alright, this is probably a lame question from a WWII book, but since OCS is where you get your commision, if you get booted from TBS, will they just drop you to the Enlisted Ranks. The book i got this question from is called 'Goodbye Darkness' (good read by the way). And also, i am in absolutly no way afraid of failing or anything, i still have 1 1/2 year of high school and 3-4 years till OCS/TBS... I'm just curious if thats how it works.
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Getting dropped from TBS
- Thread starter markvanes
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No, they will just kick you out of the Corps...if you are so bad they don't want you as an officer they don't want you as an enlisted person either...
Now i get it, its cause i've ACTUALLY got family in Walla Walla. Speaking of percentages, what % of airwarriors users actually know where that is?
To the original question -- just stand in the mirror for two hours everyday and tell yourself "I am smart, I am special, and darnit, people like me."
And perhaps you should stop asking what you should not do to be successful in the Corps and instead ask what you should do - I don't want to go back to Iraq with a guy who only focuses on the negative side of everything.
S/F and happy birthday Marines, maybe I will see some of you at OCC 191.
And perhaps you should stop asking what you should not do to be successful in the Corps and instead ask what you should do - I don't want to go back to Iraq with a guy who only focuses on the negative side of everything.
S/F and happy birthday Marines, maybe I will see some of you at OCC 191.
Actually, it was (obviously) a failed attempt at Navy-on-Marine humor. On this note though, you'll see that happen everywhere. Morons making a point to prove that they're morons. Hey, it's their career...
I hope that last post did not seem harsh - I was merely trying to convey that if you find yourself at OCS it is because you have the physical potential and intelligence to become an Officer, so the only thing it seems left to add to the equation is the right attitude.
Good leaders tend to confident and have positive attitudes it seems.
Good leaders tend to confident and have positive attitudes it seems.
I just checking into company A. If you can tie your shoes and hold a pen, You'll be fine. This place is silly. We stay here for like 15 hours a day, but only about 7 of them are actually productive.
Our company XO just made a new rule. Once he finishes briefing the billetholders, the company is automatically secured. No sitting around for hours "waiting for the word". Hooray for the XO.
Our company XO just made a new rule. Once he finishes briefing the billetholders, the company is automatically secured. No sitting around for hours "waiting for the word". Hooray for the XO.
Our SPC is chill as hell. The Platoon student staff is pretty squared away too. There was a lot of BS that had to get done though, so the flag trick didn't work by a long shot. I was sad. The snow on the ground added a good 30 minutes to our departure. First the XO wanted to give us brown baggers a snow driving brief, and get our cell #'s in case of trouble. Then he changed his mind.
TBS is like being back in college and playing sports with everyone in same major and playing the same sports and living in same dorm (unless you married..too bad, then you miss the dorm life and 24/7 bonding). You have to work at getting dropped (unless you are prone to DUI or exceptionally immature). They screen you in your commissioning programs. Now, they are training you to really be a leader of Marines. Just show up ready to learn and with good running shoes and broken-in boots. TBS was one of best experiences of my career. Flgiht School gets tough again...mainly because it's like having constant finals, but system is designed to set standards with allowances for difficulties now and again. Enjoy the ride and stop worrying about it. Think of the tens of thousands of folks that have gone before you and made it. If you are in shape and have a reasonable brain, you have no worries. HJ