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I've been thinking about joining the marines as an officer. I did some research and came across a program called PLC. The program allows college students to attended a 10 week boot camp, according to several websites, signing up for PLC does not obligate a person to the military. Has anyone done PLC, and decided to not except a commission? What is PLC like? Can I really sign up for PLC without committing to the marines? Can I really attend PLC for a summer and if I don't want to be in the marines, that's it?
Hi Jason,
I just answered the exact same question you sent to me, via the About.com Website.
It's not necessary to send me an email question on the About.com Website and post the same question here as well.
For the record, here's the response I sent from my About.com email account:
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Hi,
PLC is like the other service’s Officer Candidate Schools (OCS), except it is divided into two phases. Under the OCS concept, one attends a 90 day (or so) school, following graduation from college.
Under the PLC concept, this is split up, and one attends ½ of the course during their junior year of college and ½ of the course during their senior year of college. That’s pretty much the primary difference.
Just like one can drop out, with no service commitment from OCS up to graduating and accepting a commission, one can drop out of PLC up until they graduate and accept the commission.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
usmilitary.guide@about.com
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
Expertise
Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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