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Can someone shed some more light on this area? Love to hear from someone who may have gone down this path for Reserves.
The website mentions people with appropriate work experience may qualify for Direct Appointment as an Officer. Does that mean after the 2 weeks in Rhode Island, you are commissioned as a Navy Reserved Ensign? I currently have over 5 years of work experience in a law firm and feel my skills would fit in with the "Business Management" but would love to hear what other people thought about this area. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Having gone through it last year I will try to shed some light.
1) The DCO process is very long - usually takes about 12 months at a minimum between when you start the paperwork and when you are commissioned. 2) You become an officer once you get selected, sign on the dotted line and take the oath of office. Your rank depends on a lot of different factors such as degrees, work experience, prior military service, profession certifications, etc. 3) The two weeks is DCOIC - DCO Indoctrination Course. 4) Some people do not get selected on their first try - depends on the pool of people that apply and how many people they need. 5) The process is very long and drawn out. It is easy to get frustrated and not go forward - especially if you do not get selected the first go-around. Are there specific questions I can answer? |
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It is a great experience and a great opportunity. You must be committed to serve it is a lot more than one weekend a month
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Thanks for the info, here are my follow up questions.
1) Who did you speak with a recruiter and what is the process to determine if you are accepted as a Direct Officer 2) The two weeks at the DCO course, does that mean you won't have to go through a basic training course as well? (Concerned about the time of work I would miss) 3) What type of experience do you have that made you eligible for selection? 4) What type of work is involved as an officer? What field are you in? Thank You both for your help |
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Add me to your buddies list and let's see if we can connect via a private meeting and I can give you more detail.
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Brian,
Sorry I haven't replied sooner, the programs keeps logging me out when I try to private message you. What is your email and I'll contact you with some questions. Thanks |
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If you are selected for DCO you'll be commissioned prior to attending DCOIC. You have one year from commissioning to attend the course.
Applying is a long process. For me, it began in March of 2008. The September Intel board selected me; I am currently awaiting commission. I expect commissioning in the next few months. That will make the entire process about a year (+/- 2 months). |
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What area are you going in? What was the process like?
What were some of your qualifications to becoming an officer? |
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There are several other threads outlining basic qualifications required for commissioning.
I was selected for 1635, Reserve Intelligence Officer. My basic qualifications: - MEd in Instructional Technology - Prior service active duty Marine (5 yr) & reserve Army Infantryman (3.5 yr) - >6 years working as a civilian within the DoD as an Army staff officer Basically, for direct commission you must demonstrate that you posses the education and relevant work experience to assume those reserve duties and responsibilities associated with the position for which you're applying. If you don't posses special skills, you can apply for OCS. The worthiness of folks like me to be direct commissioned without attending OCS is a completely different discussion which I'll avoid here. Frankly, as I am not yet commissioned, and have not yet served the Navy so I cannot speak effectively. Rather, I'll defer to the Navy's judgment as they've been commissioning reserve intel officers directly since WWII. |
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Devil_Duck, I was told that you could not get a commission in the Reserve through OCS. All OCS grads had to go active. Has this changed?
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Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence. --Thoreau |
You'll have to take my remarks with a grain of salt since I can only offer anecdotal evidence, but. . . . Navy intel reserve officers are hands-down the best intel officers in any branch, active or reserve. Now, there are exceptions (aren't there always?) but during my year at a theater-level intel center in Afghanistan, I worked with intel o's from every branch (except CG) and civilians from all the agencies. The quality of the Army intel o's was appalling and goes far to explain why Army generals rely so little on intel inputs in the decisionmaking cycle. With bubbas like they've got feeding them inputs, I'd ignore them too. The Navy knows what they are doing, at least with 1635s. |
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