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09-13-14, 09:27 PM
Thread: Corporals Course
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Corporals Course is done at the command level. It...
Corporals Course is done at the command level. It tends to be run by a First Sergeant or Sergeant Major with a bunch of SNCO and Sergeants under him/her. A good professional Corporals course won't be...
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09-13-14, 09:18 PM
Thread: 2 FITREP Questions
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2 FITREP Questions
Good evening Marines,
I just completed my first MROW-S for a FITREP... my first one. Now that I am done I have 2 questions, and was hoping to see what the community had to say.
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07-27-14, 01:23 PM
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They can non-rec you for any good reason. If you...
They can non-rec you for any good reason. If you have a low PFT score and haven't improved it before they might do it again. If you are worried about getting non-rec'd for a promotion again the best...
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07-01-14, 08:55 PM
Thread: Should MCT Be Right After Boot Camp?
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I think you make a very valid point, but I...
I think you make a very valid point, but I personally disagree with it being a better way to do things.
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07-01-14, 05:43 PM
Thread: Should MCT Be Right After Boot Camp?
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At modern MCT you don't have any contact with...
At modern MCT you don't have any contact with active duty personnel (other than your instructors) unless they post you to the Security Guard (roaming 24/7 firewatch teams to keep people there longer...
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06-22-14, 06:42 PM
Thread: Intel MOS
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Agreed. It is not meant to be a knock on the...
Agreed. It is not meant to be a knock on the Infantry. They do an important job, and everyone else is just there to support them (including me). That being said, an enlisted 03XX lance corporal does...
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06-22-14, 05:20 PM
Thread: Intel MOS
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This is a good idea. As an intelligence Marine he...
This is a good idea. As an intelligence Marine he will have many more opportunities to do much more interesting stuff than a grunt will in peace time. It will also help him more with getting a law...
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06-21-14, 05:20 PM
Thread: Intel MOS
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If he is going active duty then he may go to one...
If he is going active duty then he may go to one of a number of different intelligence schools.
When you join active duty you sign up for the occupational field instead of the MOS. So anyone who... -
12-19-13, 05:13 PM
Thread: 5831 Books
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This is very good advice. Alternatively, here are...
This is very good advice. Alternatively, here are four things that you can do. (least to most important)
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12-12-13, 08:06 PM
Thread: IMA in Quantico
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As a follow up, yes there are billets for me in...
As a follow up, yes there are billets for me in the SMCR near where I live, however I want to keep the IMA option open and explore it.
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12-12-13, 08:05 PM
Thread: IMA in Quantico
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Thanks. I am actually still on SMCR contract for...
Thanks. I am actually still on SMCR contract for a few more years and have a career planner who sits next to a PSR at my HTC. I know that some info can only be acquired by the right person in front...
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12-12-13, 06:06 PM
Thread: IMA in Quantico
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IMA in Quantico
Good evening (morning, afternoon) Marines,
Quick question. I should be picking up soon, and will no longer be able to fill my billet (its an E-3 reserve billet and I am on the verge of E-5). I... -
12-08-13, 04:17 PM
Thread: is this tattoo in regs?
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[QUOTE=sovereign;936443]No doubt! I...
I literally named every position I could. Not every until will have each of these positions. I don't know if he is combat arms, support, or in the wing. Depending on which one he is he will have some...
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12-05-13, 06:04 PM
Thread: is this tattoo in regs?
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You say your Sgt is too busy for you? First of...
You say your Sgt is too busy for you? First of all, unless you are the assistant PLT Sgt (in which case you should already know the answer) there is someone between you and him. A fire team leader,...
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11-14-13, 05:41 PM
Thread: Leadership positions in bootcamp
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In 2011 they asked a ton of questions to pick...
In 2011 they asked a ton of questions to pick guide, squad leader, and scribe. The main leadership positions were given to Marines that had been in NROTC at first, but switched around throughout. In...
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11-13-13, 05:57 PM
Thread: Firearms Training
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Thank you for your input and good wishes!
Thank you for your input and good wishes!
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11-12-13, 05:35 PM
Thread: Firearms Training
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Firearms Training
Good evening Marines,
Has anyone here gone into the Firearms Training field (outside of your employment in military or law enforcement)? I love training people in the proper use of firearms, and... -
07-16-13, 07:20 PM
Thread: Foreign Weapons Instructors Course
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Thank you gentlemen. I think that its going to be...
Thank you gentlemen. I think that its going to be a good course.
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07-15-13, 06:16 PM
Thread: Foreign Weapons Instructors Course
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Rocky, Thank you for the response. I will...
Rocky,
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07-15-13, 12:50 PM
Thread: Foreign Weapons Instructors Course
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Foreign Weapons Instructors Course
Does anyone have personal experience with this course at WTBN Quantico?
I have read what little I could find about it online (and on the WTBN Quantico website), but wanted to see if anyone has had... -
07-06-13, 07:17 PM
Thread: 8th and I
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No cammies except for official work. You will go...
No cammies except for official work. You will go from your place of duty straight to the barracks to change, then be allowed to go about your business. Walking around you will routinely run into...
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05-24-12, 06:33 PM
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-CITE- 18 USC Sec. 701 ...
-CITE- 18 USC Sec. 701 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 33 - EMBLEMS,...
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05-24-12, 06:05 PM
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The birthdate thing is a printing error....
The birthdate thing is a printing error. Depending on the contractor, some of the birthdates are printed on the bottom of the picture rather than under them. Printer error. Same goes for the brighter...
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05-02-12, 08:35 AM
Thread: Question Marines.
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Could be a civilian. Remember, we aren't the only...
Could be a civilian. Remember, we aren't the only ones out there wearing our MarPat and I am reasonably sure that if he was a Marine he would have been knifehanded back to MCRD when the first NCO...
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04-26-12, 08:48 PM
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While I am no fan of CAIR, Isn't that congressman...
While I am no fan of CAIR, Isn't that congressman the one who recently claimed to have a list of 80 sitting congress members who were members of the communist party, but won't name them to the public?
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