Before you read what I have to say, I must warn you, "I have no idea what I'm talking about!"
Now that we have that out of the way, here is what I have gathered. There are no ground slots for OCC 183 open. There were no ground slots open for OCC 182 last year. However, my OSO sent people in to OCC 182 (ground contract) at the last minute when some ground slots opened. If you are a highly qualified applicant (good GPA, high PFT, etc) and you insist that you want ground, I suspect there is a small chance that you might get into OCC 183 on a ground contract. Otherwise, set your sights on OCC 184.
You can go in on an air contract, graduate OCS and TBS and then switch to ground, but you had better want to be a Marine officer badly. I only say that because you might not have your first (or second) choice of MOS if you do that. If you want to try this and switch to infantry (can the Marines ever have too much infantry?) you might have a decent shot at landing that MOS. If you want intelligence, or armor, you might not have very good luck.
What I'm saying, if you want a ground slot and can wait, I'd suggest you do so. In the long run, it might make your life easier.
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"What would Jesus drive?"
Duh. A truck -- Jesus was a carpenter.
Now that we have that out of the way, here is what I have gathered. There are no ground slots for OCC 183 open. There were no ground slots open for OCC 182 last year. However, my OSO sent people in to OCC 182 (ground contract) at the last minute when some ground slots opened. If you are a highly qualified applicant (good GPA, high PFT, etc) and you insist that you want ground, I suspect there is a small chance that you might get into OCC 183 on a ground contract. Otherwise, set your sights on OCC 184.
You can go in on an air contract, graduate OCS and TBS and then switch to ground, but you had better want to be a Marine officer badly. I only say that because you might not have your first (or second) choice of MOS if you do that. If you want to try this and switch to infantry (can the Marines ever have too much infantry?) you might have a decent shot at landing that MOS. If you want intelligence, or armor, you might not have very good luck.
What I'm saying, if you want a ground slot and can wait, I'd suggest you do so. In the long run, it might make your life easier.
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"What would Jesus drive?"
Duh. A truck -- Jesus was a carpenter.