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And I do. But for the times such as when I ordered my SDBs and took them in to get striped? Well it was a surprise for both the tailoring shop and myself to find that they don't stock the insignia. Luckily I wasn't in a rush for the uniform otherwise I would have been an inclined plane wrapped...

I agree so much with Villanelle that I want to like her post again. The NEX here at NPS has basically nothing for women other than workout clothes and some ugly sweaters. Do not even get me started on the selection of socks and undergarments. Is it really THAT hard to stock plain white tshirts...

Not sure if the board results are posted anywhere. I sincerely doubt it. I will say that each month the CEC community sends out a newsletter.(side note, it is a pretty interesting read most months!) They did list those selected at DCO boards in either the June or July newsletter. No word was...

Just in case he hasn't posted here or you want to post-stalk him, Bam Bam is a recent AMDO DCO and really knowledgeable. He's a good guy and hopefully he will chime in with advice and words of wisdom for y'all AMDO hopefuls.

Posts like this make me wish we could still rate posts as 'funny'. :D

I don't think my age had much to do with the time it took. The timing went something like this: Feb 2012 met with recruiter and starting putting package together. June 2012 got scheduled for MEPS, cancelled due to needing a MEDREAD. October 2012, MEDREAD comes back I go to MEPS. Package...

When I started this I was a 28 year old female who, by virtue of being 28 years old and having life experience had baggage. Not a lot, but baggage happens as we get older. I have the utmost respect for ORs that do a good job. I do also have some first hand knowledge of a recruiter who was just...

The Global Entry is also part of the TSA pre-check. More and more airports are now following this even if they don't have dedicated lines for it. You can keep on light jackets and shoes to go through security. It makes it so much faster even after standing in normal lines! I love it. With all of...

Congrats on getting pro-rec for CEC! Welcome to the community! :D

Ohhh! I am excited for all of you! Are you also a CEC DCO applicant RotoGenesis?

That is sad. Your logic makes perfect sense but it doesn't mean I won't miss the ease of lurking and stalking the boards from my cell phone. Oh well, at least I can still do the same with the internet browser.

Does this mean tapatalk access is also in the pipeline? :)

Thanks Funkn' Runner! I'm sorry to hear about the non-select, but it just means that you have had a couple of months to make your package even stronger!!

Wow! You guys are lucky. When they said rolling boards it was pure heck trying guess when the board would meet and eventually release results! I can't wait to see you on the other side of this process. :)

CAS is what he eventually hopes to accomplish.

Not quite in your same boat as I was a CEC DCO, but I will say that I got my pro-rec at the very end of May and my COMDOCs came in at the end of July/beginning of August. I had already completed MEPS and had a Secrete clearance for my civilian job. I would imagine that with the shake ups in the...

Definitely a difference in community! He screened for DH before he went on shore duty and traditional path (to the best of my knowledge) has the SWO as a DH as a LT and then puts on LCDR at some point during the second tour. It is kind of fun to see the differences between communities here on...

Thank you BigRed! That answers a lot of my questions. :)

While this might be a better question for SB given that a similar topic was discussed a few months ago, I want to solicit the thoughts and opinions of the AW community as I know there are some SWOs among the crowd. ;) My husband is currently about 6 months into his post-DivO shore duty. He is...

Congratulations!

I love your fun fact Gatordev. The problem is that I haven't been gained at all. I still can't log into the uniform website, on milconnect I'm still listed as a dependent of my husband, and basically I don't exist in any system. It is good to know though that I will get the drills for the month...

There has been yet ANOTHER paperwork SNAFU with my documents. The NOSC received the documents prior to PERS signing off of them. The paperwork was sent to PERS back in early September but the NRD hasn't heard back from them yet. With the shutdown essentially furloughing personnel in PERS, no one...

Just as a random comment regarding investigations and the shutdown. I was interviewed today as a reference for a coworker who is up for a TS/SCI clearance.

I'm going to respectfully disagree with the cure part. It is a bit like mono, you are always a carrier. I am living proof of this as I caught it from PenguinGuy! :D

I haven't. :( My INDOC is tentatively scheduled for 19/20 Oct. Long terrible story of paperwork screwups. YMMV

Congrats! Just remember though that the paperwork and waiting aren't over yet! I am 2 months commissioned and still waiting on paperwork!

This was my CEC DCO commissioning ceremony. My husband invited his friends, mine came to the party aftwards!

Congrats. I got mine in one package though the FS was dated about 10 days earlier. Have you decided how/when/where to do your ceremony?

Well, I am slightly biased as PenguinGuy was NROTC at NCSU.:cool: Based on what he has told me of his time in NROTC coupled with what I know of Greek Life, (I was a founding member of the sorority at my college.) the two need to be mutually exclusive. That being said, by joining the USN you are...

Persistence is key when it comes to getting thins accomplished. My affiliation paperwork is finally being processed at the NOSC. Hopefully I can start drilling soon. :)

It is a terrible reminder that we never know with whom we are dealing or what might push them over the edge. Though I didn't have the honor of knowing those who were injured and lost their lives, I do mourn for them and their families/friends. I also pray for those that were there but made it...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/dc-navy-yard-gunshots/?hpt=hp_t2

I'm trying! Every time I click like I get stuck in an endless loop of page loading. :(

I wish I could like Villanelle's post more than once. While I have never been through a divorce nor do I even intend on going through one, I can agree 100% with what she said. A very dear friend of mine recently went through a divorce. Her ex is not military but civilian DoD and had a very...

I don't know about resume additions, I'm talking pure project management. Then again, I'm CEC so things might be different in how job aspects translate. Yeah, the rights of AD-AD vs AD-RC are strange. Still isn't stopping me from trying to convince my husband to join the OSC though! Lol Sent...

I have always wanted to serve in the military but until recently I was not in a position to do so. With an AD husband I can serve in the reserves and never worry about getting stationed away from him! Lol Seriously I do love my civilian job and know that what I do there will help me in the Navy...

Great...I commissioned 2 weeks ago but thanks to a paperwork screw up it looks like the NOSC won't get my paperwork for at LEAST another 2 weeks. Add in the 2-4 weeks for them to process it and it is looking less and less like I will have finished my INDOC in time to drill with my unit for the...

Quick question about checking status and everything. How long after you commissioned did your status in milconnect change/you have access to the uniform section of the nex? I commissioned about 2 weeks ago and want to know when I can start annoying myself by checking the websites repeatedly. I...

Well, the Coasties are screwed. :rolleyes:

Awesome. Thank you! Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 4

Last week I commissioned. Unfortunately there was a bit of a screw up with my commissioning documents. First, despite having told the recruiter for 18 months who I wanted to swear me in, they put the wrong person. Second, they had my address for establishing legal residence as my current...

Well, it happened. I am officially ENS Penguingal now! Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 4

Thanks! No worries. We can celebrate with a beer after you finish OCS.

California. :D

Well, my commissioning is scheduled for this Friday! If anyone is in the area and wants to come to that and/or the party afterwards, drop me a PM! :)

In case I haven't said it before, congratulations!!!

That is awesome! I do hope you get to swear in with your original OR. :) I also hope your wife is in town to be there too!!!

Random question to resurrect the tattoo thread. What is current Navy policy on tattoos that are not visible in any uniform that are obtained following commissioning? Do they need to be photographed and added to records at some point or no?

I got mine off of ebay. Good price and got exactly what I wanted.

It is already sitting in the pocket of my Ike jacket. :) I am prepared! Do you have yours ready!?