Hello,
I think this thread is long over due, and I am willing to provide feedback, suggestions even lead the horse to water... I have prepaired for the DCO review board for roughly 1 1/2 yrs, made my own way with 0 help from the recruiters, I see a lot of DCO candidates talking about no help, well I promised myself that I would provide guidence to the best of my ability going forward if I were to get selected and cross over from enlisted to officer, well I was fortunate, I applied twice as enlisted reserve and will finally get my commission in the next 30 days, I have learned more than I could ever imagine along the way, made friends with a retired 07, who I might add provide exceptional guidence and mentorship during my packaging period...you have to be willing to 'kick the door down' that has stuck with me this whole time.... so lets not be bashfull lets get some good talks going hopefully we can prevent more threads of 'crappy recruiter' and start providing some inside track help, this can be beneficial for non prior, prior or even currently serving.... prior enlisted its a uphill battle the whole way, nothing is easy, they find more reasons to say no then yes ... but its the most rewarding honor when you have been accepted into the officer ranks.... I review these threads daily so I look forward to everyones reponses, this thread is also on military.com as well, if your a DCO select or past select please provide any helpfull tips you learned along the way that helped keep your eyes on the prize, this will be extremely beneficial for the next generation of DCO's.....
I think this thread is long over due, and I am willing to provide feedback, suggestions even lead the horse to water... I have prepaired for the DCO review board for roughly 1 1/2 yrs, made my own way with 0 help from the recruiters, I see a lot of DCO candidates talking about no help, well I promised myself that I would provide guidence to the best of my ability going forward if I were to get selected and cross over from enlisted to officer, well I was fortunate, I applied twice as enlisted reserve and will finally get my commission in the next 30 days, I have learned more than I could ever imagine along the way, made friends with a retired 07, who I might add provide exceptional guidence and mentorship during my packaging period...you have to be willing to 'kick the door down' that has stuck with me this whole time.... so lets not be bashfull lets get some good talks going hopefully we can prevent more threads of 'crappy recruiter' and start providing some inside track help, this can be beneficial for non prior, prior or even currently serving.... prior enlisted its a uphill battle the whole way, nothing is easy, they find more reasons to say no then yes ... but its the most rewarding honor when you have been accepted into the officer ranks.... I review these threads daily so I look forward to everyones reponses, this thread is also on military.com as well, if your a DCO select or past select please provide any helpfull tips you learned along the way that helped keep your eyes on the prize, this will be extremely beneficial for the next generation of DCO's.....