Hello all,
I found out today I was selected for 1635-Intel (my second attempt). I'm currently an Enlisted Seabee (E-6) with 7 years in/ Afghanistan Vet. What I'm curious about is the timeline (from now to Commissioning to DCOIC, etc...) What happens in that time? I've heard that from this point to actual Commissioning is several months, but my Recruiter already sent over my Conditional Release to sign and send up my chain. Really looking forward to getting started on this new endeavor, as I've spent the last year hearing other recruiters say I didn't have a shot at 1635- but I still have loose ends to tie up at my current command. Right now I'm LPO of our BN Comm Shop, LPO of our NOSC Det and I moonlight with the S7 Shop doing BCS training and Comm training. I'd hate to leave my BN dropping a mountain of work on the laps of my team, mostly guys I've been to Afghan with and I really want to set my replacements up for success. I mean no arrogance at all in this- but I do a lot for the BN and I really don't want to screw over these guys that I consider brothers. Believe me, everyone on my team, my Det and even my superiors including the CO know I have been working towards a Commission as an Intel Officer and they have all been hoping for me to get this. I'm sure the answers to all of this is somewhere out there and I will look, but figured it can't hurt to post on here and get some gouge from other Enlisted folks w/ lots of jobs that did the same exact thing. This is my first day on these boards and there is a ton of great information here. Looking forward to learning more from others who've been there done that. Oo-rah!