Duckhawk Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 AD Recruiter here, just a heads up that as of today the Battalion board Interview is no longer necessary for civilian WOFT applicants. I cannot share specific USAREC messages but as of today, it's no longer needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIIGage Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Interesting. I wonder why the change? Battalion board not having the desired effect on vetting applicants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian84 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Its that good? My packet is going in next week. Wonder how that will affect the submission process... does this mean they go straight to the national board, or just a battalion review board with no interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian84 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Its that good? My packet is going in next week. Wonder how that will affect the submission process... does this mean they go straight to the national board, or just a battalion review board with no interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckhawk Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Should make the process more streamlined if anything. Now you do not have to wait for the BN to schedule you an interview. Your packet will get Quality Check (QC) at the BN then be forwarded to USAREC for the next scheduled Board. If your packet is already submitted then im guessing the BN board recomendations will be removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian84 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thats certainly interesting and kind of makes sense. From all Ive heard, relatively few civilians make it to the BB and leave without a recommendation (unless they do something really stupid). I guess the downside is the HQ boards have to review all the packets. Does this change the board schedule posted on the WOFT reqruiting site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckhawk Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thats certainly interesting and kind of makes sense. From all Ive heard, relatively few civilians make it to the BB and leave without a recommendation (unless they do something really stupid). I guess the downside is the HQ boards have to review all the packets. Does this change the board schedule posted on the WOFT reqruiting site? It should not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian84 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Interesting. Thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlien24 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thank you for the update, I just got a call from my recruiter telling me the same thing. Hopefully this will make the process a little faster and efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M250 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Just got the same call and figured i would check here to confirm. I agree with Christian that it seemed like a formality more than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian84 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 My recruiters not in the office, so havent heard anything yet. Did yours tell you if there were any other changes about the submission process? The one thing that doesnt really instill too much confidence is that you lose the actual face to face with folks. Well that and the fact that the national guys now have to read things without the benefit of being able to ask questions. Not sure if thats a good thing...or if it just means that the recruiters and QC take the place of the board and a submitted packet carries their unofficial recommendation is they forward it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTime Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Does anyone know if this will impact applications being rolled form the September board (FQ-NS) to the November board? I would think not, but with as rocky as this process has been, I don't want to take any chances and *assume* everything will go smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officer_friendly Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 My recruiter (active duty) insists that the board is still required, am I missing anything? This is in california, AD Army, street to seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckhawk Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Tell your recruiter to look at USAREC Message 19-012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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