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NASWF Book issue. Bring a CD. You can get a e-copy of a PCL and OPNAV 3710 as well. /(insert joke making fun of you for starting to study way to effing early here)

That really reminds me of a Louis CK bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT7xc_XqYO8

I think there is a hard limit on the max run time at OCS, if I remember correctly it's in the 22-23 minute range.

Marinegouge has some of the answers for the more egregious CAI tests that would otherwise require you to basically brute force your way through them. Edit: Beat me to it

I don't think any active Marine OSO's post on here. So with that the most productive answer you could possibly get would be something like: Don't give up on your dreams, keep trying, try different OSO's, different branches of service (the Marine Corps is really downsizing these days), etc...

I think it varies from place to place. Ours was a mini-bootcamp ran by the students. It was sort of surreal doing it as a prior because the guy yelling at you is not intimidating at all and you are more bored than anything - but the guys around you who have no prior experience will often be...

The only one I have even been able to find online is the Bryan Weatherup one which is version 4.4 and is 32 bit. CNATRA used to have a 64 bit version that was available for download, but I can't find it anywhere on their site now.

I am trying to help a friend get a RIOT trainer that will work with 64 bit Windows 7. Anyone have one that works? I can't find anything online.

When I went through there were a few awesome obscure ones, but I think they got rid of alot of those. I was actually in there recently and it looked like guys are showing up, doing IFS right away, and checking in to API pretty shortly thereafter.

I will be moving to Pendleton area shortly. How is the east side of Oceanside, near the back gate? How is the commute from Carlsbad area? I am a little wary about getting anything even remotely close to the front gate after spending my younger days hoofing it around boot beach.

Yeah sorry I didn't include that, I had just assumed it was common knowledge.

Yeah, for what its worth, I heard something similar at Whiting, except they already filled all their quotas, so everyone who finishes between now and the end of the FY is being kicked out or forced to redes to Submarines (Marines, this is only an option depending on your class standing out of...

lol (?)

I dunno, a lightweight goretex jacket would be pretty ideal for the afternoon Florida rain showers. Edit: As opposed to the issued one I have tried wearing in the rain a few times.

OPNAVINST 3710 8.3.2.18 Anthropometric Requirements: TH-57C - Pilot/Cabin: 136-214. NATOPS only requires 180 lbs crew forward (which if you figure 30lbs of gear x2 means that two crewmembers of 60lbs each would work), but I would wager the 136 number is coming from the fact that the seats...

Something else to throw out there, is that there are going to be a lot of times where someone is put in charge of you who has little to no leadership experience and they are gonna make terrible decisions that adversely affect everyone's quality of life. Don't be the guy that is bitching loudly...

So does that do away with MECEP Prep as well? That prep school definitely helped get me back into a school mindset. Plus 10 weeks in San Diego wasn't too bad either. Party at the Locker Room!

That was one of the better SSD's I've been to. Relatively short and with pertinent information. Even the little Q&A part didn't have any terribly bad questions and some people actual made good points. I don't think I even got told once that I shouldn't drink and drive...

Man that game is realistic. The guy next to me gaffed off the safety brief, flagged me with his rifle, and then got kicked off for shooting the berm.

Weird shit can happen at sentencing in military trials, because the jury (not the judge) determines the sentence based on UCMJ sentencing guidelines. So you have a group of people with no real baseline for what a fair or reasonable sentence for the crime is, and it can completely vary from...

As long as I don't forget who scored four touchdowns in a single game at Polk High

I'm confused. Your first sentence says I am mixing up Special/Summary. Then your second paragraph contradicts that. I spent about 8 months in the prosecutor's office on base doing a boat load of Summary Court Martial packages (and a few interesting Specials and Generals). But I have brain...

Whoever told you it wasn't a big deal was probably comparing it to the civilian world. SPCM = Federal Misdemeanor GCM = Federal Felony I'm kind of curious to find out how you got a SCM. The only ones I've seen are drug related cases where the accused has the option of going to SPCM and...

I'm sure some of it is real and some of it is Marine Corps lore, which we love to make up all the time, but according to our mythistory enemies have distinguished us (Yellow Legs in Korea, Black Boots in Iraq, White Sleeves in Somalia, Digital Pattern now, etc...) and basically not fucked with...

To be fair though, things we get now that "suck" are still much better than they were, even a few years ago. I loved spending an hour every night for that mirror shine and razor creases (and the half hour at lunch to touch it all up...naturally) as much as the next guy, but MARPAT is a more...

He said he had a drink on the airplane, which makes it an alcohol related incident. What a garlic milkshake...

I assumed he'd be the one wearing American Flag sweat pants

It's not ideal, but there is a physical therapist at Ramer Hall (the gym) every morning butt-crack early. At one point I sprained an AC joint in my shoulder and went there for a week or two. Be careful with potential stress fractures though, in the beginning you will have a PFT and maybe...

I ran in them, and could never get over 4 miles in one day because of terrible blisters (I know, I know, I'm weak). I stopped when I got a sharp pain in the top middle of my foot. Another guy I know got that same pain in the same spot - and had a stress fracture to show for it (less than a...

Is that even a question? Do the research before reinforcing your roof for the helipad. ;)

Col Ellis describes being shot down and imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton, interesting listen.

I thought the entire point was to fire the SAW from the hip while charging the enemy so that you can get within range to tomahawk the shit out of them...He's gonna need lightweight pro, maybe even marathon...

I zoomed in and maybe it's there and I'm not seeing it, but I don't see a bipod ring around the gas tube or legs under the stock, so I don't think there is one there. So it seems like he significantly increased the weight of his fighting load in both equipment and ammunition, and is now...

Heh, pendulum. Last fall Corpus guys were taking like a year it seemed like. Out in Las Cruces I did Contact Solo on a Thursday and was done with all of Aerobatics and Forms the following Friday.

AFROTC at my school carried cushioned mats with them during PT in case they had to do pushups or situps... I'm just saying...

Have you considered stopping by your local university and checking out both of them? This would also give you a chance to talk to some people face to face and maybe get an idea of which service would be a better fit for you.

Not sure who you're talking about. The guy with the tats was a prior grunt, he's not a flight student.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19101_6-studies-that-prove-reality-tv-causing-apocalypse.html

You went to school with a MECEP who had a tramp stamp...and a flame tattoo around his bellybutton...

There is no way you can be a professional if you have a tattoo... I had a bud go to Black Sparrow in Pensacola, FL. They do great work, and it is all custom stuff. His tattoo came out as good as any I've seen from other good shops. Amazingly enough it had absolutely zero impact on his...

phrog: Didn't see your reply before, thanks.

I dunno if I have an opinion on the subject, but it is an interesting discussion. I don't think the author was trying to rail against diversity, he really only made one small sentence about it. I think the point was just that warfighting isn't the top priority. -- I think a lot of people...

Man, I typed the first post, and it said it didn't go through, so I typed another one. Now I just look like I'm all super zealous about talking about boots - and I'm not...at best I'm only mildly zealous on the topic of footwear.

I have used these (the ones here are a newer version than I have, but I think they are substantially the same). They are pretty lightweight and have a good traction sole (unlike the Lites). Dunno why I felt compelled to go on the ocs.usmc.mil website and find this information out, but here...

These are the ones I always wear (I have an older model, but they are the same I think). Price on bates' website is a little steep - but I think you can get them cheaper elsewhere or on base...

The original poster is halfway through whatever college he wound up going to by now...

Think the pilots just got out and kinda scratched their heads while looking at the damage? I bet the Air France guy tried to tell him he'd just give him his contact info and pay the mechanic and the Regional guy was like "Well...I hear what your saying...I'd just feel more comfortable getting...

Sounds pretty rigorous, although I see no requirement to be an ambiturner.

I wanted to get the gaiters too. Those things looked bad ass. ?

At the bottom of the MARADMIN is a plug to join the Reserves - in which it says there are opportunities to remain on AD through the Active Reserve Program...how does that make sense...