A School was awesome!

Haasino · 05-18-2012, 11:14 AM

I've had the wonderful experience of being OCed twice in the past: once for certification in the academy, and once when I was wrestling a DUI suspect on a boat and my partner missed his target... full-force in the face; eyes and mouth open... and I still had an angry drunk guy I had to restrain on the bow of a 25ft power boat! It sucked! Best way to cope with it is to flush your face and eyes with water, and then stand in front of a fan and let it dry out... don't keep flushing your eyes because it'll just intensify again.

MasterAtArms · 05-18-2012, 11:39 AM

okay good advice, haha Cant wait to be in A-school. Only 3 days till RTC

Haasino · 05-18-2012, 03:45 PM

Another thing to remember: when you shower that night, you'll still have some residue on your face and in your hair (not sure how much hair you'll have at that point in training). When you shower off, make sure to bend way forward or way backward to keep the water from running down your body... in other words, protect your nether regions!

MasterAtArms · 05-19-2012, 07:30 AM

Oh that would suck so much worse haha. I think that might be some of the best advice I have gotten on here hah. Thanks!

MA.Bitler · 05-19-2012, 11:49 AM

haha yeah, i'll never forget in a school, when sitting at the smoke pit after OC, and multiple guys came down nearly in tears "my junk is fire dude" haha, dont be a dumbass, its water activated, so as long as you still have residue on you, its going to burn alllll over again. and use cold water, and wash your face and head off multiple times first, then shower.

TrooperTaff · 06-13-2012, 10:05 PM

in boot as an MA do you have any special duties?

prop827 · 06-14-2012, 09:23 AM

No, everyone does the same thing in boot camp, a divisions master at arms is very different than the rate of master at arms. In boot, the division MA is in charge of cleaning. Other than recruit leadership (RPOC, AROC, MA, etc), which is chosen kind of at random (not based on rate), everyone does exactly the same thing.

05-18-2012, 11:14 AM	#1
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 0	I've had the wonderful experience of being OCed twice in the past: once for certification in the academy, and once when I was wrestling a DUI suspect on a boat and my partner missed his target... full-force in the face; eyes and mouth open... and I still had an angry drunk guy I had to restrain on the bow of a 25ft power boat! It sucked! Best way to cope with it is to flush your face and eyes with water, and then stand in front of a fan and let it dry out... don't keep flushing your eyes because it'll just intensify again.

05-18-2012, 11:39 AM	#2
MasterAtArms Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Burlington VT Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	okay good advice, haha Cant wait to be in A-school. Only 3 days till RTC

05-18-2012, 03:45 PM	#3
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 0	Another thing to remember: when you shower that night, you'll still have some residue on your face and in your hair (not sure how much hair you'll have at that point in training). When you shower off, make sure to bend way forward or way backward to keep the water from running down your body... in other words, protect your nether regions!

05-19-2012, 07:30 AM	#4
MasterAtArms Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Burlington VT Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Oh that would suck so much worse haha. I think that might be some of the best advice I have gotten on here hah. Thanks!

05-19-2012, 11:49 AM	#5
MA.Bitler Newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: California Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	haha yeah, i'll never forget in a school, when sitting at the smoke pit after OC, and multiple guys came down nearly in tears "my junk is fire dude" haha, dont be a dumbass, its water activated, so as long as you still have residue on you, its going to burn alllll over again. and use cold water, and wash your face and head off multiple times first, then shower.

06-13-2012, 10:05 PM	#6
TrooperTaff Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	in boot as an MA do you have any special duties?

06-14-2012, 09:23 AM	#7
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	No, everyone does the same thing in boot camp, a divisions master at arms is very different than the rate of master at arms. In boot, the division MA is in charge of cleaning. Other than recruit leadership (RPOC, AROC, MA, etc), which is chosen kind of at random (not based on rate), everyone does exactly the same thing.