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Does the 3.5 years active duty requirment for PLC Ground/Law include time spent at TBS?
Does the 3.5 years active duty requirment for PLC Ground/Law include time spent at TBS?
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A Typical Day at TBS
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Yeah call for fire kicked my ass for a good week until one of my Salty prior 81s roomates locked me on and now Im better than the Arty guys. Academics at TBS are somewhere between joke and flight school (not hard but beware the occasional test that pops up and I know of one particular instructor there right now who will take pleasure in throwing you a curve ball or two
skidkid said:
Call for Failure is probably the most tricky test at TBS. All of the tests are multiple choice, but CFF is also 1/2 fill in the blanks. They are sticklers for detail - make sure you dot your "Ts" and cross your "Is" on that exam.
OH - the writing skills exam sucks, too.
skidkid said:
gotta love those 81 guys!
brd2881 hit man, you're in those classrooms for so long that all you have to do is half-@ss pay attention and you won't need to study.
Infantry is to TBS like Jets are to flight school. Dudes walking around asking
"What are my chances of getting infantry" or "My dad works for Little Debbie but I can still run a 289 PFT and I have a LOR from a Coast Guard Petty Officer, what are my chances of getting infantry" or "What percentage gets infantry"
Then after the first rainy/snowy/miserable FEX, half those dudes start asking "What are my chances for Ground supply or Logistics" or "What percentage don't get infantry" or "Dude, this sucks" I found it amuzing. The ones I couldn't figure out were the ones that came in wanting Logistics or Ground supply and finished TBS actually wanting and getting infantry....wtf
KBayDog said:
I definitely messed up Call for Fire. Writing Skills was ridiculous. I remember getting here and during Zero Week they told me we'd have these classes and then take a Writing Skills exam. I was like, WTF, over? First off, I haven't taken grammar or any of that trash since freshman year of high school, not to mention the fact that they were some of the most boring classes ever.
As for the other tests, yes, they are easy, but they're also easy to screw up. Do not blow them off and study when you can. You don't have to spend all your time studying, but it's good stuff to know. Take advantage of the hour or so that they mandate in the mornings before tests. I'll admit that being an air contract made me somewhat of a FIGMAC - only in the classroom, not in the field - but I definitely wish I would've studied a bit more, because I know I could have done better. Just don't get to TBS with the idea that you're an air contract, so your standing won't matter - because it will if something happens and you lose your air contract, you don't want to get stuck with a less-desirable MOS because your class standing sucked (even though "there is no bad MOS in the Marine Corps". Okay, enough running my suck.
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Not to hijack the thread, but is there base housing for married couples at TBS and would any of you recommend it?
Yes there is - on mainside. It's a bit of a drive to Barrett (~20-30 mins, since the speed limits are so slow). They are the old apartments (the "letter" quarters), which are being renovated. Since new housing is popping up, residents of the quarters are being shifted around. Still, it's available for you.
We had a Lt. who just got out of TBS come and talk to us, English Major, got an 82.
You guys really know how to paint a pretty picture of this place. It almost sounds like you never want to leave. I guess those 300 word essays are more then just to screw your time management. (Doubt it)
Then after the first rainy/snowy/miserable FEX, half those dudes start asking "What are my chances for Ground supply or Logistics" or "What percentage don't get infantry" or "Dude, this sucks" I found it amuzing.
Haha. Sounds like MCT/SOI.
First it's: "I can't wait until I can do the FORCE RECON indoc and become a ninja-spy!"
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Then it's: "Hey Gunny, how soon can I put in for a b-billet and get out of here????"
haha
Haha. Sounds like MCT/SOI.
First it's: "I can't wait until I can do the FORCE RECON indoc and become a ninja-spy!"
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Then it's: "Hey Gunny, how soon can I put in for a b-billet and get out of here????"
haha
KBayDog said:
Just to make sure that we are on the same page: You thought OCS stank as well? There were some guys in my OCS platoon that were soooo enthusiastic and gung ho, they made me want to vomit.
I get the general idea of a typical day at TBS. Class, class, class. I found some of the syllibi online for some TBS classes.
WHat about some non typical days, like those spent in the field? Are they riddled with the same suicidal infantry infantry training like OCS? Those Individual rushes that we practiced in OCS were a joke, right? (not trying to insult the infantry)
Boot camp, OCS, and TBS were all experiences...not good or bad.
TBS is very 'crawl, walk, run.' You'll learn the theory, practice it on sand tables, practice more during early FEXs, and finally put it to real use in the field.
Every day is different, but yes, you do spend a ton of time in the classroom.
TBS is very 'crawl, walk, run.' You'll learn the theory, practice it on sand tables, practice more during early FEXs, and finally put it to real use in the field.
Every day is different, but yes, you do spend a ton of time in the classroom.
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