New Reserve Officer NIOBC

[asilerio]

I keep hearing rumors about a new Reserve Officers NIOBC.

The rumors are that in the FY26 NIOBC will no longer be split phase (3+2) weeks, and that it is switching to a longer 13 week course but officers will graduate fully qualified.

Have these rumors been confirmed and have class dates been announced?

I am in a weird spot in my training pipeline where it could go either way if the change does happen.

 

[number9]

USN FY 25 IWC DCO Reserve Board

I submitted what was required. I’ve read of some applicants receiving LORs from IWC senior officers (or even flag officers and/or congressmen it seems?) but personally, I felt LORs from my direct managers (current and previous) would have more meaning since they actually oversee my work and...

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From the sound of things, if you're not fully qualified by the end of this FY then you're going to IWOBC. I have no idea how they will handle people who have completed RNIOBC Phase I but have not completed Phase II, though.

 

[Jetkilla95]

I keep hearing rumors about a new Reserve Officers NIOBC.

The rumors are that in the FY26 NIOBC will no longer be split phase (3+2) weeks, and that it is switching to a longer 13 week course but officers will graduate fully qualified.

Have these rumors been confirmed and have class dates been announced?

I am in a weird spot in my training pipeline where it could go either way if the change does happen.

I heard a change, but not 13 weeks. Possibly 7

 

[njac35]

As of now the word from training is that it will be a 7 week course.
5 weeks of niobc and two weeks of Intel basic.
You leave fully qualified and much easier to mob.
IW pin is moving to a written test, no more boards but it's unclear how that works just yet.