Posted on Feb 15, 2022
Lateral entry Marines will still go to officer candidate school
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Good. The title "Marine" is earned through boot camp, OCS, or Annapolis, not given "just because we need them".
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The title is only earned through boot camp or OCS. What the Naval Academy grants is an Active Duty rank while pretty much ALL ROTC/MECEPS/etc officers are considered Reserve Officers on Active Duty.
This is info from when I was in during the mid 1980s. It may have changed in the ensuing years. YMMV.
This is info from when I was in during the mid 1980s. It may have changed in the ensuing years. YMMV.
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