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01-06-10, 08:41 PM
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Just to make sure that I got my intel correct...
Just to make sure that I got my intel correct about the DoD providing actual uniforms and equipment on approved scripts, I called my buddy again who does location work on movies. This time, I took...
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01-05-10, 07:01 PM
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Just spoke with a buddy of mine who has worked on...
Just spoke with a buddy of mine who has worked on a number of movies as a location manager/assistant including "Boogie Nights," "Blast from the Past," "Heartbreakers," "One Night at McCool's" and...
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01-02-10, 07:53 PM
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Interesting thread and theory. Timely, too, as I...
Interesting thread and theory. Timely, too, as I just happened to catch Heartbreak Ridge" on the tube this afternoon. Didn't catch the entire flick and I might've missed something but from what I...
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12-15-09, 08:02 PM
Thread: Showers
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That's exactly what I was thinkin! Thread starts...
That's exactly what I was thinkin! Thread starts out with a question on takin showers in basic training and segues over to a question on what belts you wear before MCMAP and a discourse on Brasso.
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12-15-09, 09:34 AM
Thread: Showers
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This reminds me of my first shower in basic...
This reminds me of my first shower in basic training. All the shower heads got turned on. We marched into the shower area single file, walking under each shower head without stopping. In and out...
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12-15-09, 09:31 AM
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I strained both of my hamstrings about three...
I strained both of my hamstrings about three months ago, the left much more than the right. The left ham was so bad that my left butt cheek hurt when sitting in a chair. Tried ice and heat, neither...
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12-12-09, 08:37 PM
Thread: 2009 Army-Navy Football Game
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2009 Army-Navy Football Game
For those of you who didn't watch this year's Army-Navy football game, the Navy team had the Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor on their left sleeve and the Navy anchor on their right sleeve. Don't...
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12-05-09, 04:32 PM
Thread: Military Fitness Summit?
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Military Fitness Summit?
At the end of last week, I was in Orlando at the Athletic Business Conference & Expo. I found a flyer laying around about a Military Fitness Summit. Had an entire day of discussions/meetings about...
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11-14-09, 09:37 AM
Thread: Rifle marksmanship badge questions
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BullfrogKen said: As I recall it went - ...
BullfrogKen said:
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200 yards
Slow fire - 5 rounds standing; 5 rounds kneeling; 5 rounds sitting on the Able.
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11-13-09, 04:48 PM
Thread: Rifle marksmanship badge questions
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I seem to recall that it was 190 for marksman,...
I seem to recall that it was 190 for marksman, 210 for sharpshooter and 220 for expert.
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09-17-09, 03:44 PM
Thread: Shooting the Marine Corps way
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I was rifling through - no pun intended - some...
I was rifling through - no pun intended - some old papers in our building and was stunned to find a nearly mint copy of "Marine Corps Score Book: A Rifleman's Instructor" from 1912 by Captain William...
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09-10-09, 06:45 PM
Thread: More than one 300 PFT
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Looks like it was 27 Dec 08. I also see where...
Looks like it was 27 Dec 08.
I also see where he scored a 288 in the PFT. Just a wild guess, but I bet he did 100 crunches for 100 points and ran 20:00 for 88.
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09-09-09, 09:21 PM
Thread: More than one 300 PFT
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I did a number of different googles. Started...
I did a number of different googles. Started googling with something like this: pull-ups record Marine San Diego recruit 131. That gave me info on Bell as well as the record that he broke (91...
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09-09-09, 08:29 PM
Thread: More than one 300 PFT
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Hate to follow-up myself but I did some googling...
Hate to follow-up myself but I did some googling and found intel on this pull-up record, at least at MCRD SD. The earliest record I could find was 65 pull-ups set in 1999. Seth Redford (Irvine CA?)...
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09-09-09, 07:36 PM
Thread: More than one 300 PFT
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Hmmmmm. Okay, I went back and checked the thread...
Hmmmmm. Okay, I went back and checked the thread about the recruit setting the record of 76. It was at MCRDSD. However, I just noticed the date of the thread: 2002. So it's possible that the record...
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09-09-09, 03:25 PM
Thread: More than one 300 PFT
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So that recruit who set the record of 76 pull-ups...
So that recruit who set the record of 76 pull-ups woulda gotten 280 more points for doing 56 pull-ups past 20 . . . for a total of 380 points just from pull-ups? Wow!
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08-09-09, 06:13 PM
Thread: Battle: Los Angeles (movie)
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Battle: Los Angeles (movie)
Yesterday, I spoke with a good friend of mine works as an assistant location manager on movies. His latest is called "Battle: Los Angeles." In a nutshell, it's about aliens who try to take over Los...
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07-30-09, 12:06 PM
Thread: "Gunny"...appropriate for recruiter?
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"Gunny"...appropriate for recruiter?
This was actually a thread in Pool(ee) Hall where I tried to make a reply but wasn't allowed. At any rate, here's my take on the use of the term "gunny":
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05-09-09, 02:23 PM
Thread: Marine Corps Daily 16 workout
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One addendum to the 500 pull-ups: In 2003, Alan...
One addendum to the 500 pull-ups: In 2003, Alan Sharkany Jr, a former Marine, set an "unofficial" world record of 239 pull-ups in one hour in New York City (captured on FOX News). It was...
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05-08-09, 09:31 PM
Thread: Marine Corps Daily 16 workout
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Ultimate PT Goal: 500 Push-ups 1 hour - Day 1 ...
Ultimate PT Goal:
500 Push-ups 1 hour - Day 1
500 Sit-ups 1 hour - Day 2
8 Mile Run 84 minute - Day 3
500 Crunches 1 hour - Day 4
500 Pull-ups 1 hour - Day 5
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05-04-09, 08:02 PM
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Question on Police Academy versus Boot Camp
This quesiton is geared toward those of you who have gone through some type of police academy as well as boot camp. I know that there are obvious differences between the two (such as the mission)...
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03-30-09, 04:50 PM
Thread: How to give drill commands..
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Without dusting off my drill manual (circa 1978,...
Without dusting off my drill manual (circa 1978, though I bet it hasn't changed much), here are some additional points which I hope are true despite my deteriorating memory chip:
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03-18-09, 03:52 PM
Thread: Marine Corps JROTC Uniforms
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This reminds me of a funny story (and, hopefully,...
This reminds me of a funny story (and, hopefully, one that I haven't told here before).
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02-08-09, 10:51 AM
Thread: Chairman of the JCS
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Chairman of the JCS
I had what's probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear Admiral Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speak at Princeton University on February 5. I work on the campus and the...
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01-31-09, 07:51 AM
Thread: Pullups dropping?
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It's likely due to the extra bodyweight. If I...
It's likely due to the extra bodyweight. If I attach an additional 20 pounds to my existing bodyweight and try to do pull-ups, I won't do nearly as many. And in your case, you were only 145 to...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay