How long do I have to wait until I am able to drop an Army Officer packet once coming back into the military under a new MOS?

SGT Terrell Houston — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:10:36 -0400

I was in the Marine Corps, got out, and came back into the Army as an E-5 SGT. Completed my MBA specializing in Management while in AIT last month. Checked in July 9th.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jul 15 at 2018 3:29 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:29:40 -0400

This is from experience and not a regulation: You could start the process now. I finished my OCS packet at AIT.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 15 at 2018 4:05 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:05:03 -0400

When I was at USAF OTS, sphere were many prior enlisted from other svcs, one guy even had Navy dolphins...I shouldn't think you'd need to wait long at alp, not wit an MBA...it'd help, however, to know what your bachelor's was in, if you also had am associates issued, any major for that, your GPA if at all possible, specific courses you took, your goals aims, ambitions...must it be Army? Would you want to try for other svcs? If Army, what branch? If other svcs you've look at, which ones, and to do what? Do you have any flight interests? Do you want to get your PhD? Look at AFIT and Naval Postgraduate School (NPS,l all warrants and commissioned can apply to both, I had an NPS recommend, I couldn't get it, however...I'd also seen you'd listed warrant, would you want technical warrant at all for Army? Would you take warrant in other svcs at all? I was just curious, as I'd seen you were listed for construction equipment repair...would you want something in a similar area for warrant or commissioned at all? Was your bachelor's a STEM major? Non-STEM? I can suggest other things as well perhaps, however, as I said, it'd just help to know more, certainly...you'd he quite fortunate to have done the MNA before going warrant or commissioned, as, when I went USAF, they were REAL serious about masters part time for those company graders without one, as well as PME, not just USAF, but from other svcs, as well, I did USAF Squadron Ofcrs School and USMC command and staff nonresident, I'd wanted Mavl War College (NWC) command and staff nonresident, that was a VERY serious program, lending books that had to be retired, I just never had time to finish it, u fortunately....

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 15 at 2018 4:07 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:07:25 -0400

http://www.ocsfoundation.org

Look through this as well...also, if you're a STEM grad, Army had that direct commission cyber program, and Navy just reopened WO1 for cyber warrants, I'd sent in !material on both of those as well...if you have flight interests at all, with an MBA, you could probably get Army WOCS for rotary wing, if you'd want it...I can suggest more, if you'd want, if you could elaborate, as I'd said....

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Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jul 15 at 2018 4:58 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:58:04 -0400

We can help you on this endeavor.

Response by LTC John Mohor made Jul 15 at 2018 11:08 PM

LTC John Mohor — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 23:08:56 -0400

Don't forget an opportunity for a Direct Appointment may also exist for you. I'd be sure to get with the in service Officer recruiter!

Response by LTC James McElreath made Dec 17 at 2018 4:16 PM

LTC James McElreath — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:16:30 -0500

So, why haven't you put in direct commissioning program.!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 6 at 2019 1:43 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 May 2019 01:43:39 -0400

You just have to pull up the MILPER Message for OCS that gets released every year. The next one should be coming out soon. It will tell you all the prerequisites to be eligible.

Response by LTC Stephan Porter made Mar 7 at 2020 2:06 AM

LTC Stephan Porter — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 02:06:11 -0500

No timeline, only the garnering of the support you need from the officers within your network and/or chain of command.

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Apr 28 at 2020 10:33 PM

MAJ Byron Oyler — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 22:33:05 -0400

So what happened?