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I have been selected to attend the Warrant Officer Candidate School. However, I have been told by both my recruiter and the WOCS website that if I show up with an expired physical, I could potentially be dropped from the course. Simultaneously, I am being told by the Warrant Officer Branch Manager that I have already been selected with my current physical and will get a new one when I arrive.
I just PCS'd to FT Drum and already have a report date in February. I am beyond excited to go to this school, but I don't want to risk showing up with expired documentation and being dropped.
Should I try to defer my orders for a few months to get everything squared away? Or should I just get my family ready to move after just unpacking?
Thank you for any replies.
I just PCS'd to FT Drum and already have a report date in February. I am beyond excited to go to this school, but I don't want to risk showing up with expired documentation and being dropped.
Should I try to defer my orders for a few months to get everything squared away? Or should I just get my family ready to move after just unpacking?
Thank you for any replies.
Posted 10 y ago
Responses: 42
Do as stated below: get a new one before going or you will not make it past Inprocessing.
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Congratulations on being select to a small core of professionals in Army. Call the WOC school and get a response directly from them and get their name for later reference. I will ask you this, why can't you just get another APFT done to just make sure? Regardless of that you will take another APFT at school within the first week and the expectation will be a 70% passing per event instead of the 60%. Don't go there with easy reasons for them to pick on you. Remember this will be like basic training all over again so think back when you were at basic and what you would do different now with what you know. This will be physically and mentally challenging but very much doable. At the end trust me that it's all worth it and rewarding. Meet the challenge and good luck. Welcome to the brotherhood of the Rising Eagle!
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Not an APFT, Sir. It's the flight physical. Thank you though, I'm excited to be part of it!
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Sorry I misunderstood and thought it was an APFT however just as many have pointed out here, do the physical before you go if you are due because you will have zero time to do it there. As an officer you will have less excuses so start being proactive now and take care of the issue before showing up there.
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SSG Moore - Which branch accepted you application? If you go to Fort Rucker with an expired physical, they'll process you for a new one, that may delay your start by one or two classes, dependent on your arrival. The point is, you're accepted, go with that. I commanded 1st WOC Level 1 in the Warrant Officer Education System (WOCS) from Dec 1999 to Dec 2001, we had WOCs come to the to the holding company (HHC) with expired or expiring physicals during WOCS or WOBC, HHC personnel just scheduled the WOC for a new physical before starting WOCS.
Don't let something like an expired/expiring physical (if you passed it the first time you'll pass it again) keep you from achieving your personal and professional goals.
Good Luck in your future endeavors.
Don't let something like an expired/expiring physical (if you passed it the first time you'll pass it again) keep you from achieving your personal and professional goals.
Good Luck in your future endeavors.
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February is a long way off. Get another physical now and hand carry it and the email correspondence from your career manager. If anyone questions the date of your physical, simply show them the instructions of your career manager, then produce the new physical and explain you got a new one just in case. Once you have been excepted into the program you belong to your WO branch and proponent, not your recruiter, but it is wise to cover you bases, just in case.
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Do not push back your report date. You have a seat, keep it. Schedule a physical and have your records updated.
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If your report date is February you have time to get a updated physical. Go ahead and schedule a phyiscal before your report date so you are current.
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The situation is a lot simpler than you are making it. Take a Physical and have it put in your records. Hand carry a hard copy as proof. Have fun and Congratulations on being selected.
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When I went to WOCS they dropped 3 candidates from my class because their physical were due to expire prior to the class end date. Those candidates were able to schedule a physical there; however, they had no control of when they could get it done. They gave us 72hrs to meet all requirements and at the end of the 72 hrs those who didn't meet the requirement were sent home that same day! If your physical takes you through your class date, then you are fine; however, I strongly recommend that you keep your class date but update your physical ASAP!
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