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Lynxman

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I had a few ?'s concerning pilot training with the Marines. Tomorrow I have a meeting with a couple officers about getting into OCS for Jan. 2010, but I was wondering what aircraft do the Marines use for primary flight training? Roughly how long is primary flight training? Is there any Marine pilots on this board? Thanks for the help.
 
I had a few ?'s concerning pilot training with the Marines. Tomorrow I have a meeting with a couple officers about getting into OCS for Jan. 2010, but I was wondering what aircraft do the Marines use for primary flight training? Roughly how long is primary flight training? Is there any Marine pilots on this board? Thanks for the help.

Marines train at Pensacola with the Navy. T-34C for Primary, T-44 (King Air) if you track props, T-45 (Goshawk) if you track jets, TH-57 (Jet Ranger) if you track helos.

Flight school is self paced and dependent on aircraft and IP availability. I havs seen it take as litte as eight months to graduate to as much as a year and a half.

These sites should help answer a lot of your questions:
http://www.navygouge.com/

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/cmps_index.php

OCS is pretty tough, and TBS can be grueling, I would make my first goal just getting through OCS. You will have to take a PT Test to get accepted and another before you leave so get or stay in good shape.
 
Thanks for the links I'm in the process now of getting back into shape for this since its a pretty big goal of mine to do this.
 
Here is a link to the OCS Prep Workout Program:

http://www.ocs.usmc.mil/CandidateInformation/90 Day.asp

I can't stress enough to get in the best physical condition of your life. They will virtually annihilate you in the first three weeks of PT. No matter how strong you are, they always seem to find something you are not as good at. Mine was pullups. I could run, climb ropes and walls, and do sit ups with no problem, but then I would watch guys who could barely do the minimum number of situps knock out 50 pull ups, while I struggled to do ten. Whatever it is you are weak at, they will find it.

I don't think it gets easier, I just think you get stronger. I remember running something like seven miles total on day four stopping at these different stations to do pushups, sit ups, pull ups and dips. You will probably also do a six mile forced march in week one, which I thought I was going to die on. We eventually worked our way up to 12 miles which after weeks of PT and froced marches was no big deal.
 
So my meeting today went well except I'm going to be leaving on May 28th if all goes as planned. It sounds like I'm going to get my a$$ handed to me multiple times a day.
 
Thanks cobra I ordered that book along with the Military Flight aptitude study guide also. I'm hoping I can pass that test so I can get this pilot slot.
 
Thank you much I should be going off to Meps relatively soon just gotta get a bunch of Post Op Evals for a few surgeries I've had that's the only thing that may hold me back from my May 28th date.
 
Getting in shape for OCS is kicking my A$$! Does anyone know of any good workout programs that can help me get and stay in shape!
 

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