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  1. MattWSU

    Crossfit/Running

    CrossFit is too general for OCS prep. I would do a subset of it that is more focused on bodyweight movements and less on Olympic and power lifting. Running is always good, though.
  2. MattWSU

    College Major?

    Get a marketable degree in something you don't completely suck at or hate. Find a healthy medium between enjoyment and utility. I got a degree in Computer Science and almost didn't commission due to a shoulder injury. Had I not commissioned, I would have still had a wealth of opportunity for...
  3. MattWSU

    Air Contracts

    GPA: 3.6 Major: Computer Science ASVAB: SAT: 1750/2400 ACT: ASTB: 7/7/7 57 PFT: 258 Waivers: (how many, and what for): Age: 18 Program applied for: (PLC/ROTC/OCC...) PLC Year Selected: 2007 Application attempts: 1
  4. MattWSU

    Landing on a carrier in a sand storm

    Did not consider how far out these things (sand storms) can reach but it makes sense.
  5. MattWSU

    Traffic Ticket - Delay's OCS Ship Date?

    Hope he didn't hurt your feelings too bad.
  6. MattWSU

    Current TBS backlog?

    PLC guys will have a PEBD of the first time they attended OCS, provided they do not accept $ through the Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program (MCTAP).
  7. MattWSU

    Working in the real world...

    IT and devs.
  8. MattWSU

    Working in the real world...

    I've got a lot of friends / former co-workers over at Amazon and a few of them were issued beepers. My comment was in jest though...seems like a great company to work for if you love what you're doing.
  9. MattWSU

    Working in the real world...

    I've heard Amazon is great if you're looking for a new beeper.
  10. MattWSU

    PRK After Commissioning, Before TBS (Air Contract)

    FYI, there's only a 3-month wait for a waiver if your myopia is -6.00 or better. This wasn't abundantly clear to my OSO and I when initially submitting the waiver.
  11. MattWSU

    Church/Holiday Routine

    There's weekend liberty in PLC from week 4 on. Several billets to be filled during libo, however: firewatch, parking lot watch, COG, SOG, etc. There was also a rotating 'duty platoon' that had even more billets to fill.
  12. MattWSU

    Fun Low Level in a Hornet

  13. MattWSU

    Looking for the final word on wear of Silkies in rainbow PT?

    Agreed, let's keep this momentum up.
  14. MattWSU

    Director Tony Scott Has Lost That Loving Feeling

    That's the title you chose?
  15. MattWSU

    A Friendly Reminder.

    Here is some good commentary as well as a simulation of the mishap. Pilot was indeed a Huey pilot during Vietnam. Commentary starts around 5:20. http://www.aopa.org/training/articles/2012/120814youtube-crash-pilot-was-going-to-abort.html
  16. MattWSU

    Thank You AW!

    Running a 900 PRT? Damn, that's impressive ;).
  17. MattWSU

    Blogging Through Flight School

    Is A-pool basically the same for Marines? I hear all kinds of shenanigans from the Navy studs on here and am curious if this is something for devildogs to look forward to as well.
  18. MattWSU

    What's your favorite micro brew

    I've heard Portland called a lot of things but never 'heaven'.
  19. MattWSU

    What's your favorite micro brew

    Ninkasi Tricerahops Double IPA Ninakasi Total Domination IPA Fremont Brewing Summer Ale (local to Seattle)
  20. MattWSU

    IFS? What's up with it?

    Appreciate it gents.
  21. MattWSU

    IFS? What's up with it?

    Slight resurrection. I got my PPL when I was 17 years old and have used it maybe five times since then. Since I'll be exempt from IFS, would it be worthwhile for me to bust out the Jeppesen book and brush up on some of that knowledge before API?
  22. MattWSU

    OCS Status FY 13

    Not arrogant. Just not hopelessly depressed. (Just joking NAMI)
  23. MattWSU

    OCS Status FY 13

    Those damn arrogant Oregon fans.
  24. MattWSU

    Everett Apartments

    All of those things and more. There's nothing to do there; the people are generally sour and unwelcoming; lots of drugs and lots of low income housing; I've never heard anybody use night life and Everett in the same sentence. My family and I call it Everot. If you're not into the bar scene, I...
  25. MattWSU

    Everett Apartments

    Absolutely, the commute may end up sucking for you though. I'm currently in Ballard and the bar scene down here is awesome.
  26. MattWSU

    Everett Apartments

    You can't really go wrong in the booming metropolis that is Everett, Washington (I grew up there). /sarcasm My only advice would be to steer clear of Everett altogether and check out Mukilteo or Mill Creek instead.
  27. MattWSU

    Could really use some Advice, OCS/enlisted/Flying

    Take it with a grain of salt, but everyone I know who has gotten selected for OCC in the last year has had a 290 or better PFT. Strive for a 300. (20/100/18:00).
  28. MattWSU

    Report Dates for TBS

    Can you elaborate on this?
  29. MattWSU

    Hornet down in VA Beach

    Why do they lock bases down after an incident like this? Is it to keep critical personnel around to aid in the investigation/aftermath?
  30. MattWSU

    VJ Day in Honolulu, 1945

    That was incredible. I can't imagine what that must have felt like.
  31. MattWSU

    PRK recovery question

    Haha yeah..sorry, my humor is pretty dry.
  32. MattWSU

    PRK recovery question

    Dr. Leavitt is legit. I was 20/20 within 3 months but he took my freaking kidney.
  33. MattWSU

    PRK recovery question

    Where in Seattle you at dude?
  34. MattWSU

    OCS attrition

    MY COMMISSIONING PROGRAM WAS THE HARDEST!!
  35. MattWSU

    Monster Marine OCS thread: stupid questions answered here!

    Mini OCS is a weekend of OCS-like conditions complete with Sergeant Instructors, a PFT, humps, and usually an LRC. It's meant to give candidates a taste of OCS.
  36. MattWSU

    Decided on NFO Contract

    Actually, I saw that grammar and just assumed you were a moron. Yes, you can decline your commission. If you took money from the Marine Corps through MCTAP or MCFAP, you better believe they're gonna want it back, though.
  37. MattWSU

    Decided on NFO Contract

    I shed a single tear. :(
  38. MattWSU

    Report Dates for TBS

    13
  39. MattWSU

    ATC Mobile Mishap-28Feb

    Read the third citation from the top. Incredible. RIP sir. http://www.uscg.mil/history/awards/CGMedal_Citations_T_Z.asp
  40. MattWSU

    What they think I do

    What is book? Sun?
  41. MattWSU

    What they think I do

    If I see another one of these on Facebook I'm gonna choke a bitch.
  42. MattWSU

    OMG!! What happenz if ur sick?

    Ah, the classic comma-semicolon.
  43. MattWSU

    LASIK

    I have never heard of a waiver getting getting denied. Also, it's NAMI (Naval Aerospace Medical Institute).
  44. MattWSU

    Report Dates for TBS

    I'll be at O1 >5 when I go in either December or March. Went to PLC Jr's in '08 and contracted in '07 (freshman year). Unfortunately, O-1 pay stays static past 3 years.
  45. MattWSU

    U.S. Carrier 'warned' not to return to the Persian Gulf by Iran

    What do you all make of "Millennium Challenge 2002"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002 I have seen a few interneters argue that this is how a naval engagement with Iran might actually go down. To me it sounds like it was just a poorly designed war game and that its...
  46. MattWSU

    New here, USCGA Cadet

    Welcome aboard bro.
  47. MattWSU

    Maj Sam "SWACQ" Griffith

    There's a thread over on MarineOCS.com pointing here.
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