by MyExperience » Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:19 pm
I would definitely plan for this gap, because from reading posts here it seems like not all SF's are proactive, however, I was given the opportunity to start within 2 weeks of degree completion (before graduation and conferral). I asked for a letter from my university saying I had completed all of my requirements. That allowed my SF to start the process earlier. Otherwise, I would have had to wait for 8 weeks before my school sent a transcript with the degree conferral.
amiSMARTyet wrote:Does it usually take that long for them to bring you on though? I'm looking at joining the reserves and I could use that time to get my training in before I start. Making the best of it I guess...
I was given the opportunity to negotiate my start date after they made me an offer. If you are upfront with your SF with this plan then you could likely have a later start date to do this training.
I would definitely plan for this gap, because from reading posts here it seems like not all SF's are proactive, however, I was given the opportunity to start within 2 weeks of degree completion (before graduation and conferral). I asked for a letter from my university saying I had completed all of my requirements. That allowed my SF to start the process earlier. Otherwise, I would have had to wait for 8 weeks before my school sent a transcript with the degree conferral.
[quote="amiSMARTyet"]Does it usually take that long for them to bring you on though? I'm looking at joining the reserves and I could use that time to get my training in before I start. Making the best of it I guess...[/quote]
I was given the opportunity to negotiate my start date after they made me an offer. If you are upfront with your SF with this plan then you could likely have a later start date to do this training.