Good afternoon gentlemen,
I am a graduate of BOC 1-06 (Alpha Company) and have been under MATSG-21 since June 16th. During the last month or so of TBS I began my planning process for moving and all that trash. At the time I had many questions about what exactly goes on once you report in to "Flight school" (yeah right). I start API tomorrow so during this calm before the academic hazing storm I figured i'd throw out some gouge.
What is check in like?
Check in! i'm glad you asked. You'll come in with your charlies sporting that sexy pizza stain on your left breast. It will be glorius. You'll find your way to the back of the MATSG-21 hq building where the Marine Officer Control office is located and you'll most likely talk to someone from the "Lt's Office". This group of Lts are attrites from the flight program, whether that be NPQ, DOR, or otherwise. While waiting for reassignment or administrative work they will be in general your liasons to the Marine Officer Control Officer (aka Higher). They'll have a check in list with a variety of tasks for you to accomplish such as turning in your medical/dental records and paying dues. Good luck!
Ok after i'm done checking in then what happens?
Along with your check in you will recieve a Pre-API checklist. These are the things you must accomplish before you are elligible to start API. They include:
MATSG-21 flight student check in sheet, check in brief from the CO, NOMI physical, Anthro measurements (will happen with physical), Legal (will), IFS complete, helmet measurements, API pubs, name tags, Making the Grade class, shipboard firefighting, officer dues, urinalysis, orm training
Wow that sounds like a lot of stuff!
Yeah. It will take you a while. A significant number of these things are scheduled for you by MOC. Some you have to go into the Lt's office and sign up on a sheet and once they have enough people they'll schedule a class.
So what happens during the week?
There are formations on Monday and Friday morning. These formations mostly serve as a word passing function besides the obvious accountability reasons. Weekdays you will recieve an email from MOC reiterating the schedule for the week and listed who has what appointment when. Tuesday through Thursday you will check in with a squad leader via phone/text message/whatever in the morning and then are free to do whatever you want, unless an event is going on or you have a stash job.
What is a stash job?
Your wait to start API will last anywhere from 3-6 months usually. During this time there is a strong chance you will get a stash job. These jobs range from being a squad leader, being on ceremonial detail, or even being the no **** XO of a unit nearby at Corry Station. Some are far more demanding than others, but the benefit of most of the stash jobs is you are exempt from most of the "all hands" or voluntold activities that take place.
Some notable stash jobs off the top of my head include: ceremonial detail(funerals), the LEAD program (teaching enlisted Marines, pt, leadership), AMS-1/2 legal/saco officers or mentors, or you could be involved with a annual event such as the Birthday Ball
Anything else?
Yeah, there are a lot of little things that go on. There will be mutliple occassions where everyone has to attend a PME or some form of mandatory fun and although people ***** and moan, it is explained as follows:
You are doing maybe 5-6 hours of work a week if that and getting a full paycheck, if you have to come in for some mandatory events don't cry about it because you've got it pretty good. They can easily make everyone come in to formation every day but they don't want to do that as long as everyone shows up when they are told to events.
There are many more things I am forgetting but I hope this post will answer at least one Lt up at The Big Slideshow's questions.
Semper Fidelis,
2nd Lt. Von Rembow
I am a graduate of BOC 1-06 (Alpha Company) and have been under MATSG-21 since June 16th. During the last month or so of TBS I began my planning process for moving and all that trash. At the time I had many questions about what exactly goes on once you report in to "Flight school" (yeah right). I start API tomorrow so during this calm before the academic hazing storm I figured i'd throw out some gouge.
What is check in like?
Check in! i'm glad you asked. You'll come in with your charlies sporting that sexy pizza stain on your left breast. It will be glorius. You'll find your way to the back of the MATSG-21 hq building where the Marine Officer Control office is located and you'll most likely talk to someone from the "Lt's Office". This group of Lts are attrites from the flight program, whether that be NPQ, DOR, or otherwise. While waiting for reassignment or administrative work they will be in general your liasons to the Marine Officer Control Officer (aka Higher). They'll have a check in list with a variety of tasks for you to accomplish such as turning in your medical/dental records and paying dues. Good luck!
Ok after i'm done checking in then what happens?
Along with your check in you will recieve a Pre-API checklist. These are the things you must accomplish before you are elligible to start API. They include:
MATSG-21 flight student check in sheet, check in brief from the CO, NOMI physical, Anthro measurements (will happen with physical), Legal (will), IFS complete, helmet measurements, API pubs, name tags, Making the Grade class, shipboard firefighting, officer dues, urinalysis, orm training
Wow that sounds like a lot of stuff!
Yeah. It will take you a while. A significant number of these things are scheduled for you by MOC. Some you have to go into the Lt's office and sign up on a sheet and once they have enough people they'll schedule a class.
So what happens during the week?
There are formations on Monday and Friday morning. These formations mostly serve as a word passing function besides the obvious accountability reasons. Weekdays you will recieve an email from MOC reiterating the schedule for the week and listed who has what appointment when. Tuesday through Thursday you will check in with a squad leader via phone/text message/whatever in the morning and then are free to do whatever you want, unless an event is going on or you have a stash job.
What is a stash job?
Your wait to start API will last anywhere from 3-6 months usually. During this time there is a strong chance you will get a stash job. These jobs range from being a squad leader, being on ceremonial detail, or even being the no **** XO of a unit nearby at Corry Station. Some are far more demanding than others, but the benefit of most of the stash jobs is you are exempt from most of the "all hands" or voluntold activities that take place.
Some notable stash jobs off the top of my head include: ceremonial detail(funerals), the LEAD program (teaching enlisted Marines, pt, leadership), AMS-1/2 legal/saco officers or mentors, or you could be involved with a annual event such as the Birthday Ball
Anything else?
Yeah, there are a lot of little things that go on. There will be mutliple occassions where everyone has to attend a PME or some form of mandatory fun and although people ***** and moan, it is explained as follows:
You are doing maybe 5-6 hours of work a week if that and getting a full paycheck, if you have to come in for some mandatory events don't cry about it because you've got it pretty good. They can easily make everyone come in to formation every day but they don't want to do that as long as everyone shows up when they are told to events.
There are many more things I am forgetting but I hope this post will answer at least one Lt up at The Big Slideshow's questions.
Semper Fidelis,
2nd Lt. Von Rembow
