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Bevo, In case you are still considering Rock River Arms, I recently placed an order with them for an AR upper assembly, with an original quoted shipping time of 16-20 weeks... that's now pushed from anywhere between 4 and 12 months. I decided to order from Fulton Armory as well, they are...

Of note, Lee Marvin's grave is located next to Joe Louis. It is easy to miss, since it is a common headstone.

I was sent on a deployment to Djibouti a few years back, and I had to fly commercial with my M-9 from Ft Benning to Djibouti. The trip was 6 legs, and the mandatory security check at each stop got pretty annoying. I must admit that it was unnerving when they pulled out my weapon in Addis...

For Catholics in San Diego, I highly recommend Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala. It is California's first mission; a beautiful church and a great parish. They are also very supportive of the military. When I was deployed on my IA to Iraq, while my wife was pregnant with our first child, they...

No, if you wish to be a naval officer, you need to have the courage of your convictions. When you assign me negative rep points, and attach a snide little comment that you don't know sh!t about, then have the balls to voice your opinion to the entire community. And the answer to your comment...

Fixed it for you...

I concur, American Shooting Center is a great place. They also have military discounts on membership fees... and it's right around the corner from Cheetah's, if you are interested free burgers.

Actually there are quite a few IW Officers that are true combat veterans, especially those that have been placed with SpecWar (and a few other random guys placed at the RCT/BCT level) that have been assigned to participate in "tribal engagements". I know a couple of them personally, and they are...

Phrog, I would add this Marine to the list of MOH considerations as well: http://www.defenselink.mil/home/faceofdefense/fod/2006-08/f20060804a.html

I've had the tempur for about 4 years now, an outstanding investment. I had back surgery about 2 years ago, part of a disc was removed... on the bad days the tempur is my best friend. I usually wake up the next morning with minimal discomfort, if any. I am a sweat-hog and the tempur seems to...

update on crypies that want sea duty. I've been told JO billet priorities are being directed to PCS afloat. all O-3 types and below will be placed on sea-duty for their next tour if their last billet was ashore.

One of them was definitely in inactive reserve status. He received his commission via NROTC, served four years as a SWO and opted out. After Sept 11, he was recalled. The other guy, I was wrong about. He went to the Merchant Marine Academy, then served his time on Merchant ships and opted out...

It happens. I've had at least three friends recalled into service, although two were SWO's and another a Crypie. Like zab1001 said, once you sign the dotted line you are in it for the long haul. If you have problem with that commitment, you might need to reconsider your decision.

Not true. I am currently in a sea duty billet and it is my first assignment. There are plenty of initial crypto billets that go to sea. It is true that in MOST cases they will require you to complete qualifications before deploying, but not always (like me). Besides, you could be qual'ed 6...

ET1, don't get me wrong, you will meet a lot of great people at OCS. I found many of the DI's, as well as many of the prior enlisted OC's, very inspiring. in fact, I wish there were more people like them in the Navy. best of luck on your package. ENS SWOdog, maybe that guy was still there...

you wouldn't believe some of the scum bags they let into OCS. some dirties always slip into the pack. they don't make it, of course, but their overall lack of respect and integrity fouls up the process. there was a guy, prior first class as a matter of fact, who could not complete 10...

straight from the OCS web site:

if you can score excellent low from the start and you are confident that you can improve by the end of OCS, by all means do it. but it looks bad and the DI's ride you if you don't improve. I actually never improved on my run, I received a lot of attention for that. also, don't go for...

its a good idea to be at out PRT standards, but not necessary. if you can't get there in 3 1/2 months then you are going to have problems at OCS.

oh, I don't know, because I was a captive audience. I was "selected" adjutant by the class drill instructor, when I wasn't present. I was always in the "house of pain", usually four DIs with me, and it resulted in endless push-ups, bends and thrusts, eight count body builders. once the other...

mikencolo, don't make a nuisance of yourself. they will remember that and it will make for unpleasant times. the key to OCS is flying under the radar for as long as possible. the other way is the hard way, believe me. I was class adjutant from week 2 on, the entire staff knew me, beat downs were...

you can live in the BOQ or off base. I would stay in the BOQ unless you are married. you can also have a motorcycle, but I wouldn't bother during the summer, it pours practically everyday, and often there are violent thunderstorms.

it could be done in eleven weeks. my class spent four weeks as candios, meaning we completed our training in 9 weeks. I wouldn't cut it any shorter than that, our schedule was pretty frantic. any less time would make it impossible without cutting legitimate training.

Chief, 6 weeks is cramming a lot of info into a short amount of time. I suppose that is what happens when people belly ache about "down time" on course critiques.

it should be no problem. one of my classmates, SNA designator, had two daughters and one on the way when he started OCS. he got rolled for medical reasons, his wife ended up having their third while he was in his 8th ot 9th week. our class team was actually very considerate. his family was...

It took 7 months from my first call to the detailer to my first day in poopie greens.

they make you buy a pair of shoes when you get to OCS. I suggest bringing your own and using the pair they issue for inspections.

don't worry, it definitely won't preclude you from getting into OCS. I applied in Oct 02, received my commission in July and had my first interview with NCIS in Sept. in my interview, I told the NCIS guy that I forgot to list a ticket on my EPSQ. his reply was something like "I don't care about...

while the air force has some pretty awful locations, it has its perks too. their standard of living is much higher. as a naval aviator, you WILL be out to sea, and more often than not. in an 18 month cycle, you'll have 6 months shore time, 6 months of work-ups (where you spend atleast 50% of...

I remember this time when someone in gysgt carlsson's class had to use the head during chow. gysgt's carlsson and murphy made him stand there and sweat it out while they harrassed him in front of the regiment, then required that he be escorted by the class president.... holding hands. I truly...

that was some funny sh!t, I was right behind him when carlsson yanked those off. "hey master chief, take a look at this." that was classic OCS.

Please change mine to: Teamwork, Discipline, Teamwork, Discipline.......PAIN!!!!!

I don't know why everyone passes crappy gouge sbout PFA standards, but its been happening since I started checking out this site. I am at OCS right now. the increments are 5 year (ie. 20-24, 25-29, 30-34). I'm not trying to be a jerk, but whoever was here "back when" please stop passing bad gouge.

2 minutes between each event in this order: s/u, p/u, run. you are forced to give maximum effort, for example, you must hold your chest off the deck the entire two minutes for the push-ups.

you definitely don't want to wear boxers. my class was once mashed on the way from PT to chow. while doing flutter kicks, a class drill instructor noticed one of the candidates was wearing boxers, because they were hanging out the bottom of his PT shorts. the class drill instructor called him...

C/Ens Taylor is zero one hosed up candidate, take it from someone in his class. hey tayyyyy-lorrrr, I bet GySgt Aurelio, USMC would love to see this link.

I love the morning mashing.... but its not as fun as a romp in the rose garden

An advanced degree is always an asset. If you have the means to pursue a master's, go for it. I have my MS in Computer Science. Whether it helped in my selection for OCS is pure speculation, but I'm sure it was a factor (my undergrad GPA was less than stellar). I also agree with Kevin's point...

megan, please don't spread that dark secret around too much, we have enough problems in cincy as it is. I read that clown brought his circus act to miami u sometime back, he was heckled off the stage.

I always hear about running and push-ups at OCS, what about sit-ups? Aside from PRT, is this a regular form of motivation? Honestly, I despise sit-ups, I'd rather run 5 miles. DON'T BLAME ME, I VOTED FOR RICK LAZIO

I run 5 or 6 days a week. Three of those days I run 4 or 5 miles, the others I practice the PRT run. I also swim 1000 yards three days a week.

sure, the dixie chunks have the right to voice their opinions, like anyone else. I find it convenient that many of these artists wait until they are on foreign soil before they sound off. I would like to see the crowd reaction if that same remark was made IN Texas.

Once upon a time in a nice little forest, there lived an orphaned bunny and an orphaned snake. By a surprising coincidence, both were blind from birth. One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest, and the snake was slithering through the forest, when the bunny tripped over the snake and...

what ever happened to collegeguy? sorry to dig up such an old post, but these topics (the other is locked) were some of the best to hit this site.

There was a Frenchman, an Englishman and Claudia Schiffer sitting together in a carriage in a train going through Provence. Suddenly the train went through a tunnel and as it was an old style train, there were no lights in the carriages and it went completely dark. Then there was a kissing...

The French are sawed-off sissies who eat snails and slugs and cheese that smells like people's feet. Utter cowards who force their own children to drink wine, they gibber like baboons even when you try to speak to them in their own wimpy language. - P.J. O'Rourke France is a country where the...

I've been memorizing the Big 4 and have noticed some differences between items on the OCS site and items in the blue "Guide to Success" book the recruiter hands out. Should I just stick to the OCS version?

who will be DI for class 21-03?

John, please change mine to: Selected for OCS Thanks

I received my letter from millington 3 weeks ago, but still haven't received orders from OCS. is it possible I might not get a slot? aoconnor, nice job and best of luck.