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Well, for better or worse my package has been submitted. It is now a waiting game...but my recruiter also said that they moved the board up by a couple of weeks? Now it is looking like the last week of November/first week of December for the board to convene. Hopefully Santa will leave a Final...

Enjoy California. This really doesn't come into play. I lived here for over a year before I even noticed that they did that.

I raised a glass to the USMC today. Happy Birthday!

I'm coming here because I trust that ya'll know the best places to hang your hat at any given duty station. My husband got orders to NPS. Not being familiar with the Monterey area at all, I am not sure of where to start looking for a place to live. We are a young couple, no kids and no pets...

No, but he is in the Air Force....

Ya'll are super helpful! Thank you. I agree that the whole situation is a bit...weird...However, I am reserving judgement and just telling my friend to be extra super careful and vigilant. On the bright side, with this gift if he does turn out to be some sort of crazy psycho she can at least...

I'm trying to wrap my head around a situation a dear friend is in. Basically, I am looking for the proper etiquette in this situation. My friend recently starting talking to a guy online. Topic of gun control came up, she expressed interest in learning how to shoot since she has never done so...

Congrats!!

Yup.:)

Thank you again, NavyOffRec for calming me down. I tend to forget that this is a rolling board. Hopefully everything will be good to go after my meeting tomorrow afternoon! Good luck to everyone who did get their package in on time for the December Pilot/NFO/etc boards! I'm excited for ya'll!

I certainly hope you are wrong. I have been pinging my recruiter since 1 October about submitting my package and it wasn't until 2 November that I was told about the 'missing' items. Would this be a legitimate complaint to take up the OR's chain of command? (after the package is sent to the...

And that is why I am so frustrated with my recruiter. EVERYTHING that was sent to the OR before June 2012 has been 'misplaced' or 'never received'. What's the deadline for packages for the December board?!

How does that work with December boards and the holiday leave? Is it still about the same or will there be a slight delay due to leave periods for those involved in distributing the information?

I'm being careful with my random button clicking now--congrats on the increase in boards! Best of luck to all those who will be going up at them. :)

Yeah, but mine is the best. :D

Ditto that! I did 2 majors (engineering and math) finished in 4 years, only took 2 summer courses and STILL never had more than 21 hours a semester!

Slip of the keyboard! I was trying to quote it. Wow, I was totally batting a thousand last night. Sorry! :(

Oops, getting to be past my bed time! I didn't scroll down far enough to see that the DCO board wasn't highlighted and thus ought to be safe. Thanks for helping me sleep a little better tonight. :)

You are killing me here! :) Is the CEC DCO board still on for December? Or are they just not going to bother bringing in any new CEC Ensigns until FY15? That would be my luck, lol.

Resurrecting this thread to say "Yay! My husband made SWO DH!"

Congratulations to all selectees! You give me hope. :D

Howdy, I had heard a rumor from my accessions officer that there was going to be a CEC DCO board this December. Any one have any more information on it? In particular how many spots are available?

I am not a STA-21 applicant (as anyone who has read any of my threads knows) but I just wanted to wish everyone good luck. I love coming to this thread because of how inspirational you all are. Well, there is that and some of your waiting techniques are hysterical--I love epic meal time!

Anyone want to read version 2? lol What motivates me to join the US Navy Reserve Civil Engineer Corps? I refuse to be a spectator. When I was in high school, I had the privilege of attending a summer program for teenagers interested in politics and government, foreign affairs, and law...

There is still time and hope for you! Thanks for the comments. It looks like I will be doing some editing and rewrites tomorrow. Luckily my OR said that I can make changes pretty much up until the time that the package is submitted. Yay!

It went wonderfully! Despite some of my apprehension (mainly about making weight) I weighed in almost 10# under the max weight for my height. The doctor didn't say a word about any sort of congestion and so I am guessing my cold might not have been as bad as I thought. Thanks for the follow up. :)

Thanks, Northshore. I think we are finally on the same page. My last couple of interactions with the recruiter have been nothing but positive. I truly believe that my OR didn't think I would pass MEPS. Then again, considering I had to lose over 100# in order to do so, I had my moments of doubt too!

Would ya'll mind reading and reviewing my motivational statement? My package is going to be submitted very, very soon and I just want another set of eyes. This is kind of my one and only shot at getting picked up for CEC DCO and so I want to get it right the first time. Thanks! What motivates...

Northshore, I am going to respectfully disagree. I have had some pretty large issues with my recruiter, most of which have since been resolved (at least to the best of my knowledge) despite my prompt, respectful, and detailed information. I truly believe that it is completely dependent on the...

Just heard a rumor about a CEC DCO board meeting in December. As I heard it from the accessions officer, I am hoping that this is good intel! Super excited. My recruiter will be submitting my package in a couple of weeks (beginning of November) and then it becomes a waiting game!

Congrats! I can't wait to be in your position. :)

Nope, no fever! Just the last remnants of a slight cough. Not enough to even to bother with cough drops but enough to make me worry. :) Thank you!

Thanks! I was afraid that it would cause yet another delay in getting medically qualified and thus pushing my package submission even more!

I have finally been officially cleared to go to MEPS. My appointment is tomorrow (Friday 12 October). My only concern now is that I caught a cold this past weekend at the San Francisco Fleet Week celebration. I am worried now that I will get temporarily NPQ'd due to residual effects of this...

My recruiter just told me that my medread has been cleared and I am good to go to attend MEPS. Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I should be there on Thursday. Best part? I have lost enough weight that I won't need to be taped! (I easily cleared tape but was a couple of pounds over...

If your OR knows about it then you should be fine. Good luck! Let me know how it goes as I still have to complete MEPS myself. :)

I can't tell you yes or no on getting disqualified. You say you are currently outside of body fat standards, however do you still pass by weight/height? If you pass that way hey won't tape you. I will tell you though that my recruiter would not even schedule my MEPS appointment until they...

And that is why I am scared to contact my recruiter now. lol

My application package is complete. I am still dealing with some MEPS paperwork issues but that doesn't need to be resolved before the package goes to the board. Now I can't wait until 1 October when it can be officially submitted for the board! I am so excited right now. :D

Howdy! I'm not a SWO but my husband is. Unfortunately, I can't tell you about time between OCS and meeting the fleet as he went through NROTC, but I can tell you that you will go to SWOS after you are on your ship. First SWOS (baby SWOS) will most likely be held at the base where your ship is...

May I be added? SWO wife!

I wish I was! I grew up not too far from there.

NavyOffRec--I am applying for the Navy Reserve CEC. That is what I thought. When he first submitted the paperwork two weeks ago he told me they should get back with a response in a week. Now he is changing his tune. I have already contacted the actual Officer Recruiter (he is an enlisted...

I appreciate the insight, Nugget. To answer your questions and provide some clarification. 1. I was told that my package would be considered incomplete and could not be submitted if I did not complete MEPS. 2. The package has not been submitted to board yet because my last interview appraisal...

Did I forget to mention that the package deadline falls within that "3 month window"?

2 weeks ago today there was a SNAFU and my appointment for MEPS got canceled. That afternoon my paperwork got resubmitted for review. It has now been 2 weeks and when I ask my recruiter when word should come down his response is "Oh, I have seen it take over 3 months. I won't ask until it has...

Greetings! My last posts were on behalf of myself as prospective CEC DCO. For this one I am donning the cap of SWO Spouse. My husband just got word that his waivers for NPS in Monterey were approved. Does anyone know what the next step is in this process? Is it simply waiting for orders to...

Wow. I have to admit I was surprised to see this post! I can't answer that but it looks like we both had a frustrating day this past week! I hope someone here has an answer for you.

This. I might not be in (yet) but my husband is a SWO. I agree that if you simply want to be in the Navy then accept the offer and become the best SWO you can be. If being a pilot is truly your passion then decline and try again. I will agree though that you really need to work on your scores...

Congrats! You must be one of the 11 mentioned by NavyOffRec! I hope that you get those commissioning docs ASAP.