Sleazy Rider

he called it something similar to boot camp, only for new officers. from what i gather, he gets a taste of all the different opportunities as an officer in the marine corps trying to find what field appeals to him the most. but being aviation guaranteed he will just get a feeling for all the different categories.

buckmeister2

I know all Marines, except women, go through equivalent basic training and infantry training. Possibly, that is the majority of the 6 months.

bonnell

Sleazy Rider

that sounds like a good possibly as the majority of all marines, and officers, are in the infantry and support roles. the few aviation guaranteed officers probably need to get exposure to the 'other side' of the corps.

x2. i had a back seat license for an f4 and that hooked me. initiated my testing to go to ocs and then to flight school at the 3 year mark on my enlistment out of 4. they came back with an offer to go to ocs and then found out the 6 year commitment started after my successful completion of ocs and that flight training was not guaranteed so i declined and got out at the end of my enlistment.

huntfarm

We will never forget our time in the Corps! Out of our tiny high school class of forty students, three of us served in the Marines.one as a drummer with the West Coast Marine Band, another as an officer in AmTracs, and myself in the Air Wing. Semper fi.

P. O. Hunt, Sgt, USMC '66-'70
H&MS-16 Avionics, MAG-16, Marble Mountain Air Facility, '67-'68 Vietnam

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