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I heard back unofficially that it was a large pool.. and I did not get selected... I think my pft was a little low and I was a dual contract ground/air which complicates things because my ASTB waiver hadn't officially gone through yet and ground slots are supposedly tougher to get. 254 PFT...

Both dual contract .. what else do you want to know for stats? I thought I basically listed em..

I just got a call from my OSO and he says I didn't get selected... not official yet .. he said there was such a high volume of applicants.. Basic Stats for People to Guage by PFT 254 1300 SAT 3.0 GPA 5/5/6 ASTB (waivered) looks like to just get my pft up some more and go for january....

Your making me nervous E6286 ...

I have 1 tat.. smoked pot.... been arrested.. same bag of waivers .. I wouldnt sweat I don't think its just schoolboys who want to be Marines...

what are these mysterious waivers man?

uhh Ok there's a jumble of questions in there but I'll try my best.. My personal sequence up to this point has been.. Meps .. pass it.. take PFT pass it.. ASTB pass it.. Flighy physical.. pass it You take your contracting PFT if your PFT is older than 30 days.. sign your contracts...

you don't want to do pullups every day.. your lats (back) need some rest... every 3 days do 5 sets to failure.. and years ago when I first started doing pullups I had a buddy hold under my knees to stablize me so I could pump out a few extra.. and that was a big help in the long haul..

Yeah I didnt think so..

Orange (maybe faded red) and White.. Coast Guard??

Yeah my OSO said those selected are usually 250 and up .. and a 270 and up pretty much seals your deal ...

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yeah Yeah I concur Schnuggapup I won't get him anything.. but your OSO really can shoot you down or get you in .. and it is somewhat personal... I've hung around the office and seen kids come in and do a PT after their first interview and him just be like yeah your services could be better used...

1) What is an appropriate gift for your OSO to thank him for all the hard work hes put into getting you into OCS and commissioned? 2) If you get your OSO something should you also get the SSGT who did a lot as well a gift? Anyput on navy or marine side would be great...

I did my flight physical @ NAS Oceania... drove down there got r done.. no big deal.. Pensacola cant be the closest/cheapest place to send you that makes no sense.

I have worse than speeding tickets.. we'll see how that goes.. I probably set the record for waivers.. drug..arrest..tattoo... yeeeeeeeeep model citizen over here.

Now your getting it Kolja.. avoid marriage. That's all you need to know.

its better than the 30% in the army, airforce, and navy ... ohhhhhhhh snap I went there.

Klostman - I'm in fredericksburg waiting for OCC 190 ... I went to Mary Washington College here... I have a buddy whose an lt here waiting for Alpha.. hes just sitting at his sisters house whose a friend of mine doing nothing.. I run down at the battlegrounds everyday, and lift @ the school...

I concur with you ATR drive thats what my OSO told me.. E6 we have quite a few air candidates... 4-6 I haven't checked on the exact number.. my OSOs a real good guy a Herc Driver .. as for East Coast slots I have no real idea but am not worried about it... I applied for Air and Ground and...

I think there are some navy/marine corps groups.. i forget what they were called that will give you a short term loan to help you out E626.. you should look around.. Yeah my OSO is in ashland ... 30 minute drive for me from Fredericksburg... There seems to be a pretty decent amount of us VA...

I think with OCC .. you are immediatly active duty when you are comissioned. Therefore you are paid, and under insurance. Thats the impression my OSO gave to me.. Which also makes your stash time for TBS much less than a PLCer. Just my 2 cents.. PS E6286 whose your OSO? Were both in VA you...

man why is everyone getting married right before OCS.. your going to be SNA's.. I don't think I really have to say much more

man I get 20 pullups too.. but only 79 crunchs ... i dont know what my problem is.. 19 minute run tho.. when i contracted.. havent done my preboard.. i want those 100 crunchs too

Cute dog A4

Your pft doesn't make you a good or bad officer...... no arguments there. What it does do is measure and rank you against other individuals attempting to get selected to OCS/PLC. If the gouge from my OSO is true, and it appears to make sense, in general the higher the PFT, the better...

Yeah I get the same questions.. dude I'm not going to a freaking camp.. it's school... my mom doesn't get it either.

I'm with you on that one turn and burn.. I need a handguns for dummies post... I looked into the aformentioned taurus subcompact apparently some problems with frames cracking overtime... I think i've got my heart set on a Glock 27 .40 cal as my first handgun/for future concealed use.

Muchos thanks A4s, I've signed up for the course.. and am gonna look into getting my first handgun afterwords..

On a simliar note, what handfun does a Marine Corps officer/aviator have to qual with... I was putting some rounds through a 9mm Berrata today the guy at my range told me that was what id qual with @ Quantico. True or false?

Ok so I'm new to the whole gun thing, not a very experienced shooter and am looking to get into it. Would it be a good or bad idea to go get some trigger time/lessons before OCC 190 in October? Or should I just wait and let the Marines teach me how to shoot properly. Any advice on a good...

E6 Bad gouge E6 ... 2 pt waivers were cut out.. 1 pters are still fine/and being issued..

score Ok this is what it is.. you need a 4 6 4 to pass with the Marine Corps. But you can receive a 4 5 4 and get a 1 pt waiver. It is not considered a selection factor according to my OSO a C 130 pilot. PFT is considered the most important factor. Navy, I have a buddy applying for...

My oso is letting me do my PFT anytime btwn July 8 and Aug 1 ... there was some discussion about slots.. for PLC there are a designated number of slots, for OCC there are not the OSO can go ahead and send in as many packages as he gets done and let district sort it out.

3 10 week OCS courses? Jan/Jun/Oct I believe...

i I don't understand this me first attitude. Maybe, as previously stated, before you go through OCS, and in the Marines case TBS. But you should be pleased as an individual to be allowed the privelage of serving your country. I came to AW for information, initially interested in being a...

Yeah I live/went to college 20 minutes from quantico.. it was pretty brutal winter last year. Maybe VA will finally have a warm winter like I came here from connecticut for, instead of random blizzards and 40 degree temperature shifts day to day.

maybe If I don't get orders to occ 190 than i'm gonna try for frozen... hopefully ill just be a part of Artic Alpha Co and At TBS instead at that point.. fingers crossed..

is is that you james?

fredericksburg I live in fredericksburg .. the housing market isn't all that bad right out of the city you can get a nice 3br/2ba garage/deck in the right neigborhood for 250-300k .. best part is your house price like mentioned earlierer is going to double/triple with 5-6 years as it becomes...

dont spend your own money you shouldn't have to spend money to get your own exam.. I got one paid for by the Corps at a local Optho ... they just gave me the paperwork/letter, set up the appointment and thats it.. you need the anthro whatever.. where they measure your body parts @ the flight...

You know what else is sweet.. getting paid like 25 cents a mile to drive to your flight physical.. it really isn't bad in and out... much faster than MEPS.

I'm glad they select based on pft. I think the logic is that if you don't have at least a first class pft, the chance of you attriting at OCS and TBS is much higher. And ps it really isn't all that tough to attain max out on the pft if your not a slob, think of it as a kick in the butt in...

I would honestly ditch the intervals, you need to build your base mileage up. The intervals are for a far more advanced runner, and are probably where your going to hurt yourself or strain a muscle. Just a nice and easy few miles in its place would definately do you a lot better, you should...

pft The date your package has to be in depends on whether or not you have waivers, etc? At least I was told mine needed to be done and in earlier due to that fact. July 01 is my package due date. As for the running you can drop a ton of time in only a few weeks. I don't know what program...

I thought so too? Why what would be the advantage or disadvantage of going to Vance?

creatine My experience with creatine is that its beneficial if you use the correct amount. You want to use about .03 grams per lb you weigh; which is much less than what they tell you on the package. This small amount will aid in workout recovery without making your muscles bloated and full...

I've been lurking around the forum for a long time and finally have decided to post. Like the title says, whats the deal with IFS? Do you go before or after TBS? From what I've read it looks like you can do it @ Quantico or Manasses. Does everyone goto IFS or do some SNA's just go straight...

occ 190 app OCC 190 APP University of Mary Washington BA Geography GPA: 3.0 SAT: 1300 ASTB: waiting to hear back, should know in a few days. PFT: 243 initial going to retake soon 16/73/19:30 (Ill get close to maxing my official, just never done crunchs before and only been running for...