USMC OCC Seniors - What are my chances at getting an infantry slot?
Good Morning Sir/Ma'am, I am a rising senior at an Ivy League University, majoring in economics with a cumul. gpa of 3.5 and major gpa of 3.8. If all goes accordingly, I will be applying to OCS for the summer of 2014. I know for a fact that slots are currently extremely competitive and I am beating myself up for not applying to PLC when I had the chance ( Stupidly, I took a summer research grant my sophomore year and PLC combined was cancelled during my junior year summer). My concern is regarding my OSO's opinion on whether I should pursue a ground contract or an aviation contract. According to him, I should choose the aviation path simply because the probablity of getting selected is slightly increased. Although I respect his assessment, I would personally prefer the former option rather than the latter. I have a 1410 out of 1600 on the old SAT scale, 5 letters of recommendation ( 3 are from 3 well-known professors in the field of economics and 2 are from 2 previous employers, one of which was an NCO during the Vietnam era), a current 290 PFT score, multiple volunteering activities, including tuturing the ASVAB to local Marine poolees, and leadership positions such as the current finance manager for a local political campaign. Given these credentials, what are my chances at getting an infantry slot or should i follow the advice of my OSO. Thank in advance for your opinion. Very Respectfully, A Marine Officer Hopeful
USMC PLC OCS with a juvenile record?
My goal is to have a career in the marines as an officer but heres the problem. So when I was 16 I got into sticky situation. I m now 17, a senior, and have 2 years of probation. The deal was after the 2 years they re wiping everything clean as if it didn t happen (different from expunging I was told) my recruiter told me I wouldn t be able to get any type of nrotc scholarship now so I wanted to try to plc (physical and competitive challenges aside). By the time I apply my probation will be over and everything will be cleared. My question is will my history stop me from becoming an officer & if so is there anyway for me to still fulfill my dream of an officer in the USMC?
Transferring in between USMC Reserve units?
I am think about enlisting as a marine in the anti terrorism battalion down in Tallahassee Florida where I will be attending Florida State. I live in Pennsylvania during the summers though. I figure it I enlist I can start training next summer and be done by the time spring semester rolls aroud. Can someone tell me if I would be able to transfer units after college, and would I have to come back down to Tally once a month in the summer to drill?
What is USMC Bulldog OCS?
Darn, Marine Bootcamp missed another one. Don't rely on the video for OCS related questions. Might work for enlisted, but not OCS. Even enlisted, there appears to be some errors or "Marine Boot Camp" misinterpreted the info. Obviously a Newbie. Following applies to your question: Bulldog OCS is for for NROTC - Marine Option officer candidates. Seems like the Navy Academy - Marine Option go through Bulldog also. The officer candidates attend a six week OCS segment, equal to the Marine Corps Platoon Leader Class (PLC) - Senior course and the last 5 weeks of regular OCS. OCS is a SCREENING course, not training, to identify the "cream of the crop" for possible commissioning as a Marine officer. During that six weeks they will be evaluated for their physical ability, judgement, initiative, and motivatal skills, and ability to accomplish complex military problems after completing a grueling multiple mile forced march and sometimes couple runs of the obstacle course. Their leadership skills will be evaluated by their active duty platoon staff AND their fellow candidates. Those who fall at the bottom of the rating won't be Marine Corps officers though they can still apply to be Navy officers if they are in good standing in their NROTC or Academy studies (few USNA candidates have problems physically). Regular OCS is a 10 week course. The peer evals begin the 4th week. At that time there will be two officer candidates who will be leaving based on how they score (bottom two each week). There will be others who will leave early because they cannot handle the physical requirements of OCS (this is also true for NROTC Bulldog OCS candidates - not all are sufficent physical shape to make it) - this is called Drop on Request. Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps-Retired (I went through OCS with a Bulldog NROTC Company in a parallel OCS cycle - we also cross paths during weekend liberty and talked a bit)