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You quoted two posts that I made *before* I went to OCS. That's specifically why I came back to post what I did - because there's no use in people nuking issues that are ultimately inconsequential in the bigger scope of the program when they can be focused on other stuff.

This sounds like 02's regcom, lol...:icon_smil But I digress.. I'm done with this thread. My aim was intended to inform, and to be positive. Somewhere along the way clearly something got lost in translation because several people ended up being severely angered by something somehow...

Yes, actually, all of the above. The new academics curriculum is setup so that multiple classes run in parallel ala college. The CO specifically said the program was focused too much on militarization and not enough on academics. The courses are becoming more in-depth and yes, they are...

Bragging? I'm not trying to "brag" by any means, I'm just trying to further drive home the point that people here are worrying about pointless shit that they can't control. And yes, regardless of what you may believe, OCS *is* changing significantly and telling people "don't quit" is not...

If anything, I'm trying to drive home the point that prospective candidates on this site needen't fret over nuances such as the structure of the rank structure gouge they're memorizing. They just need to focus on getting in shape and mentally prepping themselves because clearly there are many...

I'm posting the exact same post that I have discussed posting with multiple OCS grads on this site ad nauseum because we all agree that the gouge getting posted now is either antiquated or inevitably leads to newbies coming into the thread and splitting hairs about stuff that doesn't concern...

Who said I didn't? I got a good high on my in-PFA... That, however, is far more rare than it is common. Or quits before dinner chow day 1...lol.

Yea, I had to be extra careful running around the corners so I wouldn't slip in your sweat. Go ahead and tell them about the out-PFA. I TOLD YOU I'D MAKE YOU TELL THE INTERNET!

Not true. I can vividly remember more than a few chows spent crunching sand in my meal because my gouge pack/arm was still covered in it having come directly from the SUYA to chow and DID I TELL YOU TO BRUSH YOURSELF OFF CANDIDATE?!!? And despite the "non-ballistic" policy of the chow...

Pfft, maybe until GYSGT H. got there... We were the last class leaving the PT field until week 7...And then we stopped doing PT with the regiment.

Lol. Some of my best (worst) memories at OCS were the many breakfasts, lunches, and dinners I spent across from OC W***h with his head canted at a 30-degree angle (of course).

That's almost as bad as the one kid in a recent indoc class that came in with a shirt on that just said "PARTY" and one of our candios dancing around in a circle, rave-style, around this kid in the poopysuit room shouting "YEA PARTY, I'M A PARTY ANIMAL WOO YEA LET'S PARTY WOOOO!" It was so...

I sincerely hope that every single OCS hopeful who makes their way to this site will sit down and take the time to read this post. Day after grueling day, I told a lot of my classmates while I was at OCS - and they agreed - that as soon as we commissioned, we would come back to all of the...

You're issued shower shoes at OCS.

As an Officer Candidate you will wear NWUs thru week 9.5 when you become a Candidate Officer. At that time, you switch over to service khakis. Wash khakis are gone. No pillhacker, I'm not in Yokosuka yet, I'm on leave 'till SWOS intro.

Get one pair of running shoes and clean them up as best you can for inspections. The DIs will actually get pissed if you have a brand new pair of running shoes for an inspection (anyone can do that). And no, you don't get to pick and choose on uniforms. My uniform bill last week was...

Quoted for truth! You'll lose weight your for 6-7 weeks at OCS, and then as soon as you hit candio phase you'll probably gain a little bit of it back. When you're not burning 7000 calories a day, yet continuing to eat the same way you were when your body was constantly energy-starved you'll...

Meh, once you get used to eating by the numbers, you can pretty much put your body on cruise control, zone out, and eat an entire meal while literally thinking about absolutely anything else. I sit there and eat unconsciously while going over gouge in my head and thinking about my friends and...

Well, Medicare is for people over 65 and Medicaid is for lower-income people. He asked about both, and seemed pretty bewildered about having to pay out of pocket. I guess it wasn't the best example to use, but it was pretty friggin' sad to watch as I was standing right there when it went down...

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=628 Most of those statistics actually come from the Census bureau and typically only take into account US citizens when calculating them. In the above case, it compares both non-citizen immigrants, and natural-born Americans across race, class, and gender...

My argument wasn't "He's an old dude from Korea bow down to him" or anything along those lines - his service was irrelevant. My whole point was that the old guy was obviously well, well past his working prime and had to shell out several hundred dollars (I was standing right there when she rang...

No, I gave you a negative rep for scoffing at something like eyeglasses as if they're some sort of forbidden luxury and then trying to make a non-analogous comparison between that and your exhaust for your car...as if the two have anything to do with one another. And being smug about it the...

Hey smartass, you wanna know why I remembered the little encounter yesterday? Because the old man had one of these on: And yes, I do think medicare/medicaid *should* cover something as simple as eyeglasses and hell yes I think your and my taxes can be utilized to pay for simple necessities...

Medicaid and medicare don't cover nearly enough. I was standing at the optometrist's office yesterday and some old man next to me had to pay for his eye exam and eyeglasses out of pocket because neither medicare nor medicaid covered it. Eyeglasses! There's not a single reference or source in...

http://www.counterpunch.org/dimaggio07222009.html It's not a matter of "what makes me feel good" it's the simply fact that as more and more people stop giving a shit about what's good for our society as a whole, rather than what's only good for them and their own, our society continues down...

You don't choose to pay taxes, you have to pay them. You also have probably never made use of social welfare, but your taxes support that as well. Whether you use or don't use a service is uttery irrelevant, the quintessential factor and the point that I'm trying to make is that at least if you...

You pay a direct fee to use public transportation too. You pay a fee to use all of that stuff, it's called taxes. Why are people making the connection that their tax dollars, once removed, have zero impact on these services? It just isn't so. And no, be it local or federal, you still pay...

Well, that makes sense, but not everybody lives in the 'burbs attached to a homeowners' association. Strictly speaking, I'd say most people don't pay out of pocket for waste removal, however, the fact that you do says something. People take for granted all of the social (keyword: social)...

You do pay for school busses and public parks. They come out of your taxes. In fact, you pay for all of those public services with your tax money. And some public services you have to pay a small usage fee for directly (i.e. public transportation, mail, etc.). Also, Fedex, DHL, and UPS all...

So do services such as public transportation, public parks and recreation, public schools, mail, and garbage collection.

edit: nevermind.

You must not have looked too hard, then... Ever received a bill from a hospital in the thousands or ten thousands and suddenly felt that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach because it's more than you make in 6-12 months? Try some compassion. Also, you should attempt to find better...

Your point? If you're going to post a wall of text, at least bold the good bits and add in your own two cents. That is, if you have two cents to rub together. There are many facets of wasteful spending within the military and the gov't at large (Homeland Security, anyone?) that could easily...

I have a dumb question and I hope I don't muck up the Tailhook discussion by bringing this up, but... Aside from what's written on Wikipedia (which is vague at best), what exactly happened during the Tailhook scandal in '91?

No. I'm not sure why this subject needed its own thread because the ONLY cons of BDCP are if you: 1) DOR during OCS, you get enlisted and sent to the Fleet. 2) Let your GPA slip below a 2.7 for more than a semester OR if you somehow got in serious trouble with the law you'd be up shit's...

The little sock so stiff that it could stand upright on its own...

http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/otc/combat_pool_requirements.asp

This seems to confirm it...the official list of all necessary items for purchase at OCS has been updated: http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/otc/pdfs/OCSCompleteIssue.pdf They've discontinued the purchase of wash khakis and johnny cash's bringing the total, without the addition of Brooks Bros...

The only reason I said 6 pairs was because that's what's on the official list. You're right, I'll probably buy more and they probably sell them in 8 packs anyways.

Nope, I'm down in Florida at the moment. I've been in BDCP since my junior year and I'm just waiting to go to OCS next month. Well, I mostly ask because SWCS was telling someone that she'd seen one of the recent classes at OCS wearing NWUs. I knew they were making the transition over the...

GO GREEN! You still a senior at MSU or a recent grad? I just graduated this past May...

I've compiled both an official and an unofficial list of things to bring to OCS in accordance with what I've read on these boards, USNavyOCS, and what's on the official website, of this list, can you gentlemen help me discern what I will need to bring with me from day one, what I will need for...

Right, but what I meant was will we be expected to make the summer to fall uniform transition from whites to blues, or will they pick with one and stick with it?

Here's a dumb question. If I'm heading to OCS in August, are they going to make us buy summer whites, or just SDBs, or both? I was sorta figuring we'd end up buying both and wearing both between August and November.

You should have an OCS date when you get your PRO-REC. How long have you been in BDCP that you're 4 weeks from graduation and still without an OCS date?

This guy sure likes to write some pedantic crap: "Digital Philanthropy"? "Information Ethics?" "Semantic Web"? "Internet Law"? What the hell is this guy doing, just making up these shitty buzzwords as he goes along? My friggin' degree is in telecom/IT/information systems and I've never heard...

Yea, I knew he was a blowhard before I ever even read his bio on his blog because nobody who knows anything with respect to the IT industry thinks that certifications are of equal worth as experience (on top of a degree). They certainly help, but until you get into the kind of certifications...

Funnily enough, after reading his biography on his blog, there's a pretty big discrepancy between his actually credentials and technical knowledge, and his interests.