exNavyOffRec
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25% selection rate is very good, I am surprised there were so few applicants.
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IWC Board 28JUN21
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shunshin014
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When I was told that my package was pushed to 29 November I thought there were more than 120 applicants but there it was less than a hundred. If you look the convene and adjourn time and date they actually time travelled.
exNavyOffRec
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The admin probably switched the 2 dates, It is possible that the N's on this board do not include those that applied for other IWC designators or that those N's are ones that did apply to other IWC designators but are not going to be considered for the other IWC designators.
ClutchBrewski
Member
I hope so! I am waiting patiently but with the results of the Intel board coming out now, I am hoping IWC is not far behind. I would expect that since the IWC board did not meet until 12July, it will be another 2-3 weeks.
SirDataDetective
Active Member
Hey All - Pro Rec Y INTEL for me. Finally.
I actually started this journey back in the summer of 2018. I was rejected for 1830 twice and had my most recent application moved from the March board before arriving at this one. It's been over 8 months since I submitted this latest application. The overall process has been long and frustrating, but I finally got the Pro Rec Y in the field that I wanted. I had no major changes to my application except for the addition of a new letter of recommendation and minor tweaks to my motivational statement. Things just went my way this time I suppose.
The irony in all of this is that a recent fantastic government job offer in a similar field and a back injury that doesn't seem to want to fully heal have complicated the situation for me. With all the passage of time, new opportunities opened up and the desk-chained body started acting up.
I'll assess things in the day to come, but for now I'm just grateful to have finally be granted this amazing opportunity after such a long process to get here.
To all others discouraged at an initial failure to be selected, I certainly encourage you to keep trying if it's something important to you and if you realistically believe that you fall within the selection criteria. Things may go your way eventually.
I actually started this journey back in the summer of 2018. I was rejected for 1830 twice and had my most recent application moved from the March board before arriving at this one. It's been over 8 months since I submitted this latest application. The overall process has been long and frustrating, but I finally got the Pro Rec Y in the field that I wanted. I had no major changes to my application except for the addition of a new letter of recommendation and minor tweaks to my motivational statement. Things just went my way this time I suppose.
The irony in all of this is that a recent fantastic government job offer in a similar field and a back injury that doesn't seem to want to fully heal have complicated the situation for me. With all the passage of time, new opportunities opened up and the desk-chained body started acting up.
I'll assess things in the day to come, but for now I'm just grateful to have finally be granted this amazing opportunity after such a long process to get here.
To all others discouraged at an initial failure to be selected, I certainly encourage you to keep trying if it's something important to you and if you realistically believe that you fall within the selection criteria. Things may go your way eventually.
Creeping_Geep
Well-Known Member
That's really encouraging, thank you for sharing! I think I remember reading somewhere that after the first failure to get professionally recommended, the odds of ever getting Pro Rec'd diminish considerably. Do you think the new LOR put you over the top, or just being up against a more favorable group of applicants?
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
I hope that back injury fully heals fast for you, one thing you don't want is to go to OCS with an injured back, or anything else for that matter.
You have a really good degree and GPA, that with the higher selection rate probably put you over the top.
It was probably more the higher selection rate, he has 2 really good degrees and GPA.
SirDataDetective
Active Member
I also read that on here, which is why I wasn't too hopeful for a selection this time around. It's also why I went ahead and applied for intel-related roles with the government and ended up with an offer. Who woulda thought
I agree with exNavyOffRec that the higher selection rate this time coupled with a more favorable group of applicants was likely the biggest reason I got over the hump on the third attempt. The new letter of recommendation was extremely complimentary and relevant, but it wasn't from an overly "game-changing" source (e.g. O6+ officers, highly visible politicians, top level government employees, etc.)
I always figured that my OAR score and work experience were my most competitive advantage, especially with the latter being heavy on the skills that I thought would be relevant to Intelligence. But numerous sources here and externally stated that work experience (except enlisted experience I believe) doesn't carry nearly as much weight for selection compared to GPA and undergraduate degree, and I've come to believe that that is probably true. Most officer candidates are commissioning straight from college, so I understand the use of degree + GPA as a standard metric for comparison.
Still, I find it odd that my candidacy was probably assessed more heavily off of things I did 7-10 years ago than the many more impressive things I've done since then.
Agreed. I've never had a serious injury before until this one 6 weeks ago. I would hate to not be 100% going to OCS, wash out of training, and end up losing out on both opportunities available to me.
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
There will be a form you will fill out where you will disclose any injuries that require a visit to a hospital/doctor, they will ask for documents for the initial visit and then at least the documents on the final visit where the doctor says you are 100% (when you get there).
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
SWO-Intel hasn't had a quota for years, and it hasn't even been listed on the GENOFF dashboard for years.
Has a recent GENOFF Dashboard been posted recently?
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exNavyOffRec
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It may have been last month? maybe it was May?
Either way SWO-Intel results would have been released with the rest of the Intel results as they are the ones who make the call.
The SWO-Intel designator when created was initially said to be a way for USNA and NROTC graduates to have a path to Intel while still getting their SWO pin, they created the PA and selected a few when it was initially put out, but from then on SWO-Intel was no longer listed as having a quota for OCS.
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
I should also mention that IWC boards are a bit unique, pretty much on each board someone will get picked for a designator they didn't apply for, you could have a person that applies for CW but is picked for IP, so while you applied for SWO-Intel as long as you were sent to board they would look at your application and if they like you they will pick you for something.