sTUPID qUESTIONS aBOUT ocs

[lliesemeyer]

Damn, must have been too recent or something (or NAMI woke up on the wrong side of the bed). I had a quarter of mine cut out in 2006 and provided all the medical and rehab paperwork and proof of playing several sports after and had zero issues. I don't even remember having to submit a waiver.

New waiverable condition as of September 2015 which is why I never had to submit waivers before heading to OCS. It's safe to say I don't have the most favorable opinion of NAMI and they're standards of what kind of individual is "physically qualified".

 

[Spartan43]

New waiverable condition as of September 2015 which is why I never had to submit waivers before heading to OCS. It's safe to say I don't have the most favorable opinion of NAMI and they're standards of what kind of individual is "physically qualified".

Interesting. Learned something new. Though, I was selected back in 2013

 

[AB6]

Hi again,

Are there any numbers or averages (word of mouth) of guys/gals that NPQ'd from SNA from the personality trait test they give you? There was a thread on here a while back about a guy with a great attitude who got NPQ'd for "unfavorable personality traits." Just wondering if this is still a big hurdle for some people.

Thanks

 

[CarrierGuy06]

It is. You just need to catch NAMI on a good day.

I doubt medical professionals would NPQ someone because they were having a bad day. There was probably an underlying issue that surfaced during some point in your training that flagged you.

 

[Lesh]

Anyone actively try/get a DI to laugh? 'tis a goal of mine if/when I go,

 

[Sonog]

Anyone actively try/get a DI to laugh? 'tis a goal of mine if/when I go,

Yea okay, get a senior DI who has done multiple tours as a DI to laugh. Have fun with that. You think you can think of something they haven't seen before? They've pushed thousands of recruits at paris island before coming to Newport.

 

[croakerfish]

Anyone actively try/get a DI to laugh? 'tis a goal of mine if/when I go,

All it takes is balls.

 

[mad dog]

Anyone actively try/get a DI to laugh? 'tis a goal of mine if/when I go,

Try wearing a Metallica t-shirt during PT...it may work...it may not...just give it the old college try. Hooters girls laugh at Metallica t-shirts...logic says DI's will laugh at them too.

 

[ajdajd]

Here is a silly one - When you show up that first Sunday morning wearing your business casual (chinos, collared shirt) is it better to wear your running shoes with that outfit or pack those and show up in dress shoes?

 

[Gator Guard]

Our DI laughed in front of the whole class in week 8. He said it's okay to break baring in the right setting, but only for a maximum of 2 giggles then lock it up.

 

[lliesemeyer]

I doubt medical professionals would NPQ someone because they were having a bad day. There was probably an underlying issue that surfaced during some point in your training that flagged you.

Well, nothing "surfaced" during my training. I had a knee surgery four years ago and played four years of division 1 lacrosse on it. I have not had an issue documented or undocumented since then. All the specialists I saw while at OCS (military doctors) gave me glowing reviews and completely cleared me, but NAMI has quotas they have to fill on the number of people they must disqualify, so individuals that have things that need to be cleared towards the end of training are on the chopping block. So when your waiver goes up to the NAMI board, you better hope you catch them on a "good" day and they aren't looking for people to disqualify. I think individuals have the right to know that this isn't a perfect system and that until you get your NAMI letter there is a decent chance you could be medically disqualified.

 

[scsmith43]

Well, nothing "surfaced" during my training. I had a knee surgery four years ago and played four years of division 1 lacrosse on it. I have not had an issue documented or undocumented since then. All the specialists I saw while at OCS (military doctors) gave me glowing reviews and completely cleared me, but NAMI has quotas they have to fill on the number of people they must disqualify, so individuals that have things that need to be cleared towards the end of training are on the chopping block. So when your waiver goes up to the NAMI board, you better hope you catch them on a "good" day and they aren't looking for people to disqualify. I think individuals have the right to know that this isn't a perfect system and that until you get your NAMI letter there is a decent chance you could be medically disqualified.

Stop scaring me!

 

[romoth]

Stop scaring me!

Can we bring an offering to place before the Gods of NAMI on our day of judgement?

 

[Sonog]

Try wearing a Metallica t-shirt during PT...it may work...it may not...just give it the old college try. Hooters girls laugh at Metallica t-shirts...logic says DI's will laugh at them too.

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You're the man mad dog

 

[CarrierGuy06]

Well, nothing "surfaced" during my training. I had a knee surgery four years ago and played four years of division 1 lacrosse on it. I have not had an issue documented or undocumented since then. All the specialists I saw while at OCS (military doctors) gave me glowing reviews and completely cleared me, but NAMI has quotas they have to fill on the number of people they must disqualify, so individuals that have things that need to be cleared towards the end of training are on the chopping block. So when your waiver goes up to the NAMI board, you better hope you catch them on a "good" day and they aren't looking for people to disqualify. I think individuals have the right to know that this isn't a perfect system and that until you get your NAMI letter there is a decent chance you could be medically disqualified.

Having to have a waiver in the first place should have been a flag that you might be NPQ'd. Don't put it past your instructors that they won't speak to medical if they see an issue that they feel would keep you from being a good SNA,SWO,etc. Ive been there myself. I was told a waiver was necessary when in fact there wasn't. It was someone's own agenda to NPQ me and I caught it. Won it on appeal after NAMI reviewed the issue.