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XeroCool

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I was wondering if you guys had any good sites that give me to give me lots of info to help prepare me for OCC, TBS, Flight. Since the name of the game is waiting I would like to start memorizing stuff and possibly even looking over some aviation text.

THanks,
XeroCool
 
Ummm yeah, the gym, the track, the pool and then web sites as a distant fourth
 
XeroCool said:
I was wondering if you guys had any good sites that give me to give me lots of info to help prepare me for OCC, TBS, Flight. Since the name of the game is waiting I would like to start memorizing stuff and possibly even looking over some aviation text.

THanks,
XeroCool
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One thing at a time- you'll have plenty of waiting in between each stage. Here's a couple of things that might be helpful for OCC:

http://www.ocs.usmc.mil/New_Web_Format/Candidate_Information/Candidate Regulations.pdf (warning, big file so save it to your hard drive)

http://www.marinefamily.com/rank.html

Ask your OSO if they have some sort of OCS study guide. My OSO gave me one that had the "big four" info plus most of the stuff that you need to know for the academic tests. I studied that stuff as much as possible whenever I had down time, e.g. on the metro to work. The academics part of OCS isn't really that hard, but if you memorize the stuff that can be memorized before you show up, it's one less thing to stress over while you're there. However, like skidkid said, PT should be your priority.
 
I wouldnt go anywhere near aviation stuff pre OCS.. absolute waste of time. Im not a Marine.. but.. I cant imagine that would be any different.
 
The only thing I would even try to get down are the General Orders for a Sentry. Other than that you will learn it all there. As a rule studying before you go to OCS is pretty worthless. Just go out and enjoy being a nasty civilian while you still can.

Semper Fi,
usmcecho4
 
Why is studying all that stuff worthless? It seems like if you can learn that stuff now, you won't have to stress out about it at OCS and you can get a little more sleep.
 
j04meyer said:
Why is studying all that stuff worthless? It seems like if you can learn that stuff now, you won't have to stress out about it at OCS and you can get a little more sleep.
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THey will just find other things to stress you out about...don't worry about it, its not like the stuff is rocket science.
 
I second the nomination of Skidkid's. Physical prep is astronomically more important than academic. Your body gets worn out far more - and with less chance to recover - than your brain does. How do you get more rest? You show up with a 300 PFT or better, and able to do 50 pushups at a stretch, and the stress of the place won't phase you nearly as much as it does most others, allowing you more energy to study, which in the end equals less study time. Don't even worry about General Orders and rank structure, that stuff gets pounded into your head to the point of nausea and beyond.

If you want to study something, find [search] the Six Articles of the Code of Conduct and memorize that... but do it between sets of pullups.
 
Studying is worthless because they tell you what questions will be asked on the tests. All you have to do is take the known set of questions, look up the correct answers, and then pick those answers out when it comes time to be tested. It is extremely easy. Not much sense in studying everything under the sun in hopes that it will be important when they literally give you a list of what they want you to know and a book of answers in which to find it.

Semper Fi,
usmcecho4
 
PT should be your priority.[/QUOTE]

Don't let the PT scare you. I went up to ocs with an initial PFT run time of 23:52. 30 days later, i was running a 20:28. By the end, my squad lost the MOH run by 1 second (4.7 miles in 35:20...the MOH is on some pretty hilly trails too).

Honestly, if you approch PT each day with the attitude that you ARE NOT going to drop out of a run and your going to push yourself just a little farther than yesterday. You'll do fine.
 
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