Plc acceptance today!!!

[kar57]

DS #3 received PLC acceptance today from the January 3 Board

For more on this story of the up and down, over and back details of this journey see the "Service starts at home" thread posted on the Naval Academy - USNA section !!

[SubSquid]

Congratulations kar57!!! Was your DS approved for Juniors or Combined? Just remind him that "It’s not easy". OCS is both physically and mentally grueling requiring all that the candidate has to give. My son Commissioned from the PLC program and is prepping up for TBS in a little over a month. He said the keys for him getting through OCS were persistence (never give up) determination (to be a Marine) and a very thick skin (nothing bothers you). He will attest that it is all very rewarding. In fact, the boot Lt. got to pull rank this past Saturday. He was in Quantico at the Marine Shop to get fit for his Service Uniform. About 20 Mids were down from Annapolis to be fit for their Blues. One of the folks at the Shop recognized him (he’s there a lot, his girl friend lives in Arlington) and pushed him to the front of the herd so that he could get fit. I told him that will be the only time a 2ndLt. will ever be able to throw the RHIP card (Rank Has Its Privileges)!

Congratulations again and good luck to your DS!

[kar57]

Thanks SubSquid!! I wish I could answer your question about DS being approved for "Juniors or Combined!" But, alas, this DS of mine is the STRONG SILENT type - the words capitalized for a reason...he is really strong and really silent!!! I was just thrilled to receive his call yesterday to tell me the news!!! Here are some facts that might(?) perhaps (?) be clues to the "Juniors or Combined" question. HS grad in '10, a USNA 2 Q'd, 1 nomination, candidate (DQ'd for vision - L eye only correctable to 20/40, not 20/20). So NROTC College Programmer (Marine)at Ohio State Univ. in fall of '10. In the fall of '11 his CO recommended him for a 2 1/2 NROTC-Marine OPtion scholarship. Last month, December, DS was informed by his CO that he did not receive the scholarship, nor, for that matter, did anyone else. DS was not to be deterred from his long held goal of serving in the military as a Marine Officer so when the CO recommended he apply for PLC and "fast track" the whole proceeding so as to be considered on the next Board, which was Jan 3. , DS put his head down and barrelled on through. It was impressive, I must say, to witness this blur of activity, occurring during FInals week and his 20th birthday and pre-Christmas and post-Christmas, and the travel back and forth from home to the PLC office (a 2 hour jaunt one way) to submit papers, sign documents, do the physical, etc. etc. He ultimately completed everything, including getting a really incredible letter of rec. from an Army Colonel - Special Operations, Pentagon, in time for the Jan. Board. I also know he will be in Quantico for 6 weeks this summer and then again for 6 weeks in summer of '13. DS's older sister (the only sister in the bunch - 6 kids, one girl) is a 1stLT USMC - USNA '09 grad. The tales from Quantico she has told have been legendary and the kind of thing that renders silence from everyone at the dinner table as she tells the stories only interrupted with occasional wild laughter! Oh my goodness!! She was deployed to Afghanistan this time last year returning to American soil (Camp Lejeune) in June, one month before she married her LTjg Navy SEAL - USNA '08 grad husband. Still trying to get duty stations in the same locale...ANYWAY, back to DS the newly granted PLC guy, he is persistent, he is determined, and he is thick skinned. Living in this family prepped him pretty well for all that!! I am so glad that he always kept his eagle eye (the one w/ 20/20 vision!) on his goal! Again, thanks Sub Squid! And Good Luck to your DS at TBS!!!

[kinnem]

Congrats mar. I enjoyed your goodwill on the other thread. The fact that he's going two different summers indicates junior PLC. Only difference is its 2 summers. Combined says they do it all in one summer. Just curious as to why DS didn't try to hold out for Advanced Standing in junior year. $$$$? It might shed some light on what we face if we encounter same hurdle of no scholarship.

Bet you can't wait to see him in his Blues someday.

[kar57]

Originally Posted by kinnem

Congrats mar. I enjoyed your goodwill on the other thread. The fact that he's going two different summers indicates junior PLC. Only difference is its 2 summers. Combined says they do it all in one summer. Just curious as to why DS didn't try to hold out for Advanced Standing in junior year. $$$$?From what I could ascertain about it, anyone being granted the ADv. Standing status for next year at his unit was probably not in the cards, so yeah, I guess it was $$$$, or rather, the predicted lack thereof It might shed some light on what we face if we encounter same hurdle of no scholarship.

Bet you can't wait to see him in his Blues someday.

Thanks kinnem! And actually I have seen him (in a couple of pictures and once in person) in dress Blues - takes my breath away! The pictures were taken by the photographer at the Marine Ball he attended in '10 and '11 - two different girls at the two different events - both really pretty girls looking very much like they were very happy to be at a dance with a "man in uniform!" And the once "in person" I saw him was in the fall of his freshman year (late October), his Grandpa - my Dad (a WWII Army vet, 88 yrs. old) passed away and my three oldest sons were pallbearers. DS's CO gave him permission to not only attend (he was on duty or had stadium clean-up that weekend, I can't remember exactly), but to wear his just-issued Blues in his pallbearing capacity. It was a military funeral up in Michigan and during the graveside ceremony, the flag on Dad's casket was presented to my mother (also a WWII vet, now 91) by my DD, the USMC Lt., there w/her fiance at the time (now husband, the Navy SEAL Lt). Just days later, DD was in Afghanistan, beginning her 7 month deployment. Isn't life, everything about it, beginnings, endings, and all the stuff in the middle...just amazing!

[kinnem]

Originally Posted by kar57

Thanks kinnem! And actually I have seen him (in a couple of pictures and once in person) in dress Blues - takes my breath away! The pictures were taken by the photographer at the Marine Ball he attended in '10 and '11 - two different girls at the two different events - both really pretty girls looking very much like they were very happy to be at a dance with a "man in uniform!" And the once "in person" I saw him was in the fall of his freshman year (late October), his Grandpa - my Dad (a WWII Army vet, 88 yrs. old) passed away and my three oldest sons were pallbearers. DS's CO gave him permission to not only attend (he was on duty or had stadium clean-up that weekend, I can't remember exactly), but to wear his just-issued Blues in his pallbearing capacity. It was a military funeral up in Michigan and during the graveside ceremony, the flag on Dad's casket was presented to my mother (also a WWII vet, now 91) by my DD, the USMC Lt., there w/her fiance at the time (now husband, the Navy SEAL Lt). Just days later, DD was in Afghanistan, beginning her 7 month deployment. Isn't life, everything about it, beginnings, endings, and all the stuff in the middle...just amazing!

It truly is amazing. I'm sure he'll always remember having worn it at his grand dad's funeral. I expect it made him proud, amidst the sorrow, to do so, and honor his grand dad in that way. And having DD present the flag is really something too. You have an amazing family! (I'm actually tearing up here re-reading this!)

[tpg]

Originally Posted by kar57

DS #3 received PLC acceptance today from the January 3 Board

For more on this story of the up and down, over and back details of this journey see the "Service starts at home" thread posted on the Naval Academy - USNA section !!

Congrats! I have a softspot for PLC Marines. I always have and probably always will. My daughter finished PLC this past summer and will commission upon Graduation in May. I am somewhat excited. The only problem is that I have to lose about 22 lbs in order to fit into my Dress Blues which she has requested that I wear.

You know, that 20 lbs does not come off as easy as it used to now....

[tpg]

Originally Posted by SubSquid

Congratulations kar57!!! In fact, the boot Lt. got to pull rank this past Saturday. He was in Quantico at the Marine Shop to get fit for his Service Uniform. About 20 Mids were down from Annapolis to be fit for their Blues. One of the folks at the Shop recognized him (he’s there a lot, his girl friend lives in Arlington) and pushed him to the front of the herd so that he could get fit. I told him that will be the only time a 2ndLt. will ever be able to throw the RHIP card (Rank Has Its Privileges)!

Congratulations again and good luck to your DS!

No Kidding! I was down at Quantico this past Saturday and saw that mob of mids getting fitted at the Shop. I stopped in to see if they could mounts some SAR medals for me. While I was waiting, I got a chance to talk with a few of the Mids about TBS and the Fleet. They are like a dry sponge I tell you....they soak up as much knowledge as you can feed them.

Sadly I think one or two would have ran all over Q-town looking for BA-1100Ns (BALLOONS), or the infamous ID-10T Forms (IDIOT)...hmm, maybe next time I ask if one of them could go get me a box of grid squares!

Anyways...has the 2nd LT taken you and your Wife down to the Club yet for a good Dinner?

[Jcleppe]

Congratulations to your son Kar57.

tgp, I laughed out loud at the BA-1100Ns.

The day I reported to my first CG Base fresh from school, the duty officer told me and another Ensign to go to the Radio Building and bring him back two Fallopian Tubes, and don't come back until you find them. I happened to know what that was , the ensign had no clue so off we went. On the walk to the Radio bldg I asked if he knew what it was he said No but I'm sure they will give them to us. I informed him what they were, instead of going to the Radio Bldg, we went to the Club and had a long lunch. When we finally got back to the Duty Office the Lt asked where the tubes were, with a sly smile on his face. I told him that we asked every woman that was there and none of them were willing to give them up to us, sorry. Aaah..the old days.

Best of luck to your son Kar57

[SubSquid]

Originally Posted by tpg

Anyways...has the 2nd LT taken you and your Wife down to the Club yet for a good Dinner?

What?! He's supposed to buy something?! Maybe when he's locked up at TBS he'll treat his 'ol Mommy and Daddy to a nice dinner when we visit.

Yeah, bulkhead remover and 50 feet of chow line... Now I remember what Mids were good for!

Good luck with the 22 pounds! I quit smoking last year and have been trying to get rid of those rolls of fun!