Well in 2016 I was able to finish my CCNA:S; my CCNP:R-S, CISSP, and ITIL v3 Intermediate Service strategy, design, and transition. Took a small break towards the end of the year because of taking classes to finish by BS in Computer Networks and Security; but enrolled in OSWP to get back in the swing of things. Scheduled my exam for early January 17', and taking a 5 day bootcamp (using as a refresher) to compliment my on-going self study for C|EH Jan 9-13'th; and once these 2 are out of the way I will be tackling the OSCP.
Had my eye on the OSCP for a while; and I want to do it for more personal interest than it coming in handy in the workplace.
I got the following books to assist with the OSCP; but would love to hear from others who have taken it before me on any other study materials that may come in handy.
* Red Team Field Manual
* The Hacker Playbook 2
* Black Hat Python
My background with linux is limited, as well as my programming. When I was in high school they were teaching COBOL to us which left a bad taste in my mouth which is why I followed through with Networking instead

I have been in technical roles with networking for approx 10 years; the later portion of that (4 years) dealing with security appliances, and a more security centric view of networking.
Heres to hoping