Should I request deferment for ALC due to being selected to attend WOCS in September Board?

Go to ALC. It won't hurt you.

It's admirable that you would consider others ahead of yourself. However, the more you know, the more effective you can be, so by all means, take advantage of the training. Leadership training is not only useful in the military, but also in any civilian career you happen to have after the military.

Congrats on the selection, I was selected as well. Personally I would attend ALC, there’s always a possibility WOCS or Flight school might not work out. You don’t want to be behind if that happens. On the plus side you’ll learn from ALC even if you don’t need it in the end. Again congrats and good luck!

I went to BLC two months before WOCS. Just go.

Go to both, you may not make it through WOCS (Injury, academics )in which case you are back on the waiting list for NCOES.

Think long and hard before turning down PME as your COC may not appreciate it. You still have to live in your current unit before your school date.

I use to think it would be better for people attending WOCS to give up these slots and promotions. I have learned that it’s not guaranteed you will make it, so it’s better to have that completed in case that happens.

Yes

The Tribe has spoken: Never, never turn down a pedigree bean. Besides what any leadership massaging can do for you, it's also a great opportunity to see the spectrum of what's around you NCO wise. It'll give you more insight into the broader community and where they are, and more importantly, are not. Observe what seems to be sticking overall and what's fluff. I've been out for some time but am sure there's "leadership du jour" stuff that someone paid a consultant for, and since they sponsored it, just won't let go. However with all these come and go monikers, quadrants, pie sections, etc., just remember one thing. Good leaders have a brain, heart, soul, and spine. Then ask yourself, what am I doing to make these four things better? Classwork is useless if you don't do something to move yourself forward.

BTW, congrats on the WO thing. Don't be upset if we Navy types call you "Guns" after your graduate. There's a history thing to that and it's a compliment.

The view of HRC is that you are not guaranteed to pass WOCS so you will go to ALC. Plus, you can still promote between now and when you graduate. In fact, you can promote up until the day you are appointed WO1.

100% attend ALC and congratulations on your selection to WOCS.

You'll likely learn more at ALC than you will at WOCS. Go to ALC. You're still a 68K until you pin on the dot....