WOFT Timeline

rrhoads17 · January 22, 2016

What is the general timeline from the day you are selected, BCT, WOCS and Flight School? Ive heard conflicting answers. Also, how long is the normal wait to go to BCT once the contract is signed?

johnhenry · January 22, 2016

BCT is 10 weeks, WOCS is 6 weeks in Ft. Rucker and they are back to back. Then flight school is about 2 years, I believe. How long it takes to go to BCT varies a lot depending on slots. Was that your question?

rrhoads17 · January 22, 2016

Yes, thank you. When do you encounter the biggest waiting period between phases? I have heard there is usually a long wait between WOCS and Flight School.

Tough Actin · January 22, 2016

I am also curious about something. I will be coming from the Navy and have to go to BCT. Anyone know how quickly that could happen or has happened recently?

Brian101193 · January 22, 2016

Can you move to Fort Rucker after completing BCT, or do you have to wait until you finish WOCS?

Tough Actin · January 22, 2016

I remember reading that if you were going through flight school you would PCS to Rucker before WOCS. I think it was on the USAREC website.

napoleonpp · January 22, 2016

I went to WOCS in 2013. I was picked up as Active Duty so it may vary. I believe I had the option to move my wife before or after WOCS, I decided after just so she could spend more time with her family before I drag her away from them.

As far as bubbles and waiting periods. I graduated WOCS right before Christmas Break and started BOLC in te beginning of January. I really didn't hit any bubbles. I think my longest one might have only been acouple weeks. I already had SERE completed from my last job, thank goodness, so pretty much went straight from WOCS to BOLC to Primary, with maybe acouple week bubbles at the most. I think I waited like a month for my advance course. It really just depends on how lucky you are. I've heard of people having months between phases.

SBuzzkill · January 22, 2016

The whole process varies from year to year, month to month but generally it's 1.5-2 years for everything with the least amount of time between BCT and WOCS and the biggest bubbles seeming to be from WOCS to IERW or IERW to FSXXI. But it all boils down to timing. Being flexible and realizing that you have minimal control over your timelines/locations is important, especially over the next decade. Stability is a luxury! Good luck.

Edited January 22, 2016 by SBuzzkill

Creep0321 · January 22, 2016

I am at B Co now on hold for primary. I finished WOCS in october, rolled right into WOBC, and dunker. Finished those back in mid November. I am also a SERE bypass, but I won't start primary till Feb 22, so 3 month wait there, which is on the shorter side. Advanced track hold guys seem to be waiting anywhere from 2 to 6 months right now.

Drew · January 22, 2016

I was selected January 2015, didn't report to Rucker until September, finished SERE in Novenber, and start IERW today. Holds and timeline are different for everybody.

Tough Actin · January 22, 2016

I was selected January 2015, didn't report to Rucker until September, finished SERE in Novenber, and start IERW today. Holds and timeline are different for everybody.

Were you already in the Army or another service?

Drew · January 22, 2016

I was already in the army. Prior commission so I didn't have to attend BCT, WOCS, or WOBC. Still didn't speed up my timeline at all. They do Common Core (IERW) start dates based off in processing date into B Co. They definitely don't fast track any active duty through.

Brian101193 · January 22, 2016

I remember reading that if you were going through flight school you would PCS to Rucker before WOCS. I think it was on the USAREC website.

You are correct, I just read that under the Q&A section on USAREC

StockTrader · January 22, 2016

They do Common Core (IERW) start dates based off in processing date into B Co.

I beg to differ lol.

Drew · January 23, 2016

I beg to differ lol.

Unless your Heppner, then you can brown nose your way into starting before anyone else... Lol. When did you I process into B Co??

cptamerica2 · January 23, 2016

If you're active duty, be aware that national guard gets priority on IERW slots, and count on sitting in B co longer than some of you peers. We had guard guys go straight to primary right out of SERE, while we waited almost a month to start.

Tough Actin · January 23, 2016

B Co sounds awesome. What does that entail? Standing watch and busy work? Doesn't sound that bad to me.

Creep0321 · January 23, 2016

It's not bad... studying and pt.

Tough Actin · January 24, 2016

Sounds like an easy way to earn a paycheck. And I'm sure as much study time as possible is appreciated.

dnanelson81 · January 24, 2016

You are correct, I just read that under the Q&A section on USAREC

That is only if you are prior service army if you are street to seat you won't be able to move your family to rucker until after wocs, at least not on the army's dime.

StockTrader · January 24, 2016

Unless your Heppner, then you can brown nose your way into starting before anyone else... Lol. When did you I process into B Co??

Hahaha. 6 May. Started IERW 25 Nov.

dirtyfoot · January 25, 2016

3 months hold for BOLC. 3 months hold for Common Core. 5 months hold for Advanced. I got my airframe of choice, so I'm still a happy camper, but it's been a long ~~stupid~~ drawn out process. No injuries/family drama/legal bs, just bad luck with the course start dates.

So many criticisms I'd like to make, but for the sake of professionalism, I take a daily drive out to ech lake where I direct a barrage of obscenity at a certain organization for about 15 minutes with nothing but the squirrels to hear me. Then I sit quietly in my car while I softly cry into my -10.

Really though, it's the easiest job I've ever had, and the family time is great so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Plenty of time to study for sure.

Brian101193 · January 25, 2016

3 months hold for BOLC. 3 months hold for Common Core. 5 months hold for Advanced. I got my airframe of choice, so I'm still a happy camper, but it's been a long ~~stupid~~ drawn out process. No injuries/family drama/legal bs, just bad luck with the course start dates.
So many criticisms I'd like to make, but for the sake of professionalism, I take a daily drive out to ech lake where I direct a barrage of obscenity at a certain organization for about 15 minutes with nothing but the squirrels to hear me. Then I sit quietly in my car while I softly cry into my -10.

Really though, it's the easiest job I've ever had, and the family time is great so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Plenty of time to study for sure.

What were you doing during the holds? How long was your entire process from WOCS to graduation?

StockTrader · January 25, 2016

What were you doing during the holds? How long was your entire process from WOCS to graduation?

They will find stuff for you to do. Bank on Honors detail(funerals). They have changed a lot of things recently as far as where you must be and for how long so someone else will have to speak to how B co is now. Some details are better than others. I got to escort the chief of staff for the Army of another country one day which was pretty cool. Also got to knock out ALSE and the hyperbaric chamber while I was waiting. Take the time to memorize the 5's and 9's for your aircraft, even if you have no idea what they mean. It will make life a lot easier once you start primary.