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This guidance is specifically for National Guard officers only. I expect it will apply to the other branches as well, but I do not have their policies or procedures. According to the latest ARNG AMEDD SOP:
"Direct Commission AMEDD officers that do not have a commissioning source (ROTC, OCS, US Military Academy) who are appointed on or after 1 October 2017 are required to attend the Direct Commission Course (DCC) and BOLC B. Those that commissioned prior to 1 October 2017 are grandfathered into the past requirements."
If you commissioned through ROTC, OCS, or a USMA, DCC is not a requirement for you. If you commissioned prior to 1 October 2017, DCC is not a requirement for you.
BOLC B is a requirement for all new AMEDD officers. You will attend the short course (25 days) at Fort Sam Houston. Medical students on valid MDSSP contracts have 36 months from the date of commission to attend the course. Residents on valid STRAP contracts have 36 months after their residency program ends to complete BOLC B. If you do not have a commissioning source, you have the same time frames above to complete DCC and BOLC B.
"Direct Commission AMEDD officers that do not have a commissioning source (ROTC, OCS, US Military Academy) who are appointed on or after 1 October 2017 are required to attend the Direct Commission Course (DCC) and BOLC B. Those that commissioned prior to 1 October 2017 are grandfathered into the past requirements."
If you commissioned through ROTC, OCS, or a USMA, DCC is not a requirement for you. If you commissioned prior to 1 October 2017, DCC is not a requirement for you.
BOLC B is a requirement for all new AMEDD officers. You will attend the short course (25 days) at Fort Sam Houston. Medical students on valid MDSSP contracts have 36 months from the date of commission to attend the course. Residents on valid STRAP contracts have 36 months after their residency program ends to complete BOLC B. If you do not have a commissioning source, you have the same time frames above to complete DCC and BOLC B.