Archive for September, 2006


PLC-Seniors? I thought you were OCC…

I’m thinking some people might be confused when they read that I’m trying to go back to PLC-Seniors, as opposed to Officer Candidates Class, from which I was originally NPQ’d from, so I’m going to explain.
OCC (10-weeks of training) is for college graduates who wish to become Officers in the Marines. PLC, or Platoon Leaders [...]

7 month update, and one of the last!

Today was a very good day. I had my monthly meeting with my orthopedic specialist at Boston Medical Center. He took another set of x-rays and was very happy with them. My hip appears to be almost healed, and it shouldn’t be more than a couple months before I’m active again!
I keep my crutch by [...]

Motivation - Cpl. Nick Beberniss

The Commandant of the Marine Corps came to visit the injured Marines who are currently patients at Naval Medical Center San Diego on Sept. 15.
A brief visit was not the only event on his schedule as he arrived at NMCSD. Gen. Michael Hagee was there to reenlist Cpl. Nick Beberniss, the Marine Corps’ first Permanent [...]

Black Bean and Corn Tortilla Casserole

Here is the recipe.