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    Multiple casualties in Afghanistan.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/multiple-u-s-troops-killed-wounded-attack-afghanistan-n1133011 God Bless our troops and prayers to those affected and overseas.
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    Cadet Command Major General: "Don't Waste your energy mourning a basketball player", seriously General??

    https://taskandpurpose.com/kobe-bryant-army-general-tweets Sure most of you guys heard what happened to Kobe Bryant yesterday and the other eight lives lost but what Major General John Evans said about Kobe Bryant this morning, "Lots of people mourning a basketball player this morning. I think...
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    Marine PLC Part 2 Info and ASTB Info

    Hello all, finished up PLC part 2 recently and decided that I would do a write up like I did for the first time. PLC Part 2- Definitely was more intense since most of the people I was in the platoon with were Midshipmen from ROTC or PLCers who came back for the second round. SIs were on us the...
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    Drug use, to put or not put.

    Been seeing quite a bit of threads on here about posters asking whether or not they should put their drug use down. Most of these posters have only experimented with these drugs and are asking whether or not they should answer yes on MEPS or DODMERB documents. Many of us on here highlight the...
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    Don't lose hope if your still waiting!!

    Been seeing many posts on here consisting of anxious parents and kids that are hopeless. I was one of you a few years ago but actually ended up winning the 4 year Scholarship in April. Here were my stats. Unweighted GPA: 3.00 ACT: 26 SAT: 1820 Took six AP Classes. Ran track and Played...
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    What is the true reason for most branches preferring STEM majors over non Stem?

    Most of us on here know that branches like the Navy, Air Force, and even Army prefer STEM majors, people will say it’s because the Navy or the Air Force requires personnel to have a understanding of the technology they may use or because their branches are more oriented towards Physics or...
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    Paralyzed Veteran given free home and then caught walking.

    This is a disgrace and a slap in the face to the veterans in need. People like this make the world look bad and makes me have less trust for people, veteran or not.
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    Differences between OCS and bootcamp.

    Some people get confused when they think that OCS is the same as bootcamp. It's similar but also different in many ways. I have only been to PLC (OCS) but I have friends who told me about their bootcamp experiences and thought it would be interesting to see the differences. OCS/PLC 1. Your...
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    How much does it cost the government (taxpayers) to train a soldier/Marine/Airman/Sailor in basic?

    In this question I mean how much it costs to train a recruit while they are in basic training or bootcamp? Including their pay in training, food, Mres they eat, rounds they shoot, equipment issued, utilities, clothing, and healthcare? I would imagine the cost would be pretty high. I was curious...
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    America and China showdown over Taiwan.

    Hey all, I am not sure if you guys are aware of the issue over China and Taiwan but it seems that tensions have been rising between the two. If China were to invade Taiwan and the United States decided to intervene, which branches of the US military do you think would be sent in first? Taiwan is...
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    Leaving rotc will not necessarily affect entrance to other officer programs.

    I have been looking over a few threads and some have people who are unable to continue on with rotc or drop and consider ocs in the future. Let me tell you one thing, if you leave rotc, THIS WILL NOT AFFECT YOU GOING INTO OCS OR ANY OTHER OFFICER PROGRAM. That being said if you leave for a good...
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    Marine PLC questions

    Hey all, I have been getting inboxes for more questions on Marine Corps PLC, I don't think what I wrote in the previous thread was enough so I will write more. 1. Use your personal hygiene time to study and prepare for the next day, if you get the full amount of sleep then you won't be...
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    Plc review (I am back)

    Hey all, I’m finally back from plc. The experience was a grueling one but also a rewarding experience. For those that will be attending soon, come in prepared. 1.It’s almost impossible to prepare for plc fully, once you get there, the sergeant instructors will crush you. They will yell at you...
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    Marine plc letter format?

    Hey all, this is not actually Angus but it is his father, he left for plc already and I hope everything is going well but I don’t have the letter format to write to him. It was not in the pdf we got in the email. Can someone please provide me an example of a letter format to write to a candidate...
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    Marine plc tips

    Hey all, I will be headed out to Marine plc soon this summer, I will be attending the juniors course. From what I have heard, these six weeks will be the absolute hell of my life regardless of whether or not you have a high pft, mines is 295. Does anyone have any tips to survive these six weeks...
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    Literally being threatened by former Rotc staff for cac card.

    Hey All, a few weeks ago I posted a question on the rotc forum about turning in my cac card. I’m a former cadet and once I left, no one told me to turn in my cac card I didn’t even know. They contacted me pretty recently saying that I must turn in my cac back into the rotc unit, I told them that...
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    Left ROTC a year ago there is an issue.

    Hey all, I left rotc a year ago as a scholarship cadet. I no longer go to the school either as I have transferred. Recently, I have been getting emails and contacts from the old unit about my cac card that I was issued a year ago. They said I need to turn it back in to them. I live far away from...
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    Air National Guard pilot slot vs Plc pilot slot vs rotc pilot slot

    Hey all, I will be heading into plc this summer as an aviation contract. However, I’m curious to know other options/ paths to becoming a pilot preferably a fixed wing one. I know for plc there is the aviation contract that guarantees you flight school contingent upon you finishing plc, but...
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    The switch from Army Rotc to Marines Advice

    Hey All, Some people have been messaging me personally about whether or not they should switch from Army Rotc to Marines plc. First a little background, I dropped an Army Rotc 4 year scholarship to go marine plc cause I wanted to do fixed wing flying. Do I regret it? No, I am much happier...
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    Does Army ROTC pay for summer classes?

    Hey all, a good friend of mine who is in Army ROTC right now as a contracted cadet is going to have to take summer classes for the rest of his summers as a cadet in order to graduate on time. Will the Army pay for these classes? He said that they will but I’m feeling a little doubt. The classes...
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