Occ 188 Who's Going!

[trongod46]

yeah that website is down i think, ill be driving from california here if all goes well. Two more weeks and we should know something

 

[makoslim]

do I have my abbreviations wrong, or are you from Montana, Makoslim? If so, does your office even have 3 applicants to send...I would think the only other office with less applicants would be Wyoming or Idaho...

We actually don't have an OSO in Montana (yes, you were correct MT is Montana) I travel to the Spokane OSO which covers Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and all of Montana. I believe in the last year and a half we have had approximately 10 candidates between OCC and PLC programs from Montana alone. A lot of our candidates come from the University Of Montana in Missoula (where I recieved my degree). It is a popular school with enrollment rising every year (currently about 12,000 students) in a city that is also booming (for Montana) with the population going up about 10 percent a year.

 

[makoslim]

Also, Is anyone else having trouble accessing marineocs.com lately? Just page errors when I try to get it...weird...

It's is under construction. This is the second time in the last month that they have been working on it. I wonder if they are going over bandwidth?

 

[trongod46]

well based on the amount of traffice on here so far doesnt seem to be as many applicants for any contract compared to 187,, anybody else>

 

[Shadow9660]

trongod.... do we have to provide our own transportation to Quantico? or does the Military cover that?

 

[makoslim]

you will pay for your plane ticket over there if you fly, and the Corps (<--did you see that PSno23? I went back ond saw that I missed the s again) will reimburse you the soct of the ticket. however if you go home between OCS and TBS, that is on you.

 

[trongod46]

well my oso said to me that the marines would get me a ticket to OCS, when i went to boot camp to paris island they paid for my flight upfront? so id just ask your OSO,

 

[horned frog]

I spoke with my OSO (Dallas, TX), and he sais the board meeting was Nov 13th. Looks like we should know first thing Monday morning, worst case Tuesday. Anyone else hear anything along these lines?

 

[Taxman2A]

you will pay for your plane ticket over there if you fly, and the Corps (<--did you see that PSno23? I went back ond saw that I missed the s again) will reimburse you the soct of the ticket. however if you go home between OCS and TBS, that is on you.

Where did you get this word? When I went to OCS the corps paid for my flight there and back up front. I haven't heard of that changing.

 

[Shadow9660]

Taxman, how did that work with the plane ticket...they booked everything for you? Or did you have to do it, and they reimbursed you? And was it your OSO office, or the gov that paid for it? details,

Also, Horned frog...you heard the 13th? is that official? anyone else out there?

 

[horned frog]

Shadow.......Yes, I heard Saturday the 13th is the big day. Since the info came from my OSO, I made the assumption it was official. However, given how dates seem to change often, I figured I would post what I heard and see if anyone can confirm. Personally, I'm getting tired of waiting..........I'm ready to go......I just hope the board gives me a shot!

 

[Taxman2A]

Taxman, how did that work with the plane ticket...they booked everything for you? Or did you have to do it, and they reimbursed you?

Absolutely everything was taken care of by the OSO. You didn't pay, book the flight, or even drive to the airport. You will show up the day before you ship out, have a few motivational words with your OSO and the next morning your OSO or OSA will see you to the airport and make sure you get your boarding passes. As a matter of fact, the trip home is taken care of the same way. They will pass out plane tickets towards the end of OCS that send you back to the same place you came from, probably in pretty quick order too (within a few hours of graduation). I didn't even use my tickets home, my parents were in town and we drove home together. At no point in time will you be asked to pay for plane tickets in advance.

 

[Taxman2A]

Oh, and before the question is asked, if you are sent home early the government will make the same accomodations. The kids I saw who got sent home usually ended up hanging around OCS for a day or two, then got rides to the airport and were sent home.

 

[makoslim]

Where did you get this word? When I went to OCS the corps paid for my flight there and back up front. I haven't heard of that changing.

No body told me, but one day when i was in the office, a candidate who had just gotten back from 185 was talking to the captain about his reimbursment, maybe it is different depending on the OSO. Perhaps some OSOs put a little more extra effort in by getting the tickets for thier cnadidates.

Taxman, they paid for your trip home? everyone on marineocs.com was saying you had to pay for the trip home. (were you PLC or OCC? I know that PLC when you get done you aren't techniclly done, however with OCC, after the ten weeks, if you don't go straight to TBS I was told they consider that vacation. Could you clarify for me? I think I've read some misinfo.

 

[Taxman2A]

No body told me, but one day when i was in the office, a candidate who had just gotten back from 185 was talking to the captain about his reimbursment, maybe it is different depending on the OSO. Perhaps some OSOs put a little more extra effort in by getting the tickets for thier cnadidates.

No... this has nothing to do with your OSO putting in extra effort. The government makes all these arrangements for you. What you saw and misinterpreted was a candidate who had gotten back and opted to not take his free plane tickets, like I did. If you decide to not use the plane tickets on the way back, the government will reimburse you for travel costs. You will fill out a travel claim and get a nominal sum for your troubles, probably about $50. Don't jump to conclusions like that, you are spreading bad gouge and making candidates nervous about having to pay for plane tickets now.