want to get the transfer done before January so she can begin using benefits in the Spring.

Given that I've been selected for 1835 and already have a conditional release signed by my current unit, can anyone foresee any problems with just extending my Army contract right now while waiting to commision? I will be switching to the USNR regardless of the Army contract length, so extending in order to be able to transfer benefits didn't affect my commision at all right?

Just need a sanity check. Alternatively, can I just do a 4 year initial SELRES commitment instead of 3 in order to meet that requirement and just wait to commision before transferring benefits? The downside there is just the timeline, since we really don't want to pay out of pocket for the Spring semester if we don't have to.
 

bryanteagle6

Well-Known Member
How are we moving along selectees?!
Ive signed the Ready reserve agreement and gotten new fingerprints to start the security clearance process. One of the recruiters claimed that it should only take about 2 or 3 weeks to get the ball moving after the security process starts.
 

USNAVY

Active Member
How are we moving along selectees?!
Ive signed the Ready reserve agreement and gotten new fingerprints to start the security clearance process. One of the recruiters claimed that it should only take about 2 or 3 weeks to get the ball moving after the security process starts.
Signed my RRA yesterday and will be drilling with my buddy in his sister unit. Processor said scroll process should take 2 weeks or so
 

Hail_HYDRA!

One more question...
How are we moving along selectees?!
Ive signed the Ready reserve agreement and gotten new fingerprints to start the security clearance process. One of the recruiters claimed that it should only take about 2 or 3 weeks to get the ball moving after the security process starts.
Same here. Spoke to the folks at my unit as well. Pretty cool peeps.
 

bryanteagle6

Well-Known Member
First one to FINSEL wins...ha
Anyone have their initial meeting with the TS/SCI contractor?
Im hoping that since im not in an intensive security clearance area, ill be able to have a more expidited process.
 

CTT1

New Member
Just curious, how many selectees this cycle we’re prior drilling reservists? Specifically those already holding clearances?

I already have mine, adjudicated like two years back, and I’m wondering if this clearance screening process is something everyone has to go through? (Minus the NASIS part, which I did months back for a clearance I already have ?)
 
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