ItsTurboTime
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KBayDog said:
oh man, too funny. Can't believe I didn't see that one coming.
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oh man, too funny. Can't believe I didn't see that one coming.
SMILE4BULLETS
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OPENBAH is dead on with most of his list but like some said, you only need 1 pair of civvies, no Q-Tips (im still using the ones i bought at OCS in August), 1 towel. But i have a few things to add:
-Red Pen for Speer Evals
-Bore Snake (.223cal)- if you dont know what this is pm me
-1 roll of electrical tape
-2 sticks of body glide (i only got 1 blister at OCS, and that was the first day. did 13 mile hump with no sock change bc of body glide)
-Fox River Military Boot Socks, black. They have anti-friction areas on the soles...they are money
-Red Pen for Speer Evals
-Bore Snake (.223cal)- if you dont know what this is pm me
-1 roll of electrical tape
-2 sticks of body glide (i only got 1 blister at OCS, and that was the first day. did 13 mile hump with no sock change bc of body glide)
-Fox River Military Boot Socks, black. They have anti-friction areas on the soles...they are money
openbah
I'm not lazy, I'm disabled.
Thanks for helping out with the list everybody.
I had a couple questions regarding the list:
I'm planning on wearing nice shoes when I arrive, do I also have to bring black dress shoes?
Are go-fasters included in our inspections? I don't think they are, so bringing an extra pair is overkill right?
What would we need electrical tape for?
I had a couple questions regarding the list:
I'm planning on wearing nice shoes when I arrive, do I also have to bring black dress shoes?
Are go-fasters included in our inspections? I don't think they are, so bringing an extra pair is overkill right?
What would we need electrical tape for?
Only bring one pair of nice shoes.. They will make you put your running shoes on at the airport when you first arrive.
They do not inspect running shoes, so you don't have to have an extra pair. A lot of candidates in my platoon actually bought another pair of shoes while they were at OCS though. Also, it is wise to bring a brand new pair of running shoes to OCS. They will ask you when you get there how old your shoes are, and if they are too old they will make you buy a new pair.
Easiest thing is to just go there with a brand new pair. When you leave OCS you will have to throw them away immediately, because you will put a beating on them.
Oh yeah and electrical tape? You're never going to need that, so don't bother.
They do not inspect running shoes, so you don't have to have an extra pair. A lot of candidates in my platoon actually bought another pair of shoes while they were at OCS though. Also, it is wise to bring a brand new pair of running shoes to OCS. They will ask you when you get there how old your shoes are, and if they are too old they will make you buy a new pair.
Easiest thing is to just go there with a brand new pair. When you leave OCS you will have to throw them away immediately, because you will put a beating on them.
Oh yeah and electrical tape? You're never going to need that, so don't bother.
The reason people bring two pairs of running shoes to OCS is that they will get wet and nasty running in the mud and whatnot, soemtimes it's nice to have a dry pair to put on.
The electrical tape is for securing straps and things on your 782 gear and alice pack. It came in handy.
The electrical tape is for securing straps and things on your 782 gear and alice pack. It came in handy.
Carno said:
I'm gonna have to disagree with your statement about running shoes. If you go down there with a brand new pair, you shouldn't have to buy a new pair after. Sure, they get muddy on runs, but in terms of miles put on them which is what counts, you really don't put that much on. I can really only recall running about 4 times in go fasters and probably wearing them around brown field for a total of about 8 days. Although i don't know which program ya'll are doing. I was golf company - i'm a nrotc mid. Could be different for other programs.
I don't remember how many times we ran in go fasters, but I do know it was a hell of a lot more than 4 times. I was in Alpha Company, PLC Combined.
I mean, there were three PFT's, a couple five mile runs, a couple three mile runs in the beginning, a bunch of fartlek runs and then the extended fartlek (or whatever the heck that was, the circuit run when we did pushups and dips on the bleachers), and then all the squad runs. Towards the end we ran almost exclusively in boots, but there was still the MOH run and the moto run that were in go fasters.
What I was told by the physical training guy (can't remember his full name, everyone called him Jesse I think) is that running shoes break down over time also, not just by mileage. I don't know much about this stuff, that's just what I was told at OCS. But I do know that my running shoes were beat to hell by the time I finished OCS. Once I bought new shoes after OCS I noticed a huge difference in how they felt, and I bought the same exact pair I had before.
I mean, there were three PFT's, a couple five mile runs, a couple three mile runs in the beginning, a bunch of fartlek runs and then the extended fartlek (or whatever the heck that was, the circuit run when we did pushups and dips on the bleachers), and then all the squad runs. Towards the end we ran almost exclusively in boots, but there was still the MOH run and the moto run that were in go fasters.
What I was told by the physical training guy (can't remember his full name, everyone called him Jesse I think) is that running shoes break down over time also, not just by mileage. I don't know much about this stuff, that's just what I was told at OCS. But I do know that my running shoes were beat to hell by the time I finished OCS. Once I bought new shoes after OCS I noticed a huge difference in how they felt, and I bought the same exact pair I had before.
USMC Philly
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openbah said:
Socks are full length, quarter cut, ankle cut, or just personal preference?
openbah
I'm not lazy, I'm disabled.
Does that have anything to do with a cruise sock?E5B said:
I'm bringing quarter-length white socks like this:
I think you can bring quarter or full length. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I've read do not bring the short kind.
Either way, it's going to be strange not running in my usual socks. I'm going to miss em.
TransAmatt
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I read that you should bring full length before I left so I did, but when I got down there half of my platoon and my entire staff wore ankle socks. So, bring what you're most comfortable in.