Which route is better, traditional OCS or accelerated OCS?

Traditional OCS Champ. Accelerated OCS is a shortened version that, although doesn't take away from training, it pitches it at a rapid fire pace and this can become your Achilles Heel. Take traditional and understand the content at normal speed. This is my advice, but the final decision is your own.

My friend attend basic at the same time I did. We work for the civilian employer so we see each other daily. We were both 35-ish and the oldest in our companies. I went to AIT, he went the traditional OCA route. I was finished and he wasn’t 1/3 of the way through. He was frequently stressed and when he finally finished, still had to go to school for 4 additional months. I was a split enlistee and was doing my actual job w/the MOANG almost 2 years quicker. Since you’re an 88M, you already know how great FLW is, and you’re going to go there by 5 on Friday until 5 on Sunday one weekend a month for 18 months. I haven’t done, but after watching him try to be both places, I would do one of the other options.

If you can get it go Federal OCS. I was a ARNG Soldier and went to Fort Benning. I heard nothing but horror stories from my ARNG brothers & sisters who did State tradidional or Accelerated.