Wow, these are hella scary stories. I was lucky I guess. I was pro-rec'd April boards and sworn in June 15 with FS letter and orders in hand.
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Final Select Purgatory
- Thread starter bvlinas
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I went to MEPS beforehand, had a flight physical already done with the USMC and a PRT that I submitted as well.
Archanan7
Automatic doors make me feel like a Jedi
Hey, bro I was in the same category with the asthma/pilot issue and now roughly a year later I'm moving thru API in pensacola. If your navy you'll have to go thru a bitch of a test to get a waiver for it but it is certainly doable if you want it bad enough. Forget the terminology exactly but you have to pass two breathing challenges. One was called a methecoline? (sp?) challenge. The docs at OCS will send you to the hospital to do it. Try your best to do it early on or even get it done prior to going. At OCS EVERYONE (no exceptions) gets sick, especially with bronchitis in the winter (which screws your breathing challenge straight to hell.) So make sure your lungs are gtg for that.
Also if you are failing you PFA prior to leaving for OCS you need to work your ASS off to a ridiculous level if you plan on surviving OCS. Even people who rocked the PFA were struggling day to day at times. The fact you want to be an officer and can't pass a bloody walk in the park PT test is ridiculous. (God help you if you are a SNA pro-rec who fails PT tests. Thats just disturbing.)
You can not seriously be asking this question.....! If you arent in shape to put out at least 50 PU / 70 SU / run 1.5 Miles under 12 min, you might have to reconsider going to OCS....
marmoset54
Final Select Supply Corps
Dude, what;s your workout plan? DAAAAAAAAAAAMUM!
Santana
SNA
It was the 'Don't Go to MEPS Then Take the PRT Right After Because You Will Be Dehydrated, Have No Rest, and That Sandwich They Give Out Won't Agree with Your Stomach' plan. At the time I wasn't working, so instead of sitting at home watching baseball I worked out and ran constantly. Eating right and staying hydrated also helps.
Exactly. It's amazing what a difference these and a good night's sleep will make in your performance.
Yeah my recruiter gave me a lecture after I swore in about taking care of myself and making sure I don't get hurt... no skydiving, bungee jumping, etc. We just have to be careful I guess! An injury between FS and OCS would really really suck.
So I wrote to my processor and asked him about my FS letter, and he immediately sent me a PDF file of the letter! The thing was dated 24 July '09. I mean really? My processor is a great guy, and he has done really good work on my behalf, but that letter would have been nice to have, oh I don't know, a YEAR AGO. At any rate, I guess this puts me out of the FS purgatory. Good luck to the rest of you guys!
August 22. Little under 6 weeks from now.