Flim Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 Age waiver approved... Took only a couple of weeks. Good luck guys, hopefully we'll be hanging out soon at basic. I'll probably get the nickname of Grandpa pretty quickly! 1 Quote
Jon B. Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 I'll be 30 in July, so at least there will (hopefully) be myself there holdin' it down for the "old" guys. 1 Quote
Lindsey Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 Just try not to die in that deathtrap of a helicopter.Hush, you. Quote
Flim Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 So , what are you all doing to keep your mind off the boards ... Trying no to think about it, but hard to do this close. Quote
Flim Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 What day? Assume you are still waiting? If I were in your spot... limitations and memory items! Quote
Lindsey Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Assume you are still waiting? If I were in your spot... limitations and memory items!I start BOLC on Monday after being on hold for a month. What day is the may board for y'all? Quote
Ritter Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I start BOLC on Monday after being on hold for a month. What day is the may board for y'all? The 12th I believe. 1 Quote
Lindsey Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Monday... Was told I should know by Wed.Awesome. Good luck, boys! 2 Quote
Flim Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Awesome. Good luck, boys!Thanks, you too ! Have fun studying Quote
eric_sthjrsy Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I have been reading on/off for a little bit now. Seems to be one of the better sources of info out there. My question to the group is, if the May board is scheduled for the 12-16th; what is normal for finding out results (Active Duty specifically). I see on the WO website it states that they do not publish unofficial results anymore, that you need to wait for a MILPER message to come out, which could take up to two weeks. Does anyone have any experience that could state differently....and if so, where do you go to get it (Do you receive an email or something???) Quote
Jon B. Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I won't know until next Friday at the earliest. To say that I'm anxious would be a gross oversimplification. 2 Quote
cwil7280 Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I start BOLC on Monday after being on hold for a month. What day is the may board for y'all?How was being on hold? A month seems like a long time, is that a pretty normal wait time between the two? Quote
Lindsey Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 How was being on hold? A month seems like a long time, is that a pretty normal wait time between the two? Not really sure what the average is. Some folks got into BOLC a week after graduating WOCS, some of us (mostly street-to-seaters) got sham BOLC dates of late October (hahaha) and they got us into this class. Being on hold is fine; it's not the end of the world. You go to formation 3x a day (PT at 6am, then 0830 and 1300 formation), but it's quick and you're released after each one to do as you please. If you get put on funeral detail, you're busier in that you still have to go to those formations, plus practice, plus funerals which could happen at anytime and frequently happen on the weekends. If you get put on FlatIron, you're living the good life. You'll work 12hr shifts but only about 3 days a week, and you don't have to go to PT or any formations at B Co whatsoever. I was fortunate enough to get that detail, and it's great. Seems like it's just randomly chosen, but if you somehow get a choice, definitely volunteer for FlatIron. Quote
Jon B. Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 What is this flatiron you speak of? Sounds like gym detail. Quote
Lindsey Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 What is this flatiron you speak of? Sounds like gym detail.Medevac RTO. Flatiron is the name of the medevac unit. They respond to precautionary landings, crashes, some civilian stuff. Quote
cwil7280 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Medevac RTO. Flatiron is the name of the medevac unit. They respond to precautionary landings, crashes, some civilian stuff.What is RTO? Quote
Lindsey Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 What is RTO?Radio Telephone Operator. Basically a dispatcher. Quote
smalltownguy Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Hey I just wanted to give everyone a good luck shout out sense yals board is right around the corner! Get some!!! Quote
firepilot42 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 I have been reading on/off for a little bit now. Seems to be one of the better sources of info out there. My question to the group is, if the May board is scheduled for the 12-16th; what is normal for finding out results (Active Duty specifically). I see on the WO website it states that they do not publish unofficial results anymore, that you need to wait for a MILPER message to come out, which could take up to two weeks. Does anyone have any experience that could state differently....and if so, where do you go to get it (Do you receive an email or something???)I'm a civilian applicant that was picked up on the Jan. board. The board convened on Monday and I received a phone call on Wednesday. I didn't see anything in writing until the next week when I went to meps and signed the papers. Good Luck to everyone on this board. Quote
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