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PLC and responsibilities to the corps

HeyJoe

HeyJoe

Fly Navy! ...or USMC
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OCS as a "fun-seekers" experience

WishICouldFly said:
I thought it would be fun...I went to Ft. Knox last summer for a month under an AROTC program for fun...

I swear it was a hypothetical question.
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OCS is a training and elimination program...summer ROTC "experiences" are not in same league at all. Some of the ROTC summer "camps" are run by services to expose ROTC types to the service and motivate/encourage them. TBS hosts Naval Academy midshipmen in summer to encourage them to go for the Marine option. During PLC, we shared a grinder with ROTC types and they were definitely not under same scrutiny/pressure (their drill performance showed it, too).

Slammer2 brings up a great point as well...anyone taking a slot for fun keeps someone else out of the program and wastes the time of the staff* as well as getting paid for their "fun". Why not go for a reality show then? More money and potential fame for time spent. Maybe Bear will do a French Foreign Legion experience again...

*Glad to see the Sargeant Instructor (SI) took care of the "fun-loving" individual in that situation
 
smustang51

smustang51

Registered User
To answer part of your question, you actually do take your oath. However, I am sure that you say it again upon receiving your commission. I got accepted into the PLC combined for the summer of '07 back in August with a flight contract and stood there in my recruiters office and swore to protect my country. Although, as others have said, you are not a Marine yet and I would argue you aren't even a Marine after OCS and do not receive any kind of benefits or obligations. I don't know if you have started the app process yet, but it is somewhat extensive, especially the physical part. I would begin working out pretty hard if you're serious at all. I scored a 285 on my pft because my run time was 21:45. The best thing you can do is work on pull ups...they count the most. Good luck on the decision process though
 
mxracer19

mxracer19

Hanging out in K-Vegas.
Hey thanks for the reply. I actually just started my application process. Right now im sitting around 21:30, but that was the first time I ran the 3-mile...before they were just 1.5's, so that time should drop. 80-90 situps, 100 is easily possible. 12 pullups...that needs improvement. I'm waiting for my med records from the docs, then my recruiters gonna send that up the chain to see if my past injuries disqualify me(Lacerated spleen, lacerated liver, broken sternum, hernia, childhood alergetic bronchitus, poor eyesight...pretty much everything they don't want). After that if I qualify, its down to meps, followed by the ASTB and my pft. Wish me luck...I'm going to need it.

-Matt
 
irishmc

irishmc

Member
smustang51 said:
To answer part of your question, you actually do take your oath. However, I am sure that you say it again upon receiving your commission. I got accepted into the PLC combined for the summer of '07 back in August with a flight contract and stood there in my recruiters office and swore to protect my country. Although, as others have said, you are not a Marine yet and I would argue you aren't even a Marine after OCS and do not receive any kind of benefits or obligations. I don't know if you have started the app process yet, but it is somewhat extensive, especially the physical part. I would begin working out pretty hard if you're serious at all. I scored a 285 on my pft because my run time was 21:45. The best thing you can do is work on pull ups...they count the most. Good luck on the decision process though
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I on the other hand have never taken an "oath". I've never sworn anything to my OSO except that I'd show up the day I'm due to report to Quantico. and this is my 2nd time being accepted to PLC, with a different OSO as well. just my personal experience so far.
 
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Carno

Insane
Uh... are you sure? You have to be sworn into the Marine Corps as an E-1 in order to even go to OCS, so I'm not sure how you skipped that part.
 
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twalton

New Member
I didn't actually hold my hand up or anything but my OSO read the oath off a piece a paper and I signed my name for the 500th time during my contracting.
 
Herc_Dude

Herc_Dude

I believe nicotine + caffeine = protein
pilot
Contributor
Bottom line is you have or will eventually take an oath ... now drop it.
 
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