I didn't want to say it out loud because I'm jsut an IS2 but its very unlikely the board will throw away a package when it can easily get ahold of the command. We put a lot of work into these packages but we have chiefs and senior officers that do too. It would be a waste of time and money to just toss hours and day and weeks of hard work. If you don't get picked up this year though (for other reasons) remember for next year to check that Comments section on a regular basis through August (you can still fix things before they go to board) and continue to look over your package. I caught about 3 things admin messed up on. Luckily my chief knows the STA-21 guy and could easily fix it.
Read NAVADMIN 121/09, every year they end up throwing out almost a 3rd of the packages submitted due to incorrect format or ineligibility. Format is extremely important, and it is done that way for a reason, attention to detail. The folks at P-Cola have 1,000 applicants to deal with and only a few civilians to process all of them for the board. Always remember it's your application. BTW, Good luck to all this year.