Not. I leave for Officer Candidate School in Quantico tomorrow. The Marine Corps will be keeping me company for the next 6 weeks. I'll stop by when I get back on August 13.

Happy early Independence Day CA. I'll be smoking one for America in a month or so.

:-)
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6 weeks? That's it? Bootcamp was 13 for me and I went through Halloween, Turkey day, and Xmas. :-)


Best of luck brother...
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He has finishing school after OCS. Good luck.
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Yea, officers like the fork and spoon ****. BTW, chicken is finger food, no fork needed. Just sayin'
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OH GREAT, another dumb Lieutenant -- just WHAT the U.S. Military needs!

I keed, I keed. Congrats bro!
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I'm betting Sam went through boot camp too...
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Unless he has enlisted time he will not do boot camp. He does OCS, gets commissioned and then does The Basic School aka finishing school.
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Two Words....


Disciplined Dining.


:-)
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Nope...Enlisted Marines go through different Boot Camp...It's the Marine Corps' way to make sure the Enlisted Marines learn how to keep young Lt's in check and outta trouble :-)
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Best wishes and Hughrah to ya!
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Hah, I have no illusions about my intelligence/experience. ROTC kids (like me) do one 6 week stint at OCS. No enlisted time, although I debated a long time before I committed to ROTC. So, I'll do OCS, finish my last year at Virginia Tech, then commission. After commissioning I go to The Basic School, then MOS school(s), then fleet. I know this is no bootcamp, but it will still be a good challenge for me. All of the senior noncoms I have met that get to work at OCS love it. They just get to blast all these arrogant, incompetent Officer Candidates all day for 6 weeks.

Anyway, I'll catch you all in August. I hope my humi lasts for 6 weeks without any check-ups :-):
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You've got nothing to worry about. Drill instructors take it easy on officer candidates. :-)

Semper Fi, and thank you for volunteering! :-)

:-) :-) :-)
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Wishing you well, brother... hope it is a great experience. :-)
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I'm only 10 miles or so up the road from Quantico. Could always stop by and enjoy the 4th with our family and friends - cookout, drinks and fireworks - and of course cigars!



Ron
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HAHAHA My friend who's a SgtMaj says the same thing..and she was a DI at PI and worked at Quantico too.:-) :-) :-)

You'll hear Semper Fi from me when you finish and I have to call you Sir. :-)
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And of course ... OCS DI's ARE Enlisted SNCO's ! :-)
By the way Sam ... Semper FI
Good Luck! :-)
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I've been out since 83' .... I dont gotta call NO Butter Bar Kid Sir no more!
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Good luck bro! My son leaves for boot camp Aug 4th and 13 weeks later my family and I will be in San Diego to see him graduate. I'm told it is the best ceremony we will ever see.

To all who serve our country, you have my respect and admiration. This is a job I can no longer do and I Thank You!
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Congrats & good luck Sam.
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Sam,

Congrats and best wishes! May your military career take you where you want it to :-)
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