I'lll add something here in case other civilians apply in the future and go through this thread. I had to drag my recruiter out of bed in the morning and pester him to do even the most basic parts of his job. One time I drove up to the recruiting station and waited outside the door until he showed up at 3:00 in the afternoon. We were getting close to the board deadline and some paperwork wasn't in and he was nowhere to be found. I had to call the regional command in Colorado and offer to drive five hours up there to drop it off in person. Honestly pretty pathetic level of incompetency. I say all this as a warning for future applicants to really stay on top of the process