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I've been accepted to both Norwich University and the Citadel and was wondering which SMC best prepares PLC candidates as well as NROTC Marine Option Midshipmen for the rigors of OCS and Bulldog.
If you get your contract your freshman year you will go to two six week sessions of OCS- one after your first year and one after junior year.I thank you all for the valuable information provided for me in this post. I was having a pretty hard time deciding but after a good long though, the Citadel is the place for me. I actually have another question if any of you could provide some insight into that as well. How does being a PLC contract work besides the PT sessions during the week at the Citadel?
aside from commissioning the most Marine Officers of any college The Citadel has the additional advantage of having a MECEP program where experienced NCOs attend the school and earn a commission; having these folks on campus to train and mentor the cadets better prepares them to lead and gives them experience working with members of the corps while still in school.
Between the two, I would definitely choose The Citadel. I have heard from an alumnus of The Citadel that a few years ago, the Commandant of the Marine Corps spoke at The Citadel and stated in his speech that the Army has West Point, the Navy has the Naval Academy, the Air Force has the Air Force Academy, and the Marine Corps has The Citadel. I personally am trying to choose between either VMI or The Citadel.