Here is the deal on how FY works. Sonnyb and rhollin got the right idea. When you talk about FY 03 slots vs. FY 04 slots, the thing that makes the difference is when you will be commissioned, and not when you are accepted for OCS or when you are to begin OCS. When Oct 1st rolled around 20 something days ago the wheels for FY 04 began to turn even though it's still 2002. To get a FY 03 slot, you would have to begin OCS no later than early Sept. of 03 which would put you at a Dec. 03 graduation (just before the Christmas break). The next class to graduate will be in Jan. 04, thus they would be FY 04. In addition to that, everyone needs to remember that the selction process is a rolling one. To say that a FY 03 is closed for a particular designator dosen't mean that they won't be accepting applicants anytime before 2004. I think some people have that impression, but it's not the case. People come on this board and post things like "hey, just heard that FY 03 is closed out." No ****, look at the dates that most everyone recently accepted has received. Those that have been accepted since June and July all have OCS report dates sometime in or near fall 03. The point I'm trying to make is this: for most people the wait between the time they are accepted and the time they report for OCS is about a year. That's been the case for sometime now. Even people that were selected way back in 2000 and 2001 were having to wait at least 6 or 7 months on average. So don't pay any attention to reports of FY this or that being closed. If you're selected today, you're most likely going to be leaving around Oct. 03 making you a FY 04 selection.
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