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No I haven't seen the Guardian and don't plan to until TNT is airing it 80 times a month. I just got NPQ'd in the 3rd week of USMC OCS. Its nothing major and I was recommended to return but I don't really fit in with the Marine Corps culture and think that the mission of the CG fits me better...

I heard that its a good idea to bring a self contained stamp w/ your name in 1/2" capital block letters, is it just your last name or your first initial and your last name?

Strangely (or maybe not) reminiscent of watching ants do their work.

qsFrom BBC website... Greek and Turkish planes collide Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets have crashed into the southern Aegean Sea after colliding in mid-air. The Greek pilot was killed, while the Turkish pilot was rescued after ejecting safely, Turkish officials say. The collision, near...

Hah Hah! I only meant dark side in that most of the mainland has a strong aversion to spam. As for the Aloha shoyu, that stuff is pure nectar! I used to make my family mail it to me in California until L&L moved out here. Now I can get plate lunch in Huntington Beach and take some Aloha home...

Welcome to the dark side! That is my favorite anytime meal. However, in the islands soy sauce is refered to as Shoyu (sp?). Just a little FYI for when you are over there.

Never implied it was our job to protect ISR or that they needed us to. Was just interested in what others thought about their possible reactions to the situation. Thanks for your insight. As for messing w/ Israel I think the scoreboard below gives an idea about the wisdom of that Lebanon...

What about Israel? No one has really brought up Israel's actions in this discussion. I don't think that waiting for Iran to develop nuclear capability is an option ISR can allow considering the destruction of Israel is Iranian gov't policy. Where do you all think Israel's line in the sand is...

I was told that for Marine SNA you need to get commissioned by 27 1/2 years of age. I also was told that if you are within a few months of that an age waiver is possible. I'm 27 and according to my OSO's assistant got into OCC 193 for SNA (so I'll commission before 28 but after 27.5 years of...

Here is an article about this incident (from 2000)... http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/f14-iran/post.html This one is appeared only 3 days ago... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/16/AR2006041600779.html

Thanks for the tip. I've only done the cyclo once but my vision was jacked for 2 days and I had to wear sunglasses for another day after that because my eyes were still sensitive to light. When I went in for the exam the eye doc said my eyes would be back to normal in 24 hours, so 2 days later...

Well, I hope you're right! I've been worried that my age would work against me since I'm right at the threshold of the limit.

Wink, Thanks for the extra info. I've been waiting for over a month for my dean to get me an LOR she promised but she is super busy and I also never had much interaction with her so I'm a bit skeptical about the quality of the letter I'll receive. I've got 4 solid LORs without her so as...

Hey all, I think I might be in for 193. I was in the office today and asked about the board and the processor said that the boards were all done and they were just waiting for the General to sign off on them before they gave out the notices and as she said this the S.Sgt. gave me the A-OK...

My OSO told me min LORs is 3, max is 5 but you really want to have 5 if you can. If you resubmit I imagine that you can resubmit the same LORs but from what it sounds like from other posts to resubmit your package you need to have some changes/additions so this is one area where you can do that...

I just put in for 193 but I asked the processor (i.e. "secretary lady") when the board for 194 was, she said she thought in October some time. She'd been working there for years and knew her stuff so I'd figure that its decently reliable information.

The OAR is a score ranging from 20 to 80 and is supposed to be an indicator as to how well one will perform academically at OCS. It is based on a combination of the Math Skills Test, Reading Skills Test, and Mechanical Comprehension Test but the formula used to derive the scores is proprietary...

Does anyone know when the west coast board will meet? I'm in so. CA but I'm not sure what district number I'm in or when the board meets but I had all my stuff in Mar. 31.

What is the age limit? I've seen a bunch of conflicting numbers on the internet and I'm sure it changes every few years, anyone know what the current limit is?

2100 mi straight sounds pretty nutts. The longest I've driven solo without sleep is about 1000 miles. It was doable but the wee hours of the morning right before dawn in the CA desert were rough. Side note: my trip started near the US/CAN border in upsate NY. The 1000 mi leg was from...

CONGRATS to both of you! I'm still waiting to hear (fingers crossed). Zuggerat, when did you submit your app?

THREADJACK... olympianchc, what's up w/ the handle, did you go to the games?

Air Force releases UAV strategic vision http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2006/intell-060324-afpn01.htm Air Force releases UAV strategic vision 3/24/2006 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Air Force recently completed a vision document to provide high-level guidance to service...

Day of Infamy Walter Lord Required Reading

Nam-A-Rama Phillip Jennings (Marine Helo pilot in nam and Air Am. pilot in Laos) Satire about Vietnam War. I'm a civ so I think that a lot of the jokes I can't appreciate as much as some of you guys but 60 pages into it I'm LMAO. Excerpt: Hopefully this doesn't violate copyright laws...