Dreaming1007

Well my husband is active duty as well, almost close to retirement so it's all he knows. My kids (10 and 11) love travelling and seeing new places. They are very resilient and look forward to PCSing and making new friends. Military kids are very stro...

When I went through COT and NTP my family (husband and 2 kids) did just fine. I was in AZ and they were in SC. They came to the COT graduation and they drove back to SC as I continued on to AZ. So from Jan-Apr we were separated. It's upsetting for th...

You'll stay at a hotel. You'll have a roommate but they are little apartments so separate rooms with your own bathroom, full kitchen and living room. I drove from COT to AZ with no problems. It took like 2 days. I would recommend bringing your car bu...

I completed NTP in Scottsdale which was amazing! To answer your questions, it would depend on your instructors. Technically you are not supposed to leave the state without being on leave and you are in a training environment so taking extra days off ...

To answer your question about your paperwork stating reserve, you are considered a reservist until your EAD date which is the first day of COT.

Not even close to medical….I was security forces! Which I wouldn't trade my experience for anything! Like I said the board is very subjective, let's say you have 300 applicants and 3 members on the board. They will each get 100 packages and rate th...

I am an active duty nurse and prior-enlisted so maybe I can give you some insight as to what my package looked like. I was selected among 300 applicants for NTP, I think they accepted 30 med surg and 10 OB my year which was 2013. I was active duty fo...

As an L&D/OB nurse you can go to a unit or a clinic which the majority of AF bases are clinics so there are many bases that would be open to you. As the others have mentioned, you would have to speak to a healthcare recruiter to apply for the ful...

There are only 4 bases that have the NTP program, unless you are referring to NRP which is the year long "training" program for new grads which is after NTP. You can either go to San Antonio, TX, Scottsdale, AZ, Cincinnati, OH or Tampa, FL. The list ...

Yes that's it! I purchased them from this website Nike Sage Green SFB Boots | Nike Air Force USAF Special Field Boots Just to get an idea for sizing as far as women, I am a 7.5 -8 in women and I wear a 6 in these boots. My husband says they are true ...

To reiterate what jfratian said, get your uniforms ahead of time with everything sewn on and definitely get your blues tailored before too. I saw many people, women mainly, that ended up with huge uniforms because they ran out of their size. I would ...

I started talking with my recruiter the beginning of my senior year. Keep in mind that all the paperwork that needs to be completed (including recommendations) cannot be dated more then 6 months before the board meets. So my recruiter gave me all the...

Just wanted to start a thread to see who else will be attending COT in January and to share any info that we obtain through the grapevine.

You can wear the Nike boot, a lot of people had them when I went through COT including myself.

You'll come in as a Capt most likely

The internet is almost nonexistent and everything you do will require internet so I would recommend bringing a hotspot/mifi of some sort. The staff is aware but apparently it has been like that for previous COT classes.

Just an FYI on the required information assurance training that is required…they will be updating the website to not make it a requirement because you need a CAC card to access it. My class mentioned it at the final feedback so the staff said they wi...

I would recommend calling the clothing sales nearest you because some will accept a copy of your oath of office or your acceptance letter. You would still need to be sponsored on base by your recruiter but I would definitely recommend getting your un...

Definitely get your uniforms with everything sewn on prior to arriving if you have access to a base. The alterations here is terrible and take a long time being that they cover all of OTS. The clothing sales runs out of items fast as well so I would ...

The Friday after you report to COT you will get an EZ pay card loaded with $400 which is your "clothing allowance" but by then you will have already purchased your uniforms and will use the card at the DFAC mostly. I am in graduation week right now a...

Hornfan, not sure if that was directed at me but I went to MEPS in Feb, CN interview in Apr and selection board was in July. Found out in Aug that I was selected. Fully qualified boards run a little different though.

Yes and Yes! Definitely get that done prior to arrival because the alterations here takes forever! And that way you have time to try on your uniforms and get the proper size rather then something that is huge if they run out of your size. We had to p...

So far so good…finishing up week 3 which has been extended due to the weather so we have some things to do over the weekend. We are currently in phase 2 which is Maxwell privileges. There is nothing really to prepare, they give you everything you nee...

I'm in COT right now so I'll be happy to answer any questions I can.

We just finished our first week which was not so bad but I'm prior service and keep comparing it to basic training. There were some people in my flight who were second guessing their decision due to the yelling and correcting every move you make. By ...