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Leading Your Peers. The Key To OCS Leadership.
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Leading Your Peers. The Key To OCS Leadership.

OCS Leadership, Officer Candidates School

Leading Your Peers. The Key To OCS Leadership.

Before anyone could ever hope to lead Marines they must first learn to lead their peers. Officer Candidates School is interesting in that it tests whether individuals are capable of establishing command authority over their peers. Being put in a candidate billet is going to mean close to nothing to your peers. It is an interesting reality that you must experience for yourself. After 3-4 weeks of training and over a dozen billet changes candidates begin to lose respect for [...]

By USMC Officer|2015-01-24T21:52:30-08:00March 27, 2014|OCS Leadership, Officer Candidates School|3 Comments

Dress Blue Uniform Tips For New Marine Officers
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Dress Blue Uniform Tips For New Marine Officers

Uniforms

Dress Blue Uniform Tips For New Marine Officers

It is expected that newly commissioned officers will make mistakes. Many of which are going to be small and insignificant. However, any opportunity to pass on wisdom to help others avoid mistakes should be taken. Here are a few tips for those who have never worn the blue dress uniform before. More than a few lieutenants have gotten one or more of these things wrong. Medal Placement This is something that many Midshipman get wrong. Why? Simply because they are [...]

By USMC Officer|2014-03-23T07:11:19-07:00March 18, 2014|Uniforms|7 Comments

OCS Workout That Kills: Push, Pull, Press, Abs (PPPA)
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OCS Workout That Kills: Push, Pull, Press, Abs (PPPA)

OCS Workouts, Officer Candidates School, Physical Training

OCS Workout That Kills: Push, Pull, Press, Abs (PPPA)

I want to say that this has to be a classic OCS workout. I had heard about it from many people for several years and when I got to OCS there it was. The workout is actually fairly simple to do, but it will destroy your arms. It is also not going to be the only thing you do for a morning PT session. There may be a platoon run, or some "introduction to" type of workout that you do [...]

By USMC Officer|2015-01-14T22:12:44-08:00March 15, 2014|OCS Workouts, Officer Candidates School, Physical Training|0 Comments

2 Rifle Cleaning Tools To Add To Your OCS Packing List
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2 Rifle Cleaning Tools To Add To Your OCS Packing List

Officer Candidates School

2 Rifle Cleaning Tools To Add To Your OCS Packing List

Rifle cleaning at OCS is surprisingly more enjoyable than you would expect. The drill instructors, for the most part, will leave you alone. Candidates do sometimes get more comfortable than they should. The instructors will catch on to this quickly and make sure you still know where you are at. As long as everyone keeps their mouth shut and is actively cleaning their rifles things will become quite pleasant, if only for a brief moment. Rifle cleaning is going to [...]

By USMC Officer|2015-10-13T21:20:48-07:00March 13, 2014|Officer Candidates School|3 Comments

Index Funds As A Preferable Alternative To Mutual Funds
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Index Funds As A Preferable Alternative To Mutual Funds

Investing

Index Funds As A Preferable Alternative To Mutual Funds

I have already expressed my opinion about mutual funds, but I have yet to provide a viable alternative. The reality is that most of us aren't going to have enough time to actively manage our own stock portfolio. You should still try to find good long term stocks to own, but you aren't going to be able to keep a very close watch if you are deployed and have 10+ stocks to worry about. Index funds are an incredible alternative [...]

By USMC Officer|2014-03-20T23:13:59-07:00March 9, 2014|Investing|1 Comment