April IDC Boards

[usnwarrior513]

Male, 26, 7.5 Years active Enlisted
IS1(IDW/SW/AW)
Evals all MP or EP, recommended for Officer Programs

1st tour: Joint COCOM
2nd tour: Aircraft carrier ship's company
Current tour: Navy intel HQ
2x Intel NECs
Awards: JSAM, NAM

Applied Intel & IW

OAR: 46...

A.A. General Studies - GPA 3.66
B.A. Homeland Security - GPA - 3.78
3x Grad Classes in Geospatial Analytics - GPA - 4.0

LORS - 2 -
Former Commanding Officer at COCOM (O-7)
Former Intel Department Head on Aircraft Carrier (O-5)

Extracurricular/Collateral Activities
-Volunter at local elementary school
-Certified Command Fitness Leader
-Certified Command Financial Specialist

Officer Application History
First try at OCS program
FY-15 LDO/CWO Intel/IW - Non-Select
FY-11 STA-21 Intel - Non-Select
FY-10 STA-21 Naval Flight Officer Select - Alternate

-Hopefully persistence pays off... if not re-apply, re-apply, re-apply...good luck to all.

 

[mrdrown]

Does anyone know if this board met early this week as scheduled?? If not, is there a reschedule date?

 

[loui86dz]

Does anyone know if this board met early this week as scheduled?? If not, is there a reschedule date?

The board didn't meet. The board will be held in early May. I haven't heard an exact date though.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

NOPO posted in another thread that the IDC board moved a few weeks due to conflicting schedules (IDC conference going on).

 

[jbuss]

Here are my stats...

Male, 27, Non-Prior

ASTB (OAR only): 56

B.A. Middle Eastern History - GPA - 2.63
M.A. International Affairs - GPA - 3.8

Publication
"The Degrees of Force Exercised in the Cyber Battlespace"
http://connections-qj.org/node/7182

LORS - 5 -
Retired USNA grad 0-4, Thesis Adviser, High School Lacrosse Coach/ Co-Coach, Athletic Director, Supervisor at Work

Extracurricular Activities
Lacrosse 7 years as a captain in HS and College
Won the California State Championship for Men's Club Division II in 2008
Head Coach 3 years
Assistant Coach 2 years
Extensive experience in cyber attack forms see http://cryptocult.wordpress.com/cyber-challenges

Languages
Arabic, Farsi, French
Proficiency
Speak/Read/Write at a Lower Intermediate Level

International Experience
Summer of 2010 - Teacher of English as a Second Language in Bahrain

Application History
Applied IDC in Dec 2013 - Not Pro Rec'ed
Applied IDC in Apr 2014 - Pending Application


Anyone know the exact dates in May for the postponed April IDC Board?
Thanks and good luck to all applicants!

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

No date(s) have been posted for the May IDC board.

 

[OCSHopeful]

No date(s) have been posted for the May IDC board.

RUFiO, still no dates?

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

RUFiO, still no dates?

 

[vladivostok391]

NOPO's blog is probably the best place to inquire about board dates... Check out his thread.

 

[DumbGruntActual]

I'm in for the IDC board. Got a call today from my OR that my package is at the proboard which was good news, and that my age waiver for NFO was denied so thats bad news. I'm probably cannon fodder for this IDC board given my stats. All they can do is say no though.

28 Male
Prior service: USMC infantry E-4
Passed screening process for USMC Counterintelligence Specialst
OAR: 57/6/5/6
GPA: 2.5 Criminology, those years playing rugby didnt do my GPA any favors.
LOR: 6 from former employers and CO's
Extracurricular: 2 years rugby at LSU; marathoner, triathlete.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

The GPA is going to hurt you big time. Have you applied to other programs?

 

[DumbGruntActual]

I have sir/ma'am, and I see that you post in the SNA/NFO boards where I posted that my age waivers for NFO and SWO were denied today. So basically I'm left with Intel as my only viable choice from my top 3. I may try for EOD since my job in Marine Corps is explosives

 

[exNavyOffRec]

I have sir/ma'am, and I see that you post in the SNA/NFO boards where I posted that my age waivers for NFO and SWO were denied today. So basically I'm left with Intel as my only viable choice from my top 3. I may try for EOD since my job in Marine Corps is explosives

EOD is tough, just like SEALs they want >100 pushups, situps, the run and swim about 8 min each and pullups in teens, in addition to very good GPA, of the guys I had selected for EOD and SEAL the guy with the lowest GPA had a 3.75

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

EOD is tough, just like SEALs they want >100 pushups, situps, the run and swim about 8 min each and pullups in teens, in addition to very good GPA, of the guys I had selected for EOD and SEAL the guy with the lowest GPA had a 3.75

In addition most folks selected are either former/current enlisted EOD or SEAL

 

[DumbGruntActual]

ha well maybe not. I haven't disposed of any explosives, just made them go boom. I have a high first class Marine PFT so that wouldn't be too difficult but that damn GPA is going to kill me. I enlisted after I got my degree to hopefully make up for it. Does leadership as an NCO and commendations from commanders ever make up for a subpar GPA if OAR is high?