MCRD San Diego Anyone???

[HopefulGrunt2Be]

I'm leaving for San Diego 20060403
03XX, infantry option
Who else is going to SD, if so when do you leave, maybe we'll see each other there. I'm so excited I'm already having trouble sleeping at night thinking about it.

[MKocher]

I'm leaving for San Diego 20060403
03XX, infantry option
Who else is going to SD, if so when do you leave, maybe we'll see each other there. I'm so excited I'm already having trouble sleeping at night thinking about it.

I leave 20060522, so we might see each other from a distance or something.

I'm going in as an 0621, Field Radio Operator AKA Battery Operated Grunt!

[cgkades]

29 palms for you!

[Smalcom]

I leave 20060522, so we might see each other from a distance or something.

I'm going in as an 0621, Field Radio Operator AKA Battery Operated Grunt!

"Battery operated bullet magnet"

[MKocher]

29 palms for you!

Yeah, that's what I heard. Thankfully the FROC course is only 6 weeks long, from what I've been told.

Which one hand is cool, because less time in 29 stumps. On the other hand, it's not so cool, because I can't bring a vehicle, so I'm definately there for 6 weeks.

OH well.

Smalcom: Hah. I hope not! My reserve unit is a Recon unit so hopefully we'll be sneaky enough not to get shot at too much! :banana:

[wannabemarine10]

20060626 In the process of changing to 03xx

[cgkades]

Yeah, that's what I heard. Thankfully the FROC course is only 6 weeks long, from what I've been told.

Which one hand is cool, because less time in 29 stumps. On the other hand, it's not so cool, because I can't bring a vehicle, so I'm definately there for 6 weeks.


you wont need a car. i was there for 4 and a half months and didnt need one. where is your reserve unit?

[HopefulGrunt2Be]

Any grunts out there want to tell me how SOI was??? Not trying to get ahead of myself, just kinda curious. What all determines what you do in the infantry? Is it simply what you are best at?

[VaMarine]

Ahh MCRD SD where Marines are trained,

Fondest Memory was when the Drill Instructor asked if we wanted to call home... Then took us out to the Fence and every time a plane took off we were to Scream for Home.... hahaha soo great..

[MKocher]

you wont need a car. i was there for 4 and a half months and didnt need one. where is your reserve unit?

The only reason I wanted one is because it's so close to Vegas(I'm 21), San Diego, Los Angeles, etc. I thought it would be nice to be able to go to those places on the weekend, plus I have family in the San Diego area.

My Reserve unit is based out of Anchorage, Alaska, why do ya ask?

[sammo777]

20060612

3 months till i leave!!! Excited

MOS: 0300 pretty sure... not fully decided though.. any other mos's like 0300?? ive been lookin around but any advice?

[Changingforever]

20060612; E1 (Some air option; UAV operator, Weather Service, or Air Traffic Control series)

Going to do my best and hope I get my pick of Air Traffic Control, then going to do the best I can in A-school.

[PooleeNGN]

20060619 AE aircraft mechanic

[Cory12231]

When I finish all the paperwork I will be going to San Diego.

[Lithium]

yea Ill be going to San Diego next year...when I get all my recruiting stuff straight and enter DEP

[HopefulGrunt2Be]

Cory12231, whe are you expecting to ship out. if it is soon, we will be there the same time. And if it happens to be 20060403, we arrive the same day.

[Kidd916]

i leave 20060410 MCRD San Diego.

03XX...Doesnt matter, im doing recon.

see you there man. by the way, my names kegan araujo. i have a really messed up last name. im 5'8'' 162 pounds. black hair. wait i guess that wont matter, it gets shaved off. well good luck man, i hope your conditioning :)

[PooleeNGN]

hey one of my recruiter at my recruiting office, he had been training to be a drill instructor and i think he is one now in MCRDSD. he knows me very well, what are the odds that *S/sgt Zepeda* will be my Drill Instructor. hes cool but i have seen what he does to poolees, and i can just imagine how he is gonna be as a DI; theres no way in hell i would like him to be someone he knew in SD. haha

[HopefulGrunt2Be]

Kidd916, yes i will see you there. We have something in common besides our 03XX MOS, my last name is messed up too, its Kiparski. It looks easy, but you wouldnt believe how bad somepeople mess up on it. I am conditioning every day....run 2-5 miles, swim about 30 min. and lots of pushups, pull ups, and crunches (along with a little weight training routine). Im trying to get my pull ups higher though. I take it that since you are going recon you are pretty physically fit, any pointers for getting those pull ups higher? Also, im not trying to be bossy, but ive heard from plenty of people not to get your hopes up on doing recon...get through boot, then see what happens at SOI. But hey, if you strive for recon, go get that sh!t!!! Good luck man. hope to hear from ya.