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12-23-17, 02:08 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Chulaivet, I would like to point out that you...
Chulaivet, I would like to point out that you will be hard pressed to find a time in my life where I cry bully and you will definitely not find a time like that because someone said something online...
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12-20-17, 07:50 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Thanks Dave! I understand what you mean about how...
Thanks Dave! I understand what you mean about how experience puts it into a different perspective but, I have a hard time believing they have seen females out in live combat situations due to how few...
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12-20-17, 04:24 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Thank you all for your replies. I do agree that...
Thank you all for your replies. I do agree that the majority of women could not make it as a grunt. However I firmly believe that there are some who can. Women are just starting to be able to be in...
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12-16-17, 10:28 AM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Thank you guys for believing in me and I can only...
Thank you guys for believing in me and I can only hope to do you all proud!
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12-15-17, 08:07 PM
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Waiting sucks but I guess that's all I can really...
Waiting sucks but I guess that's all I can really do for a while, huh?
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12-15-17, 07:14 PM
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Okay so there is a possibility that I could do...
Okay so there is a possibility that I could do all the DEP things, just not be officially part of the program before I reach that point of 1 year till I leave for PI. But, you all are fairly certain...
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12-15-17, 05:47 PM
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Zulu, so are you saying that I would have to wait...
Zulu, so are you saying that I would have to wait until they set my date, for PI, to join DEP? Or is there any way I could be in DEP for more than a year?
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12-15-17, 04:58 PM
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So I have repeatedly heard mention of the fact...
So I have repeatedly heard mention of the fact that you can only be in DEP for 1 year. So what happens if I sign up for DEP on my 17th birthday (mid October) stay in the program until I turn 18 but...
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12-15-17, 01:27 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Definitely! I don't plan on doing anything stupid...
Definitely! I don't plan on doing anything stupid (especially if it could get me disqualified). Personally I like to think I'm smarter than that. Fun in the moment, haunting you 30 years later......
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12-15-17, 11:42 AM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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I know I should be open to all MOSs until I have...
I know I should be open to all MOSs until I have a reason to scratch it off the list nut infantry is definitely where my heart is set as of now.
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12-15-17, 11:41 AM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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With my parents I'm pretty sure for a while...
With my parents I'm pretty sure for a while things will be tough and they will try the hardest to get me to change my mind. However, I think that eventually they will come around. Especially my dad,...
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12-15-17, 11:18 AM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Obviously I know that being a female grunt I will...
Obviously I know that being a female grunt I will stick out but, that's different. I have always been the odd one out because I would rather go play soccer on a muddy field than sit around and talk...
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12-15-17, 11:15 AM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Dave, my whole life I've wanted to do things that...
Dave, my whole life I've wanted to do things that are somewhat similar. Most of my life I have been wanting to be FBI (BAU in particular). I even played with the idea of military when I was younger...
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12-14-17, 02:45 PM
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Advanced, I will not pretend to know what it's...
Advanced, I will not pretend to know what it's really like but I will say that this is what I want and I will earn it. I know it will be the best and worst hell anyone could ever imagine (and so much...
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12-14-17, 02:28 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Mike, definitely need to work on not getting...
Mike, definitely need to work on not getting injured. I think I've got ( or am working on the rest). I get how important it is not to get hurt but I am a goalie in soccer and injuries come with the...
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12-13-17, 07:54 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Thanks Mike, I definitely agree with that. I...
Thanks Mike, I definitely agree with that. I personally have no problems setting up boundaries. It's not like the 1st day I will go v=over my "boundaries" in front of everyone but, if something were...
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12-13-17, 06:54 PM
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Thanks Tennessee Top, I didn't see anything too...
Thanks Tennessee Top, I didn't see anything too recent when I looked it up online but, I figure that doesn't guarantee that FETs aren't a thing anymore. I agree it makes sense to keep them around...
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12-13-17, 05:29 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Thanks Tennessee Top, I'm sure it has been and...
Thanks Tennessee Top, I'm sure it has been and will be a problem but I am not quite sure why that should stop women from joining infantry positions. However, your right and it's possible that I will...
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12-13-17, 04:46 PM
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Thanks Mongoose and I completely agree with that....
Thanks Mongoose and I completely agree with that. I know that from day 1 (of boot camp) till the day I leave the Marines, I will be proving myself. I accept that. I have been constantly having to...
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12-13-17, 04:35 PM
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DanM, are FEts still an ongoing thing? I figured...
DanM, are FEts still an ongoing thing? I figured once women were allowed into the infantry the two jobs would just blend together and women would help out communicating when infantry teams were in...
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12-13-17, 04:08 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Also, for what my (completely unqualified and...
Also, for what my (completely unqualified and inexperienced) opinion is worth, I believe that if a woman can meet the same qualifications as men then there is no reason they shouldn't be allowed to...
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12-13-17, 04:02 PM
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Advanced, why? I believe that I know a fair...
Advanced, why? I believe that I know a fair amount about what I'm asking for (I know that I can by no means say I know it all). I know that will never have things even remotly easy and I accept that....
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12-13-17, 03:58 PM
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Hammer, while I do not particularly like it I did...
Hammer, while I do not particularly like it I did ask for your opinion regardless of your stand point and I do believe there is something to be said for knowing why both sides think the way they do....
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12-13-17, 03:51 PM
Thread: Women in the infantry
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Thank you all for all your input, it's really...
Thank you all for all your input, it's really helpful and I appreciate it a lot! (I don't know how to do the thing with the yellow box that shows what I'm talking about) So in the 6th reply by...
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12-12-17, 08:01 PM
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What will the infantry be like as a woman?
So what is it like to be a woman in the infantry? If you aren't in the infantry, have you heard stories? I/m 15 and I know 100% that I want WILL be infantry, I just want to know what it will be like....
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