Countdown To OCS Begins (36 Days)

The Countdown

In 36 days I begin my journey through Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. 

What I’m Doing Right Now

Right now its 11 PM and I have papers, essays, group presentations, tests, simulations, and just plain old homework to do before “dead week” begins on Monday.

At some time before/during/after I do those things, I’m also writing my North Avenue Bulletin, doing what I always call “PL Stuff”, and preparing my mind and body for the rigors of OCS.

What I need to do during these 36 days

Between now today and May 21st I need to work on bringing my run time to below 18 minutes, doing the ever elusive 20 pull-ups, maintaining the endurance needed to hump 3-6-9-12 miles, embed all the Marine Corps knowledge I will be tested on so that I don’t mess up under pressure, and of course gain weight.

Those are things that I’ve been “working on” since freshman year, but now its really crunch time, and I’ve always felt that I work even better under pressure.

Let’s see what happens

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