Buffalo Marine Officer

01/15/2020

Military.com

Check this out!

We profiled Marine Maj. Jasmin Moghbeli a few years ago. She just became an astronaut.

01/10/2020

Semper Fidelis All-American Program

Check this out! The Semper Fi All American Program invites high school juniors who “face life’s battles with the conviction and determination to succeed” to apply for the Battles Won Academy in Washington D.C. this summer. Meet professional athletes, olympians, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

An incredible opportunity and experience - with scholarship potential. If you are a high school junior, apply now! If you know a high school junior, nominate them!

Time is short: Applications are due by 12 Jan 2020, 1159pm PST.

The United States Marine Corps recognizes outstanding students who are fighting and winning battles on the field, in the classroom and in their communities

12/14/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

Go Navy! Beat Army!

In basketball, the UB Bulls take on Army at UB’s Alumni Arena at 2pm. Come by to watch the game and knock out some pull-ups with us. See you there!

During today's Army Navy Game, look closely at the future U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers' jerseys for patches that each tell a story. Go Navy! Beat Army!

11/09/2019

Most people spend their Friday nights relaxing after a week of classes. But our #sunybrockport candidates lead the way with a frigid PFT. Lead from the front!

#motivate #warrior #usmc #marineofficer #futuremarineofficer

05/30/2019

There are few experiences quite like pick up day..

Candidates from India and Lima Company, PLC First Increment, are picked up by their Platoon and Company Staff who will be overseeing the transformation from civilian to Marine Officer.

05/28/2019

Keep an eye out for our own PLC 1st Increment shippers in the coming weeks!

India Company, PLC First Increment, conducts their Initial Physical Fitness Test in preparation for follow on training and evaluations.

03/26/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

Next time you’re in Key West...

Training in Paradise

Marines with 1st Marine Division, conduct a combatant dive aboard Naval Air Station Key West, Florida.

03/08/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

#InternationalWomensDay

Today, on #InternationalWomensDay ♀️, we celebrate our female Marines and all they've done for the Corps.

03/03/2019

Crossfit Williamsville

Crossfit Williamsville

Honored to get the chance to share some Crossfit with current and future Marines....dropping them some hints on how to survive and thrive at OCS..as well as giving them a kickass little workout. Humbling watching some of these hard chargers go at it!!
Thanks to CPT Kurian for the opportunity to help these young men and women!!

02/28/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

Check out the JLTV!

Today, the first JLTV was fielded at the School of Infantry West.

Take a look at what this bad boy can do.

02/27/2019

We’ll be st the RIT career fair from 10am-4pm today! Come visit us at booth 251

02/20/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

On this day, 74 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima began.

Today is the 74th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Cpl. Don Graves reminds us that there can be a lighter side to even the harshest battles.

02/07/2019

Like, comment, or share your choice for this week’s “Corps’ Top Shot”

Help select the "Corps’ Top Shot" by liking, commenting on or sharing your favorite image.

The image with the most combined hits by the end of the day will be crowned as our photo of the week

01/18/2019

Looking for a workout to kick off your weekend? Check out the Marine Corps Force Fitness Friday Challenges

01/18/2019

Marine Corps Recruiting

Whether newly accepted to a law school or bar certified, learn how you can stand out amongst your peers as a Marine Officer and Judge Advocate.

Interested in learning more? Give me a call at 716-633-1406

Marines fight and win our Nation's battles and Judge Advocate lawyers bring the same fighting spirit from the battefield to the courtroom. Learn more about the Marine Corps Military Law Program.

01/12/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

-The Combat Fitness Test-
“The only thing that keeps you going is you want the end goal, more than you want to stop.”

Six Minutes of Pain

Marines must conquer the Combat Fitness Test every year — one of the most rigorous annual requirements.

(Marine Forces Reserve video by Cpl. Niles Lee)

01/05/2019

U.S. Marine Corps

A brief intro to the Marine Corps’ Force Fitness Instructor program

New Year, New Me

The Corps has rolled out a new physical fitness program to make each Marine a better warrior.

12/31/2018

What will you do in 2019?

Here's the top 18 photos of 2018.
Help select the Corps' Photo of the Year by liking, commenting on or sharing your favorite image.

12/18/2018

Marine Corps Recruiting

Four incredible stories of Marine Officers. Learn about life in our Corps.

Marines are ready to fight and win at a moment’s notice because they are strategically positioned around the world.

Explore life and deployment as a Marine: http://usmarin.es/qxcw7h

10/31/2018

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps

Not your average trick or treat stop.

10/03/2018

At the RIT Career Fair located in the Gordon Field house Booth 35 come see us! Test out our flight simulator and see if you have what it takes be a Marine Corps Officer.

03/22/2018

Congratulations to John Vavala and Karrah Vogel on contracting to become United States Marine Corps Officers. This is the first major step for both of these candidates on their paths towards leading Marines. Oorah!

03/19/2018

This weeks workout: High Intensity Burst Workout.

1. Quarter-Mile Sprint
2. Max-set of pullups
3. Quarter-Mile Sprint
4. Max-set of pullups
5. Quarter-Mile Sprint
6. Max-set of pullups
7. Quarter-Mile Sprint
8. Max-set of pullups
9. Quarter-Mile Sprint
10. One-Minute Plank
11. Quarter-Mile Sprint
12. One-Minute Plank
13. Cool-down / Stretch

This workout is great for increasing PFT score in preparation for Officer Candidate School. Sprinting as fast as possible for short increments increases aerobic performance and will help improve 3-mile run times. Pullups between will help with the pullup section of your PFT while the planks will help your crunches score.

03/11/2018

This weeks Marine Officer Candidate Personal Workout: Marsoc Short Card as fast as possible! Combining this with a long distance run is a great way to improve your endurance, one of 14 leadership traits 'JJDIDTIEBUCKLE'; Judgement, Justice, Dependability, Integrity, Decisiveness, Tact, Initiative, Endurance, Bearing, Unselfishness, Courage, Knowledge, Loyalty, Enthusiasm. Know it/live by it.

03/04/2018

This weeks workout: Endurance Training
1. 5 Mile Run (Start the first mile at a jog, and pick up the pace with each passing mile)
2. Core Workout- On the minute every minute switch exercises to complete two sets of each workout: Crunches, Plank, Russian Twists, Mountain Climbers, Sit Ups (Total time = 10 minutes)
3. Deep stretching with focus on lower body maintenance.

Challenge Workout: Complete 100 Pull Ups for time (No Limit on Sets, just don't leave the pull up bar until it is done)

03/01/2018

Buffalo Officer Selection Officer, Captain Kurian, and the RIT Marine Officer Candidates after a little fun on the track.

02/26/2018

This weeks workout: MARSOC Short Card

1. 30 Push-ups
2. 30 Air squats
3. 30 Crunches
4. 10 Burpees
5. 10 Windmills
6. 30 Push-ups
7. 30 Mountain climbers
8. 30 Flutter kicks
9. 10 Burpees
10. 10 Cherry pickers (4-count)
11. 30 Push-ups
12. 30 Star jumpers (or jumping jacks)
13. 30 Back Extensions ("supermans")
14. 10 Burpees
15. 10 Chain breakers
16. 30 Push-ups
17. 30 Lunges
18. 30 Hello dollies
19. 10 Burpees
20. 10 Trunk twists
21. 3 Max sets of dead-hang pull-ups or flexed-arm hangs.

The MARSOC short card is meant to be done continuously, with little to no rest in between "sets". Grab a friend and see how fast you can do it!

02/20/2018

Weekly Workout: The Fartlek- an OCS favorite.

02/20/2018

Great work to all the Marine Officer Candidates who came out to the College at Brockport to pt with us last weekend!

11/21/2017

Buffalo Marine Officer

09/25/2015

Today in History:

As the month of September came to an end in 1944, Marines from the 1st Marine division were in the midst of a bloody battle for the small island of Peleliu, located in the Pacific. The battle was part of Operation Forager, which ran from June to December 1944. The Japanese had heavily fortified the Island prior to the amphibious landings and used the rugged terrain to their advantage. Casualties were high but the Marines pushed on, eventually raising the American flag over Peleliu's airfield on September 27, 1944. Determined pockets of Japanese defenders would continue to resist until late November, after which the Island was officially secured. A total of 8 Marines were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions throughout the battle for Peleliu.

09/09/2015

Come on by today and visit with the Marine Corps Officer programs at RIT in the Gleason building.

07/31/2015

Congratulations to all the OCC 220 selectees. 7 out of 7, 100% selection rate. Your journey to becoming a Marine Corps Officer has just begun, keep working hard and prepare yourselves for what lies ahead. See you all at the first pool event of the year.

05/15/2015

Today in History:

15 May 1862: Corporal John Mackie, the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor, was commended for service in the USS Galena during action against Confederate shore batteries at Drewry's Bluff which blocked the James River approaches to Richmond.

05/05/2015

Dunford tapped for Joint Chiefs chairman, Selva for vice

USMC Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford will be nominated by President Obama as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/05/04/obama-nominates-joseph-dunford-jcs-chair-paul-selva-vice-chair/26626207/

JCS

04/23/2015

Reminder:

Pre-Ship Pool Function
Saturday April 25
Buffalo Reserve Center

Prepare well. See to your email for the details.

04/15/2015

Today in History:
15 April 1962: Marine Corps operational involvement in the Vietnam War began on Palm Sunday when HMM-362 with its Sikorsky UH-34s arrived at Soc Trang in the Delta south of Saigon. The task unit was called "Shufly" and its first operational employment involved lifting Vietnamese troops into battle.

04/10/2015

Today in history: 10 April 1959: Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. was named as one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts selected for space training. The seven astronauts, all volunteers, were selected by NASA from an initial group of 110 leading military test pilots. Three years later, on 20 February 1962, Col Glenn would become the first American to orbit the Earth.

04/10/2015

USMC Officer

Read up on what it will take to be a USMC Officer.

http://www.usmcofficer.com

Notice: Pre Ship pool event 0830 April 25 Buffalo Reserve Center

Find information related to Marine Officer Candidates School, The Basic School, and the life of a Marine officer.

04/02/2015

What's it like to be a Marine Corps pilot?

Attn. Aviation Contracts

http://youtu.be/N4L-k2oohhc

This video describes how to become and what the requirements are to become a Marine Corps pilot. But you get to use and fly some of the most up-to-date and o...

03/28/2015

Today in History:
27 March 1953: The 5th Marines, supported by the 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, in the first full day of fighting after the Chinese assault the previous evening of Outpost Vegas on Korea's western front, counterattacked to regain enemy-held positions. Companies E and F of 2/7 , down to only three platoons between them, managed to regain partial control of Outpost Vegas that day.

03/27/2015

Reminder: Pool Function tomorrow 1000 at RIT. Refer to emails for details. Get a good nights rest and come motivated!

03/24/2015

USMC Obstacle Course "college boy roll"

The Obstacle Course is a graded PT event at OCS. One of the more common difficulties candidates have is nailing the "college boy roll". This maneuver can make or break your O-course time. Learn it before you get to OCS. This instructional video provides a good demonstration, although a jogging start will help in executing the college boy roll.

http://youtu.be/DbwziqKlEC0

Here is the first obstacle of the USMC Obstacle Course. I have seen this one stop some of the best athletes in their tracks for 1-2 minutes when most people ...

03/20/2015

Congrats to OCC 218 graduates!

03/11/2015

United States Marine Corps - Till I Collapse

Need some motivation?

http://youtu.be/HbgB_fqavO0

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