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USN FY 25 IWC DCO Reserve Board

SaltyDawg said:
Any chance anyone has something like this for after you've been selected?

For that awkward phase when you've been told you've been picked up but haven't actually been gained by your command/drilling yet, so you're caught in limbo not really knowing what's going on and don't necessarily feel empowered to advocate for yourself because you don't actually know what needs done/where you are in the process?
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Direct Commission Officer (DCO) – Post-Selection Checklist​


Step 1 – PR’ed by the Board​


  • Receive “Professionally Recommended” (PR’ed) notification.
  • This means the board has recommended you, but the process is not complete.


Step 2 – Welcome Aboard Letter​


  • Sent by your OIC (Officer in Charge).
  • Includes details about your unit Chain of Command (COC).


Step 3 – Scrolling​


  • Your name is added to the official DoD scroll for presidential approval.
  • This step can take time and is outside recruiter control.


Step 4 – Section 3 DCO Checklist (SELRES only)​


  • For enlisted SELRES: CO must provide a recommendation.
  • Confirms readiness to transition into officer status.


Step 5 – Ready Reserve Agreement (RRA)​


  • Complete the RRA paperwork.
  • Confirms your commitment to serve in the Selected Reserve as an officer.


Step 6 – DD-368 (Conditional Release)​


  • If transferring from enlisted Navy Reserve or another service, submit a DD-368 Request for Conditional Release.
  • Must be approved before commissioning.


Step 7 – Additional NRC Documentation​


  • Provide any additional documents required by Navy Recruiting Command (NRC).


Step 8 – COMDOCs / FINSEL Letter​


  • NRC issues commissioning documents (COMDOCs).
  • Final Selection (FINSEL) letter officially confirms your commission.


Step 9 – Officer’s Oath​


  • PERS-8 (Navy Personnel Command) issues your Officer’s Oath paperwork.
  • Swear in and sign documents with your recruiter or designated officer.


Step 10 – Begin Drilling & ODS Scheduling​


  • Report to your unit as directed in the Welcome Aboard Letter.
  • Begin drilling as an officer.
  • Work with command to schedule Officer Development School (ODS).

NRC = Navy Recruiting Command

FINSEL = Final Selection Letter

PR’ed = Professionally Recommended

 
FormerRecruitingGuru said:
Suggest not using ChatGbT for this, especially when the steps and sequence is completely out of order.
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I suggest you add where the order can be corrected since it was given from a previous selected DCO applicant and organized with a gemini not ChatGPT.. noneless who cares if a LLM supports adding structure.

how is your comment helping?
 
HackerZero said:
I suggest you add where the order can be corrected since it was given from a previous selected DCO applicant and organized with a gemini not ChatGPT.. noneless who cares if a LLM supports adding structure.

how is your comment helping?
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1. It alerts you that if using ChapGPT that it wasn't accurate (we now know it was Gemini)
2. It alerts you that the order is not correct.
3. Hopefully increases dialogue between you and your recruiter.

I would have hoped your recruiter would have told you all of what you posted at your first meeting along with the correct order, I would make sure all of my applicants understood the process from beginning to end at our first meeting, all recruiters should be doing that. That isn't on you as how do you know to ask.
 
HackerZero said:
I suggest you add where the order can be corrected since it was given from a previous selected DCO applicant and organized with a gemini not ChatGPT.. noneless who cares if a LLM supports adding structure.

how is your comment helping?
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Well first, give those who have experience, whether it's on the recruiter side or applicant side, time to provide input instead of relying on GPT, Gemini, whatever it's called these days to spit something together.

If you really want a run down on the process, you can ask your specific DCO recruiter. They know your background more than any of us here. Even if you're still an applicant awaiting board, just ask "Hey assuming I am selected you don't mind giving me a run down on the process? Happy to discuss via a phone call if needed."
 
HackerZero said:

Direct Commission Officer (DCO) – Post-Selection Checklist​


Step 1 – PR’ed by the Board​


  • Receive “Professionally Recommended” (PR’ed) notification.
  • This means the board has recommended you, but the process is not complete.


Step 2 – Welcome Aboard Letter​


  • Sent by your OIC (Officer in Charge).
  • Includes details about your unit Chain of Command (COC).


Step 3 – Scrolling​


  • Your name is added to the official DoD scroll for presidential approval.
  • This step can take time and is outside recruiter control.


Step 4 – Section 3 DCO Checklist (SELRES only)​


  • For enlisted SELRES: CO must provide a recommendation.
  • Confirms readiness to transition into officer status.


Step 5 – Ready Reserve Agreement (RRA)​


  • Complete the RRA paperwork.
  • Confirms your commitment to serve in the Selected Reserve as an officer.


Step 6 – DD-368 (Conditional Release)​


  • If transferring from enlisted Navy Reserve or another service, submit a DD-368 Request for Conditional Release.
  • Must be approved before commissioning.


Step 7 – Additional NRC Documentation​


  • Provide any additional documents required by Navy Recruiting Command (NRC).


Step 8 – COMDOCs / FINSEL Letter​


  • NRC issues commissioning documents (COMDOCs).
  • Final Selection (FINSEL) letter officially confirms your commission.


Step 9 – Officer’s Oath​


  • PERS-8 (Navy Personnel Command) issues your Officer’s Oath paperwork.
  • Swear in and sign documents with your recruiter or designated officer.


Step 10 – Begin Drilling & ODS Scheduling​


  • Report to your unit as directed in the Welcome Aboard Letter.
  • Begin drilling as an officer.
  • Work with command to schedule Officer Development School (ODS).

NRC = Navy Recruiting Command

FINSEL = Final Selection Letter

PR’ed = Professionally Recommended
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Not sure about anyone else, but steps 4 and 6 were required as part of my packet submitted a while back.
 
mu51c10rd said:
Not sure about anyone else, but steps 4 and 6 were required as part of my packet submitted a while back.
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Yeah, that was my first thought on the list, concerning 4,6. My second was the "welcome aboard letter".
Depending on your community, they might reach out to you, and/or put you in a unit. Or they might leave that to you, or RESFOR to direct assign you either in a billet or IAP. I do not have good info on this as if you ask 10 DCO's how they found their way to their first unit, you will prob get 10 different answers.
My personal experience was:
1. The NRC never reached out to me via mail like I was told.
2. I called the NRC after a few weeks and was told I was scheduled for indoc in two days.
3. The NRC training Officer took the DCOs aside and we all did TRUIC changes (luckily I already had that figured out and approved by the unit)

Fast forward a few years and I made it a point to check my unit roster (RUAD) once a week, not uncommon to find additional names added to your unit as IAP, and 9/10 when I reached out, they had no idea they were in the unit. 50/50 if they are DCO's that they stayed in the unit to get a billet, or if after a few discussions we found them another unit.
 
AQ-AT-NAVCIV said:
Yeah, that was my first thought on the list, concerning 4,6. My second was the "welcome aboard letter".
Depending on your community, they might reach out to you, and/or put you in a unit. Or they might leave that to you, or RESFOR to direct assign you either in a billet or IAP. I do not have good info on this as if you ask 10 DCO's how they found their way to their first unit, you will prob get 10 different answers.
My personal experience was:
1. The NRC never reached out to me via mail like I was told.
2. I called the NRC after a few weeks and was told I was scheduled for indoc in two days.
3. The NRC training Officer took the DCOs aside and we all did TRUIC changes (luckily I already had that figured out and approved by the unit)

Fast forward a few years and I made it a point to check my unit roster (RUAD) once a week, not uncommon to find additional names added to your unit as IAP, and 9/10 when I reached out, they had no idea they were in the unit. 50/50 if they are DCO's that they stayed in the unit to get a billet, or if after a few discussions we found them another unit.
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Sounds about normal for the reserves. During my OIC interview, he mentioned they were trying to keep 1825's local the first 36 months while they qualify. We have 2 units with IPs local so I guess it would work, I currently have one of them as my TRUIC.
 
AQ-AT-NAVCIV said:
Yeah, that was my first thought on the list, concerning 4,6. My second was the "welcome aboard letter".
Depending on your community, they might reach out to you, and/or put you in a unit. Or they might leave that to you, or RESFOR to direct assign you either in a billet or IAP. I do not have good info on this as if you ask 10 DCO's how they found their way to their first unit, you will prob get 10 different answers.
My personal experience was:
1. The NRC never reached out to me via mail like I was told.
2. I called the NRC after a few weeks and was told I was scheduled for indoc in two days.
3. The NRC training Officer took the DCOs aside and we all did TRUIC changes (luckily I already had that figured out and approved by the unit)

Fast forward a few years and I made it a point to check my unit roster (RUAD) once a week, not uncommon to find additional names added to your unit as IAP, and 9/10 when I reached out, they had no idea they were in the unit. 50/50 if they are DCO's that they stayed in the unit to get a billet, or if after a few discussions we found them another unit.
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This might not make you feel any better, but once you're in an actual unit your ongoing interactions with the NRC should be quite infrequent. My NRC has definitely got a lot better in the almost 4 years I've been around, but they had a deep hole from which to dig themselves out of.

The cross-assigned thing is another clusterfuck entirely.
 
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