PLC questions

[gdog27]

I'm a freshman in college and looking to do PLC this summer and I have a few questions...

First off is it too late to get accepted to PLC for this summer?
Can you do PLC as a Freshman?
Do I have to be enlisted, go through boot camp or have any other military experience or training prior to doing PLC?
By doing PLC am I legally required to serve in USMC?

If anyone can answer these I would greatly appreciate it

 

[Raptor2216]

First off is it too late to get accepted to PLC for this summer?

That depends on how soon they can get your package to the board. Only an OSO can answer that question for you.

Can you do PLC as a Freshman?

You can apply as a freshman as long you are at a 4 year school. You will be going to quantico in your sophmore year.

Do I have to be enlisted, go through boot camp or have any other military experience or training prior to doing PLC?

NO and NO and don't let anyone tell you differently.

By doing PLC am I legally required to serve in USMC?

Until you accept the commission, you are not obligated to anything.

 

[Killer2]

Can you do PLC as a Freshman?

The one who can answer the questions with absolute accuracy is an OSO. Find him/her find your answers. I have friends who went after Freshman year to OCS and so it is possible. You just have to get your package together ASAP.

 

[Slammer2]

Contact an Officer Selection Office (OSO). They are the ones with the numbers of slots for the upcomming classes and cutoff dates and all that. People on here can give you an idea, but the OSO will be the one getting you involved. I'm not sure how much you know about the program already so I will leave it at that for now.

As far as being a freshman, you can sign up for the program. Theres a few different programs out there so talking to an OSO will help you determine when you will go. I recommend that you talk to an OSO and get involved as early as possible. This doesnt mean make a commitment, just find out all the info. It is a very long process and theres many steps along the way. Theres also things that the earlier you know, the better. For example, doing something that will get you in trouble and get you disqualified, some type of medical procedure that will get you DQ'd (Lasik, etc...) and other things.

You do not have to be enlisted to get in the PLC program. But you can be. There are different options you have. One guy from our office came around right after he graduated HS. He went to boot camp the following summer and then went into the reserves. That fall, he went to college. He did PLC the following summer.

You can also be a civilian and go straight to OCS. There are a few different options for enlisted guys to get into OCS. All these programs can be detailed a little better by your OSO.

When you sign your contracts for PLC, the only obligation you have is to show up for it and spend 4 weeks there. After 4 weeks (out of the 6 or 10 depending on your program), you may quit. This is referred to as a DOR or Drop On Request. It means you go home and have no committment. You can also complete the first 6 weeks session and elect not to come back for the second 6 weeks. You can also graduate either both 6 week sessions or the 10 week session (again, depending on your program) and not accept your commission. Once you get your bars pinned on though your requirement begins.

So essentially, you can make it all the way through training and elect not to go through with it. If you have no plans on becoming an officer in the USMC at all, then I would higly suggest that you do not go to training. You will hate it and it will show that you dont want to be there.

Hope that helps at all.


Edit: I took too long typing

 

[eurotrash]

First off is it too late to get accepted to PLC for this summer?

That depends on how soon they can get your package to the board. Only an OSO can answer that question for you.

Can you do PLC as a Freshman?

You can apply as a freshman as long you are at a 4 year school. You will be going to quantico in your sophmore year.

Do I have to be enlisted, go through boot camp or have any other military experience or training prior to doing PLC?

NO and NO and don't let anyone tell you differently.

By doing PLC am I legally required to serve in USMC?

Until you accept the commission, you are not obligated to anything.

You can be in a 2 year school as long as you have a program that shows you are transferring to a 4 year institution after your AA. Also, go over to www.marineocs.com and register there as well. It is devoted to the application, training for, and completing OCS processes.

 

[2Blades]

I'm a freshman in college and looking to do PLC this summer and I have a few questions...

First off is it too late to get accepted to PLC for this summer?
Can you do PLC as a Freshman?
Do I have to be enlisted, go through boot camp or have any other military experience or training prior to doing PLC?
By doing PLC am I legally required to serve in USMC?

If anyone can answer these I would greatly appreciate it

I signed my contract the fall of my freshman year and turned out to be the best decision I ever made. With the financial assistance program I enrolled in allowed me to keep my pay entry base day as the day I showed up for PLC juniors. Luckily I also had a good internship and I have no student loans and I am maxed out with 0-2 pay.

 

[Rasczak]

I'm a freshman in college and looking to do PLC this summer and I have a few questions...

First off is it too late to get accepted to PLC for this summer?

There is a selection board in May. I've heard some scuttlebutt that there are a couple of more selection boards between now and then, but my OSO(out of Austin) said the only one available to us was in May. Best bet is to have all your shit squared away by April.

I'm applying...again...this May.

 

[Rocketman]

You could also consider doing PLC Combined. 10 weeks between your Jr and Sr year. My kid did that and loved the fact that he got it all over in 10 weeks and all at one time.

 

[Herc_Dude]

You could also consider doing PLC Combined. 10 weeks between your Jr and Sr year. My kid did that and loved the fact that he got it all over in 10 weeks and all at one time.

As far as OCS goes, hell yes this is the best way to do it. Being able to walk away from that place knowing you never have to go back as a candidate was a great feeling.

The only down side is the pay entry date. Some of my buddies who did the two sessions are able to claim one or two more years of "service" with regards to the pay chart.

 

[ArkhamAsylum]

I heard a rumor that the PLC Jr/Sr program was going away, in favor of the 10-week Combined. Any truth?

 

[JZAB]

Not this year. When I was working for my OSO, He went to a district conference and this got squashed. However, it may still come about, just not this year. The theory behind it is that the percentage of freshman who actually commission is not as high as the Marine Corps would like it. The Marine Corps is waiting too much money on people who end up not commissioning for a plethora of reasons. A lot can go wrong in the 4 yrs till you commission.

 

[Raptor2216]

As far as OCS goes, hell yes this is the best way to do it. Being able to walk away from that place knowing you never have to go back as a candidate was a great feeling.

The only down side is the pay entry date. Some of my buddies who did the two sessions are able to claim one or two more years of "service" with regards to the pay chart.

I maxed out O-1 pay 6 months after commissioning and i'll be maxing out O-2 in june. PLC is the best option for someone just starting college...otherwise you are just setting yourself up to lose a sh!t ton of money.

 

[2Blades]

I maxed out O-1 pay 6 months after commissioning and i'll be maxing out O-2 in june. PLC is the best option for someone just starting college...otherwise you are just setting yourself up to lose a sh!t ton of money.

Same here, see above...