My quest into WOCS

[StockTrader]

Just added the breakdown

[Flim]

Your run was good! You can build the others pretty quick... Good thing about Pt is you can do it again!

[StockTrader]

Your run was good! You can build the others pretty quick... Good thing about Pt is you can do it again!

Thanks. Guess i neglected pushups too much trying to improve my run. I actually miscalculated the first time. 13:18 is a 100 for my age group in the run so its a 261. I shaved 3 minutes off of the 2 mile in about a month and a half. Just gotta keep at it now.

[michael.scheller]

Class 1A - Commisoned/Branch/RLO - Lieutenants - 20/20 CORRECTED

Class 1W - Warrant Officer/Real Pilots/Do it for a fricking lifetime - 20/20 UNCORRECTED

[skyreaper]

Thanks. Guess i neglected pushups too much trying to improve my run. I actually miscalculated the first time. 13:18 is a 100 for my age group in the run so its a 261. I shaved 3 minutes off of the 2 mile in about a month and a half. Just gotta keep at it now.

 

Thats the exact score I submitted and I believe it was still above the average. As long as the rest of your package is solid, that score is fine for the application IMO. Of course I've bumped mine up about 15-20 pts since then.

[d10]

Class 1A - Commisoned/Branch/RLO - Lieutenants - 20/20 CORRECTED

Class 1W - Warrant Officer/Real Pilots/Do it for a fricking lifetime - 20/20 UNCORRECTED

 

I don't think that's right. I've never had 20/20 uncorrected but I passed my 1W physical just fine. There's also nothing in AR 40-501 that mentions any difference in standards between the class 1 physicals. The A/W is just an administrative annotation.

[StockTrader]

 

Thats the exact score I submitted and I believe it was still above the average. As long as the rest of your package is solid, that score is fine for the application IMO. Of course I've bumped mine up about 15-20 pts since then.

 

Dont get me wrong, I hope its good enough but I am still going to take another shot at it in about 3-4 weeks. Its been a pretty good tale of hurry up and wait since I started back in September but here is where we stand right now, hoping to get on the July board.

 

AGE: 27

ASVAB AFQT/GT: 95/131

SIFT: 70

APFT: 261

EDUCATION: B.S Finance 3.2 GPA to finish, transferred from first college with a 2.3 =(

Flight Physical: Waiting for Rucker approval (shoulder surgery in 2005)

FLIGHT: None

BOARD: TBD

LORS: College baseball coach, Senior VP at my current company, Army Lt. Col (ret), AF Lt. Col F-4 Pilot (ret), Attempting for a CWO once I have the current LOR's in hand

 

OTHER INFO: Former D1 Athlete and captain of my team, Student Athlete Advisory Council member to the Dean of the university, Currently a regional supervisor for the largest custody bank in the world(brokerage operations), Invited to company Diversity council for community leadership after only a year with the company, Accepted into company Mentoring program after one year with the company(minimum is 2 years exp). For those who know finance I hold series 7,63, and 24 licenses. I was offered to sit for and passed the series 24 at the age of 24.

[michael.scheller]

 

I don't think that's right. I've never had 20/20 uncorrected but I passed my 1W physical just fine. There's also nothing in AR 40-501 that mentions any difference in standards between the class 1 physicals. The A/W is just an administrative annotation.

I checked AR40-501 just after I posted and you are correct. But that has NOT always been the case. What I stated used to be correct; it was the rule when I went through in 86 but I cannot tell you when it changed. But, I can tell you that I found this superseded previous copy of AR 40-501 dated 1998 which shows the distinctions in Chapter 4.

 

http://nlgmltf.org/pdfs/40-501-1.pdf

Edited May 18, 2014 by michael.scheller

[Velocity173]

I checked AR40-501 just after I posted and you are correct. But that has NOT always been the case. What I stated used to be correct; it was the rule when I went through in 86 but I cannot tell you when it changed. But, I can tell you that I found this superseded previous copy of AR 40-501 dated 1998 which shows the distinctions in Chapter 4.

 

http://nlgmltf.org/pdfs/40-501-1.pdf

20/20 uncorrected was in affect when I got picked up as well. Of course no corrective lenses or surgeries were allowed either.

 

I believe 2000 they lifted the 20/20 rule and around 2002 surgeries (LASIK / PRK) were allowed starting on a trial basis.

[StockTrader]

Was informed that my next battalion board date is July 8th. My recruiter says he was told the cutoff date is July 1st. They are going to try and get me on the July board even though the dates are off. However, just as a heads up, he said they next USAREC board would be September but 153A isnt listed on the USAREC site for that board. Im going to take that with a grain of salt since we all know how March went.

[skyreaper]

Was informed that my next battalion board date is July 8th. My recruiter says he was told the cutoff date is July 1st. They are going to try and get me on the July board even though the dates are off. However, just as a heads up, he said they next USAREC board would be September but 153A isnt listed on the USAREC site for that board. Im going to take that with a grain of salt since we all know how March went.

All that makes me wonder what would keep one from submitting to the soonest board when the package is ready? I would assume if 153A is not being selected that board, then it wouldn't matter- meaning it wouldnt count against you like a FQ-NS. But if it is being selected, then you're there when few others likely are due to the ill-informed. Just a thought.

[CO2WO]

JeffinPA, The schedule I have shows 14 July as the next WOFT board with a 3 July cutoff. The next board is 15 Sep with a cutoff of 5 Sep. They have WOFT selection every other month from what I gather. The USAREC website schedule is only for AD Army looking to get boarded for a specific Warrant Officer MOS. WOFT is civilian only and the schedule is not posted publicly that I could find.

[StockTrader]

JeffinPA, The schedule I have shows 14 July as the next WOFT board with a 3 July cutoff. The next board is 15 Sep with a cutoff of 5 Sep. They have WOFT selection every other month from what I gather. The USAREC website schedule is only for AD Army looking to get boarded for a specific Warrant Officer MOS. WOFT is civilian only and the schedule is not posted publicly that I could find.

 

Thank you. That clears it up.

[StockTrader]

Finally can breathe a huge sigh of relief! Was worried that with the drawdown my physical might not be approved by Fort Rucker due to my surgery from 2005 that required a waiver. Spoke with Mr. Garcia today and he informed me that my physical was approved/qualified!

[Yamer]

Phew, great, one step down. Keep trucking

[StockTrader]

So my packet is now complete short of the battalion board. My board was cancelled and potentially rescheduled for August. However, today I received something that two months ago I was going to do nothing short of getting in my car and driving to the nearest Army base to try and obtain. LOR from a Command CW5. If any future candidates read this thread, heed my advice and tap your network. You may find that someone knows someone else who can put you in touch. Lucky for me, a friend of a friend went out on a huge limb and put me in touch with him. It was one of the best conversations I've had about WOFT. I learned a ton speaking with him and he was one of the most sincere and intelligent people I've had the pleasure of speaking with. I couldn't be more appreciative of the help I received in the last three weeks.

[StockTrader]

So this should give everyone a good laugh, and me a minor heart attack for the time being. Mailed out thank you cards to the people who helped with my letters of recommendation. Being the retired O-5, retired marine O-4, and the Command CW5. Go down to the post office to mail them, pay for postage and hand them off to the lady. What stamp does she pick to throw on there you ask?? Hearts. Yes, I now have thank you cards going out to a military base with bright red hearts plastered all over them. This should go over well....

[StockTrader]

APFT update. 284.

 

74 pushups

70 situps

13:02 2 mile

[StockTrader]

Recruiter is telling me I need to do an interview for a secret clearance at MEPS. Did anyone else have to do this? Seems really late in the game for this to be a holdup now.

[WTFoski]

Recruiter is telling me I need to do an interview for a secret clearance at MEPS. Did anyone else have to do this? Seems really late in the game for this to be a holdup now.

I thought the same. Didn't do my security interview until a week after my battalion board.

[Diesel5187]

Recruiter is telling me I need to do an interview for a secret clearance at MEPS. Did anyone else have to do this? Seems really late in the game for this to be a holdup now.

Yes, be honest, or lie consistently. XD

 

Just kidding, DON'T LIE!

[Yamer]

Or you could honestly lie consistently.... That would work

[Diesel5187]

I didn't, it's too much trouble if you forget something later on. I rather just come out with it.

[StockTrader]

Just makin sure that I have to do this before battalion. Dont want to get held up anymore because something was forgotten. Ive burned a ton on vacation days completing my packet so I cant really afford many more days off.

[Diesel5187]

I did it before battalion.