Harrier Dude
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Yeah...blanks. You will qual with the rifle and pistol at TBS...if you make it
Practice yelling "Butter, Butter,.......JAM!!!" about a thousand times. That's about how much weapons shooting you'll get at OCS.
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Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!
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Practice yelling "Butter, Butter,.......JAM!!!" about a thousand times. That's about how much weapons shooting you'll get at OCS.
Take a bore snake. Works a hell of a lot better then that half broken other half missing rifle cleaning kits they issue you. Most dont have the right amount of rods to them, others have enough rods but the threads are gone and wont work.
Be advised, every time a class goes through the tents get a few poles, stakes, and rain flys shorter as well.
Be advised, every time a class goes through the tents get a few poles, stakes, and rain flys shorter as well.
Shouldn't it be "Butter, Butter, JAM; SPORTS!!!" Or does the Marine Corps use S.P.O.R.T.S. for clearing the M16A2?
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Shouldn't it be "Butter, Butter, JAM; SPORTS!!!" Or does the Marine Corps use S.P.O.R.T.S. for clearing the M16A2?
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This has been changed since I came in. On the known distance course, when I came in, it was immediate action (tap, rack, bang) and if that didn't work you'd go to remedial action (SPORTS). If you had to go to SPORTS then youd get to fire your saved rounds after time was up.
NOW, it's just immediate action over and over and over until the range coach notices. Then you are told to clear it, and then you get to fire your saved rounds after time's up. No mention of SPORTS that I'm aware of at the KD level. You know, our weapons and rounds are perfectly clean and balanced so they never jam in combat, duh.
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
The ARMY was all about SPORTS. That's all they taught us stupid squids at Ft Jackson.
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One of my buddys who was in the army had to lead a funeral ceremony in Ft. Hood. When the riflemen were doing the volleys, one of the soldiers (not the brightest one) had a misfire and started doing SPORTS right then and there. It didn't go over very well, but I thought it was funny as hell.
Agreed, weight is not an issue on ocs humps. I had difficulty with two things during ocs night humps - 1. staying awake, 2. not tripping on those rocky trails. other than that they're easy and pretty enjoyable because you aren't in the barracks getting screwed with.
If you are prior service (I am not) bring your records (or maybe they said make sure it's in your current records?) so that you don't get everything again. Otherwise, you will be getting everything all split over two days. I think it was like 5/6 shots one day, and 4/5 the other. It sucks, but everyone has to do it... Enjoy.
You forgot the tetnus shot with the huge needle that goes in your stomach. A lot of guys pass out on that one. Hurt like a bitch. Bled a whole bunch too. Just kinda gushed out in a raging torrent of blood and puss.
I wish I never read this post.
not a big fan of shotscould I just take a few extra beatings instead?
Honestly, dude. It's a shot. I'd have taken 100 shots to skip OCS. They'll stick you like a pin-cushion when you get to medical....I GUARANTEE OCS sucks more than a couple vaccinations.
A little preperation will save some pain at OCS. Go to your family doctor's office and make sure you are up to date on your shots. Then have them print out a shot record. Have multiple copies of this with you and take a copy to medical in-processing. That way you only get the shots you need and won't have to complain about the shots hurting your initial PFT score.
I don't know. This may work, but at OCS it seemed like, if in doubt, then STICK EM. If the i's aren't properly dotted or the t's properly crossed, standby to get a TON of shots you already have....