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    Depth perception mega thread

    I guess it only counts for something if you can retake a depth perception test. I highly doubt also that they would just take my civilian docs "word", I just was asking how many people have been retested down at NAMI.
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    Depth perception mega thread

    Getting reevaluated at NAMI for depth perception I ran a search on depth perception, however I wasnt successful in finding my answer. I am OCS complete and awaiting commissioning, I was NPQd at NAMI for SNA due to depth perception. I wanted to get another opinion and I went to see a civlian...
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    Looking for gouge? Ask your Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation here (Part 1)

    Night arrested carrier landings I was watching a documentary on carrier's and naval aviators on the military channel, my addiction, and I was wondering if the pilots who land on the carriers at night do so with the aid of night vision goggles or if they go strictly on the lights of the carrier...
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    After the cornea heals...

    I just went down there and talked to the doctor. He looked at my eyes and and put that dye in them. Apparently I developed some mild abrasions in my left cornea. And on top of that, the lubricating drops that they gave me had a preservative in them and it was causing the irritation. Apparently...
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    After the cornea heals...

    Well I am suppose to use the FML steroid drops for 23 more days. I have really clear AMs and bad PMs, that sucks too because all the fun stuff happens in the PMs. For those of you that said to stop using the drops, did you mean stop using the lubricating drops?
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    After the cornea heals...

    So the doctor pronounced me 100 percent healed, at least as far as my corneas go. He says that the epithelium has to smooth over and that will correct my vision. My question to any of you who have had the surgery, did you notice that the drops began to sting MORE after the cornea healed? Also...
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    Just had PRK

    What? Thats not how u take eye drops?! Man i just pour them all into one shot glass and shoot em!
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    Just had PRK

    I just got back from my 5 day post op. I am seeing 20/30 in both eyes and according to the surgeon, am 98% healed. AggieFlyer, you are absolutely right, colors are way more vivid to me that is something I did not expect to get from the surgery. My eye doesnt feel very good at the moment, but...
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    Just had PRK

    I had custom PRK done with wavefront technology. So far its worked really well. I have some haze, but my vision is getting noticably better by the day.
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    Just had PRK

    Thanks, that is very helpful. So this morning my vision is worse. Perhaps I am not out of the woods yet. I had to turn my computer screen brightness down. Still I am not experiencing severe pain, its just i cant see and i can barely see the screen. Ok this is starting to hurt. Im going to stop...
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    Just had PRK

    Its midnight here and tommorow will be day 3. Today my vision was worse, but that is to be expected due to the cornea healing. But I found myself getting irritable due to the fact that I was frustrated that I couldnt do much of anything becuase I couldnt read. I have some haze and some halos...
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    Just had PRK

    I had PRK done yesterday. I am writing this to give my personal experience with PRK. I had PRK surgery done through TLC. They did an excellent job and were very friendly. I have had NO PAIN at all. I read this forum and was expecting tremendous suffering and so I had taken all proactive measures...
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    How long does it take to Recover from PRK?

    Yeah they gave me a prescription for this stuff called Zymar. I dont know what it is, my guess is that it is numbing drops. If my eye feels anything like you described then i definetely want something like Vicodin or something to knock me out cold. I talked to one guy that is at our local...
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    How long does it take to Recover from PRK?

    I am getting zapped next monday, June 25th, and in the event that the pain is severe what are some things that you all have found to help mitigate the pain? I asked the doctors at TLC this and they said that they can prescribe to me some Tylenol w/ codeine. Do pain killers really help that kind...
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    Going hurt to...

    I went to OCS with a bad ITB tendon. It was painful before I left but I had never experienced ITB pain before so I kept quiet. During in-processing, one of the corporals ordered me to sprint to the head and retrieve some candidates, as I got up off my camp stool and turn my knee it delivered a...
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    SERE school (Survival, Escape, Resistance, Evasion)

    I really couldnt find a decent place to post this topic, but API seemed to be the best place that i could think of. My question is when throughout the entire pipline of flight training is SERE training done, if at all. I know that special forces units go through SERE school, what is the deal...
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    Walther P99 .40 cal

    In August im going to be purchasing a Walther P99 .40 caliber handgun. Its my birthday present to myself! Anyways i was curious if any of you own this handgun and could leave some comments about it. Thanks in advance
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    No more chow bridge?

    Thats right, i have to go back for another 6 weeks. Its good and bad, its good because it gives me a chance to reflect on my mistakes and develope myself and it also gives me time for my body to recover. BUT just the fact that we cant call ourselves Marines at the end of graduation kind of...
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    No more chow bridge?

    20 heat casualties on SULE 1?! Thats insane. I can believe it too, when we did SULE 1 i pounded down over 10 canteens of water and it wasnt really even hot. That had to have sucked doing it under a black flag, its a wonder they didnt call it off because of the flag. But sometimes it may only go...
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    No more chow bridge?

    I crossed the bridge for the last time today. I graduated PLC JRS and im finally home. Life is good. But i know that in 2 years im going to have to see that awful bridge again. I, like the poster above me, can still hear "Tighten it up right now!" or "Step it out right now second!" I was 2nd...
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    Ocs

    Thats crazy to think people would be running around. When i was the prep weekend no one screwed around and we all just wanted sleep. I cant see anyone having enough energy after the day to be horsing around. I have another question, when do we get our M16s?
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    Torn shoulder, headed for 1st increment

    BTW- if i would have had to go to 2nd inc. then i would have miss the wedding. 1st inc doesnt effect it.
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    Torn shoulder, headed for 1st increment

    Well the good news is that am going to go to 1st increment. Although i now would prefer to go to PLC-C but it all leads to the same thing so i guess its alright. If was to go combined then i would have to be disenrolled from the program because of something to do with the fiscal year. Then i...
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    Torn shoulder, headed for 1st increment

    Thanks guys i appreciate all the advice. I have an appt with an orthopedic doctor tommorow. Right now i think that my shoulder is not torn, i believe it was sprained and that is great news. I think ill be able to go to first increment, however this whole ordeal has hampered my PT. Who here is...
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    Torn shoulder, headed for 1st increment

    Right well ill talk to my OSO about it monday. I left a message last thursday but no response. Is it possible to switch to PLC-combined. Ive been thinking about it for awhile and i have now come to the conclusion that i would rather go to the 10 week and get it all overwith at once. It doesnt...
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    Torn shoulder, headed for 1st increment

    I could go to 2nd increment. But i am in quite a pickle. If i go to 1st increment i not be as prepared at all. PT is next to impossible for now. I could fail at 1st increment which would devastate me. However it gets worse, if i go to 2nd increment i will be missing my sisters wedding which i am...
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    Torn shoulder, headed for 1st increment

    I have a slight tear in my shoulder that i recieved 2 days ago. I went and had an x ray done too and notified my OSO. The problem here is this, i cant do a single pullup now, i was sitting around 19. I mean i could, but ide tear my shoulder worse. I have to keep off of it for 2 weeks! The timing...
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    OCS Prep Ft. McCoy

    LOL, they looked like a bunch of pitbulls just waiting to chew us up. I swear i saw chairs flying and i think maybe a candidate here and there as i was fighting my way out the door!
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    OCS Prep Ft. McCoy

    That guy had eyeballs the size of golfballs! LOL
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    OCS Prep Ft. McCoy

    I was 2nd Platoon, 3rd squad, 12. To me the weekend was a real learning experience. I enjoyed the land nav, o course, and the Marine Corps history class. It was one motivating weekend for sure. I have to make a note here BTW. I was in 2nd platoon and i saw the SI rip into that guy who called him...
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    Shipping on the 28th of May to Juniors

    I will be shipping out of St. Louis on May 28 for juniors. Selected in September of 2005.
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    Disqualification

    Hold on second here. I was treated for ADD about 3 years ago. I had prescriptions for Adderal, Ritalin, and some other form of medicine. The military has relaxed its standards about this kind of thing. If you have been off the meds for over a year i believe then you are good to go. You will need...
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    Does the Marine Corps change political views?

    I was curious how the Marine Corps or military service in general affects political views. Is there a tendency after serving in combat or in wartime to lean more toward the anti-war left? How does this affect people. Or is it that basically the political views that you had before going into the...
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    OCS credits

    If your school accepts them, mine does, it is 6 credit hrs.
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    How the Marines will affect your mentality

    Well i guess we will just have to wait and see. I did manage to come out of public school without picking up swearing, and in my school that is an accomplishment. But however if my not swearing means that i am in some way less of a Marine, then i think i will call up my OSO and tell him i dont...
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    How the Marines will affect your mentality

    Alright this may be a little weird to some. But i dont swear. For many reasons, my faith, the way i was raised, my friends, etc. Ide prefer to keep the habit. This is one of those questions were most of the answers will depend on the given situation. But would you think that my future Marine...
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    Your scariest moment at ocs.

    OWW! they didnt even give u a local anesthetic?
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    Academic Requirements

    One side note to this though, if you are planning on having a career in the Corps you are going to need at least a masters degree. I was looking at graduate schools and the requirments are stringent, so its important to keep a high GPA regardless. Yes you can get into PLC with a 2.0 or better...
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    Athletes and OCS

    Not really, i dont think at least. I think anyone can be just in as good as shape as a varsity player. As far as selection goes, well the varsity status isnt going to mean anything. Say if there was someone who was varsity for a football team. The boards are just going to see that they played...
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    Good Books? (marine corps)

    Read "American Soldier" by Tommy Franks. It isnt Marine Corps, but he has so many good lessons in that book about how to be a good officer its amazing. One leadership thing he stresses in the book is about Loyalty and the chain of command, he talks about how Loyalty not only runs up the chain of...
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    Fellow highschool graduate (now Sgt Sniper) awarded Silver Star...

    Thats awsome i graduated from Troy Buchanan High School and thats cool to see a local Marine get the silver star.
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    Good time to contact OSO

    yeah u definetey need to call him ASAP. i am starting my freshman year this fall, im 19 years old. I have already been to MEPS and have my rough application done. We just have to submit it to BUMED. Plus the earlier the better the chances are for selection.
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    Commissioning ceremony/graduation?

    I was visiting my future college last week. I was in KC going through MEPS and all that stuff. So anyways i was at college getting my schedule and doing the whole orientation thing when this lady came up to me and asked me about college. I told her that i was applying for an officer candidate...
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    Run Paces at OCS

    So would it be advantageous to run in boots before OCS?
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    Run Paces at OCS

    Can you bring insoles for your boots? Or is that considered contraband?
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    Kansas City OSO

    Thank you all so much for you responses. They were extremely helpful, thanks!
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    Kansas City OSO

    Im am trying to get in contact with the Kansas City OSO. Does anyone know the phone number to the office? If not how can i go about finding the number. I looked in the yellow pages of the KC area but hadnt any luck. What is with the 1-800-MARINES number? I used to have the captains email...
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    OSO question

    What days is the OSO open? What are their hours typically or does it depend on the OSO? Thanks
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    Help: my knee just came apart

    By the way Hueycobra, i love the avatar, are you a fellow maddox fan?
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    Help: my knee just came apart

    Okay i just saw the post above me and it is more helpful than my advice.
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