I was doing the weapons guard thing during the last week outside Bobo. Another company's rifles were stacked next to us. I looked over and noticed that they had like half as many rifles as we did! I met some of the dudes from that platoon on libo and asked them about it. They lost close to 70% of their platoon (PLC-C). Also, of all the female candidates my OSO sent, zero graduated.
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Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!
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I was doing the weapons guard thing during the last week outside Bobo. Another company's rifles were stacked next to us. I looked over and noticed that they had like half as many rifles as we did! I met some of the dudes from that platoon on libo and asked them about it. They lost close to 70% of their platoon (PLC-C). Also, of all the female candidates my OSO sent, zero graduated.
70%? Thats rough....must have had a lot of injuries and DORs.
I dont recall the exact amount but they said they had some ridiculous number of candidates DOR at the first available moment (10-20 maybe)... I forget which week that was.
Anyways, funny story...there were some candidates who realized that this wasn't for them or it just wasn't what they expected and made up their mind that they were going to DOR ASAP, but there's that thing that says you have to stay until week X. That made for bite your lower lip moments during inspections when the candidates that didn't care anymore would decide not to prepare. One guy's rifle was so rusted that he couldn't bring the bolt back for inspection arms. Instead of cleaning his rifle during the allotted time he made stick figures with the cleaning wire things (forget that they're called).
Oh yeah, he didn't do his laundry either. So after he failed to do inspection arms, and as the SSGT was tearing his locker apart and throwing his trash everywhere, I hear something along the lines of "ARE THESE PISS/SHIT STAINS ON YOUR SKIVVIES, CANDIDATE?" Nasty. At least he didn't smell as bad as one dude who forgot his locker combo, but didn't fess up to the platoon staff until a couple days later. Pretty sure he wore the same everything for a couple days straight (including PT events).
Not as bad as the candidate who must have decided day 1 that he didn't want to be there, but didn't have the courage to stick it out and DOR and instead decided not to hydrate, heat stroked three straight PT sessions (silver bullet 3x), then got sent home.
Cron
Yankee Uniform Tango
It was possible as recently as a year ago, but now with the economy being what it is, don't count on it. That said, even if that wasn't the case, aiming to perform only at the bare minimum level is just setting yourself up for failure.
Yeah that kind of crap (no pun intended) would've pissed me off quick. Why go through the hellacious trouble of getting there if you don't want it or have no idea what it's going to be like?
Nah, helps keep the heat off you.
incognito_man
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Hey everyone - just wanted to quickly introduce myself.
I learned of this site from another site I'm on (marineocs.com). I've been selected to attend OCC-202 (OCT class) on a ground contract, but have since decided to pursue an Air contract. I contract out of the Milwaukee OSO and have been given a choice: A) Attend 202 with a ground contract and try to get an Air contract while at TBS or B) Wait and re-apply for 203 with an Air contract.
I chose the latter pending further word from my OSO on the likelihood of switching to an Air contract while at TBS.
I've been lurking for awhile and appreciate all the good info here!
I learned of this site from another site I'm on (marineocs.com). I've been selected to attend OCC-202 (OCT class) on a ground contract, but have since decided to pursue an Air contract. I contract out of the Milwaukee OSO and have been given a choice: A) Attend 202 with a ground contract and try to get an Air contract while at TBS or B) Wait and re-apply for 203 with an Air contract.
I chose the latter pending further word from my OSO on the likelihood of switching to an Air contract while at TBS.
I've been lurking for awhile and appreciate all the good info here!
Cron
Yankee Uniform Tango
From what's been posted on here in the past it's possible to switch at TBS, but it is VERY competitive (i.e. only a handful of contracts are available per company). If you're really dead-set on Air, I'd wait for 203.
incognito_man
New Member
That's my understanding as well.
My brother was also trying to get in 202, but wasn't able to get selected and is shooting for 203 - so I don't have an issue with waiting another 3months. But giving up a guaranteed spot is TOUGH.
There are 2 competitive air slots in my company. One for the top 1/3 and one for the middle 1/3... It's a tough way to go if you really want to fly.
incognito_man
New Member
Alright - thanks for the heads up.
I actually made the final decision earlier today and I'm re-submitting for OCC-203. I'm a WI guy, so maybe the cooler weather will be good for me!
Just have more time to get those last 17 pts on my PFT now.
Very good choice. Getting the competitive air contracts out of TBS isn't by any means impossible, but it's a bit like winning the lottery.
And you might want to fill a kiddie pool with water when winter sets in, keep stirring it to keep it from freezing solid, and then jump in it fully clothed. Then do two laps around the house. Repeat that daily until you don't piss yourself anymore when you hit the water. Then you'll be ready for winter OCS. I still don't know why anybody would intentionally do that to themselves.
incognito_man
New Member
Noted
. I know standing in ice buckets after track practice for 10 minutes didn't feel too swell, so I might have to try that out again, but go neck deep instead of thigh deep this time around!