Spred-90 Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 I was wanting to know if anyone has submitted a packet prior to the initial deadline knowing that it was wrong just to get it in the door? I know it isnt technically correct but I have a few signatures that are holding up my packet for the May 17, 2019 time frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriek64 Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 My stick buddy submitted a little prior of the deadline for the 2017 September board and ended up being boarded and selected in the July board since his packet was complete and free of errors. I would personally submit after the deadline and risk not making it to the desired board than submit and incomplete and half-assed packet. Just my opinion though... Deadlines are to "guarantee" that you'll make it to that board, if you submit after the deadline it's not guaranteed but there is still a chance you'll make it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlopez13 Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 You can submit it but battalion isn't supposed to forward to fort knox until it's correct. That's why it's a quality checkout just I'm case they do, there's a correction period where it'll get kicked back. So it's smart to submit it asap and work on improving it before the deadline is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 I was wanting to know if anyone has submitted a packet prior to the initial deadline knowing that it was wrong just to get it in the door? I know it isnt technically correct but I have a few signatures that are holding up my packet for the May 17, 2019 time frame.I submitted my packet 3 weeks ago for the May board and I had a age and afs waiver. Both waivers approved and packet is board ready. Will be boarded next week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atdm14 Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 I submitted my packet 3 weeks ago for the May board and I had a age and afs waiver. Both waivers approved and packet is board ready. Will be boarded next weekSaw your awesome stats! Pretty high speed record. Good luck! I know you will get it. Also, your packet was processed fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Saw your awesome stats! Pretty high speed record. Good luck! I know you will get it. Also, your packet was processed fast!Yea everything went super fast. It was sent back for one minor correction and then it flew through proponent and Army G-1(for waivers). Same thing happened for my physical waivers. Waiver was approved and physical stamped in less than 2 weeks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac4 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Just submitted my packet for the July board after almost a year of getting everything done! Hoping to see where I stand with my stats. Good luck to anyone on the May board this week! Age: 28FAPFT: 286SIFT: 57ASVAB: 98GT: 138Education: B.S. (3.4gpa)3 LOR: O-3 Trp CO Pilot, O-5 SCO, CW44 yrs AFSNo Waivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlopez13 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Found out my package didn't make the May board so I'll be on this one for sure. Took me a solid 5 months to get it submitted. Getting LORs, essay, resume done before going to the recruiter made that submission part shorter. Civilian Age 23F (will be 24 for this board) GT 114 APFT 280 SIFT 45 6 LORs: 0-6 Marine Huey Pilot, 0-4 Marine ATC Officer, CWO 4 Chinook Instructor, DOD ATC Supervisor 40 yrs exp, DOD ATC Supervisor 40 yrs exp, DOD ATC Supervisor 20 yrs exp. Experience: 5 yrs AD Marine ATC College: 25 credits Good luck to everyone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penlandc Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Found out my package didn't make the May board so I'll be on this one for sure. Took me a solid 5 months to get it submitted. Getting LORs, essay, resume done before going to the recruiter made that submission part shorter. Civilian Age 23F (will be 24 for this board) GT 114 APFT 280 SIFT 45 6 LORs: 0-6 Marine Huey Pilot, 0-4 Marine ATC Officer, CWO 4 Chinook Instructor, DOD ATC Supervisor 40 yrs exp, DOD ATC Supervisor 40 yrs exp, DOD ATC Supervisor 20 yrs exp. Experience: 5 yrs AD Marine ATC College: 25 credits Good luck to everyone !6 LORs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIIGage Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 6 LORs? Agreed here. Narrow those down to the 3 best ones. The board will not have time to look at 6 and you are just making it more likely the weakest one gets read instead of the strongest one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlopez13 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Agreed here. Narrow those down to the 3 best ones. The board will not have time to look at 6 and you are just making it more likely the weakest one gets read instead of the strongest one.I would normally agree but having 6 LORs was given to me as a suggestion by the guy who prepares the packages for the board and submits them. Thanks for the tips though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie88 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 I would normally agree but having 6 LORs was given to me as a suggestion by the guy who prepares the packages for the board and submits them. Thanks for the tips though! I would HIGHLY reconsider. I've been told the same by multiple Warrant Officers, including my recommending WO who has sat on the board before. The board only has 3-4 minutes per packet and it comes down to: ERB (resume if civilian), Essay, 3 LORs (if you have more than 3, they will randomly pick and discard the others, no matter who wrote them), your DA photo, and Senior Rater comments on your NCOERs. So this advice is tried and true. Better to have 3 solid LORs that will get looked at rather than taking a chance they randomly choose a slightly weaker LOR. Just my advice. -Richie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlopez13 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 I would HIGHLY reconsider. I've been told the same by multiple Warrant Officers, including my recommending WO who has sat on the board before. The board only has 3-4 minutes per packet and it comes down to: ERB (resume if civilian), Essay, 3 LORs (if you have more than 3, they will randomly pick and discard the others, no matter who wrote them), your DA photo, and Senior Rater comments on your NCOERs. So this advice is tried and true. Better to have 3 solid LORs that will get looked at rather than taking a chance they randomly choose a slightly weaker LOR. Just my advice. -RichieThanks for that. Appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kur Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 You can submit it but battalion isn't supposed to forward to fort knox until it's correct. That's why it's a quality checkout just I'm case they do, there's a correction period where it'll get kicked back. So it's smart to submit it asap and work on improving it before the deadline is over.I've been lurking around your progress and am frustrated for you that your package didn't make it to the May board. I wish you the best of luck for this one!(Side note: I had 6 LoRs too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlopez13 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 I've been lurking around your progress and am frustrated for you that your package didn't make it to the May board. I wish you the best of luck for this one!(Side note: I had 6 LoRs too.)Don't get me started! Haha I was supposed to be in the March board but something always came up. Congrats on that March selection. When is your WOCS date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kur Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Don't get me started! Haha I was supposed to be in the March board but something always came up. Congrats on that March selection. When is your WOCS date?I know and at some point YOU were helping ME! That sort of math does not check out...And thank you. BCT starting August and WOCS in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlopez13 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 I know and at some point YOU were helping ME! That sort of math does not check out...And thank you. BCT starting August and WOCS in October. I'll get there soon. DM me. I'm already in Fort Rucker, so we can meet up when you get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWRisty87 Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 AD Navy ApplicantI have been attempting at applying for over 3 years. Finally had the time and support from big Navy to allow me the conditional release and operational commitment. Board Ready for the May board (1st) but not sure how that has panned out yet.Preparing myself for a FQ-NS and July Board. Age: 31GT: 111APFT: 246SIFT: 46LOR: O-4 H-60 Pilot, O-5 H-60 Pilot, & CW5 H-60 pilot and Command CWOExperience: 10 years, H-60 Airframe & Hydraulic Mechanic, E-6 (HH60H,SH60B/F/R, MH60S)College: 72 credits towards BS, 51 towards AS (Aeronautics) Not the hottest stats by any means but a lot of leadership experience and outstanding Eval's(NCOERS) that I hope will benefit me. Good Luck to all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyin2fly Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thanks for that. Appreciate it!Ive heard both sides to this issue as well and I would say more power to you! I submitted 5 LORs (up from 3 in the March board) and I can see both sides of the coin. I was so undecided on this point that I asked my SWO interviewer (who wrote me one of those other 2 LORs for the May board) about it. And he made a good point: the board is going to look at what they want to look at so why start youself off at a deficit? Yes, they only have a little bit of time to look at each packet but it doesnt take a long time to read an LOR. And whats to say that they will only pick three random ones to read? He suggested: when all the board has to judge you by is paperwork, you might as well stack that paperwork to be the most beneficial that you can. This applied to me deciding on whether or not to add a resume too. I didnt want to just add fluff to my packet but he said if itll help the board get a better grasp at who I am as a person and leader (whole person concept) to go for it. Another thing to consider, too, is that the board isnt going to just go through our packets robotically. Their goal is to try to understand who you are and whether youd be a good fit in the army and within the Aviaton WO Cohort. So they will pick and choose and read whatever they need within your packet to get to a point to make that go/no-go decision. Each WO will have a different flavor in how they do things but theyre all trying to accomplish the same mission: choosing their potential co-pilots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissK31 Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 I was specifically told by one of the secretaries of the board that if you have 6, include them all. The way they explained it, whether you submit 3 or 6, they will probably not read too much into them, but they will at least glance at each one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kur Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 I was specifically told by one of the secretaries of the board that if you have 6, include them all. The way they explained it, whether you submit 3 or 6, they will probably not read too much into them, but they will at least glance at each one. Right. For what it's worth, this is my take and what I did/why I included 6. Call me confident or arrogant but I knew I had good chances. How to show them I'm worthy? By highlighting how I embody the whole-person-concept in these letters. One LoR was about how I am committed to physical fitness beyond what the APFT requires. Another focused on my high GPAs which demonstrates scholastic aptitude. Another one focused on my leadership abilities. Even in the one from a run off the mill retail job, my former boss made sure to emphasize my work integrity and trustworthiness. See where I'm getting at? Not everybody knows/respects you for the same reasons but all these different reasons show what kind of person you are. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikorsky.shuffle Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 AD Navy ApplicantI have been attempting at applying for over 3 years. Finally had the time and support from big Navy to allow me the conditional release and operational commitment. Board Ready for the May board (1st) but not sure how that has panned out yet.Preparing myself for a FQ-NS and July Board. Age: 31 GT: 111 APFT: 246 SIFT: 46 LOR: O-4 H-60 Pilot, O-5 H-60 Pilot, & CW5 H-60 pilot and Command CWO Experience: 10 years, H-60 Airframe & Hydraulic Mechanic, E-6 (HH60H,SH60B/F/R, MH60S) College: 72 credits towards BS, 51 towards AS (Aeronautics) Not the hottest stats by any means but a lot of leadership experience and outstanding Eval's(NCOERS) that I hope will benefit me. Good Luck to all. Hello from another Navy applicant! My conditional release was declined twice by NAVPERS, so I'm planning to EAOS in April 2020 so that I can apply as a civilian. You mentioned that you were finally able to secure your conditional release, how many times did you request? I'm an AWS2 at Lemoore SAR and I know a couple of the guys from Fallon SAR and NAWDC. Do you mind if I ask which you are stationed at? Thanks,Aaron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmex11x Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 July will be my first look since, after some neglect, my packet never made it to this last board. My recruiter has taken ownership of a part of it, and so have I, we drive on with lessons learned. In yall's opinion do yall think a waiver for an illegal waterfowl I shot two seasons ago is grounds for denial? Also, I am a prior service civilian applicant; I felt that I lacked the luxury of getting eyes on my packet with my recruiter doing the bulk of the work. To civilians reading, were yall able to get eyes on yall's packet and make corrections yourself on the spot? Also in terms of waivers, do yall have any contact information for as to who I can get with in checking the status of a waiver? DM me that info if possible. In hindsight, I thought for about 24hrs I was non-select, to find out my packet was never event looked at. I'll take that over a nonselect having only more shot in a fiscal year. Someone mentioned this in the May board feed, and I am paraphrasing, "if it doesn't feel right, think, and act." I couldn't agree more. Civilian Male Applicant Service: 6 yrs an infantryman ASVAB: I dunno but my GT is 112 SIFT: 52 (took me two tries, in yall's opinion do yall think that will hurt me, have yall known people to get selected with two SIFT attempt?) Physical: Stamped and approved Flight: 135ish hrs, instrument rotorcraft cert APFT: 260 but will improve LoR: 3: GM to the Crossfit Gym I coach at, CFII who trained me, retired CW5 and DPE who did my PPL. Waiver: Still pending approval illegal waterfowl I shot two seasons ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissK31 Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 July will be my first look since, after some neglect, my packet never made it to this last board. My recruiter has taken ownership of a part of it, and so have I, we drive on with lessons learned.... I was not able to see my packet whatsoever. You kind of just have to find a decent recruiter and contact up the chain of command to make sure everything is right. Like I mentioned in the May board post, I would get in contact with the Battalion Ops guy. They should have a direct line to the board and can check waiver status's. There is a number listed on the FAQ part of the warrant officer section of the USAREC website. Have your recruiter call it to check waivers. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll DM it to you. Even though the phone number is in the public domain, don't call it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msf0492 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Confirmed board ready for 1st look in July. AD Army SSGAir Traffic Controller6 years tis Sift: 48APFT: 289GT: 111Associates Degree in CJ; 134 credits total; 3.47 GPAPhysical: Stamped ETP Now we wait... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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