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29JUNE2026 IWC Board

skibum said:
I think we're kinda talking past each other. The "sheer number of qualified applicants" at these annual boards is a problem caused by the reduced number of boards. The reason you're getting so many applicants to a single board is precisely because a single board is convening every year. Spread them across four quarters and you end up with a more manageable number of applicants per board (which, ideally, would let the Navy be more selective [a good thing], have a higher yield, reduce bottlenecks, and produce steadier streams of recruits). Without a doubt, the way things are run now does not work for applicants: there are very qualified people who will not put up with a process of continual board cancellations. And there will always be that 51st or 11th or whatever number person who does not make it in because of the quota--that's just how competitive hiring works and we all understand that we could be that person. In fact, getting a PRO-REC N might be a good thing (instead of just waiting a full year for the next board, it'll give that person feedback that they can use: retake the OAR, take a class to get GPA up, so on and so forth).

You very well may end up with too few applicants in the last quarter, but that's easily addressable by selecting more applicants from the August board, for example, or admitting more in the next cycle, especially when OCS dates are so far out. Metaphorically speaking, NRC throwing all it's INTEL eggs into one board basket is not de-risking, it's adding risk (that applicants get impatient and drop, that while waiting they find another job they want to do instead, that they have life events, etc). I understand that when a board is cancelled, they're not giving everyone a PRO-REC N and are instead moving people to the next board, but for many people, waiting another 12 months to be considered again isn't exactly feasible.

I can yap on forever, but I'll take rfsigs's hint and go for a walk lol. At the end of the day, it sucks as an applicant, but as you said, it works for the Navy 🤷‍♂️
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I actually think we're pretty close, but the medium certainly isn't ideal for such a conversation. Fair play on the last sentence lol.

I see a lot of people commenting about the process and wait, so I just wanted to pose some questions and challenges, but it would've been weird to message you directly about it. Appreciate the respectful dialogue!
 
leoncao725 said:
Atp the wait has been so long that it feels natural results will just never drop and I will continue checking back on this thread for the community discussions 😌
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I relate to that lol. I have quite enjoyed the community. That’s a big part of why I want to join the military. I find it interesting how as folks entering IWC, and now most of us left going for intel, we’re trying to analyze the accession process, find and take information available to us, synthesize it, and make something out of it. I imagine that’s a process that’s used a lot in IWC
 
Background bear said:
I relate to that lol. I have quite enjoyed the community. That’s a big part of why I want to join the military. I find it interesting how as folks entering IWC, and now most of us left going for intel, we’re trying to analyze the accession process, find and take information available to us, synthesize it, and make something out of it. I imagine that’s a process that’s used a lot in IWC
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Every single day it is used, speaking as AD intel
 
Lamb said:
What I am saying is that if I have 200 quotas to fill for the FY, and 105 applicants who meet the requirements the first board and 95 applicants who meet the requirements the second board, why should I not fill all 200 slots with these 200 applicants and cancel the remaining 2-3 boards for the FY? This is essentially what is happening. If I only selected 100 of these 200 qualified, how can I guarantee that I will have more or better applicants at the remaining boards?
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The process is designed to take the number needed each year and divide them between multiple boards, the variable is ISEL since those are processed/reviewed as they arrive. You might have 100 spots for 2 boards, but then after the first board ISEL for this example trims that number down to 25 so they cancel or restrict the board.

History has shown there is always a steady flow of high quality applicants, that is why the average GPA of those selected by the IWC is high.

The other thing is the longer a person is waiting for OCS the higher attrition rate due to many reasons.

NRC will figure things out to get things flowing the way they should be.
 
rudysixx said:
Yes, very laid back. All I can say is get used to the waiting haha nearly every designator in my class had down time between graduation and when they classed up. I think the only ones who didn’t were Civil Engineers and 2-3 supply officers, they rolled right into to their classes. Everything else has at minimum a 3 month wait. It was happily accepted amongst everyone though, after OCS you’re ready for a break.
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It can vary depending on who the CO is, some are laid back, some are not. There are some CO's that have had them do minor admin things a few times a week, some would basically check in every few days, and some would do a lot more. The ones at my district had it decent, they would come in several times a week unless there was an event, then they were working the event alongside the recruiters. I do know of some who arrived at the district and were expected to work the same hours as the rest of the HQ staff 5 days a week.
 
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