First they tightened down the age and education requirements last year, dashing lots of well qualified applicants dreams, and now MARADMIN 415/11 is out. The gist is that new selectees will ship directly to the NEXT 10 WEEK OCS CLASS after the selection board, and won't be allowed to report to their university until they successfully complete OCS. Big difference from having a whole year to prepare for the 6 week summer session.
I fully understand and support having a Marine go directly from the fleet to OCS rather than getting the opportunity to put on the freshmen 15 and then trying it. With that said, a Marine directly from the fleet shouldn't need the extra care and attention that an OCC candidate needs. That part's a waste of money and resources which was probably brought on by allowing E-3 and below to apply.
Either way you cut it though, I don't envy anybody that has to go that route. Mine was hard enough.
Oh yeah, and MCP is going away, but such is life. I only ever knew like 2 dudes in it anyway.
I fully understand and support having a Marine go directly from the fleet to OCS rather than getting the opportunity to put on the freshmen 15 and then trying it. With that said, a Marine directly from the fleet shouldn't need the extra care and attention that an OCC candidate needs. That part's a waste of money and resources which was probably brought on by allowing E-3 and below to apply.
Either way you cut it though, I don't envy anybody that has to go that route. Mine was hard enough.
Oh yeah, and MCP is going away, but such is life. I only ever knew like 2 dudes in it anyway.