Lonestar155
is good to go
Have any of you officers or candidates gone to OCS slighty injured? Did this greatly effect your performance? I can manage the pain, but I need to be strong for 6 weeks!
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jagges84
Semper Gumby "Always Flexible"
What kind of pain?
I went last year with a slight knee pain. I get runners knee every once and a while, and I felt it coming on before I shipped last summer. However, it did not bother me at all up there. Maybe it was the extreme amounts of water I drank or walking in cushioned shoes/boots all day (instead of sandals 24/7 here in Florida)that made the difference.
If it is something you think will get worse, I say try switching to another session. (If you are OCC or Combined, 10 weeks is a long time to stick it out).
I leave for Srs on Sunday, I have had sinus problems (resulting in headaches) for a while, but it's getting better. I'm a bit nervious it will get worse again.
I went last year with a slight knee pain. I get runners knee every once and a while, and I felt it coming on before I shipped last summer. However, it did not bother me at all up there. Maybe it was the extreme amounts of water I drank or walking in cushioned shoes/boots all day (instead of sandals 24/7 here in Florida)that made the difference.
If it is something you think will get worse, I say try switching to another session. (If you are OCC or Combined, 10 weeks is a long time to stick it out).
I leave for Srs on Sunday, I have had sinus problems (resulting in headaches) for a while, but it's getting better. I'm a bit nervious it will get worse again.
Lonestar155
is good to go
Thanks for the info! I ship out Saturday. Maybe since its crunch time we begin to act like biotches.. haha Good luck
I started developing some slight pains in my ITB band before I shipped to OCS. The Docs told me that pretty much any prior training injurys I have ever had would resurface in some fashion during my stay in Quantico.
I had some ITB pains after some of the more strenuous events while there. OCS definately worked them out of my system though, and needless to say, I dont have ITB band issues anymore.
I had some ITB pains after some of the more strenuous events while there. OCS definately worked them out of my system though, and needless to say, I dont have ITB band issues anymore.
Every injury is different. You'll probably last a bit longer if its an upper body injury than something below the waist. The majority of injuries at OCS are lower body from all the abuse you take. My knee got messed up a few years ago and I was really worried about it before going to OCS. I dont recall it ever hurting one day while there. It started hurting again once I got home. Wierd how stuff works.
Lonestar155
is good to go
Well I am dealing with a very minor case of the "runner's knee"... Interesting to hear how many of you did not feel any problems while at OCS.
Zilch
This...is...Caketown!
I attended slightly injured...it didn't end well. I don't want to deter you from going, you'll never know until you go. It just illustrates that it depends on the injury and how much pain you can take...and also how well you can cover it up. I got pulled out because they noticed me limping slightly, which is obvious in lock-step formation. Keep that in mind.
Also, as a PLC'er you only have to deal with 6 weeks, one of which will be inprocessing anyway. So, 5 hard weeks and you're done and can heal up for a year. If you hurt, which everyone does, suck it up and keep going, but do not show it.
If you are injured, now, that's different. Don't break yourself, you won't be useful to the Corps at all if you break your leg or something similar.
That said, be careful what you tell the corpsman or any medical people, if anything. They'll treat you, but they aren't necessarily your buddies and the foul taste you get if you're sent home will be yours to savor, not theirs. Believe me, it sucks. Thinking that I would be at TBS right now, and in P'cola for NFO school in a couple of months, had I trained properly and/or masked my pain better, is a very bitter thought.
Also, as a PLC'er you only have to deal with 6 weeks, one of which will be inprocessing anyway. So, 5 hard weeks and you're done and can heal up for a year. If you hurt, which everyone does, suck it up and keep going, but do not show it.
If you are injured, now, that's different. Don't break yourself, you won't be useful to the Corps at all if you break your leg or something similar.
That said, be careful what you tell the corpsman or any medical people, if anything. They'll treat you, but they aren't necessarily your buddies and the foul taste you get if you're sent home will be yours to savor, not theirs. Believe me, it sucks. Thinking that I would be at TBS right now, and in P'cola for NFO school in a couple of months, had I trained properly and/or masked my pain better, is a very bitter thought.
I'm going 2nd increment and I broke my thumb and tore a tendon/ligament on the inside of my thumb, I can't hold a full bottle of orange juice in my hand. My doctor wants me to visit a ortho surgeon... OSO is kind of pressuring me to go, but I don't know if I could do stuff like ropes and holding my pack out infront for hours without my thumb being destroyed.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Think very long and very hard about it, brother. I went totally healthy, and although I wasn't "injured" at the end, my body was pretty ravaged. Think about other scenarios, also.
1) Light duty is extremely demeaning at OCS. You have to play tail end charlie in formations with go fasters instead of boots. Everybody notices. If you get put on light duty or SIQ, especially early in training, you're peer evals WILL reflect. I don't care if you're the most squared away candidate there. If your squad comes back from the Quigley and you're in the rack with your feet propped up, you will have SUPER crappy peer evals.
2) Does the current CO allow med drops to come back the next year? If you're going for PLC juniors it might be quesitonable. If you're going seniors or rotc, you'll probably be allowed to come back. This leads to #3:
3) An overwhelmingly large number of people who are dropped and allowed to come back don't make it through the second time. It's weird. Even if they're dropped for medical the first time, they get dropped for leadership the second time, which is the kiss of death.
So like I said, think about it very hard. I don't know what's wrong with you. One ailment that a lot of people had and successfully made it was plantar fasciitis. Shin splints usually made it through, too, if I remember correctly. I suppose that's because the cases that were allowed past medical screening were pretty mild though. I know my post isn't definitive, but I hope it gives you something to think about.
1) Light duty is extremely demeaning at OCS. You have to play tail end charlie in formations with go fasters instead of boots. Everybody notices. If you get put on light duty or SIQ, especially early in training, you're peer evals WILL reflect. I don't care if you're the most squared away candidate there. If your squad comes back from the Quigley and you're in the rack with your feet propped up, you will have SUPER crappy peer evals.
2) Does the current CO allow med drops to come back the next year? If you're going for PLC juniors it might be quesitonable. If you're going seniors or rotc, you'll probably be allowed to come back. This leads to #3:
3) An overwhelmingly large number of people who are dropped and allowed to come back don't make it through the second time. It's weird. Even if they're dropped for medical the first time, they get dropped for leadership the second time, which is the kiss of death.
So like I said, think about it very hard. I don't know what's wrong with you. One ailment that a lot of people had and successfully made it was plantar fasciitis. Shin splints usually made it through, too, if I remember correctly. I suppose that's because the cases that were allowed past medical screening were pretty mild though. I know my post isn't definitive, but I hope it gives you something to think about.
mustang_wife
Domestic Engineer Specialist
My husband....knee injury (what he thought was runners knee) 3rd week. HUMP mile 8- goes blank doesn't recall...makes it to mile 14 somehow 106 heat stroke-gets the ice bath (brrr)...gets sent home. Come to find out he was running primarily on his right leg because his left leg ACL shifted to the right of his knee cap. He had thought it was runners knee and he overexerted himself and result- heat stroke, and repeating OCS over again. if he had it all to do over again, he would have waited and rehibilitated his knee to 100%. Just sharing the details of our situation.
Good luck.
~Rebecca~
I don't know if you've ever drilled with an M16. but if it's your right hand, you need to it to be 100%. Ropes are only for 10 to 15 seconds at a time, and don't even worry about pissy little games like holding your pack out in front of you. They don't have time for that petty trash in a 6 week session. What you need to be worried about a bummed right hand is whether you can go to port from order and how long you can march at trail arms. The last thing you want is to be throwing your rifle all over the parade deck because you have a bummed hand. THAT will be impossible to hide.
Zilch
This...is...Caketown!
1. Light...duty...sucks.
2. NPQ's are invited back if you aren't a sh!tbag and show motivation. Thus, even if you fall out behind the squad, whatever happens to not slow down into a walk. Keep running, don't give up. Finish your task, and see how you stand. I'm guessing the idea behind inviting NPQ's back is that people who get broke and still want to come back for more might have something going for them...at least I like to think so.
2. NPQ's are invited back if you aren't a sh!tbag and show motivation. Thus, even if you fall out behind the squad, whatever happens to not slow down into a walk. Keep running, don't give up. Finish your task, and see how you stand. I'm guessing the idea behind inviting NPQ's back is that people who get broke and still want to come back for more might have something going for them...at least I like to think so.