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07-14-11, 09:02 AM
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I'm not a pilot either but I am also looking to...
I'm not a pilot either but I am also looking to become one after college. Marines are the only ones that will guarantee you a flight slot. This is both great and bad because in order to get that slot...
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07-12-11, 10:16 PM
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You’ll get a varied opinion from those in your company and platoon. As stated by others, you will get treated like a boot even if you’re a Cpl or Sgt. It’s just the way it is, guys do two or three...
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07-07-11, 11:38 PM
Thread: What are you doing now.
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I went on a coast guard forum and asked the...
I went on a coast guard forum and asked the officers on the aviation side of it. I was told deployments were usually either a few days or at max a few weeks. They all validated what you said but it...
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07-05-11, 01:25 AM
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Be prepared to hear some tall tales! I knew guys...
Be prepared to hear some tall tales! I knew guys who were 03's and never saw combat. I met guys who were cooks and were wearing a combat action ribbon. I got my CAR and even I can't agree with other...
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07-05-11, 12:59 AM
Thread: Issue with parents
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I had the same issue. When I was 17! My parents...
I had the same issue. When I was 17! My parents said the same thing to me. I flipped the table and said, "fine, if you don't sign the waiver, as soon as I turn 18, I will sign it myself and you'll...
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07-05-11, 12:48 AM
Thread: PT within recruit station?
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Been there! I had the same question when I was...
Been there! I had the same question when I was your age. I went to the recruiter but was not allowed to PT due to liabilty. As soon as I turned 17, I was allowed, without it I would've had a hard...
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07-05-11, 12:31 AM
Thread: rifleman vs. machine gunner
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I was an 0311 and played in the sandbox twice...
I was an 0311 and played in the sandbox twice from 06-07 and 07-08. The main difference between an 11 and a 31 is that there are less 31’s and they often picked up rank faster than us. Another...
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07-05-11, 12:17 AM
Thread: Tattoo idea
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A tat isn't something you should get just to have...
A tat isn't something you should get just to have a label on yourself. I got a Meat tag and I only got it before my second deployment because I realized that it might've proved useful plus it meant...
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07-04-11, 11:53 PM
Thread: What are you doing now.
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I work for the GIBill! Getting a B.S. hoping to...
I work for the GIBill! Getting a B.S. hoping to go back in and fly. Probably Coast Gaurd cause I don't want to deploy anymore and am now living the married life. I know that the Corps and marraige...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay