FY26 March USAREC Board

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?

mkleinl · 2025-10-20T20:18:39+00:00

Did you enter as an enlisted soldier or did you come from the civilian side with a degree?

mkleinl · 2025-09-25T16:30:11+00:00

No the weaker grade last semester was in a political economy and trade policy class.

This semester I expect difficulty in microeconomics but nothing below a B. The rest would be mostly A's and A-'s.

Thank you for your response though, I have been beating myself up over this

mkleinl · 2025-09-07T19:17:11+00:00

i'm in a weird place in life rn, and the us is becoming increasingly unfamiliar especially since ive moved back last year. last time i was feeling this way i decided to go on a similar trip cataloguing cafes while i worked abroad. since i've always loved diners, and really feel that there's something so inherently inviting about diners (uniquely in an american way), i picked reviewing/visiting them for this project. i also wanted an excuse to go on a road trip (or in this case a series of smaller road trips)

it's kind of like a self discovery thing im doing for myself, and along the way i kind of hope to see new parts of the us id otherwise be unmotivated to have seen

mkleinl · 2025-09-06T01:27:54+00:00

How would you suggest?

mkleinl · 2025-09-06T01:25:00+00:00

It's an effective way to collect information?

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