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I went to WOCS in 2013. I was picked up as Active Duty so it may vary. I believe I had the option to move my wife before or after WOCS, I decided after just so she could spend more time with her family before I drag her away from them.

 

As far as bubbles and waiting periods. I graduated WOCS right before Christmas Break and started BOLC in te beginning of January. I really didn't hit any bubbles. I think my longest one might have only been acouple weeks. I already had SERE completed from my last job, thank goodness, so pretty much went straight from WOCS to BOLC to Primary, with maybe acouple week bubbles at the most. I think I waited like a month for my advance course. It really just depends on how lucky you are. I've heard of people having months between phases.

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The whole process varies from year to year, month to month but generally it's 1.5-2 years for everything with the least amount of time between BCT and WOCS and the biggest bubbles seeming to be from WOCS to IERW or IERW to FSXXI. But it all boils down to timing. Being flexible and realizing that you have minimal control over your timelines/locations is important, especially over the next decade. Stability is a luxury! Good luck.

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I am at B Co now on hold for primary. I finished WOCS in october, rolled right into WOBC, and dunker. Finished those back in mid November. I am also a SERE bypass, but I won't start primary till Feb 22, so 3 month wait there, which is on the shorter side. Advanced track hold guys seem to be waiting anywhere from 2 to 6 months right now.

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I was selected January 2015, didn't report to Rucker until September, finished SERE in Novenber, and start IERW today. Holds and timeline are different for everybody.

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I was already in the army. Prior commission so I didn't have to attend BCT, WOCS, or WOBC. Still didn't speed up my timeline at all. They do Common Core (IERW) start dates based off in processing date into B Co. They definitely don't fast track any active duty through.

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3 months hold for BOLC. 3 months hold for Common Core. 5 months hold for Advanced. I got my airframe of choice, so I'm still a happy camper, but it's been a long stupid drawn out process. No injuries/family drama/legal bs, just bad luck with the course start dates.

So many criticisms I'd like to make, but for the sake of professionalism, I take a daily drive out to ech lake where I direct a barrage of obscenity at a certain organization for about 15 minutes with nothing but the squirrels to hear me. Then I sit quietly in my car while I softly cry into my -10.

 

Really though, it's the easiest job I've ever had, and the family time is great so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Plenty of time to study for sure.

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3 months hold for BOLC. 3 months hold for Common Core. 5 months hold for Advanced. I got my airframe of choice, so I'm still a happy camper, but it's been a long stupid drawn out process. No injuries/family drama/legal bs, just bad luck with the course start dates.

So many criticisms I'd like to make, but for the sake of professionalism, I take a daily drive out to ech lake where I direct a barrage of obscenity at a certain organization for about 15 minutes with nothing but the squirrels to hear me. Then I sit quietly in my car while I softly cry into my -10.

 

Really though, it's the easiest job I've ever had, and the family time is great so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Plenty of time to study for sure.

What were you doing during the holds? How long was your entire process from WOCS to graduation?

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What were you doing during the holds? How long was your entire process from WOCS to graduation?

They will find stuff for you to do. Bank on Honors detail(funerals). They have changed a lot of things recently as far as where you must be and for how long so someone else will have to speak to how B co is now. Some details are better than others. I got to escort the chief of staff for the Army of another country one day which was pretty cool. Also got to knock out ALSE and the hyperbaric chamber while I was waiting. Take the time to memorize the 5's and 9's for your aircraft, even if you have no idea what they mean. It will make life a lot easier once you start primary.

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