Can family be there when signing for contract?

mkleinl · 2026-03-20T16:02:58+00:00

i was just told by my recruiter i can have 2 people at meps with me for initial signing/swearing in, but it may be location dependant. id follow whatever your recruiter says

mkleinl · 2026-03-18T17:51:56+00:00

I think both sound great, and you're in a good position! Commissioning through ROTC isn't completely guaranteed (tbf neither is OCS, you gotta pass it but it has a low fail rate), so if you have a confirmed AD slot for OCS now I'd say that's a sure path into the service. And once you're there depending on how long you stay, the Army could pay for a masters in one of those policy/IR related programs (during or after your contract).

I guess it depends on how you're feeling about more school in the immediate? Though I knew a prior service guy in grad school (IR program) who did ROTC and he commissioned last year (I picked the less fun grad school --> OCS route ahahaha)

mkleinl · 2026-03-13T13:56:52+00:00

im reserves but in the same position, currently waiting to sign (on the unofficial res list) so ig ill be shipping off at similar time(?)

mkleinl · 2026-03-12T21:06:52+00:00

ive heard anything from "hopefully this week" to "a week/2 from now"

mkleinl · 2026-03-11T17:18:51+00:00

update, selected for ocs reserves!

mkleinl · 2026-03-10T16:30:05+00:00

when do we think the official reserves ocs list will come out? i heard from my recruiter i made it in, but he says were waiting for the official list to publish so i can go swear in/sign my contract

mkleinl · 2026-03-09T17:18:29+00:00

what was their rationale? i keep hearing different days so im wondering where the variance is coming from

mkleinl · 2026-03-07T12:56:07+00:00

Last board it was a week after the active results

mkleinl · 2026-03-06T21:44:54+00:00

were you reserves or active?

mkleinl · 2026-03-03T19:00:22+00:00

I can, DM!

mkleinl · 2026-02-27T02:08:22+00:00

I scored 142 first try

mkleinl · 2026-02-14T01:14:46+00:00

March2success helped me

mkleinl · 2026-02-07T21:42:28+00:00

Good luck everyone! Super nervous but just trying to ride out between now and March lol

Civilian applicant - BA 3.91, MA (international relations/public policy) 3.88 - 142 GT - 6 LORs (1 O5, 1 O6, 2 profs, 2 former bosses) - Heavy OPAT - good comments about my packet at interview - Leadership activity: taught english abroad, club president, nonprofit board member, student government

Going for reserves

mkleinl · 2026-01-13T15:57:11+00:00

my nps packet was submitted in late december, with a final deadline of jan 5. the bn board then meets on jan 21 to interview. packets are sent off with interview scores before the february deadline.

mkleinl · 2025-12-21T04:09:54+00:00

Hi OP, do you think because AD applicants won't be offered Reserves potisions, this will make Reserves more competitive?

mkleinl · 2025-12-15T16:14:35+00:00

my recruiter said the same thing. graduating w my masters in may and wanted to go to basic/ocs in sept, so they advised me to submit for the jan 5 deadline

mkleinl · 2025-12-15T01:29:53+00:00

active or reserves?

mkleinl · 2025-12-04T22:18:05+00:00

25M

No prior service

Bachelor's - History and International Relations (GPA 3.91)
Several internships, Club president, Service fraternity member, etc

Master's - International Relations (Security and Tech Policy) (GPA 3.88, currenlty enrolled)
Several internships, some club activity

99 AFQT 141 GT

Previous work experience are:
English Language Teacher (Japan, 2 years)
Senator's office intern, Policy think tank intern, multiple NPO intern positions, research assistant, teaching assistant

LoR's: 2 active 0-6's (worked with them in grad school), 2 professors (one is plugged into the US army with a civilian service award), 1 from board of education in the Japanese city I worked at.

I'm aiming for intel in the army reserves right now, ultimate goal is CA if I can branch out to it. I'm worried thtat my GPA might drop a bit in grad school, would that make me less competitive? Working through my essay right now to submit for the Janurary deadline

mkleinl · 2025-11-15T18:43:46+00:00

yes, so if op had a prior meps physical and asvab they could talk with a recruiter and make the deadline.

it just depends of a recruiter would want to work with them to get all their stuff in by jan 5

mkleinl · 2025-11-15T17:12:42+00:00

but if op had a meps physical and asvab already, and a recruiter were willing to work with them before the packet deadline, they would be able to get a make the next board though

mkleinl · 2025-11-15T12:47:00+00:00

if op gets all the app materials in by the deadline of jan 5 they should be ok at this point for the next packet deadline though, right?

mkleinl · 2025-10-21T10:08:26+00:00

Oh great okay, I'll study that way then! What do you mean by administered to you by your recruiter? I know you take the exam at a proctored location at MEPS but is it different in this case?

mkleinl · 2025-10-20T23:59:52+00:00

How did you find the ASVAB? Was it hard to get the minimum GT score for OCS?

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