USMC + The Russian

[MarineGrunt]

you missed his point. jarhead officer recruiters are a bit gung ho and not too impressed with zoomey wannabees and officers in the marines are pilots 2nd.

Correct. That was the point I was after.

 

[payola]

the point I was trying to make is don't go in there with your logbook telling them all about your hours and how bad you want to fly Hornets.

Now that I agree with. Only pilots like pilot talk. OSOs only like to hear "pilot" when it involves an air contract. That skirt remark, however, should be stricken from the record.

 

[USMCAirWinger]

As stated before. The Marines are looking very hard for pilots. I'm prior enlisted and as of 3 months ago I was set to go to OCS until I turned it down and took a Guard Viper slot.

When I went for the physical I had 5 other dudes going through the process and let me tell you that:

a: Their ASTB scores just met the minimums.
b: They had absolutely no flying time at all.

Some will argue that the Marines are looking for leadership qualities rather than other things but let me tell you that as long as you are willing to play the "I want to be a Marine first and foremost" game they will work with you.

If you meet the minimums scorewise and can get around a 270 PFT I can almost guarantee that you will get the job. Thats just how it is right now...may not be tha case in a couple of years. Just ask the Navy and Air Force.