sTUPID qUESTIONS aBOUT ocs

[jorgelito]

The form asks for drug use within the last 7 years. If it wasn't within the last 7 years, then don't put it down. I remember that being very clear.

I also remember inputting a lot of data that it didn't accept and it (the program) said to not input certain things (residences, and references) from before I was 18. Luckily I was 19 filling this out, so what I thought was going to take forever, took only about an hour or two to complete.

Thanks Bogey, yeah I figured just follow the directions and use common sense. But you know, these forms and this process has a way of messing with your head. I was concerned if I followed the rules and went back 7 years, then they investigated me for 15, then they would try to claim I was lying. I would at least like a chance to explain myself. I swear I think sometimes they do things just to trap or trick you.

I'll just go over the form again with a fine-tooth comb.

Thanks.

 

[Morgan81]

What do they do with the people who puke at PT/beatings?

Laugh at you and then push you harder.
BTW, I never saw anyone puke but I'm sure it happens and I'm still willing to bet the above sentence is true.

 

[skim]

Oh Ive seen people puke, not from beatings though

 

[phrogpilot73]

Get a cheap wedding wing or don't wear one at all. I know one guy who lost his wedding ring in the sand. Don't bring nice things to OCS!

Great advice - PSW and I were at the Quantico exchange, and just bought a Titanium wedding ring for $40. The plan is that's what I'm going to wear at the reserve squadron to avoid losing the one she put on my finger/getting the good one douched up. I don't plan to fly with it (that's what the vertical pocket under your pens are for).

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

I got a Marine buddy of mine who has one of those. Did they make you sign a waiver for it? They made him.

 

[Tom]

What do they do with the people who puke at PT/beatings? Unfortunately my body doesn't respond well to mass amounts of lactic acid build up and I like to barf.

Puking during exercise is generally a sign of dehydration or heat stress. My guess is that you would get pulled out because one guy puking in a class doing PT is obvious. As hard and mean as the DI's may seem heat stress is taken seriously. I saw a girl puke and they had her taken away in an ambulance.

 

[skim]

I think you are nuking it. If you are that concerned, don't go. Otherwise, suck it up (literally) and don't worry about it.

 

[Tom]

But what if it isn't heat or dehydration? I ask this because I'm positive it's not. I get queasy from lactic acid build up. It gets better the more in shape I am but it's still there. It's been like this my whole life.

To give you an example, right now I could run forever and not get sick because there isn't much lactic acid. On the other hand if I'm doing 20rep squats or supersets in the gym and am working pretty hard I start to feel pretty sick.

You better get in good shape then. It doesn't matter why you're puking really. If you're puking you probably can't keep up and they'll send you to medical. When you go to medical the docs will look at you and ask you about what happened. Now when you start talking about how you normally puke during working out, it starts to look like a condition and not a specific situation. I'm no medical professional and this is advice on the internet, but I can see how the issue could possibly snow ball. If you go to OCS you may never have a problem at all. I'm just talking about what I see being possible from my experiences at OCS. If you really throw up so much, you may want to consider getting checked out by a doc.

 

[MasterBates]

Okay, let me play devils advocate here (devil being NOMI).

You get lactic acid buildup. You yak. Physical exertion causes this, no?

What will happen when you are out in the fleet, you are not able to eat whatever foods minimize that, and get to the gym as much as you like.

I am a big dude, and flying a SH-60 when you lose boost (think power steering) is a workout for me. Whatcha gonna do when you are wrestling the pig, trying to get aboard a small boy at night, and you need to puke?

Or from the jet side of the house, ACM is not just sitting there and grunting. I see guys who are in good shape come back from ACM hops beat. Can't speak to it myself, but it doesn't look like it's that easy on you.

 

[skim]

I still think youre nuking it...

 

[Kickflip89]

Laugh at you and then push you harder.
BTW, I never saw anyone puke but I'm sure it happens and I'm still willing to bet the above sentence is true.

I saw a dude puke once during PT while I was in H. Master guns immediately made him sit down, proceeded to wrap him with the blanket from the ice cooler and shove ice in his armpits and groin. They take heat stress pretty seriously there.

 

[skim]

Those ice sheets are pretty nasty.

 

[jakeey426]

I saw a guy puke this morning on his out PFA. He did his business and carried on. Easy day.

 

[skim]

The beatings are as long and as hard as you (or your class)make it

 

[OUSOONER]

The beatings are as long and as hard as you (or your class)make it

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