I've found a couple threads discussing the particulars of service academy and ROTC time re: severance pay, but those didn't seem to address Officer Candidate School specifically.
I went through ~12 weeks of OCS as my entry point in to the Navy in 2011. I had no prior service, did not attend a service academy, and was not in ROTC. The OCS time is listed on my draft DD214 in block 12.d as "Total Prior Active Service: 2 months, 23 days". Which makes sense, because you're an E5 while at OCS. However, it seems like that should count as part of my total time on AD. Without it, I'm at 8 years, 10 months, 24 days (block 12.c). The difference to my severance pay is upwards of $12K so it's a pretty important distinction.
If anyone can help answer this, especially with a cited source, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks.
I went through ~12 weeks of OCS as my entry point in to the Navy in 2011. I had no prior service, did not attend a service academy, and was not in ROTC. The OCS time is listed on my draft DD214 in block 12.d as "Total Prior Active Service: 2 months, 23 days". Which makes sense, because you're an E5 while at OCS. However, it seems like that should count as part of my total time on AD. Without it, I'm at 8 years, 10 months, 24 days (block 12.c). The difference to my severance pay is upwards of $12K so it's a pretty important distinction.
If anyone can help answer this, especially with a cited source, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks.