Posted on Jul 21, 2018

What are my chances of getting approved for a direct commission for 72D?

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I am currently an AD serving as a 68W, 1 year and 4 months in, BEng In Elect/Elect Engineering (3.78/4 GPA) and a Masters degree in Telecommunications and I am working on getting a DC for the 72DN2 or 72DN2 Position. What are my chances of getting approved for it??

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://www.usuhs.edu/graded/doctoral

Look at this, esp the neuroscience....

Uniformed Services University

The mission of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences is to educate, train, and comprehensively prepare uniformed services health professionals, scientists, and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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http://www.ocsfoundation.org

The forum pages are quite good on this, it's not all-inclusive, it doesn't cover Army WOCS, NOAA BOTC, or any of the direct commission indoc OIS programs, just the five main OCS programs, so far as I've seen, however, it's quite good, I'd found, esp the forum pages....

OCS Foundation

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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You've gotta understand something, OK? ROTCs as well as USMC platoon leaders course (PLC), less well-known, can be used for grad school, there's stuff on the site here about that, just look it up, you'll see it...also, with that GPA, you should SERIOUSLY be trying for either a grad school teaching, research, or grad assistantship (TA/RA/GA), or possibly even mil Rhodes scholar...you're gonna realize, real quick, as I found out, though I wasn't prior enlisted, which would've helped me enormously, that the moment you go commissioned or warrant, you MUST IMMEDIATELY start a masters, even if part time, as well as do all your profsnl mil educ (PME) stuff, nonresident/correspondence, to have ANY serious chance of being allowed to stay in...plus, trust me, as I did, you're most DEFINITELY gonna need the higher training, I did, you will also, I've been EXACTLY where you wanna go, plus, being clinical now, I'd SERIOUSLY think about bioengineering, which already likely occurred to you, as well as going clinical as well to combine with a technical background, lemme send you more, you'll understand, OK? You wanna yak more, no rush, whenever you want, just lemme know...also, elaborate on specific course titles, STEM and non-STEM, grades, aside from the GPA, hobbies, interests, reading tastes, and sports, esp martial arts...I'd seriously suggest both aikido as well as iaido, I honestly think they'd suit your intellect, as I found they suited mine, I assure you, if you've never tried either, OK?

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Postgraduate_School

Same here, I had an O-6 recommend for it, I still couldn't get it, this one I REALLY wanted, as in SERIOUSLY....

Naval Postgraduate School - Wikipedia

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It grants master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, and certificates. Established in 1909, the school also offers research fellowship opportunities at the postdoctoral level through the National Academies’ National Research Council research associateship program.[3]

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Institute_of_Technology

All warrants and commissioned in all svcs, as well as senior enlisted, I'd seen on YouTube videos, are allowed to apply here, trust me, read it, OK? I could never get it, God knows I tried....

Air Force Institute of Technology - Wikipedia

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Armed Forces and is part of the United States Air Force. It is located in Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton. AFIT is a component of the Air University and Air Education and Training Command.

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://news.usni.org/2018/06/13/navy-implements-warrant-officer-1-rank-for-cyber-specialists

If you'd think about going intersvc look at this....

Navy Brings Back Warrant Officer-1 Rank for Cyber Sailors - USNI News

Navy pay can't keep up with private sector cyber jobs, so the service now offers a quick path to management as a way to keep talent.

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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https://www.goarmy.com/army-cyber/cyber-direct-commissioning-program.html

You'd probably known about this, I expect....

Cyber Direct Commissioning Program

System admin, web developer, programmer. Put your civilian experience to work and become an officer in the Army through the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program.

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