P_ubhi18 said:
I did all of OCS during the summers so I know what to expect and how to deal with it, plus I prefer the heat anyway. Being from CA doesn't help when it comes to coping with the cold so i'm happy about it.
A lot of people did OCS in the summer at Quantico. TBS in the summer is nothing like it. Here's a few differences: there are no flag days, there is no aclimatization period, you will wear flak jackets (this is a warming layer), you will have a heavier weapon (SAW, 203, 240, tripod, a-barrel, etc), your field exercises will be a week long, you will be digging a lot, you will be in gas masks a lot, you will do buddy rushes for hundreds of meters, your marches will be longer, your gear list will be heavier, your land nav legs will be measured in hundreds if not thousands of meters, and many more heat related negatives. I've never heard anyone who was sweating their balls off just sitting still get very enthusiastic about doing a 6 click movement to contact with full packs.
Go colder if you can. Bravo is probably the best mix of hot and cold and Fox probably the worst (it just gets colder and colder).
Semper Fi,
usmcecho4
