How do the orders work for WOCS/Flight School?

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 May 2018 10:00:48 -0400

I am on the board this May for Warrant Officer. If I get selected how can I ensure I receive PCS orders since flight school and wocs is at the same post. IDK if i would have enough time in-between wocs and flight school to go home, pack everything, etc. etc.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 2 at 2018 10:05 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 May 2018 10:05:01 -0400

You’ll have enough time in between being selected for Warrant and going to school. I believe I had around 4 months. It may vary. You’ll get your orders and then report to Rucker on the date it says. From there you’ll have time to inprocess the post. After that, you will report to WOCS HHC and become a snowbird until moving over to 1st WOCS. Experience for everyone may vary, but that’s the process I went through.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 2 at 2018 10:14 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 May 2018 10:14:08 -0400

All pilots at my WOCS were there before the Techs. They were already unprocessed to post since the day they graduated from WOCS they also report to flight school. Don’t worry too much about it

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made May 2 at 2018 10:19 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Wed, 02 May 2018 10:19:31 -0400

What? You should get normal PCS orders to go to Ft Rucker. Why would you need anything different between the two courses- if you make it. There will be travel time included in the PCS, and you can always apply for leave prior to PCSing.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made May 2 at 2018 6:56 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:56:01 -0400

If you are going to WOCS for flight school, you will receive normal PCS orders. The only ones who PCS and return are the Tech Warrants. You will in-process Fort Rucker as normal as Mr. Enright said as a "Snowbird" (white rank with a "WOC" rank on it.) After that you will do your 2 phases of WOCS (since I assume you haven't completed ALC as a SPC you will do Phase 1 at WOCS instead of online.) After WOCS you will go through the Aviation Warrant Officer Basic Course. Then you will have S.E.R.E. School and Dunker Training. Following those you will go through Aeromedical training. Following that you should start Primary. Primary will consist of a classroom and flying, followed by Instruments, then Basic Warfighting Skills. After BWS is Aircraft selection, then you move on to learning your airframe.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 2 at 2018 8:14 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:14:06 -0400

Thank you so much for your answer, Sir!

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2018 12:53 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 08 May 2018 12:53:19 -0400

It can be done a couple of different ways. The time between selection and WOCS is a matter of slot availability; it will probably take a couple months, but I've seen a soldier report to WOCS less than 48 hours after a board.

You may get PCS orders immediately, completing WOCS and then rolling right into flight school, or you may do WOCS TDY and return home for some time before receiving PCS orders. I had about 4 months between the completion of WOCS and my PCS.