I went to my recruiter and I'm starting an OCS packet for the US Army. He told me I have to take the OSB (per his regulation book) but he knows nothing about it. Anyone here familiar with it? Know what kind of questions it asks? Where can I get more info about it? I tried google.com but it returned no results.

Thanks.

After doing some research, I found that the OSB is no longer applicable in the US Armed Forces.

Now its based solely on your GT Score on the ASVAB.

Originally Posted by catalinargonzalez

After doing some research, I found that the OSB is no longer applicable in the US Armed Forces.

Now its based solely on your GT Score on the ASVAB.

I was told that the ASVAB is strictly for enlisted personel and that during officer selection it doesn't really weigh much. I maybe wrong, but if that was the case, how is your GT score relevant to officer selection?

Yea, you need a GT score of 110 or higher on the ASVAB in order to be considered for OCS. I got a 127, so I'm good on that.
I'm currently putting my OCS packet together with my recruiter.
I just finished the one page essay on why I want to be an officer and the next thing is to go get my pics done at Barksdale AF. The final thing is going up in front a board that will recommend (or NOT) acceptance to OCS. If I do get accepted, I will be enlisting under MOS 9D, which is guaranteed OCS after BCT. (I've checked all this stuff out on the internet)

I wasn't aware of the GT score thing. But my score was well above 110 so I don't think I have to worry. As far as I knew all you needed for OCS/OTS was a 4-year degree. From what my recruiter told me I have a higher chance of being accepted into OCS/OTS if you go recruiter, which makes a lot of sense since they look at your experience. But that was probably his hook for trying to get me enlisted.

My ROTC essay was why I want to be in the Army. I ended up writing about how I wanted to fly helos, which was along the same route.

Anyway, good luck with that.

I vaugely remember my ROTC essay. I must have done something right because they gave me a full ride scholorship to a private college.

It is based solely on the GT score for the Army. I couldn't tell you about other branches. I decided to go enlisted THEN officer 3-4 years down the road. I am looking forward to my MOS. With officer you can basically be put ANYWHERE, at least with enlisted you get a choice of the job area.

I did ROTC for a year and had to drop my scholorship because I changed my Major. (It was specific for Nursing) The army wasn't prepared to give me another scholorship so I waved bye bye.

It is EXTREMELY hard to get to accepted to OCS straight in from civilian. They are almost overly critical of you. I toyed with the idea but for me it was better to go in and be a grunt for a couple years. Get a feel for what it would be like, and also I have been there and trained with other enlisted. In my opinion that will make me a better officer. Plus I may find I like the enlisted side of things.

I get my E-4 going in with a college degree, and there is my loan repayment. I know I won't be making 65,000 dollar difference in pay(between officer and enlisted) in that three year period of time.

I was pretty much told everything that you just stated Princess, which is why I want to go enlisted first. I didn't realize going through ROTC gave you no choice as to where you are put until after I talked to a few people. That's one of those details they fail to mention.

Most wouldn't do it if they knew that. I was lucky my recuiter was honest about the whole thing.

I am one of those people who makes sure I have every detail under belt. I don't like suprises. So I researched everything fairly well.

Hope you decide to go 97 B! Maybe I'll see you at Huachuca!

Originally Posted by PrincessRed

I am one of those people who makes sure I have every detail under belt. I don't like suprises. So I researched everything fairly well.

Trust me, I am one of those people that researches everything too and I've been researching pretty hardcore, and I have decided to go officer. I was originally going to go enlisted and into 96B (intel analyst), but my real goal is to help pay for law school and I don't see the point of taking the longer road. I won't be getting the GI Bill, but I can apply for FLEP while I'm in and if I don't get it, I can use the Hazelwood act in a TExas law school to go to law school when I get out. I know people say they respect officers that have had enlisted experience more, but becoming an officer is not a cake walk either. It's 9 weeks of basic, 14 weeks of OCS, 7 weeks of OLC and then anywhere from 12 to 24 weeks of OBC, so all in all, it's about a year's worth of physically and mentally demanding training. At any rate, I think I have made the correct decision.

Thank you guys for your input on my essay it was much appreciated. I made the appropriate changes. Now I have a different challenge. My recruiter has contacted whoever holds the boards for officer recommendations and he said that they want to hold a special board for me soon, and not have me wait till the next scheduled board, but if i get accepted, they want me to go asap. I still have about 9 mos. left to finish my MBA, so we'll see how it goes. I'm weighing the pros and cons as we speak. I'll keep you updated.

PRINCESS RED: I saw that you are shipping out very soon. Good luck and keep us posted on your experiences!