Wrapping Up and Submitting Your Packet

After you get everything together, you will need to have an interview with the company commander and the station commander for an interview. I felt the interview with my station commander was less formal in the sense that I just simply came in and chat with him. For the company commander, you need to play dress up and wear your business suit. Basically, you need to pretend that this is a board interview and dress/groom yourself appropriately.


Apparently, in the Army everyone ignores the ranks below you unless they have business with you. They won't say "hi" or acknowledge your existence in any way until they need to talk to you. After they are done with you, they will resume ignoring you and pretend you aren't there.

Your recruiter should introduce you to the company commander. After that, the commander will greet you and begin to ask questions. You should say "yes ma'am/sir" but shouldn't say, "SIR YES SIR" like they show on TV. After all, you are still a civilian and you should behave like a civilian. Try to be succinct with your answers but be sure to answer the questions completely. Don't get too verbose or talk about your life.

This is still similar to a job interview, so you want to be as professional as possible and try to sell yourself. Be honest, but be confident about your answers. The company commander will try to make sure you are prepared for the board. I guess the commanders try to prevent you from making a fool out of yourself. They will help you prepare for some commonly asked questions. I believe that the company commander for recruiters sometimes are the board members. Therefore, they should know what questions will be asked. If you have any questions on what questions will be asked, just ask your company commander. In addition, you should have gotten a few sample board interview questions. If you have any questions about the board, this is the time to ask! The company commander is there to help you.

Once you're done, your recruiter should schedule for a board date, which is usually once very month and submit your packet.


Still watching the movie, ignore any incoherent sentences if you see any.