Are you in the Navy now?Okay, I have been working with a officer recruiter and he seems to know as much as I do. Lol. I joined this site, to pick the brain of others that could give me insight. I looked through BOL and others places to see if i could see when the next board meet. Question since I just did my ODS physical, technically do I even have a package in? I know that sounds like a stupid question, i just haven't been getting basic questions answered from my recruiter..
Yes I'm currently a Navy ReservistAre you in the Navy now?
Terminology corrections, DCO stands for Direct Commission Officer which how the USN brings in civilians to be reserve officers, when a person is selected for DCO they will then go to ODS which stands for Officer Development School, basically DCO still a thing, but DCOIC is not.Has anyone heard, if "Big Navy" discontinued DCO and all applicants have to go through ODS?
DCO has nothing to do with training it is a program, if you are applying to be a reserve officer you are applying to a DCO program.I understand the terminology, I was just wondering if DCO still applied to the Intel of Supply communities? Im currently in the Navy enlisted side and transitioning to the Officer side. My ODS physical was done at MEPS two weeks ago. My officer recruiter is a Chief Warrant Officer and he is new to recruiting Commission Officers. I was just wondering why I wasn't placed in the DCO program. Someone responded in thread and said they did away with DOIC...I was just inquiring..
Okay, thanks for the clarity, so after the physical the next step are interviews? Do you know how the whole process works? Can you lay it out if you know the process??DCO has nothing to do with training it is a program, if you are applying to be a reserve officer you are applying to a DCO program.
Here is the short and sweet application process.
-MEPS Physical - Go/No Go
-Build your packet.. (might be missing something)
-Submit to the board
- Min 2 interviews (O-5 or O-6)
- Updated Resume
- College Transcripts & Certifications
- Motivational Statement
- Letters of Recommendations (LOR's) - 3
- SF86 - 7 year background info
Once you get selected and gained at a NOSC you will go to ODS within your 1st year. Then get a seat at SUPPO BQC.
Supply BQC is 13-18 months with 6 weeks of in person training (3, 2 week sessions) and the rest at home/DWE training/testing. They recently shortened it to 13 months but I am told it will be going back to the longer ~18 month version.
Step one is to get selected so hopefully your recruiter can get everything done correctly and on time. I believe the board schedule is posted on this forum somewhere so try the search function. I would bet it is next June/July 2021.
Send me a PM if you have any other questions.
Read my comments from the last post...If you are asking these questions to your recruiter and he/she doesn’t know the answer and doesn’t make an attempt to find the answer or connect you with someone who knows, you may want to find another recruiter. Also, get on NPC and find the contact information of the SELRES Suppo OCM. He/she may or may not actually be a Suppo but can give you contact info for some in your area. You need this info anyway, because your interviews need to be with SELRES Suppos. This is exactly what I did to find the right people to interview for my package.