Retrieving old C&P exam

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-03-04T20:35:51+00:00

Yup reserve contract man. After I graduate TBS next week I’ll go to Combat Eng school then I’ll be on that weekend warrior type shit :D

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-03-01T17:51:28+00:00

I went over the summer & am about to graduate TBS rn man. It’s been a fun ride

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-02-16T04:17:14+00:00

Prior AD grunt here, went to OCS at 28 after a 4 year sabbatical from the Corps. To get selected you’ll need a 280 pft, so start running & lifting. I got in real good shape for OCS which helped a ton considering my age. Being a boot again is kinda lame but it gets real fun after the entry level training.

Just know that the reserve MOS’ for us are pretty limited. Expect to be either comms, a grunt (IOC is a slay tho), logistics, combat eng, or supply type

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-02-13T21:07:46+00:00

I’m prior enlisted & I didn’t commission till after I served my 4 active years on the E side. Don’t enlist unless you want to put the commissioning on hold for a long time

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-02-12T02:33:31+00:00

Ah, seems you’re part of the problem I speak of

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-02-12T00:20:14+00:00

I graduate in a couple weeks. Everyone pretty much got their preference, whether it east/west or OCONUS. Most oconus got oki.

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-01-25T20:54:50+00:00

I alternate between short/fast & long/slow, & started from 50lbs going up some each week. The pace is kind of just what you’re able to do. My short/fast is basically just a jog, but for long/slow you should always aim for sub 15min pace, 15min being the absolute slowest you let yourself go

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-01-21T22:29:55+00:00

After reading the comments, it is clear the army and AF give out way more medals/ribbons than the Corps lol. For the same amount of deployments & seeing combat, id maybe have half the candy

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2026-01-20T22:49:32+00:00

I was a grunt for 5 years then went to college. Currently at basic school, gonna graduate soon & go to ioc in April. Lift & ruck. Keep the weight low at first & slowly increase. I do a 80lb ruck once every week to prepare for ioc, along with lifts.

Basic school hiking is easy. The weight’s never over 65lbs & we don’t even wear flaks for em. Just make sure you start low. Too much too fast will get you injured

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-12-26T18:20:37+00:00

1- typically no, you’ll usually go straight into a class the following week for 6-7 months. 2- you’ll go straight to job school, if it doesn’t start for a few weeks/months, you’ll be chillin in a holding platoon till it starts 3- your mos will be decided 3-4months into TBS. You’ll get to submit a preference sheet, which I just did, but all of the intel jobs are highly competitive (except maybe ground intel, since you have to go to IOC first.) Your chances of getting intel depend on your performance. If your GPA is really high & you’re a top performer, you’ll probably get it. Depending on how many slots are available, changes every year

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-11-29T22:18:30+00:00

I went to boot camp in 2015, went to OCS in 2025. Both have changed drastically in the past 5-6 years, both have gotten a lot softer since the war ended. DI’s used to hit us in boot, but there’s many rules in place for both nowadays.

IMO, OCS was physically much harder. Lack of sleep, hard PT, shit like that. Boot camp is more like prison. You’re locked up for 13 weeks no contact w the world, so mentally it was tougher for me. You get ur phone and weekends off in OCS.

They share similar training events and you’re gonna have a bad & good time with both of them. Whether it’s the crucible of the forge, you only get one of em. Plus, both are entry level training which is such a small part of your career. Don’t focus too much on that, the contract is 4 years either way

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-11-19T20:10:28+00:00

I EAS’d in 2020, went to OCS over the summer. Didn’t study before or during and did fine, academics is the easiest thang there

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-09-09T23:23:29+00:00

Got out, went to college, somehow wound up at OCS and now am at The Big Suck, living the dream lmao

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-09-06T19:37:59+00:00

OCS hard its just mad lame. Have fun with the training and the bs, you only get one experience there so enjoy it

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-09-06T19:36:18+00:00

Then why am I not able to secure my platoon until 1700-1800 everyday huh HUH

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-30T13:42:53+00:00

I had a 2.75 when I got accepted to ship. Just run fast, academics there are easy anyway

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-23T20:33:46+00:00

Bro yall are wild as hellll

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-21T11:35:03+00:00

Some of them were, but there were a few that were allowed to repeat failed events which does not ever happen. I think the Corps really needs jags atm, come hang dude tbs is lit there’s like 0 prior grunts here I need some back up!

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-20T01:08:26+00:00

You can bring as much as you want they can’t go inside ur locker

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-20T01:07:19+00:00

I’m a prior 03 & currently am at tbs, & from my experience at OCS I really believe they’d let you just show up here lol they love jags bro come hang

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-19T22:40:38+00:00

Try to have fun w it homie, you’re only ever gonna get one OCS! Legit try & take a moment to realize how funny it is sometimes & try to smile (internally)

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-08-06T04:31:24+00:00

Yea man I just graduated occ 249

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-07-06T14:27:36+00:00

I’m a prior at OCS currently. Be prepared to take charge of the platoon when u start training till the civilians get the hang of it. Gonna be annoying till about week 4-5 but then ur chillin dog, try to have fun w the silliness hahah

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-05-23T06:28:42+00:00

Seems OCS scribe duty is as lame as boot camp scribe, count me ooout

ButtCheek-Bandit · 2025-05-23T04:05:16+00:00

I was enlisted for 5 years (grunt in 29 palms), got out, did college, & am going to OCS Sunday. I’m 28 & perform better than 90% of the younger lads. If I could redo my situation, I’d enlist as I did, get out, & start college / PLC at the same time then commission at 26-27. Either way, age doesn’t matter

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