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Next Board ~ April 2011
- Thread starter PITTENGINEER
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Anyone think 5 hours worth of flight time is worth mentioning?
JMonte85
Pro-rec SNA
If you spent the money on it, why not? Like BusyBee implied, (looks like he fixed his keyboard finally :} ) It's not going to be the magic bullet..
What I meant was I wouldn't take the risk of losing 'seniority' in the pile for a mere 5.0 (which isn't going to give any edge in the selection process). Were it in the 100+ hr. range, perhaps a different story.:icon_smil
BzB :sleep_125
I wasn't too specific.
I will have at least 5 if not more by the end of the month and I was wondering if that was worth adding now or if would be totally insignificant. I definitely would not risk losing any priority/seniority/whatever in the pile. When I heard about the boards on hold I decided to just dive in and go for the PPL while I wait. I figured adding 40+ hours and the license/certificate would be an awesome package upgrade if I don't get selected first try. If I never get selected it'll at least be a good time and awesome experience (but ouch $$$).
I will have at least 5 if not more by the end of the month and I was wondering if that was worth adding now or if would be totally insignificant. I definitely would not risk losing any priority/seniority/whatever in the pile. When I heard about the boards on hold I decided to just dive in and go for the PPL while I wait. I figured adding 40+ hours and the license/certificate would be an awesome package upgrade if I don't get selected first try. If I never get selected it'll at least be a good time and awesome experience (but ouch $$$).
Not worth the hit to the pocket with very minimal influence for selection. If it is BDCP money or someone else is paying the bill, go for it..but not worth the cost just to beef up a package. What you learn in 40 hours is very basic and your proficiency is questionable considering the lack of standardization in civilian training (with respect to PPL, not professional flying).
Tacking on an instrument or commercial rating is another story.
Tacking on an instrument or commercial rating is another story.
Who told you this? Back in the day when we were building a 600 ship Navy and had to crew it with thousands of people to hold the commie hoard at bay, we pretty much had rolling boards. Back then, what you assert may have been the case. I don't recall it ever coming up though since things moved fairly quickly. But up until a couple years ago (when I retired), under the intermittent board arrangement, what you say never happened. There is a deadline for a reason. If the app was in by the deadline, it was considered. I was no rank order, first in first considered, or anything like that. If, as you say, they just go through the pile in the order that apps were received, they could fill their quota for that board and leave better apps on the table. It is far more likely, and the way it has been done in the past, that every app in on time is reviewed, without regard for time in or place in the stack. They pick then pick the best of that lot, that arrived on time. Every application competes against all the others before the board at that time. That is the point of a competitive application process. If there has been a change I'd like to know your source. It surely doesn't make since for a selection board based on interment convening dates and application deadlines.
leviathanms
Member
I heard from my OR that they have already received 1400 applications for the August board. Has anyone else heard the same?
bucks87
SNA
I have not heard what will happen at this board but I do know that within the past few years this has not been the case.
When I applied to BDCP ~2 years ago boards were limited to 150 applicants. First come first serve and everyone who did not get in got rolled to the next month.
Levianthams- More than likely speculation. The processors have the applications and the boards are not accepting them until May 1, so at this point 0 have been received.
That is more like I remember, BUT, that was when we were holding more frequent boards. There was a time when they met weekly or bi weekly. The only threat of "losing" you place in the stack was a delay of maybe 3 weeks. Moreover, and I think you implied this, whatever the number of applicants considered, they were considered in total, competitively, not individually in order of arriving at CNRC.
Oh, don't think they couldn't consider 1400 applications, if that number is accurate. I guarantee you that at least 30% of those apps are not even close to being competitive (no one here, of course :icon_wink ). It is real easy to go through with a broad brush and cull hundreds in one day. The next cull is only a little more difficult. They will end of with only a few hundred to seriously consider. Take for example the military academies. They get many more than 1400 applicants and they manage just fine. Good luck to all.
Sir,
I am more than likely one of the sources everyone is referring. Due to what happened with me I have begun to tell everyone not to make a change to their application once it is submitted unless you MUST. Adding 5 flight hours is not a change someone MUST do to their package as it wouldn't be that beneficial (in my humble opinion) compared to other applicants. Changing your designator is a MUST change. People get tabled or rolled into the next months boards all the time currently and it isn't just one or two people getting tabled. Was their applications submitted by the deadline? Did they make a change to their application? I don't know. I can only speak to my situation. Has something changed to the system since you retired some years back? Once again I have no clue. But yes it seems the boards are tabling applicants frequently in this current board environment. However, the tabling may end up being several months instead of one month.
Also, you are a subject matter expert and I'm just an applicant. I'm pretty sure you have a better understanding of what is happening.
