Questions Navy NCP for prior service and reservists

[scwhit84]

I've been reading the threads other people have posted about the NCP program. None of them mention the requirements as it concerns prior service or drilling reservist. I have questions. I am a drilling reservist with 4 years active duty. When I apply to the NCP program do I have to go up to MEPS or can they use my current record and history for all of that information? Obviously I get physicals, drug tests, and weigh in regularly. Do I have a choice in the officer training school I go to, or is the six weeks manditory. One bootcamp was enough. I know some schools are longer than others. Some give weekend liberty, supposedly.What is the six weeks of OIS like? As I said above, another bootcamp like experience does not thrill me.

[jeckrn, BSN, RN]

You will have to get a new physical at MEPS & yes you will have to go to OCS. The one advantage you will have is that you will be a O1E vs O1 which is a couple of hundred bucks a month if you go active. I can not speak for the Navy OCS but if it is like the other services officer schools it is a lot different then Basic Training.

[deftonez188]

I had the same background you have OP, 4 active, 4 reserve. You have to do MEPS all over again, but the personnel may be 'nicer' this time (not my experience in Detroit lol). And unfortunately, we get to do boot camp again, we go to officer development school (ODS). I'm preparing to go now - I don't think it will be the same shock it was due to prior boot camp exposure, but it will be boot nonetheless.

I'd love to skip it too, but Uncle Sam says no way no how :)

[oaktown2]

If you head over to https://allnurses.com/government-military-nursing/persistence-paying-off-628775-page7.html someone just posted a little about their experience at ODS and was open to questions. There are also several others on that thread who are heading there soon. Though I haven't made it to ODS yet, from what I have heard jeckrn is correct and that it is different than boot camp.

[scwhit84]

Thanks for the answers.

[navyman7]

See my posts under the military nursing questions answered thread. I lay out the ODS schedule there. If you are a reservist then don't do NCP. The direct accession bonus' are way better. May not help you now if you are in a financial pinch but its worth it in the end. Also be careful about joining when you are a reservist. I have heard of people not getting there full time as a reservist when they came in because they did not have enough time in. The number that I heard as a cutoff was 4 years. Anything less than that didn't count towards AD years. You would need to talk to a reservist recruiter to get the details or a navy career counselor might know too.

[jeckrn, BSN, RN]

If you are talking about being a O1-O3E you need total of 1460 days of active duty. All your years of active duty and inactive reserves will count for pay but only "good" years will count for retirement. A good year would be your active duty years and any anniversity year that you obtain 50 points which is called a good year.

[HM2Doc]

I'm also prior active duty (7+ years as a Hospital Corpsman), and I had to do the physical again. Of course, the physical was very quick and easy (I got it done on base). There was an issue with my knee surgeries that I received on active duty, though. Even though I received them while on active duty, and was cleared on active duty, they made me go through all sorts of BS to get medically cleared. Took two months. Yeesh! As for boot camp, you will have to go though it. It's called officer development school and from what I heard, it's a joke. I've HEARD that you get to have phones and you get liberty after the first week. I'm not worried about it.

Anyway, has anyone submitted their kits to the board recently. I submitted mine last month and it's waiting for the board on or around the 22nd of this month. Can't wait for the results! :)