NCO's that have recently went TDY to WOCS

[NN18]

About a year ago they started to do TDY and return for WOCS. I'm sure it's do to having a couple NCO's that would go and fail. But my questions are as follow:

 

1. When do you close out your NCOER?

-do you sign it after WOCS and sign it as a WO1

 

2. PCS award

- I guess that would go with question 1. But they do it after WOCS.

 

3. Things to worry about at WOCS?

- Not to worried about PT, but how do they grade?

correct perfectly I could do 85 or I can do 110 not locking all the way out going up

- Is the Run on a track or little hill road. is it flat?

 

- Land Nav - I heard 2 or 3 points are by the road.

How far are the movements and are the maps decent that we use? 1:50 or 1:25

 

4. PCSing - as soon as we get orders for WOCS we can be put on the housing list. Do we just move during that month break after WOCS to WOBOLC?

 

5. Best area to live with kids and I like to go to the gym and run.

 

6. Anything to buy before hand

 

7. What to start studying for WOCS. I got chapter 5 and 9 but anything to help me for WOCS would be better to know right now for me.

 

 

Thanks for the help and pointers!

 

[CharyouTree]

You're overthinking it.

 

1. Not sure

 

2. There are so many more important things for you to be concerned about.

 

3.

-It's graded by senior candidates. Generally, you don't want to be the one getting caught letting something slide (purposefully or not), so I think people tend to grade more strict than lax. If you max+ doing them properly, why are you concerned about doing even more by trying to cheat them?

- Unless they moved it (doubtful) it's an old landing strip. Super Flat.

-1:50K. Was pretty easy when I did it. You couldn't travel the road if you were still looking for points (going back to the start point was fine) but you could hand-rail the road. If you've made it through PLDC and all that, you'll be fine.

 

7. It's not really anything you need to study beforehand. Some history, etc. You have mandatory study time every night, so it's not like you'll be hard up for time to get it done. Don't worry about 5&9 until you graduate.

[Creep0321]

PCS Award?

[OPR11]

If you are 153A you will PCS to Ft Rucker for WOCS. The ALARACT 044/2014 does not apply. I already have an RFO with a report date 10 days prior to my WOCS start date (I report 15 MAR 2015).

[USAR153D]

If you are 153A you will PCS to Ft Rucker for WOCS.

If you're currently AD(whatever branch) going AD or USAR/ARNG going AD, you'll PCS. For those of us remaining USAR and ARNG, we'll be TDY.

Edited September 30, 2014 by Marine4WOFT

[NN18]

I found the NCOER information for anyone else wondering about it.

 

AR623-3

 

3-40 Change of Rater

 

 

f. When an NCO is accepted for Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS), a “Change of Rater” NCOER will be prepared with a “THRU” date that is the day before the warrant officer departs for WOCS.

 

Note.

If an NCO does not graduate from WOCS, the time will be counted as nonrated time (code S) on the next NCOER. Upon appointment as a warrant officer, the warrant officer’s first OER, which will begin after completion of WOBC, will have a “FROM” date that is the date of appointment. This paragraph does not apply to USAR TPU, DIMA, or IRR Soldiers (see para G–5, for guidance on OERs for newly commissioned USAR officers and newly appointed USAR warrant officers).