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Joining the military...What are you thoughts?
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Would never do it. Not after what they did to my country and many others.
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Would never do it. Not after what they did to my country and many others.
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My fiance's father is a Lt. Col. in the Air force stationed at Ramstein AFB in Germany. Those guys got it pretty made over there
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My fiance's father is a Lt. Col. in the Air force stationed at Ramstein AFB in Germany. Those guys got it pretty made over there
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Situps - 2mins .. shoot from 60-90
Pushup - 2 mins ..shoot from 60-80
2mi run ..shoot for 16mins at the LEAST.
If your asthma isn't killing you with this and you're in pretty decent shape, you should be ok. Time is given between the tests btw.
Just try to do your absolute best, look up the PFT standards, and lead from the front.
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Situps - 2mins .. shoot from 60-90
Pushup - 2 mins ..shoot from 60-80
2mi run ..shoot for 16mins at the LEAST.
If your asthma isn't killing you with this and you're in pretty decent shape, you should be ok. Time is given between the tests btw.
Just try to do your absolute best, look up the PFT standards, and lead from the front.
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I did Marine Corp OCS. Located in Quantico. Pretty much it was oriented as if you were going to be a Rifle Platoon Commander. Hellish training but at the end it gets you straight. I turned down my commission though for a career in Electrical Engineering and also I was burnt out on the Marine Corp (served six years reserve prior). For a young black male I would suggest you look at a different branch than the Marine Corp, too many politics and games.Originally Posted by Sorkoram
I'll keep it short and sweet, most of it you can look up on the net.Originally Posted by ryair max 1
Speak on your OCS experiences. I'm currently in the Navy OCS application stage but would like to hear about all OCS experiences. My friends bro got his commission through OCS and is at Ft. Meade right now. He said I'd excel within Navy OCS but not Army OCS. I only know about the Navy's process and how it is insanely selective it is right now. How competitive is the selection process? What kind of tests do you have to pass (entrance exams, physicals, etc.)? How much did you run once you were there? What was your daily schedule like?
Where? Rhode Island
- When you get there, you need to be at 22% body fat. You'll run a PFA in the first 2 days(phys fit +*%%@) -- Push-ups, Curl-ups, sit-and-reach, 1.5mi run. Since you're going OCS side, you'll take a second PFA, and you need to have improved on your initial one. You train 4-5 days out of the week and also do weight training, depending on how strong your class did on the PFAs. Also, pt will be less and less as the process goes on and more focused on instructional training. Shoot for the max and be ready before you get there.
Mentally, it's just one big mind game, seriously. Your drill instructors will be in your %%@ bro. It got so bad that we had to salute squirrels.All they are trying to do is see if you break down in situations with high intensity/stress.
Selection - If you took care of business in schools and did well on the ASVAB, you're good as long as you follow the packet instructions.
Typical day - little sleep, little food, and a lot of criticism and bs thrown at you.
If you have more questions or would like for me to get more into detail, just hit my inbox.
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I did Marine Corp OCS. Located in Quantico. Pretty much it was oriented as if you were going to be a Rifle Platoon Commander. Hellish training but at the end it gets you straight. I turned down my commission though for a career in Electrical Engineering and also I was burnt out on the Marine Corp (served six years reserve prior). For a young black male I would suggest you look at a different branch than the Marine Corp, too many politics and games.Originally Posted by Sorkoram
I'll keep it short and sweet, most of it you can look up on the net.Originally Posted by ryair max 1
Speak on your OCS experiences. I'm currently in the Navy OCS application stage but would like to hear about all OCS experiences. My friends bro got his commission through OCS and is at Ft. Meade right now. He said I'd excel within Navy OCS but not Army OCS. I only know about the Navy's process and how it is insanely selective it is right now. How competitive is the selection process? What kind of tests do you have to pass (entrance exams, physicals, etc.)? How much did you run once you were there? What was your daily schedule like?
Where? Rhode Island
- When you get there, you need to be at 22% body fat. You'll run a PFA in the first 2 days(phys fit +*%%@) -- Push-ups, Curl-ups, sit-and-reach, 1.5mi run. Since you're going OCS side, you'll take a second PFA, and you need to have improved on your initial one. You train 4-5 days out of the week and also do weight training, depending on how strong your class did on the PFAs. Also, pt will be less and less as the process goes on and more focused on instructional training. Shoot for the max and be ready before you get there.
Mentally, it's just one big mind game, seriously. Your drill instructors will be in your %%@ bro. It got so bad that we had to salute squirrels.All they are trying to do is see if you break down in situations with high intensity/stress.
Selection - If you took care of business in schools and did well on the ASVAB, you're good as long as you follow the packet instructions.
Typical day - little sleep, little food, and a lot of criticism and bs thrown at you.
If you have more questions or would like for me to get more into detail, just hit my inbox.
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If you join the marines, then your a total B.A
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If you join the marines, then your a total B.A
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happened to me that way too. i was looking to join right after high school but they changed my mind. im 21 and still think about it from time to time.
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happened to me that way too. i was looking to join right after high school but they changed my mind. im 21 and still think about it from time to time.
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yea some of these people in this thread dont have a clue what they are talking about.
been in 5 yrs(army) joining the military can only help you man.....
been to iraq and back AND I DONT regret joining!!!!!
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yea some of these people in this thread dont have a clue what they are talking about.
been in 5 yrs(army) joining the military can only help you man.....
been to iraq and back AND I DONT regret joining!!!!!
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Man, all my boys who are in the Air Force are having the times of their lives.
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Man, all my boys who are in the Air Force are having the times of their lives.
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If you join the Air Force, then your a total smarter man
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If you join the Air Force, then your a total smarter man
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dont do ittttt no army no warrr
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dont do ittttt no army no warrr
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Apparently all branches have met their recruiting quotas for 2011 and its not even halfway through the year yet.
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Apparently all branches have met their recruiting quotas for 2011 and its not even halfway through the year yet.
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^yup...because of budget cuts.
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^yup...because of budget cuts.