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Now if only the government had been willing to put even half that much effort into protecting that innocent little girl, it might have never happened.

My IST was 6 pull ups, 75 crunches, and I ran the 1.5 mile in 12:05 (much worse than before I left, you're pretty sleepy by the time you do the IST). My pull ups dropped off horribly at boot because...

I had my 19th birthday while in Boot and nothing happened. My Heavy even saw me get birthday cards on multiple occasions. He told us his last duty night that he doesn't have time for mind games...

April 10th, 2009
MCRDPI
PLT 3026

Feels amazing to have finally done it, pretty surreal to be home though. If any poolees have any questions about boot, fire away. I know I really appreciated the...

I'm here at the hotel in Raleigh, NC. I'm less nervous than I thought I might be surprisingly. Using one of the PCs they offer at the moment. I think I'll spend most of the night reviewing the...

Well, last day here at home. I'm a little nervous, simply because I want to do so well. I have no fears of not completely recruit training, I simply want to do the absolute best possible. Wish me...

Staff Sergeant, I did the workout you explained and was shocked at how quickly I was unable to do a single pull up. I had done a few max sets earlier in the day however I doubt that had anything to...

I need to get a little house work done and then I will. Two quick questions:

1) Should I simply do one max set of pull ups then start on the negatives? Or do max sets until I can't do anymore then...

Thank you for the advice. I just did a max set, seven pull ups, been a good while since I did seven (it was my previous peak).

My ship date was actually pushed back because I could not do even a single pull up. I would have graduated by now otherwise. Don't let it bring you down too much, just use it as motivation to keep...

Every time I pass by my pull up bar I do a max set. I was seeing very quick progress for a while, usually advancing one pull up a week or more. However then I got sick, went to the beach for ten days...

Thanks to your help and advice my physical fitness has improved dramatically. I have gone from doing zero pull ups to doing six, almost seven. I've gone from thirty eight crunches to having just...

I could see the potential for it to get that way later on, however I doubt highly thta the beginning will be. I guess we can all figure it out once we're there ;). I'm slightly nervous, but more than...

Slightly nervous, very excited. Not sure what my biggest challenge will be. I'll figure it out once I get there.

I always breath through my nose and I run three miles every other day. It does not take long to get used to it.

James Shaw
Graham, NC
MCRD PI
Avionics

My apologies ForeverChanged and congratulations.

Which Cpl, Echo_Four_Bravo? If you meant him then I do not see how that answers my question.

SGT7477, I know I can not comment on what makes a good Marine as I am not one currently. However I have to ask, why do you feel a good Marine must believe in the Judeo-Christian God? I've never read...

I must respectfully disagree, many of our founding fathers were not Christian.

"I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies." -...

PaidinBlood, first let me say that I mean none of what I say to be disrespectful to your religious beliefs, if it comes across that way, please let me know and I will do my best to choose my words...

I was raised a Christian and was very devout for most of my life. However in the past year or so I began to question my faith and after a great deal of research and thought, I was unable to truly...

Great to hear that for those of us without a religion, we are able to have extra time to get squared away.

Thanks once again to everyone for the advice. I've noticed that what everyone has said about technique being a big part of the crunches is very true. I've lowered my arms further down, only go down...

I'm going to ask for a Marine's confirmation on this. But what I have always heard is that to lose fat you want about a 500 Calorie deficit from your body's maintenance level (the amount of calories...