Stuck On What To Do On The Start Of My Aviation Career

[davidc1220]

Hey OP concur with all the gouge re: keep an open mind to other services. FWIW I was never the best runner but willed my way to a 20:30 for OCS mostly through interval sprints. Running clicked a lot better later on when I realized that there's also value to working in very long (6-8+ mi) runs at a very easy pace. These have an added benefit of actually becoming relatively enjoyable instead of just hazing yourself to death doing 400m repeats. Most programs will structure some combination of a tempo, interval, and long run throughout the week depending on your goals. But running 3 miles twice a week isn't going to make you much faster very efficiently.

Looks like that's what its going to take, im going to start looking into running programs. I'm not planning on leaving for OCS until Fall so I still have some time but time is ticking at the same time. And the other branches all have different deadlines. I need to learn to pick up my long distance milage slowly without getting hurt or getting too tired too quickly

 

[taxi1]

I will now exit the thread and continue my weekend routine of body hardening in green on green to videos of CAS in Iraq next to my posters of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris

 

[zippy]

I will now exit the thread and continue my weekend routine of body hardening in green on green to videos of CAS in Iraq

You get hard to drone videos? Okay, Pred ?

 

[Treetop Flyer]

You get hard to drone videos? Okay, Pred ?

That’s not CAS

 

[zippy]

That’s not CAS

Neither is what’s been happening in Iraq.

 

[davidc1220]

For overall general fitness, anyone else have any suggestions for stuff like improving pull ups or planks

 

[Jim123]

For overall general fitness, anyone else have any suggestions for stuff like improving pull ups or planks

Same old gouge (there's plenty on here, just search for those keywords), cross train, don't overdo it and pull something, have hard days and have rest days (or have different days for strength and cardio).

 

[Griz882]

...I'm not planning on leaving for OCS until Fall so I still have some time but time is ticking at the same time...

So, have you already been accepted to retry USMC OCS?

 

[Swanee]

Looks like that's what its going to take, im going to start looking into running programs. I'm not planning on leaving for OCS until Fall so I still have some time but time is ticking at the same time. And the other branches all have different deadlines. I need to learn to pick up my long distance milage slowly without getting hurt or getting too tired too quickly

So is your to be a Marine, or is it to be a military and airline pilot?

 

[davidc1220]

So, have you already been accepted to retry USMC OCS?

Yes I was granted the chance to reapply for the program when i was dropped. I'm currently working with a station to get contacted for the fall OCS Class

 

[davidc1220]

So is your to be a Marine, or is it to be a military and airline pilot?

Marine Pilot who in the future will retire and fly for airlines. I want to be a Marine first and foremost but a Marine Pilot is the goal

 

[davidc1220]

My thing is I'm 25, the age cutoff for Marine pilots is 28( of course there are waivers), I know AF is 33

 

[Swanee]

Marine Pilot who in the future will retire and fly for airlines. I want to be a Marine first and foremost but a Marine Pilot is the goal

So within one week you changed from military pilot and airline pilot to Marine?

You do realize that the airlines are all about seniority and not getting your foot in the door as soon as possible is pissing away money?

This is a far cry from your first post. What changed?

 

[zippy]

Marine first and foremost but a Marine Pilot is the goal

Pilot first vs Marine first are two different mentalities. If you want to be a Marine first, you should probably listen to @RoarkJr. If you want to be a pilot first you’d probably be better off if you steered clear of the Marine Corps all together.

 

[Hotdogs]

First off, I would love to fly for the Marine Corps. I've wanted to be a Marine and a pilot for them since i was younger.

I am currently looking to expand my options with the Air Force and the Army, but I'm afraid that I may be giving up on something I have been working on for so long.

What would you do? What would you avoid? Do you know of any other options? Anything Helps, Thanks again y'all

David

So within one week you changed from military pilot and airline pilot to Marine?

You do realize that the airlines are all about seniority and not getting your foot in the door as soon as possible is pissing away money?

This is a far cry from your first post. What changed?

I think his post was pretty clear. Contrary to popular belief you can become a Marine and an airline pilot - happens all the time.