Rarely happens, I was first round selected (first week of selection, early February) and found out one day before the release date (three weeks later). Hurry up and wait is not just a saying, it's a...
I checked with my recruiter and the beginning of the security check must be completed before being commissioned. This consist of initializing the investigation and does not take long, not as long as...
Officership can only be approved by congress because we are appointed by congress to lead, therefore there is a period called "scroll" when we wait for congress to approve it's new officers. This is...
I have not gotten word on my clearance but I was commissioned with knowing that if they are not giving me clearance then I have to give up my commission. I may not know about my clearance until I get...
I am getting excited but I do not have my orders yet, should come in this week. I have not gotten my uniforms yet but that should happen in several weeks. Otherwise, bring it on!!!!! COT or bust!!!!...
It is based from a calculation of combined time in service and time as a nurse. Unfortunately they only take half the time as a nurse into consideration. I would ask the recruiter for further details...
Ahhh OK, I was not sure what NTP was. Got it. I will be going to COT as a 1st Lt then Capt after one year. ALTRN0828, I have been reading the same, COT then NTP. I would imagine that you will be...
Active from 95- 2000 and loved it. Why I asked, I'm not sure if the prosses is different if you still in the active reserve. If so, I'll try to be as much help as I can with
Thanks LN75, it will be great to get back to the AF family. I don't mind at all if you do some brain picking. It's good to be informed. With being prior-service I'm sure you will be a shoe-in. Just to...
Well, done waiting... I have been cleared though congress and my commissioning will be next week. I will be getting my uniforms setup beginning of the month. I also passed the psych cert today. It's...
Hurry up and wait is the name of the game. I have been approved by congress for reserve officer but now I am waiting for them to approve me for active duty. In the meantime I am waiting for my...
Your recruiter will not know when the next open COT is. When you fill out your packet you will need to put when you will be available for COT then it will only be a
The selection board is a panel that meets once a quarter. There is a cut off time for submissions, mine was the 4th of January and the board will start selection about a month latter, mine was around...
The Air Force tries to accomadate the prefrance but it all comes down to the needs of the Air Force. As with getting into COT by October, when is your selection board meeting? It all pivits from the...
Aura, I have some good news, I have been selected and I am assigned to Travis. I will be arriving around the first several weeks of July. I am greatly looking forward to being part of the
As prier-enlisted, the air force has it's own time line and it is somtimes a total mystery what it is. I have heard of people getting their orders several days before pcs or deployments. In the aire...
Like I said before, no word just means no word, nothing more. My recruiter told me last weekend that the 28th was the earliest release date and could be up to several weeks. Don't write it off yet...
I now have a base.... I'm going to Travis and my COT is the 29th of May. This will be tight considering my commission may not happen for several months. Good luck everyone and I'll keep chacking this...