https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-the-timeline-to-go-from-civilian-to-commissioned-officer-in-the-army-reserve <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just began talking to a recruiter as well as putting an OCS Reserve packet together. I&#39;m curious as to what the timeline looks like after the board (I will go for the board in March). Will I have to go to BCT pretty quickly or will it take a few months to process? After BCT, will I go immediately to OCS or will I go back home and wait a few months before going? Or does it all depend on a case-by-case basis?<br /><br />*I don&#39;t know if training is back to back or not (in the Reserve) because I know for the National Guard, you go to BCT then go home and continue working and can do OCS once a month, or do the accelerated course, or do Federal OCS. Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:56:57 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-the-timeline-to-go-from-civilian-to-commissioned-officer-in-the-army-reserve <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just began talking to a recruiter as well as putting an OCS Reserve packet together. I&#39;m curious as to what the timeline looks like after the board (I will go for the board in March). Will I have to go to BCT pretty quickly or will it take a few months to process? After BCT, will I go immediately to OCS or will I go back home and wait a few months before going? Or does it all depend on a case-by-case basis?<br /><br />*I don&#39;t know if training is back to back or not (in the Reserve) because I know for the National Guard, you go to BCT then go home and continue working and can do OCS once a month, or do the accelerated course, or do Federal OCS. CPT Joseph Gaskill Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:56:57 -0500 2018-01-10T18:56:57-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-the-timeline-to-go-from-civilian-to-commissioned-officer-in-the-army-reserve?n=3246770&urlhash=3246770 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The short answer is “it depends.”<br /><br />A lot of it has to do with available slots. I have many friends who went from enlisted to officer. So they already had BCT, but when they attended OCS varied a lot, depending on their individual circumstances. SMSgt Thor Merich Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:44:28 -0500 2018-01-11T11:44:28-05:00 2018-01-10T18:56:57-05:00