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Raised just outside of Waco and currently living in College Station.

I am not a cat person... I saw that a while back and still laugh every time I see it.

E-3 until referral or two consecutive semesters on Dean's list. You get a promotion for either of those up to E-5. If you are not at E-5 when you graduate, they bump you up to that after you get the diploma.

sonshine - 1. Pursue a major(s) that you would enjoy if you weren't selected for SNA. I don't think the boards care all that much what you studied in school as long as they see that you did actually study. But look at the worst case scenario: you change majors to something really simple to...

Gold Bond... I believe my friend Andy said it best with "It's like a thousand fairies blowing on your nuts."

Thanks. I'm familiar with the attachment feature but didn't know how to post pictures so they actually show up in the thread. I appreciate the explanation.

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5804

OK for rookies like me, what aircraft is that picture from? And for that matter, how do you post pictures?

I second that one, the real test bites.

Well there goes that theory... Yall start getting paid at OCS, right?

Well it sounds like you're going into OCS via direct accession, which I have no information on (sorry). However, if you applied for BDCP and swear in, you will be obligated to serve an enlisted contract if you don't finish OCS. I bet that you're not BDCP or you would already know that, but I...

The ARCO book has a practice that goes over the concepts. The real test is harder though, so good luck. If you want to pick up the book most bookstores have it/can get it.

Crypto/Intel is probably a little bit different, buy my recruiter said the boards are supposed to meet on a weekly basis. However, the boards are made up of officers in each respective field, so they have other stuff to do besides look at applications. He told me that the weekly meetings end...

I think the direct accession folks aren't sworn in until either at OCS or upon Commissioning. I'm BDCP and don't know for sure, just what I think.

I'm still in school and don't have firsthand knowledge, but I'd say that it depends on the needs of each respective service at the time. Cruise around the site and I think that you'll pick up on the same thing I did.

Yes you can be BDCP for only one year. However, that means you'd have to get your application finished a good 3-4 months before that. Six months would be better, you never know what snags you might hit.

Check the kbb.com value on that jeep man, it sounds a little bit high to me. Just my opinion, haven't done much research lately.

You sound like you're on the right track. Extracurricular/leadership stuff is important. So is doing well on the ASTB. Your GPA isn't all that bad especially if that is a hard major. If you have any specific questions, fire away.

"Military" I would say no. That is something that can be done through our financial institution of choice. Now that you're active duty military, you qualify to use USAA. I highly recommend them, as do many others on this site. They can take your payment out of your check if you wish, and...

Working full time while still in college? Or are you not BDCP? If you're not, you won't collect pay until you get to OCS. Sorry if I misled you. But if so, Jeeps are cool. My dad has an 85 CJ-7 that's been completely redone with power steering, power brakes, and a computer controlled SMPI...

I'm not sure I understand the question. If you mean who is making the decision to move BDCP'ers back, that would likely be CNRC in Millington. I don't know, just a guess. I got my information from my recruiter, who actually has a few BDCP people who got their dates moved. I don't have any...

Thanks Pat.

Nah don't worry about memorizing if you've got a long time till OCS. My date is in October and I haven't learned anything yet. Too much to focus on with school - I'll hit up the OCS stuff after I graduate. Then again, if you suck at remembering stuff (not saying you do) maybe starting now...

WSteig - Not that I even have a clue what you're asking about, but by the time you would potentially get into a cockpit there is no telling what weapons systems the Navy will employ. You've got a long way to go, which means you've also got lots of time to make yourself look great to an...

Well that certainly makes sense to me. And no, I won't complain if they push me back and I get paid E-5 to chill at home. Just more time to PT and memorize... Thanks for the post, I was wondering why they would do that.

Congrats you two, I knew it'd work out. Now you get to see how long it takes to get a paycheck... MUAHAHAHA!!!!

That's what I thought too... kinda weird isn't it?

Well with the two Final Selects that got posted earlier today, I think things are fine. They don't give you a pro-rec if they don't see you fitting in and have a spot to give you. At least that's the way my recruiter put it. You guys who have been pro-recd a good while ago and are just...

I think that the exit PRT at OCS is "Excellent-Low," which is 10:30. I haven't been yet, but I'm pretty sure that's right.

Don't fret guys... I went through a period of applications being "closed" when I applied. It sucked but I was persistent. Maintain close contact with your recruiter and have your package completed and ready to turn in. That way if they come back and say that they underestimated the need for...

Try the miscellaneous forum. That's what most people use when their topic doesn't really fit anywhere else. Your topic might get lost if it stays under Intel. Just a thought.

I voted for "a couple of times a month." I am already accepted for BDCP and used to talk to my recruiter at least once a week. You might want to clarify your question a little bit if you only want info from people who are currently applying.

I'll be committing this one to memory. If I ever end up in Corpus, or I guess even Kingsville for that matter, I will definitely want to check this out. Thanks for posting.

making room at OCS I don't have any specifics, but yesterday my recruiter told me that they're pushing back BDCP folks so that there will be room for direct accession people at OCS. There's going to be TONS of BDCP people graduating in May. My recruiter has had some people who are graduating...

Go here to read the official description: http://neds.nebt.daps.mil/Directives/6110/seven.pdf

Also try "ppl" - it gets abbreviated a lot. Long story short, some say it helps and others say it doesn't. You'll have to sort through the searches to form your own opinion.

If you were going Navy I'd say take it again, no questions asked. Since you're going the USMC route I really don't know how they handle things. Just on a hunch, I'd say your recruiter (OSO) probably wants to see you selected and wouldn't lie. I guess it depends on how much you trust him/her.

Is there anything this guy doesn't know????? Seriously RumorBuster, I think I have learned more from your 2 days worth of posts than I have from any other single person. I don't know who you are, but I'm definitely glad you are posting here now. Your replies seem to always be helpful...

OK, all types of questions... here's what I've got. I'll be done with college by July and report to OCS in October. I'm BDCP SNA. I don't know which platform I would pick if I had to fill out my selection card right now. However, I *do* know that I would like to be able to choose whatever...

So are you an IP or what?

What you have is pretty much all you'll need. You can buy the Arco book at most major bookstores, but it won't help you as much as what you already have. It does give you a simplified version of what you'll see on the spatial apperception part of the test, so it's probably worth the $20 or so...

7/6/5 on AQR, PFAR, and FOFAR in case you didn't know the order. OAR 57. The spatial apperception part of the test weights roughly 15% of AQR, 35% of PFAR, and 17% of FOFAR. So the SA section carries a lot of weight. I missed HALF of the SA questions and still managed to pull off decent...

I sent in 5 LORs and used the Navy forms for all of them. My recruiter mailed the people the forms and they filled them out. One person added a real letter and sent me a copy. Other than that, I think everyone just filled out the forms. I don't know for sure though, because I only saw what...

As already posted, there are two different programs available. I can't find the sticky about BDCP so I'll fill you in here. BDCP is for students who are currently pursuing a degree. Selectees sign a conctract committing to enlisted service for 4 years active duty and 4 years reserve if they...

Great scores - they should definitely help counter a below par GPA. Good luck.

A nice methodical approach... I should have done something like that myself. Not that it matters anymore though, they took me even with a crappy SA score. Something that would have helped me a lot would be writing on the test. If I could have actually crossed out the ones I knew were wrong...

HAHA that is so true when it comes to applying!

Never done that, but if it's the group that goes up over Coulter Field, I hear about them all the time. ATIS usually has something like "caution, skydiving near Coulter Field up to 14,000 ft." I've yet to see anyone falling through the sky, but I always keep my eyes open...

It varies from a few weeks to several months. There's lots of discussion about this topic, you should do a search. You'll probably find all the info you ever wanted.

I think vision requirements are 20/40 correctible to 20/20, so don't count yourself out just for not being 20/20. Unless of course you're simply not interested in aviation. zuggerat - you thought the spatial apperception was ridiculously easy? I found the practice in the ARCO book to be...