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sTUPID qUESTIONS aBOUT ocs
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Michael George
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Is there DEP for OCS? and what is the longest time that you can stay in DEP?
1) DEP mean delayed enlistment program. You are no enlisting. You are commissioning. So technically, no there is not a DEP.
2) There is however a "final select purgatory". After being selected you will have to wait for your "finsel or final select" which is your date for OCS. You receive this typically 2 months before your OCS date.
3) Final select purgatory time varies for individual. I would say from the time you are selected "prorec" to the time you go to OCS is on average 4-6 months. This again depends on your age/prior status. Old guys and priors wait the least amount time going to OCS. Young guys and non-priors wait the longest.
SharkBait93
SharkBait
Given there are around 300 pages of questions and comments about OCS, I apologize if this is repetitive, but I'm sure you understand I don't have enough time to sort through all of this (I went through around 20 various pages searching for related threads and couldn't find anything).
Can anyone speak to what the non-physical aspects of OCS entail? My main concern/question is how math-heavy is the material? Obviously we need basic math skills, but compared to what is actually tested on the OAR/ASTB, how much math is actually needed/used at OCS? I just want to be mentally prepared for what I am getting into, provided I am accepted into OCS.
Can anyone speak to what the non-physical aspects of OCS entail? My main concern/question is how math-heavy is the material? Obviously we need basic math skills, but compared to what is actually tested on the OAR/ASTB, how much math is actually needed/used at OCS? I just want to be mentally prepared for what I am getting into, provided I am accepted into OCS.
Outdoorsman
Active Member
You barely need any math skills. The only math required of me was being able to multiply / divide by 10 and add/subtract.
As far as non physical aspects, be prepared to knowledge cram for tests and inspections at the same time that you aren't allotted what you would think of as a reasonable amount of time to really learn the knowledge. Prioritizing is key, and so is not falling asleep in class so you can spend less time outside of class studying while maintaining enough sleep at night to think straight during the day. (Not falling asleep will be harder than you'd expect). Time management and prioritizing are huge at OCS.
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Easy material... Probably equivalent to early undergrad stuff. Time management is the tough part... Go with the flow and try not to stress.
<--- this guy signed an enlisted contract while processing an officer application at the same time. Spent 6 months in DEP while waiting for a board to convene. I think it helped me in the long run, I knew 90% of the memorization items before I even showed up to OCS.
CWO_change
Well-Known Member
Yep. Same here. I think that every non-prior (or every person not coming directly from the fleet) signs and enlisted contract/swears into DEP before heading to OCS. While a commissioning program, you're enlisted (and will have an enlisted service record) for the duration of OCS.
No most just sit around. I didn't mean to confuse... There is not an Officer DEP.
I had a rate, "NUKE", and I was heading to Great Lakes if my officer application package got denied. Every other person I know just sat around in "Final Select Purgatory" like mentioned above.
My case stemmed from listening to a recruiter who said "Criminal Justice Degree with a 3.2 is not good enough" went through MEPS and was told otherwise when it came time to select a job. Very grateful to the Petty Officer who shut the door behind me and said "You didn't hear it from me but what your recruiter is telling you is LIES". Recruiter was pissed, really wanted that NUKE quota.
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Hey guys, so I used the search function as well as did some extra research to try to find similar stories to mine but came up empty-handed, so I apologize if this has been answered and I missed it somehow. I have completed Part 1 of what my recruiting office is calling a Commissioning Physical. They have said the Commissioning Physical is done instead of MEPS. I questioned this and was told it was because of the volume of applicants. My escort onto the base for Part 1 said that they don't like sending officer applicants to MEPS in this area because we'd have to be there multiple days while waiting with the enlisted applicants to all get through the steps. So instead of MEPS, we go to one base for Part 1 that includes EKG, chest x ray, dental exam, audiogram, blood work, and optical, and once cleared, another base for Part 2 which is a one-on-one with a doctor and that is all. I am in limbo because my dental exam showed Class 3 dental in the form of 3 cavities they're requiring I get filled before being cleared for Part 2 (I am too old to have dental coverage through my parent so this has been a pain). My question is has anyone else done this Commissioning Physical song and dance? Everyone I have spoken to personally about it, including officer applicants for other branches, look at me as if I've sprouted a third eye when I mention skipping MEPS. I don't disbelieve my recruiting team, I just wanted to hear from those who maybe went through the same or similar experiences.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I don't know about the terminology, but that sounds exactly like what I did. Didn't have any problems.
Alright that is good to hear, thank you.
SharkBait93
SharkBait
Hey there Gurkha,
Are you working with a recruiter? You need to be, and should be. They would answer that question for you. But yes, transcripts are submitted with your packet. I had to get mind ordered and sent to my recruiting office.