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17 November 2013

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Jcrouhier688

New Member
Tiearra said:
Hello to all,
I applied for SWO with the deadline being June 19, 2013. Received news that I was selected by the board on Aug 1, 2013 and was just PQ'd about a week ago. My recruiter said he is just waiting on the final selection letter with the date. So I am assuming that I will be in the November 17 class as well.
I am excited to meet all of you! How have you all been preparing?
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I have been preparing by studying the OCS gouge as if it were a finals exam on steroids (having to know everything verbatim under pressure kinda studying). I have also been doing PT regularly that involves running, swimming, core strengthening etc. I have drastically increased the amount of reps per set at the gym, and have had to go down significantly in the amount of weight I do. Turns out too much muscle is just a hindrance for the Navy's PT standards.

How about you?
 
Tiearra

Tiearra

New Member
Jcrouhier688 said:
I have been preparing by studying the OCS gouge as if it were a finals exam on steroids (having to know everything verbatim under pressure kinda studying). I have also been doing PT regularly that involves running, swimming, core strengthening etc. I have drastically increased the amount of reps per set at the gym, and have had to go down significantly in the amount of weight I do. Turns out too much muscle is just a hindrance for the Navy's PT standards.

How about you?
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I've been studying the gouge pretty hard. And running 2 miles, push ups, and curl ups at least 3 times a week. Basic PT prep. I haven't really been doing much core strengthening, or swimming (no access to a pool, fml). But yeah that's about it.
 
zdexter

zdexter

FS IWO
Jcrouhier688 said:
I have been preparing by studying the OCS gouge as if it were a finals exam on steroids (having to know everything verbatim under pressure kinda studying). I have also been doing PT regularly that involves running, swimming, core strengthening etc. I have drastically increased the amount of reps per set at the gym, and have had to go down significantly in the amount of weight I do. Turns out too much muscle is just a hindrance for the Navy's PT standards.

How about you?
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I've been running and doing Crossfit... I need to do a baseline PRT to see where I stand though. I've been slowly memorizing the gouge packet as well. Did anybody else's OR give them point papers with advice for OCS for recently commissioned ensigns? I received two and both are a great source of info.
 
Tiearra

Tiearra

New Member
I assumed I was going to be in the Nov 17 class but my recruiter is still waiting for my FINSEL letter. He said its a possibility that I can be in the class but he doesn't know. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will be leaving Nov 17 because I am soooooooo TIRED OF WAITING!
But I just got my PQ letter Sep 16. We shall see!
 
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