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You can go to e-4 and e-5 by making the deans list for two semesters in a row, or referring someone who accesses the program. You can only advance on rate for each, so if you make dean's list for four semesters you'd still be an e-4. our contract states that BDCPers are Officer Candidates.

for all interested, last months proceedings of the USNI has a couple of pretty good articles on the rise of the PLAN and China's general ship building industry.

6:30 for 1.5m ? that guy should be going to beijing 08.

man that's one of the funniest things i've seen on the daily show lately thanks

occam they like to see clac and clac based physics for IW, so if you don't have those its likely not for you. in any case i imagine the odds for you getting intel are not anymore stiff than the ones you faced to get into columbia. there's good gouge on goo bdcp apps in general here...

hey occams, yeah its pretty hard to get intel bdcp these days, but I'm no wiz kid and i managed to pull it off. apply, try looking at IW too. you should also really try to get an intel officer to interview with.

apply BDCP. my school doesnt have NROTC either and the BDCP program has been a real lifesaver for me. if you start applying now, you might well be able to find out before the end of the school year whether or not you've been pro-rec'd SNA.

i wonder if "staff" includes interpreters. those guys have been targeted for their collaboration with collation forces and it might help to explain the high number.

is new york within a 100 miles of newport?

thats right, I had the federal investigative service (FIS) OPM folks look into me as well.

you'll need to do a fair bit more than just take the astb. applying to BDCP is very similar to applying to a selective university, complete with LORs, transcripts and motivational statements etc. a ton has been written on the subject, http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14265...

congrats

The intel community as a whole is currently trying very hard to emphasize things like going on IAs, SPECWAR support, etc. as being good for the community/your career. glad to hear it.

red, well 7 months, but yes your point is taken. The ACC Beijing progam suggests 6-7 months to attain fluency (based on my current level). i think im just going for the summer, if nothing else than for the sake of my lungs. fusu

thanks nose ill give it a shot, and you're right i am an active duty e-3

I’m putting together a plan for my senior year of college in the BDCP Intel program. I torn on a couple of points and am hopping that someone can give me a piece or two of advice from the navy’s perspective. Right now my options are: Summer and fall semester in China, Beijing University...

Flash, You bring up a good point and one left unaddressed in my intentionally caviler post. The reality is probably even less than 53% of Chinese nationals can communicate in the Mandarin you understand. Sh-t when I was studying at Nanjing University, i saw two Chinese guys in the same city...

i'm a chinese major and think its been really rewarding. I think its something about the ability to strike up a conversation with 1 in 6 people on the face of the earth.

So at school when i tell people that im in the BDCP program they often ask me if i am a midshipmen or a cadet. i dont think either of these apply as i neither go to the academy and nor am apart of nrotc. this begs the question: just what exactly are we? BDCP pay puts me at e-3 active duty, but...

what community are you applying to?

ea6bflyr, this may be a dumb question (considering I'm not really clear on what an IA is), but do you know of any Navy Intel officers pulling IA's in Iraq? Thanks fusu

hey bob, i was selected for Intel BDCP this july. I too did poorly on anything involving planes on the ASTB. I get the sense that what the board looks form Intel Officers is superior scoring on the academic portions (ie math, verbal). Also dont worry about breaking your package into...

yeah wish, same boat as well. nothing to report besides the fact that it sucks.

Got pro-reced during the july board for BDCP. MEPS went through fine but i am still waiting on my security clearance. Its been about 3 weeks now. Does anyone have any experience with how long does it usually takes?

LET73 yeah i got it, good to hear there is another grinnellian out there in the Intel world. how is it anyways?

i run XC and track for an ok college program. rule of thumb is that just doing a few 100m strides barefoot on nice grass (i.e. football field or something) is about all you need. helps a ton in the long term. i've also used the Nike Free's for about 6 years now (i even demo'ed them while...

sorry about that typo. thanks

thanks for the help fellas, just got pro rec'ed for intel.

grinnell college (14th ranked liberal arts college) 3.92 History and Chinese major. OAR 58, 5,5,5 XC, Track. LOR from former 0-4 intel

july results are up for intel. got pro rec BDCP intel. pretty fucking happy about it.

they've met, but no word out yet. let me know if you hear anything. as i understand it, the wise men often take 6 weeks to pro rec.

Hey guys, I am applying BDCP for intel, IW and SWO (in that order) and wanted to know what kind of applicants are getting in. 58 OAR, 5,5,5 (only took it once, should i take it again?) 3.92 GPA (History/Chinese) Grinnell College (not that anyone has ever heard of it) Varsity Track, XC and...

i guess its both, but thanks for the suggestion, ill post on the BDCP page.

58 astb, 5,5,5. 3.92 GPA at Grinnell College, varsity track, XC. applying BDCP, does anyone think i have a shot?

Hey guys, I was just wondering, how does the competition for intel stacks up these days? My recruiter told me I was competitive with a 58 OAR and 5s, but it seems to me like that is pretty middle of the road. I’ve got a 3.92 at Grinnell College (if anyone has ever heard of it) and a number of...