FacFortia
06-23-16, 04:56 PM
Hello Marines,
I am not officially a poolee yet (I signed my paperwork for DEP already, but I go to MEPS on 20160705), but I have been working closely with my recruiter for the past few months to get squared away so I'll be as prepared as possible before I go to boot camp (most likely the beginning of June 2017).
After talking with my recruiter and exploring my options, I've set my mind on being an 0321 (wow, shocker) and getting an HZ/Recon contract. My recruiter said that he would give me the HZ contract, IF I prove to the Gunny that I'm in great enough shape to successfully complete BRC.
I took an IST this morning, and my results were:
1.5-mile run - 11:17
Pull-ups - 6
Crunches - 50
He said I did great for my first IST, but I'm really striving for a first class score; I'm not satisfied with my status quo. Can any of you Marines give me tips or things I can do to taper down my run time and increase my pull-ups and crunches? I'm not looking for an easy way, just the one that's going to work. Also, with those scores, if I were to go to boot camp tomorrow, how would I fare?
Perhaps I'm putting the cart before the horse and I should be thinking about graduating from boot camp first, but I really want to be as squared away as I can and ready for anything.
Regards,
Dan
I am not officially a poolee yet (I signed my paperwork for DEP already, but I go to MEPS on 20160705), but I have been working closely with my recruiter for the past few months to get squared away so I'll be as prepared as possible before I go to boot camp (most likely the beginning of June 2017).
After talking with my recruiter and exploring my options, I've set my mind on being an 0321 (wow, shocker) and getting an HZ/Recon contract. My recruiter said that he would give me the HZ contract, IF I prove to the Gunny that I'm in great enough shape to successfully complete BRC.
I took an IST this morning, and my results were:
1.5-mile run - 11:17
Pull-ups - 6
Crunches - 50
He said I did great for my first IST, but I'm really striving for a first class score; I'm not satisfied with my status quo. Can any of you Marines give me tips or things I can do to taper down my run time and increase my pull-ups and crunches? I'm not looking for an easy way, just the one that's going to work. Also, with those scores, if I were to go to boot camp tomorrow, how would I fare?
Perhaps I'm putting the cart before the horse and I should be thinking about graduating from boot camp first, but I really want to be as squared away as I can and ready for anything.
Regards,
Dan