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08-04-10, 12:30 PM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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Well, this is exactly what they did in my case. ...
Well, this is exactly what they did in my case.
Both of my recruiter's wanted to push me through. It was the SNCOIC who made the final call to separate me from the DEP after watching me run at... -
08-03-10, 04:38 PM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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**** Final Update **** The phrase, "If I can...
**** Final Update ****
The phrase, "If I can do it, anyone can," is something overused in our society. Of that I am sure.
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07-08-10, 02:31 PM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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***UPDATE!*** Upon returning from vacation I...
***UPDATE!***
Upon returning from vacation I made two appointments with my physical therapist while waiting to get in with my orthopedic surgeon.
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06-29-10, 11:18 AM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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Thank you. This is sound advice. I'm waiting for...
Thank you. This is sound advice. I'm waiting for a call back from the doctor's office to get an appointment.
I agree that my pain and experiences seem to be more than just benign, normal muscular... -
06-29-10, 09:43 AM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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Talked to my recruiter this morning and, again,...
Talked to my recruiter this morning and, again, he dismissed everything saying it was probably just tendonitis and that I'll get over it.
He also said my biggest mistake was going to physical... -
06-28-10, 10:25 PM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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Zulu, those were my exact thoughts. If I can't go...
Zulu, those were my exact thoughts. If I can't go a couple of miles with body weight, how am I supposed to handle mile after mile of humping full gear?
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06-28-10, 05:23 PM
Thread: Knee Problems: What should I do?
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Knee Problems: What should I do?
Back in October of '09 I decided I wanted to join the Marine Corps Reserves. With the support of my family I started the ball rolling.
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06-03-10, 02:09 PM
Thread: Recruit Pike's blog
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It's been updated now.
It's been updated now.
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05-19-10, 12:04 AM
Thread: How often...
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Every Thursday.
Every Thursday.
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05-17-10, 04:49 PM
Thread: A Note On Maximizing Crunches
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You are more than welcome to come and watch me do...
You are more than welcome to come and watch me do my situps/crunches.
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05-17-10, 09:03 AM
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Last night I did one whopping pull up but 69...
Last night I did one whopping pull up but 69 seconds on the hang.
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05-17-10, 09:02 AM
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For Fun: Guys, What's Your Flexed-Arm Hang Time? Gals, Pull-Ups?
Way back in the beginning, when I first walked into my recruiter's office back in September of last year, he gave me this big long speech about how the men and women train the same and how the only...
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05-16-10, 11:25 PM
Thread: A Note On Maximizing Crunches
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I have to do situps because I have a long torso. ...
I have to do situps because I have a long torso.
No matter how low I try to place my arms, in order for them to touch my thighs I have to do a full sit up.
I talked to a friend of mine (who... -
05-16-10, 11:22 PM
Thread: A Note On Maximizing Crunches
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Why not 200? ;)
Why not 200? ;)
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05-16-10, 11:12 PM
Thread: A Note On Maximizing Crunches
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Well, tonight I did 75 (35 of which I did while...
Well, tonight I did 75 (35 of which I did while holding a 5 lbs weight to my chest (my husband's idea)). Another tip from him was to do a set of ten, do a short one or two second rest where I relax...
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05-15-10, 10:09 PM
Thread: A Note On Maximizing Crunches
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A Note On Maximizing Crunches
At my IST at MEPS I only did 42 crunches despite my best efforts and despite the fact that just a week earlier I had done 75.
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05-13-10, 04:58 PM
Thread: Any other reservists catching crap?
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Another Reservist here. My husband has a great,...
Another Reservist here. My husband has a great, stable job that is about three times what my salary would be and we have a 1 1/2 year old little boy, a house, the whole nine yards. We would be taking...
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05-07-10, 09:31 PM
Thread: Graduates
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I work out. Take care of my house, my husband, my...
I work out. Take care of my house, my husband, my son. I do laundry, vacuum, run to appointments, pay bills, clean, organize..
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05-07-10, 11:21 AM
Thread: MOS School Location
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I found this while I was looking for info on my...
I found this while I was looking for info on my MOS school. It has the MOS numbers, locations of schools and length of the school. It's useful for those who want to know exactly how long their school...
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04-13-10, 05:24 PM
Thread: now what?
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Even if your recruiter tells you it's okay to...
Even if your recruiter tells you it's okay to keep your regular ship date I would ask to have it pushed back.
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04-05-10, 01:45 PM
Thread: Whats Your PT???
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I've learned that by myself I don't do diddly....
I've learned that by myself I don't do diddly. I'm also not as challenged as when I work out in a group. I just have way too much to do at home. With a baby and a home to take care of, if I'm in my...
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03-29-10, 01:26 AM
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Questions and Answers
Here is the whole, single document of all seven Marine Corps History Enabling Learning Objectives and the answers.
Hope this helps some poolees out. My fingers are exhausted but it served as a... -
03-29-10, 01:23 AM
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Answers!
Disclaimer: While these answers are directly quoted or paraphrased from the Marine Corps Recruit Handbook of 1997 they do not contain the full text word for word. It is up to you to research and...
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03-28-10, 07:29 PM
Thread: Quiz for Poolee's
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There.. I made another thread. Marine Corps...
There.. I made another thread. Marine Corps History Enabling Learning Objectives.
Hopefully that's the kind of quiz you are looking for.
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03-28-10, 07:25 PM
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The Marine Corps History Enabling Learning Objectives
These questions are taken directly from the Enabling Learning Objectives (ELO) of the Marine Corps Recruit Handbook. The answers to the quiz are also taken directly from the book.
You can also...
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