saltytoast
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Hey just recently graduated from navy OCS you can ask me any question you would like.
Package stats were as follows. I never rolled (went to H class)
3.68 gpa (psychology)
54 OAR
2 LORs 1 from AmeriCorps supervisor and 1 from a church pastor
Quick Tip
Most rolls and attrites are physical
if you show up in great shape, you're going to have a relatively easy time at OCS, the moment you start thinking about going down this route is the moment you want to start preparing, go to the gym, build some muscle, get your shins used to running, jump roping, and sprinting.
I was never a strong runner but I used to jump rope a lot, thus my shins my conditioned to be able to handle the running.
Pre OCS I was able to do 20 pull ups in a row bw of 185. sets of 10 pull ups with a 45lb weighted plates. dips with 90lb for sets of 10. repping out 405 on the deadlift for sets of 10. Thus overall the workouts for me were annoying more than hard.
Academics
the academics were overall not difficult, it's just that the environment that you are in makes learning hard. Being tired all of the time, having to worry about room inspections, not having a lot of free time to study etc. Say you couldn't pay attention in one class because you were fighting not to fall asleep, you will fall behind and you will have to spend extra time self-studying in order to be able to pass the exam. For myself, I really didn't learn much from the lectures instead I had to rely on my shipmates and self-study to actually learn the material. Some people in my class got the material right off the bat, for me not so much.
Inspections
In my opinion the best part about OCS, every inspection is unique and intense in its own way. It all really depends on who you get as your instructor. Make sure you spend the time studying the knowledge required for these inspections and you'll be good.
Package stats were as follows. I never rolled (went to H class)
3.68 gpa (psychology)
54 OAR
2 LORs 1 from AmeriCorps supervisor and 1 from a church pastor
Quick Tip
Most rolls and attrites are physical
if you show up in great shape, you're going to have a relatively easy time at OCS, the moment you start thinking about going down this route is the moment you want to start preparing, go to the gym, build some muscle, get your shins used to running, jump roping, and sprinting.
I was never a strong runner but I used to jump rope a lot, thus my shins my conditioned to be able to handle the running.
Pre OCS I was able to do 20 pull ups in a row bw of 185. sets of 10 pull ups with a 45lb weighted plates. dips with 90lb for sets of 10. repping out 405 on the deadlift for sets of 10. Thus overall the workouts for me were annoying more than hard.
Academics
the academics were overall not difficult, it's just that the environment that you are in makes learning hard. Being tired all of the time, having to worry about room inspections, not having a lot of free time to study etc. Say you couldn't pay attention in one class because you were fighting not to fall asleep, you will fall behind and you will have to spend extra time self-studying in order to be able to pass the exam. For myself, I really didn't learn much from the lectures instead I had to rely on my shipmates and self-study to actually learn the material. Some people in my class got the material right off the bat, for me not so much.
Inspections
In my opinion the best part about OCS, every inspection is unique and intense in its own way. It all really depends on who you get as your instructor. Make sure you spend the time studying the knowledge required for these inspections and you'll be good.
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