sndyson
New Member
Regarding my package for OCS/Pilot August review boards:
After having scrambled to get absolutely everything together, and ON TIME, there was only one more thing to worry about. I received a DWI back in 2007 for which I needed a waiver from my recruiter's CO. I was told he would call me 2 weeks earlier than he actually did, but we did talk and he was more than happy to provide a waiver after our 10 minute conversation, even ending the conversation with "hope to see you on the fleet." I was, of course, relieved now that everything was taken care of.
Moving on, I called my recruiter today just to triple-check that everything was indeed good to go and was informed that my package would NOT be making the August boards because the waiver was not in on time. Well, everything required on my part was in on time and as far as that extra 2 weeks for the waiver - that was simply me waiting on a phone call, I couldn't exactly just call up the CO.
So what am I to do now?? My recruiter said there was no indication of when the next board would be and I was really liking my chances for August's (good test scores, rec's, etc.). I spoke with Navy Personnel Command and they gave me the number for the OCS help desk. I will call them tomorrow and see what they can possibly do/advise but other than that I'm unfortunately clueless. If anything, I do put the majority of blame on myself for even making it necessary to rush and get everything in - not to mention I would not dare point fingers at recruiters or CO's for that is simply not my place to do so. But other than that, I would very much appreciate any experiential advice or ANYTHING you guys are able to provide.
SUGGESTIONS?
After having scrambled to get absolutely everything together, and ON TIME, there was only one more thing to worry about. I received a DWI back in 2007 for which I needed a waiver from my recruiter's CO. I was told he would call me 2 weeks earlier than he actually did, but we did talk and he was more than happy to provide a waiver after our 10 minute conversation, even ending the conversation with "hope to see you on the fleet." I was, of course, relieved now that everything was taken care of.
Moving on, I called my recruiter today just to triple-check that everything was indeed good to go and was informed that my package would NOT be making the August boards because the waiver was not in on time. Well, everything required on my part was in on time and as far as that extra 2 weeks for the waiver - that was simply me waiting on a phone call, I couldn't exactly just call up the CO.
So what am I to do now?? My recruiter said there was no indication of when the next board would be and I was really liking my chances for August's (good test scores, rec's, etc.). I spoke with Navy Personnel Command and they gave me the number for the OCS help desk. I will call them tomorrow and see what they can possibly do/advise but other than that I'm unfortunately clueless. If anything, I do put the majority of blame on myself for even making it necessary to rush and get everything in - not to mention I would not dare point fingers at recruiters or CO's for that is simply not my place to do so. But other than that, I would very much appreciate any experiential advice or ANYTHING you guys are able to provide.
SUGGESTIONS?