USAGPAN 2023

ICURN326 · Oct 13, 2022

22 hours ago, ICURN326 said:

Hi all! I’m commissioning tomorrow ?? is anyone else commissioning this early?

Scratch that. My recruiter had me sign a letter of intent to commission. Evidently commissioning will be at a later date.

Caleb Sanders · Oct 13, 2022

32 minutes ago, ICURN326 said:

Scratch that. My recruiter had me sign a letter of intent to commission. Evidently commissioning will be at a later date.

I got to commission a couple weeks back! Now waiting for outfitting.

MikeyD, DNP, CRNA · Oct 13, 2022

2 hours ago, ICURN326 said:

Scratch that. My recruiter had me sign a letter of intent to commission. Evidently commissioning will be at a later date.

It’s the end of the fiscal year(October 1st) so they do letters of intent while waiting for your release to commission.

Adam Sager · Oct 15, 2022

On 10/13/2022 at 4:21 PM, Caleb Sanders said:

I got to commission a couple weeks back! Now waiting for outfitting.

Yeah, I commissioned 2-3 weeks ago as well. I also talked to LTC Yost, and he said that they had requested my orders on Sept. 27, and that it may take a couple of weeks to get them cut... I just heard from my recruiter today, and he's telling me that it could take 30 to 90 days from the time they requested them for me to get them... that would put us square in the middle of December. Is anyone else hearing this? I've been told to expect to start DCC right after the holidays in January, but that my orders could require me to be in San Antonio to look for housing several weeks prior. Is this what anyone else is hearing? I would love to plan a nice vacation, but I have no clue when we will be put on orders. Any current students that could give some insight into their process of obtaining orders, etc?

Sulley360, BSN, RN · Oct 15, 2022

I was prior service so did not have to attend DCC. That said, I received my orders early January for a February 14th report date. I had a little over two weeks between reporting and starting DCC on 01 March. The DCC dates are public information you can find online, so I would just backdate 2-3 weeks before whenever the February DCC is and that’s a fairly safe bet for when you’ll report in January.

Adam Sager · Oct 15, 2022

6 minutes ago, Sulley360 said:

I was prior service so did not have to attend DCC. That said, I received my orders early January for a February 14th report date. I had a little over two weeks between reporting and starting DCC on 01 March. The DCC dates are public information you can find online, so I would just backdate 2-3 weeks before whenever the February DCC is and that’s a fairly safe bet for when you’ll report in January.

Thank you for the information.

Tee Monroe · Dec 4, 2022

Hi. I was just wondering about the background check for security; what is all being looked at? Also, for accepted applicants, what was your GRE score and what was your GPA if anyone is comfortable sharing. How recent does GRE scores have to be? I have competitive GPA and competitive GRE scores, but I am unsure if my age and minimal ICU experience will be an issue. Also, I will be 36, almost 37 when I complete by ICU experience. Is that not ideal to be that age? And at what point should I reach out to a recruiter.

Sulley360, BSN, RN · Dec 4, 2022

1 minute ago, Tee Monroe said:

Hi. I was just wondering about the background check for security; what is all being looked at? Also, for accepted applicants, what was your GRE score and what was your GPA if anyone is comfortable sharing. How recent does GRE scores have to be? I have competitive GPA and competitive GRE scores, but I am unsure if my age and minimal ICU experience will be an issue. Also, I will be 36, almost 37 when I complete by ICU experience. Is that not ideal to be that age? And at what point should I reach out to a recruiter.

Pretty much everything is covered by your security clearance check. The military has access to all of your information and in a lot of ways it's often better to self-report than have them find it. If its something judicial, even expunged records can be obtained by the government. If you self-report and they don't find any documentation you'll have to write a statement explaining whatever happened. Security clearance also looks at credit history, marriage history, family (foreign) history, etc,. Happy to address this comment in a private message if there's something particular you're concerned with, MikeyD was a former recruiter and would probably be able to give solid advice as well.

As far as GRE or GPA scores, recognize that the application is pretty holistic and they look at many factors when considering acceptance. If you've got good grades and scores, the experience shouldn't be a problem and worst case you may have to apply two years in a row. Obtaining your CCRN will make you look even better, although there are some people who get in without it (the vast majority get their CCRN). I'd recommend reaching out to a recruiter ASAP if you intend on applying during the next application cycle. The process is long and best started sooner rather than later. You can also reach out to Jana Johns at Baylor University for more information, since it is a two-part application both to Baylor and the Army (https://www.baylor.edu/nursing/armydnp/index.php?id=956503).

Age cut off for new officers commissioning is 42. Half our class is in their mid to late thirties. Age shouldn't be a problem.

Sky_BSN1110 · May 20, 2023

Sulley360 said:

I was prior service so did not have to attend DCC. That said, I received my orders early January for a February 14th report date. I had a little over two weeks between reporting and starting DCC on 01 March. The DCC dates are public information you can find online, so I would just backdate 2-3 weeks before whenever the February DCC is and that's a fairly safe bet for when you'll report in January.

Were you prior service enlisted or officer?

Sulley360, BSN, RN · May 20, 2023

I was a prior service E5/SGT. BLC is what allowed me to skip DCC.