Question from an idiot.

[Fly Navy]

I don't know much about BDCP. What I do know is that you get some (all?) of your college education funded and then you go to OCS. You don't do anything during your college time related to the Navy. Is this correct?

I just read a thread saying that you get BAH while in BDCP? Is this for real? You don't do anything until you go to OCS, you don't have any responsibility, yet you get paid a brickload of money?

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!?

(I ask, because if this is true, then A) what a waste of money and B) I wish I had that opportunity when I went through! I'm jealous! )

 

[VetteMuscle427]

We get E-3 to E-5 pay w/ BAH, BAS, CONUS COLA. Our college is NOT paid for... We get time in service though, so after being commissioned for 4 months I will have O-1 over 2 years.

All I can say is CHA-CHING

 

[Fly Navy]

We get E-3 to E-5 pay w/ BAH, BAS, CONUS COLA. Our college is NOT paid for... We get time in service though, so after being commissioned for 4 months I will have O-1 over 2 years.

All I can say is CHA-CHING

Such bull****. What a bull**** program. Damn I wish that was available when I went through college lol.

 

[VetteMuscle427]

Yeah, I found out about it kinda late... I will only have about 20 months in when I graduate OCS. It is available for a max of 3 years... some guys make 75grand before that graduate college....

 

[EODDave]

It was available when you went to college. All you had to do is know where to look or who to ask.

 

[Fly Navy]

It was available when you went to college. All you had to do is know where to look or who to ask.

It was available in 1998/1999? All I knew about was the Academy and NROTC. Of course, I got my college paid for, got a stipend, and got to play Navy every summer. I'm glad I went NROTC.

 

[Pap]

It was available in 99.

 

[Fly Navy]

Well isn't that something.

 

[ben]

Yes, BDCP is great. I only wish I would have decided to join the military sooner in my college career. Oh well, I am very thankful nonetheless. BDCP is a great deal.

 

[USMCBebop]

It was available in 1998/1999?

Even earlier

 

[RickyDT34]

Do you BDCP guys have to do anything more with the Navy then meet once a month and do a prt twice a year? You get full medical/dental, don't have to wear a uniform or stand duty? I'm very jealous too!!

 

[ben]

Yep, we have to make grades, report to our recruiter twice a month (once in person), PRT every 6 months, and that is about it. No uniforms, haircut restrictions, duty, ect. We are supposed to sign a leave chit in order to leave the country, but other than that we can do pretty much whatever. It really is the best program I have heard of!

 

[bch]

aside from the fact that for your tour in college you are not getting any leadership training, yet getting all the benefits..... hmmmmm

 

[Fly Navy]

aside from the fact that for your tour in college you are not getting any leadership training, yet getting all the benefits..... hmmmmm

Now there is a thinking man.

No leadership training or exposure at all, yet reaping the benefits. Pretty strange.

It's the time in service that irks me though. Don't do jack sh!t and accrue time in service. That's just not right.

 

[Thisguy]

Don't forget, that when these jokers are commissioned they have 30-60 days of leave already in the books. (Bitter guy who went straight to OCS)