My Army OCS Journey
My journey to join the Army as an officer.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
OCS --> Direct Commission
As for my personal update, my Chaplain Candidate packet has been ready since September but, for one reason or another, has missed getting to the board the past few months. The next board is 8-9 December and my packet should be there. Once accepted, I will have 30 - 90 days until I receive my oath of office and switch to Reserve/Seminary student. When I'm finished with seminary I'll attend CHBOLC (Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course) for three months then switch from candidate to chaplain. It's a long process but worth it in the end. Word of advice: In the Army, if you have a dream of success it will take time to achieve and most likely be a long process but be persistent because in the end it will pay off.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
OCS
In short I am going to do direct commissioning instead of OCS. I am currently working on my Chaplain Candidate application and that will be direct commission. If anyone has any questions about this then please feel free to ask. I can probably still answer many of the questions that you do have about OCS so again feel free to ask. If I find the time I'll try to post some FAQ's or OCS tips for ya'll but I can't guarantee that I will have the time. Here's a good thing to work on if you're going to OCS: run. Every company is different but each company runs a lot. Don't come to OCS expecting to get in shape; come to OCS already in shape.
So It's Been A Few Months...
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Final Week Of Freedom
Besides that I had an APFT a week or so ago. My score was 272.
Running: 100 pts.
Push-Ups: 92 pts.
Sit-Ups: 80 pts.
My goal is to get a 290+ in OCS. I didn't score as well as I would have liked but I feel confident that what I'm lacking now will be made up for in basic.
So I've got 1 week left before I ship out. My plans are to drink coffee and eat chocolate and ice cream while I have the luxery to do so :-). This might be my last post before I leave but I will be writing a friend and she will be posting updates about basic. Also, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to post them and she will send them to me.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Future Soldier Training - Softball
My posts are kind of few and far between right now (mainly because not much is going on) but once I start basic I'll be writing my roommate and asking to post updates for me so this site should stay current.
We had another future soldier training today. We broke up into 4 teams and played softball. Each team played 2 games and my team won both of them. It was fun overall. I think what I enjoy the most from our future soldier training is not the actual sports we play but getting to know the other soldiers. It's exciting to get together with other people who have the same goals and are all training for the same purpose. When I go to these training days it makes me want to ship out right now. I have 50 days left. I'm sure that, in reality, the time will go by very quickly but right now it feels like 2 Nov will never get here.
There are only a couple of other things to update on...first, I told my work that I would be shipping out in a couple of months with the Army and they fired me. Yes, you heard right - they fired me. I asked them if I did anything wrong and they said absolutely not. I was a good employee but they wanted someone who could give them a long term committment. So now they're leaving a future soldier without any kind of income 2 months before I ship out. Sounds kind of like a cheap deal to me. Anyway, I'm not bitter. The Lord will provide.
Secondly, my roommates and I are planning a trip to Oregon the first week of Oct so if there are any OR readers out there who want grab some coffee while I'm in town then just let me know.
Lastly, I'm adding a couple pictures from our last future soldier training, but if you want to see more I have them on my facebook.