USAREC selects for WOCS and then I may get picked up for WOFT?

ee15 · December 31, 2014

Ok serious question here -

At the recruiters office this morning. Finalizing my packet for battalion board interview, everything on my end is complete.

My interview is scheduled for Jan 13th.

He says USAREC deadline is Jan 30th for a Feb 9th USAREC board.

This is where things get confusing.....

He said he just spoke with some authority at MEPS, and the USAREC board will be to determine if I am eligible for WOCS. If I get approved by the USAREC board, then I can go sign a contract for WOFT at MEPS and get my ship date for basic. That the only reason I won't get to flight school is if I failed the more thorough physical they conduct at WOCS.

I was under the impression I need to go through another board - like the May selection board through Ft Rucker - right??

Everything I read on this forum says otherwise so it's safe to say I'm a little confused.

UH60L-IP · December 31, 2014

You are being given bad info, but you already know that.

Creep0321 · December 31, 2014

http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/WOgeninfo_boardschedule.shtml

As far as I can see there is no board in Feb anyway. And that is just the thing that pops out at me at first glance.

ee15 · December 31, 2014

I'm assuming this is an error in communication, it was just odd because my recruiter has talked about the Rucker board after the USAREC board. It was like he heard otherwise which is what confused me.

USCav19D · January 1, 2015

I'm more confused about the board dates... There's a civilian board on the 9th of Feb?

What the devil is going on here?

ee15 · January 1, 2015

He says it's a USAREC board and the deadline is Jan 30th.

USCav19D · January 1, 2015

I'm familiar with only two board dates when street-to-seating: battalion and the one at Rucker. If I'm wrong then it's pretty late in the game to be wrong.

ee15 · January 1, 2015

Hey man I'm with ya. I just kinda thought something fishy was going on when he told me I'll enlist after the USAREC board.

My recruiter is actually my previous recruiters boss, super squared away guy and really being helpful with my packet (which is awesome) I'm 99.99% sure he thought he heard something he really didn't and had a long day or something.

It was just alarming and I thought I would see what you all thought.

ee15 · January 1, 2015

Oh and I believe there are three boards now, which is a new policy.

1. Battalion interview.

2. USAREC paper.

3. Rucker paper.

SBuzzkill · January 1, 2015

USAREC is the final board. Battalion interview approves your packet to go to the USAREC board. There is no "Rucker board." My experience with board dates is that there is usually a lot of confusion around the scheduling since the civilian boards are not the same as the active duty ones.

Edited January 1, 2015 by SBuzzkill

USCav19D · January 1, 2015

This is more f*cked than a failed abortion in rural China.

Does anyone know when the civ boards are?

ee15 · January 1, 2015

So you are saying my recruiter is right about the USAREC board, but that doesn't explain the dates he is giving me.

Everyone on this website seems to be shooting for a January, then May selection. Are those USAREC board selections? Does Rucker not handle selection anymore?

Diesel5187 · January 3, 2015

I got selected last year, street to seat, and on xmas break from WOCS.

Go to the board or your batallion interview. They asked for my 1st class medical, if I didn't pass that then it was kindda pointless for them to interview me.

Then your packet gets pushed up the chain. Your recruiter should only have to submit your packet before the deadline for the board. You should not have to physically pass through any more boards, but your packet will. That's what happened with me, but I was originally told I might need to fly for a secondary board, it's just miscommunication.

Unless stated otherwise by the Warrant Officer site, you should only need to submit your packet with the board dates that have your MOS listed.

Hope this helps.

ee15 · January 4, 2015

Thanks for the input Diesel. The USAREC website says the next board is JAN and then MAY for 153A applicants.

I'm not sure where my recruiter and his superior's information is coming from regarding a FEB board.

Diesel5187 · January 4, 2015

Thanks for the input Diesel. The USAREC website says the next board is JAN and then MAY for 153A applicants.

I'm not sure where my recruiter and his superior's information is coming from regarding a FEB board.

Misinformation, since the process isn't very common they have varying information on it, it happened to me. Worst case, your recruiter might want to call my recruiter over in PR. He now understands the process very well.

Caguas, PR ARMY Recruiting Station

SFC Rodriguez

Linc · January 19, 2015

I would love to paste a link from the USAREC website that explained everything, but that site is in the worst state of disarray than I have ever seen it before. The previous page for civilian applicants is no longer accessible, all the information available is for military applicants of one form or another, and a goodly number of hyperlinks lead to dead ends.

ee15 · January 21, 2015

Thanks for the input Linc and Diesel. I have recently cleared it up with my recruiter, he was looking at the wrong board dates. I figured that was the case, but you never know.

I'm almost set for the May board, getting my battalion board interview and flight physical done in 2 weeks.