Reverend Joe
09-21-2008, 01:26
This arrived today in my e-mail.
Dear American University Student,
My name is Captain Jeff Potter. I am the Marine Corps Officer Selection
Officer in College Park, Maryland. The reason that I am contacting you
is because I want you to be aware of an awesome summer training program
called the Platoon Leaders Class (PLC).
The PLC summer course is six weeks for freshmen and sophomores. For
juniors and seniors, the course is ten weeks. It is offered to all
qualified college undergraduates. The purpose of the training is to see
if you have what it takes to become a Marine Officer.
If you are an American citizen, a full-time enrolled student, and found
to be medically and physically fit, then you may be eligible to
participate in the PLC program.
This program will benefit you in many ways:
1. You will attend what Inc. Magazine calls "the best management
training program in America" and test your leadership potential,
physical fitness and mental prowess.
2. You will earn approximately $2500 (six weeks) or $4500.00 (ten
weeks), plus room and board during the training.
3. If you are interested in aviation and have no worse than 20/40 vision
that is correctable to 20/20 and decide to accept your commission after
you graduate from college, then you will go down to Pensacola, FL and
train to fly some of the most advanced tactical aircraft in the world.
The Marine Corps is the only branch that will guarantee you a pilot seat
as early as your freshmen year.
4. You will not incur any obligation to the Marine Corps, even after
completing the training (you can choose whether or not to continue with
the program). Your obligation begins when you graduate from college and
decide to accept your commission.
5. Tuition assistance will be available to you after you complete your
summer training. You could potentially earn $8,000 to $25,000 for
school, depending on your graduation date.
6. This program does not interfere with academic or athletic pursuits
because your training is conducted during the summer.
7. This is not ROTC. No on-campus training, drills or meetings.
If you successfully complete Officer Candidates School, you will be on
your way to becoming a Marine Corps Second Lieutenant with an exciting
job after college. Marine Lieutenants receive starting salaries of
$40,000-49,000 a year plus incredible benefits. Forty percent of all
Marine Officers are commissioned through the PLC.
This is an unparalleled opportunity to see if you have what it takes to
be a leader in one of the most elite organizations in the world without
committing yourself to service. As a junior officer in the Marine
Corps, the leadership experience you gain will set you apart from your
peers. Many Marine Officers go on to attend top business schools or
work for the FBI, CIA, Department of State, or as executives for Fortune
500 companies.
If this sounds like something that interests you, contact me at
*contact information censored* or email me at *contact information censored*. For more
detailed information, visit my website at *contact information censored*.
Meet with me or a member of my team at the American University Career
Fair Wednesday, September 24th.
Thank you for your time.
Very respectfully,
*censored*
*contact information censored*
This e-mail was sent to you to assess your interest in the U.S. Marine
Corps Officer Programs. If you prefer not to receive future emails,
click http://usmc.marines.com/unsubscribe or copy and paste this URL
into your browser. Please review our privacy policy at
http://www.marines.com/privacy_policy/default.asp
(All contact information that might get me in trouble for sharing has been censored, just in case; but if you want confirmation, I will be willing to send you the information in a PM.)
This is a new low... trying to bait drunken fratboys and paramilitary nutjobs with a happy funtime Marine camp -- with the biggest catch mentioned (almost) explicitly:
4. You will not incur any obligation to the Marine Corps, even after
completing the training (you can choose whether or not to continue with
the program). Your obligation begins when you graduate from college and
decide to accept your commission.
And no, I am not anti-Marines. I am anti-coercion. This is wrong.
Edit: crap, left a bunch of contact stuff in. I don't really think it would be a problem sharing, but I don't want to take any chances.
Dear American University Student,
My name is Captain Jeff Potter. I am the Marine Corps Officer Selection
Officer in College Park, Maryland. The reason that I am contacting you
is because I want you to be aware of an awesome summer training program
called the Platoon Leaders Class (PLC).
The PLC summer course is six weeks for freshmen and sophomores. For
juniors and seniors, the course is ten weeks. It is offered to all
qualified college undergraduates. The purpose of the training is to see
if you have what it takes to become a Marine Officer.
If you are an American citizen, a full-time enrolled student, and found
to be medically and physically fit, then you may be eligible to
participate in the PLC program.
This program will benefit you in many ways:
1. You will attend what Inc. Magazine calls "the best management
training program in America" and test your leadership potential,
physical fitness and mental prowess.
2. You will earn approximately $2500 (six weeks) or $4500.00 (ten
weeks), plus room and board during the training.
3. If you are interested in aviation and have no worse than 20/40 vision
that is correctable to 20/20 and decide to accept your commission after
you graduate from college, then you will go down to Pensacola, FL and
train to fly some of the most advanced tactical aircraft in the world.
The Marine Corps is the only branch that will guarantee you a pilot seat
as early as your freshmen year.
4. You will not incur any obligation to the Marine Corps, even after
completing the training (you can choose whether or not to continue with
the program). Your obligation begins when you graduate from college and
decide to accept your commission.
5. Tuition assistance will be available to you after you complete your
summer training. You could potentially earn $8,000 to $25,000 for
school, depending on your graduation date.
6. This program does not interfere with academic or athletic pursuits
because your training is conducted during the summer.
7. This is not ROTC. No on-campus training, drills or meetings.
If you successfully complete Officer Candidates School, you will be on
your way to becoming a Marine Corps Second Lieutenant with an exciting
job after college. Marine Lieutenants receive starting salaries of
$40,000-49,000 a year plus incredible benefits. Forty percent of all
Marine Officers are commissioned through the PLC.
This is an unparalleled opportunity to see if you have what it takes to
be a leader in one of the most elite organizations in the world without
committing yourself to service. As a junior officer in the Marine
Corps, the leadership experience you gain will set you apart from your
peers. Many Marine Officers go on to attend top business schools or
work for the FBI, CIA, Department of State, or as executives for Fortune
500 companies.
If this sounds like something that interests you, contact me at
*contact information censored* or email me at *contact information censored*. For more
detailed information, visit my website at *contact information censored*.
Meet with me or a member of my team at the American University Career
Fair Wednesday, September 24th.
Thank you for your time.
Very respectfully,
*censored*
*contact information censored*
This e-mail was sent to you to assess your interest in the U.S. Marine
Corps Officer Programs. If you prefer not to receive future emails,
click http://usmc.marines.com/unsubscribe or copy and paste this URL
into your browser. Please review our privacy policy at
http://www.marines.com/privacy_policy/default.asp
(All contact information that might get me in trouble for sharing has been censored, just in case; but if you want confirmation, I will be willing to send you the information in a PM.)
This is a new low... trying to bait drunken fratboys and paramilitary nutjobs with a happy funtime Marine camp -- with the biggest catch mentioned (almost) explicitly:
4. You will not incur any obligation to the Marine Corps, even after
completing the training (you can choose whether or not to continue with
the program). Your obligation begins when you graduate from college and
decide to accept your commission.
And no, I am not anti-Marines. I am anti-coercion. This is wrong.
Edit: crap, left a bunch of contact stuff in. I don't really think it would be a problem sharing, but I don't want to take any chances.