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    Asymptomatic WPW, non-inducible

    Camperman, I am not a medical professional, so this is simply my own experiences and my understanding as explained by my cardiologist at the time. I did not end up getting the ablation. My cardiologist tried very aggressively during the EP study to induce a tachycardia, but he was never able to...
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    Current TBS backlog?

    Couldn't tell you anything WRT what your OSO said. Right now, the wait is still significantly long, much more so for ground contracts than air. Mine personally, is about six months, which is pretty short compared to my peers. There's really no telling what the wait will look like when you...
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    300 Required?

    Man times sure have changed. I was selected with a 242 in 2008. Shipped with a 295 though so I'm no slouch, but there's no way I would have gotten in with that initial PFT nowadays. The Marine Corps was expanding and in high school, I was told that if I wanted a four-year NROTC scholarship, It...
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    Report Dates for TBS

    If you had a particularly long delay due to reasons beyond your control, like waiting on medical, you may be able to waive the 120 day rule to commission after being medically cleared. This is called getting an exception to policy. I would talk to your OSO about it and see if he can put one in...
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    contract length?

    Shouldn't matter because it's eight years for rotary and fixed-wing now. As of when I signed my pre-ship paperwork for Seniors in 2010.
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    Report Dates for TBS

    Asked my OSO this exact same question the other day. He said this isn't possible. Just like Criminal said, as long as you stay out of trouble, you'll be fine.
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    Report Dates for TBS

    I've seen plenty of friends in NROTC who had 6 or 7 month wait times. Sure, they usually don't get the 8-14 month monster like us PLC types can and have, but I'd say the only sure bet to go to TBS in a reasonably short amount of time is through the Academy. I blame the medical bureaucracy. If it...
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    Report Dates for TBS

    This gives me hope that whenever I commission, maybe I'll still luck out with an earlier TBS date than Oct. 2012. Supposedly air contracts tend to get sooner TBS dates because every class has to have a certain number of air contracts.
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    Report Dates for TBS

    Same situation here. Waiting on Nami. Everyone that I know of that has commissioned in the last month have gotten October 2012. I find it kind of hard to believe that the June july and sept. classes are filled already but it seems to be the case.
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    Marine IA opportunities?

    Well it's reassuring to know that as an aviator there's probably going to be plenty of opportunities to get involved in trouble spots around the world. Especially since I don't expect the United States would get involved in another long war like Iraq or Afghanistan, at least not for many years...
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    Marine IA opportunities?

    That was more or less my motivation to look into IAs. With TBS classes backed up until Oct. of 2012, there is just no chance that I will be able to be involved in OEF as an aviator. I guess one could say if I was totally dedicated to making it to Afghanistan I would walk into the recruiter's...
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    Marine IA opportunities?

    It seems like with news that the Marine combat mission in Afghanistan may end by 2012, that this may not even be remotely possible anyway. But the opportunity was definitely something that peaked my interest. Is the fact that there is very little wait time to class up at API indicative that the...
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    Minority w/ 300 PFT Air Contract

    As a minority (Chinese American), I couldn't imagine bragging about being having any sort of advantage. I think many minorities, including myself, felt the need to always excel higher than the standards and prove that we didn't get where we were solely on the basis of our racial status. So yeah...
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    Marine IA opportunities?

    Thanks for the insightful responses gentlemen. I don't think I want to compromise MOS credibility for the sake of an IA billet. So I will heed the recommendation to try to do one before API. I don't suppose doing an IA that early would have any negative consequences for a flying career would it?
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    Marine IA opportunities?

    I know I am getting pretty ahead of myself wondering about this as I have not attended TBS yet, but I am curious as to whether it is possible at all for a Marine officer to volunteer for an IA tour to Afghanistan, before he gets to his fleet squadron. I have heard of Marine aviators getting IA...
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    Asymptomatic WPW, non-inducible

    Thanks for the reply. I did not have an ablation, I was going off the waiver guide and it said I wouldn't need to if it wasn't inducible. It's interesting that you were required to do so. Hopefully that doesn't cause any problems for me. I'll probably find out in a few weeks.
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    Asymptomatic WPW, non-inducible

    After getting a flight physical done at an AF base back in march, it was discovered that I have an asymptomatic Wolff Parkinson White pattern on my EKG. I consulted the Navy aeromedical waiver guide and saw that if I have a normal echocardiogram, and if I am non-inducible during an EP study...
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    Advice for graduating mids

    I don't know what it is, but it seems like the majority of my peers have already gotten married, or are getting engaged like there's no tomorrow. This is before any of them attend TBS no less. Me, I am perfectly content to put that off for a quite a while.
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    NROTC Marine Option without Scholarship

    I've known several NROTC midshipman who attended PLC juniors in order to pick up a scholarship for Marine option. It's apparently an almost guaranteed way of getting a scholarship if one doesn't already have one because it shows the level of commitment you have to being a Marine. So I would also...
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    Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!

    Second on the prankster friends bit. Any package bigger than an envelope has to be opened in front of the platoon staff. We had a guy get a package full of anal beads, and gay porn. Our SI just shook his head and told him to get it out of his sight.
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    PRK after USMC OCS, before Commissioning

    You're going to have to talk to your OSO for definitive answers, but I think that's a load of crap. You should be able to get PRK or do anything you need to do to get physically qualified for flight, but be advised, your commissioning will be significantly delayed as a result, especially with...
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    Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!

    They have to complete all of the exact same physical events as the males do, to include all the hikes, with the same pack load, endurance and obstacle courses and other pt events. Generally speaking, males have the advantage in this department. Though I'd say most of the females that dropped...
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    Now that Bates Lightweights are banned, what boots?

    I would save my money and make due with the boots that are issued to you. Two pairs of boots is enough to get through OCS. Having a third pair of boots was really only nice to stow away and wear only for inspections. I did like my bates lights at OCS, but you lose traction in them, and they...
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    Two Weeks at OCS: How to Get NPQ'd

    Well that clearly wasn't a stress fracture. Why don't you ask your OSO what he'll let you ship with? Every district has different standards. My office requires a 240 PFT to ship.
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    Two Weeks at OCS: How to Get NPQ'd

    I can tell you a stress fracture is not something you want to mess around with. Showing up to OCS with one will probably end up with you being sent home during the first few days of medical in-processing, or if you keep it a secret, probably end up with you getting NPQ'd somewhere along the...
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    2011 TBS wait and API

    My OSO said that Air contracts get hooked up with earlier TBS dates because we get notoriously screwed over with our commissionings because of waiting on flight physicals. I don't know how accurate that is, but the last air guy to have commissioned recently only had to wait two months. I also...
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    Two 6 weeks PLC vs OCC for air contract...

    Obviously I'm no OSO, but I think it has to do with the area that OCC boards are responsible for. It's my understanding that the OCC regions are larger than a recruiting district, and there's more applicants to choose from. I was also under the impression that the Marine Corps was selecting...
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    Two 6 weeks PLC vs OCC for air contract...

    You need to have done the flight physical before doing OCC, but it's a little more flexible for PLC. I've heard people doing it after juniors, I was told to get it done after seniors and am waiting on its approval before I can commission. If you go the OCC route, you will go to TBS almost...
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    Financial Assistance Program

    I've been taking FAP since I completed Juniors. My OSO said that for Pilot contracts, it's practically free money. A typical commitment is 8 years whether its 3 years of active duty and 5 years of time in the Inactive Ready Reserve or 5 years of active duty and 3 years of IRR or whatever. How my...
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    Trouble between JRs and SNs

    ^^^^^ Second this. It's up to the OSO's discretion to drop a candidate for any reason he sees fit, from what I've seen. An OSO can also fight for a candidate to remain in the program if he does have a run-in with the law. My OSO threatened to drop an OCS complete candidate who stopped returning...
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    100 RAF Trainees told "Sorry, but it's just not working out"

    I sure hope it's nothing remotely like this, or the post-gulf war drawdowns, when the Marine Corps starts downsizing in 2014.
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    If you get contracted for Marines what are chances of getting accepted into PLC

    As far as I know, nobody here works on a selection board so nobody will be able to accurately tell you what your chances are. Nonetheless, your OSO wouldn't contract you unless he had faith that you would be selected. It does not mean you are 100% going to be selected but if your OSO says you...
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    PLC contract question

    It means that right now there are so many aviation contracts that there is a 10 month wait to attend flight school after completion of TBS. API or Aviation Preflight Indoctrination is the first step for aviation contracts. So no the Marines are not hurting for pilots.
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    Question about scheduling a flight physical

    I completed OCS this past summer under the PLC program. I have an air contract, but I have yet to schedule a flight physical. The reason for this being that my MEPS physical expired last month and it had to be resubmitted and my OSO says that I have to wait before BUMED approves me again before...
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    A feeling I'm sure alot of you have felt about your particular ride

    Without reading the article, I'm going to guess the Osprey is on there. Maybe the Harrier too. I'm impressed. Critiques about certain airplanes or aviation suddenly become a lot more credible when they don't mention the word 'Osprey.'
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    F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

    At least he was honest about not getting any 60 year old tail. Tell me where I can get a GPS radio. I didn't realize the walkie talkie I used to have when I was five was fancy GPS radio.
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    IRR it is !!!

    This happened to several friends of mine who are Navy options. I just laughed at them because Marine officers have always gone straight to IRR after commissioning until TBS and they get to share in the joys of not getting paid as well. Just enjoy the time off, maybe travel or something. There...
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    Year Long Wait for API

    Looks like I'll be taking advantage of the free hours courtesy of the US government. Regardless of how much it's become a kick in the nuts recently, I'd prefer not to drop more money in the pursuit of a PPL. I would think that doing IFS would be a nice break from the waiting, as well a taste for...
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    Year Long Wait for API

    What does it take to exempt from IFS? I have seen that it used to be achieving a cross country solo was necessary to exempt. Now I'm hearing word that all it takes is a solo? I have solo'd but haven't done a cross country yet. I was planning on getting a few free more hours from IFS so maybe I'd...
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    USMC Human Intel

    Human Intel is not a restricted line MOS in the Marine Corps. In fact, I don't think there are any restricted line MOSs for officers (not warrant officers) in the Marine Corps. Even the JAGs have to go to TBS.
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    F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

    Well one did just become commandant. Maybe the times they are a changin'. I also think Solodaninja was talking about a ground FAC tour with the grunts, and not FAC-airborne.
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    F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

    Probably not. I'm sure just about everyone that joins the Navy to fly shares your enthusiasm for the boat. Besides it'll probably be a long long time before the Corps phases out every one of their hornet squadrons.
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    F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

    From all the sources I've seen, The Marine Corps seems to be committed to an all STOVL force. Just one more thing to differentiate themselves from the other services and highlight their unique capabilities and they tend to get what they want. I'm all for that, though i'm interested in how...
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    Marine Corps PLC Acceptance

    I'm saying many candidates choose not to return for PLC Seniors if they're doing the 6 week course. Some just don't accept their commission at all after completing OCS. That drastically reduces the amount of candidates who actually accept their commission, especially the more time they have...
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    Marine Corps PLC Acceptance

    Passed mine on the first try. Heh heh. If you're a college freshman, obviously you won't have a GPA yet depending on how early you start the application process. That's not an issue and they'll overlook that. Like Treetop said, you won't get a definite answer on how hard it is to get selected...
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    Enlist after INPQ at OCS?

    If you're qualified to go back to OCS, then I don't think there would be any problems whatsoever to enlist provided the dental issue was taken care of. The question is, do you truly want to serve as an enlisted Marine? Or is becoming a Marine aviator still your ultimate goal? Make sure you're...
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    Enlist after INPQ at OCS?

    Is there a reason you couldn't reapply for OCS once the dental issue was cleared up? Because normally NPQs may reapply once they're healed up. I wouldn't think it should prevent you from enlisting if it was taken care of but only a recruiter could really give you that answer.
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    Plc/ocs

    I think you're trying to say that the attrition rate is around 38% which is pretty accurate. Graduation rates aren't that low though. Tends to be around 50% during the winter sessions and for the female platoons year round. As for the topic starter, OCS is not particularly complicated, just be...
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