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    The Basics of The Basic School (TBS)

    Congratulations! Your person has completed OCS! What an accomplishment. Time for reality to sink in that you now have a second lieutenant on your hands.  Next stop: The Basic School (TBS). This school is roughly six months of hiking with a nice dose of smelly feet and MRE farts. No but seriously, it’s a tough six months for them where they learn “the basics” of being a Marine Officer. From my general understanding, they learn how to be an Officer and lead, as well as what they need to do if they are ever a ground Marine (i.e. land navigation, hiking, rifle range stuff etc.).  So as a spouse, significant…