USMC OCS – Some wisdom among the humor
May 18, 2006 at 4:16 am | In boot camp | 2 CommentsTaco of the blog SandGram, a USMC Helo pilot, when he's not flying for American, has begun posting about his entry into the Corps via Officer Candidate School (OCS).
Here's a bit of wisdom for those of you joining the service, which Taco stole from "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai:" Remember… where ever you go, there you are.
Here are his posts so far:
and
Save Your Mommy, Kill a Commie.
In the third post, pay particular attention to the part of the story about a guy who couldn't get his hair cut the first day. There is a huge lesson there.
This, of course, put Anders on the skyline (walking on the skyline allows the enemy to see you and pick you off easily) who, to add insult to injury, couldn’t march to save his life. I have to admit, it’s hard enough to do all the drill, but at least I was behind a prior enlisted guy and could see what his movements were, whereas Anders was all on his own.
Try not to stick out, at least at first would be the takeaway here.
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Hey guys,
Great site and fantastic collection of stories. Have your guys and and gals feel free to email me about the Officer Corps anytime. Thesandgram@yahoo.com
Semper Fi,
Taco
ps I flew the KC 130 (Fix Wing) in the Corps and not Helo’s!!!! ha!
Comment by Major Bell — July 3, 2006 #
Ha ha, great post. I am looking forward to OCC 202 in October. I’m narrating my journey and trying to include any candidate/PFT/OCS/TBS advice I find helpful on my site, manlypat.wordpress.com. God bless
Comment by manlypat — February 26, 2009 #