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      Marine Officer Interview

      Aug 21, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience

      Other Marine Officer Interview Reviews for US Marine Corps

      Marine Officer Interview

      May 16, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at US Marine Corps

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at US Marine Corps

      Interview

      Stand on your Officer Selection Officer's (OSO) desk until you get accepted into Officer Candidate School. It sucks and is stupid. The instructors are soulless Kool-Aid drinkers who spend all day working out and treating candidates like they are lower than whale excrement. There is an equally stupid process of evaluation called "peer evaluations" which pits candidates against each other. Thus, the politics and groupthink mentality is cultivated early in every Officer's career. Be in exceptionally good physical condition before you go. It is a physical fitness nightmare. Those who espouse a traditional Judeo-Christian ethic will be targeted for elimination, regardless of how good their leadership, physical or mental abilities may be. Officer candidate school is just a job interview. It is followed by 6 months at The Basic School, which is taught by more Kool-Aid drinking instructors who do not work out quite as much or treat the newly commissioned Lieutenants quite as bad; but are still soulless and still full of misinformation. The Basic School will be followed by your occupational specialty school which is progressively better than The Basic School but will still be stupid, full of disinformation, and taught by soulless instructors. Then you will get assigned to your first unit where your first Staff Non-Commissioned Officer will have the dubious task of trying to talk sense to you and undo all the stupidity you have been fed in the year of "training" you received prior to your arrival at the unit. You will have no credibility with your new Commanding Officer because he is well-aware of the "training" you have had. You will be in impeccable physical condition and that is about it. No one will respect you until you pin on the rank of Captain. That rank is instant credibility for Marines in the same way that receiving a college degree is to the academic community. Prepare to be considered an idiot though until you pass that threshold.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How important is your faith to you? Again, those who espouse a traditional Judeo-Christian ethic will be targeted throughout training and throughout their careers. This targeting is not likely to be blatant either. No one is going to come out and openly admit to being anti-Christian. Therefore, anticipate the vicious and cowardly workings of subtlety, nuance, lying, false witnesses and other wiles of the devil and evil trickery.
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      Interview

      Tests, medical, etc I don't remember the entire process so I don't want to do any guesswork. It's long and it takes a few months. You can get more information from a recruiter.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Traditional questions, test, explaining what you are getting into, they don't want just anybody but are highly selective.
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      Marine Officer Interview

      May 28, 2014
      Anonymous employee
      Saint Paul, MN
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at US Marine Corps (Saint Paul, MN)

      Interview

      There are multiple paths to hiring, primary amongst these are: Officer Candidates School (OCS), Service Academy (Navy) or Enlisted Commissioning. Most will come through (OCS) either as a college student or graduate. The program consist either two 6-week sessions (non-grads) or a 10-week program (Seniors/Grads). You will be evaluated intensively and must demonstrate a high level of leadership potential and commitment to success in order to earn a commission.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you have the internal fortitude to push your limits beyond anything you may have done before?
      1 Answer

      Marine Officer Interview

      Apr 13, 2014
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer

      Application

      I interviewed at US Marine Corps

      Interview

      Must graduate college with 4-year degree. Officer Selection Officers (OSOs) screen applicants for qualifications. Must pass rigorous 10-week Officer Candidate School, then compete 6-month Basic School, then 3-month Military Occupational Specialty school.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you think you have what it takes to lead the nation's finest fighting force?
      1 Answer