Have You Prepared Your OSO Interview Questions?

Candidate Question:

I’m getting ready to have my initial interview in a couple of days and have been working on a list of questions to ask my OSO. I want to stand out as much as possible and come fully prepared, like…

Candidate Question: Application Recommendations and Grades

Candidates, we are running a series of small posts which answer specific candidate’s questions. Feel free to submit questions as blog comments. If the information could help others, the question may be answered as a blog post…

A Candidate’s Question: Prior Navy to OCS?

Candidates, we are running a series of small posts which answer specific candidate’s questions. Feel free to submit questions as blog comments. If the information could help others, the question may be answered as a blog post under the Q&A category.

New Partner: Marine OCS Guide.com

We are very proud to announce a new partner: MarineOCSGuide.com! They are a motivated group of former candidates with a blog very similar to our own. Check out the great things they have going by clicking their logo.

Candidate Q: Boot sizes

Candidate Question:

Question about boot sizes. How much toe room should one have in the boots? And if there is too much room what happens?

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The Best Tool for Running Recovery Since H2O

When I started increasing my running mileage in training for OCS, I remember how sore my calves and shins got. Hydration and ballistic stretching helped in my recovery, but the greatest boost to recovery and pain relief was massage. Now, 30 minute…

OSO Trades: Peak Behind the Curtain

Note — “gouge” is Marine Corps speak for getting the low down on a topic. Check out one candidate’s story which might change the way you think about how the OSO system works.

New Facelift at the USMC OCS Blog!

We hope you see and enjoy the new look and feel for the site. We are finally escaping the restrictions of wordpress.com and are out on our own wordpress.org-powered website.