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Ok, thanks for answering my question.

So the deal seems to be that you need to be vocal, giving clear instructions and checking up on all the people you're in charge of and to generally give off...

This is a really helpful thread, thanks a lot!

Do you think you could explain a bit more what you mean when you say that you saw a lot of people get kicked out for being poor leaders? What sorts...

Hey everyone,

I spoke with an OSO on the phone last week and he asked me the 'preliminary screening' questions before then scheduling a meeting to see me.

Would it be acceptable to wear a suit...

Actually, I don't know if you guys have been following, but there's been tons of publicity about how with this war in Iraq, many (most, even) soldiers and Marines are bringing their cameras. Some...

Dude, lol, you're on a forum called 'Leatherneck'. Of course people are going to be biased towards the USMC. There's always been rivalry between the branches and people leaning towards the Marines...

Here here!

Well said :)

Jsphsl4204, I still don't understand after reading your post why you're so angry...

Awesome pics, they make me wish I could head over to Parris Island right away! Lol, although pictures of graduation I would imagine hide the pain and general scariness of the training :) You'd...

Enjoy the toughest military boot camp the United States has to offer :D

And remember:
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lol, I didn't have any problems justifying myself, although those were some pretty good responses ;)
I went to a boarding school called Tonbridge (in the town next to Tunbridge Wells).
I was...

By the way, what school do you go to in the UK? I know that CCF is confined to Independent schools and grammar schools mostly...

Also, don't you get a lot of stick for being so into America even...

lol, some really funny responses!

I've just finished boarding school in the U.K.
I also did C.C.F. .... had some really cool experiences, such as flying around in a military helicopter and doing...

Grats :D
Feel free to look down on us undisciplined, lazy, puny civilians :p

Well, based on the video I posted, 'ballistic glass' for the humvee's (that's why I posted it btw). The Marine humvee's in Iraq might be better equipped then the army's ones though.

lol, saying that liberals should stop protesting and support the war is kind of ridiculous because it implies that there is no question or ambiguity about whether we should be fighting the war. Those...

There was a really funny thing about the lowered army boot camp standards on the daily show a while back... I tried finding it on youtube but it looks like it's not there anymore. One of the funniest...

I recommend 'Making The Corps', which is a book about boot camp in which the autor discusses the Corps and also offers some balanced comparisons between the Marines and the Army.

I've read a few...

I plan to see the movie before the end of the summer. In a way, the fact that money is being made around the event of September 11 is a big middle finger in the face of the terrorists. The WTC...

Hey there, I am also international; I grew up in Paris and went to high school in the U.K.
Do you have any relatives in the US? If you do, I'm pretty sure you can use their address.

It's all that preparation by conversing on this site that has given her the edge, I'll bet :)

That's a very motivating reply, Mike McIntyre, although not addressed at me, but thank you nonetheless :)

Fascinating article MillRatUSMC, thanks for posting it.
By the way, for anyone that's interested in all this stuff, I recommend the book called 'Making The Corps'. Although it's main focus is on ...

Sounds like a pretty intelligent bloke, I agree with a lot of what he says.; although his assertion that oil was a prime motivating factor for Iraq... I disagree entirely: if concerns over petroleum...

My parents don't want me killed in a modern day reenactment of the Vietnam War. My entire family is against the way the 'war on terrorism' is being persued by George W. Bush, including my ex-navy...