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I am a fairly new and junior Marine. I graduated boot camp last October and picked up LCPl right before graduating. I just became an 0321 and joined a fleet unit. I don't have to tell you that I'm at...

Merry Christmas everyone,

I'm currently in SOI and I'm set to graduate on January 15th. I'm training as an 0311 but I have an active duty recon contract. The recon instructors were scheduled to...

It doesn't matter if 0311 is in your contract or not. I'm in ITB right now and we are splitting to our MOS platoons after Thanksgiving. Pretty much if you want '11 you'll get it. If they don't have...

As I said in my earlier post, I graduated last Friday as the Company Honor man for Charlie Company. I just wanted to take the chance to thank all of the Marines on this site. I asked questions and...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to tell everybody really quickly that I finally made it. I graduated this morning (Oct 10) as the Company Honor Man. So I am now Lance Corporal David Cornell. I'll give a...

See you on the yellow footprints Sean.

I just wanted to make a final post on this site before I leave. On sunday I'll be leaving home with the plan of arriving in San Diego on monday. Then the challenge begins.

I just want to say...

Thanks man. My first impression of you wasn't all that flattering. But, you've proven me wrong again and again. When your time comes you'll do great. Good luck to you too.

Well I only have a week left until I ship off to Boot Camp (I go to MCRD SD on July 14). I'm sure I'll be on this site a lot in the next few days but I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you to all...

Run hills and run wind sprints. Run until you throw up and then run more. As far as upper body strength goes, do pull ups with a dumbell held between your feet. Twenty pounds should do. That will...

It was 87 last NIGHT where I live (Tucson, Arizona). Its 110 during the day, if you don't drink you will die. If only it really were an un-necessary reminder. Drink water guys. You can't be a hard...

I don't mean to slight those Marines in any way and of course I have no idea what they have been through. However, I think saying things like that to the children is potentially detrimental to the...

Listen to these Marines. The only person telling you to go is a poolee. Just wait and get better. Rest assured your time will come, until then talk to your recruiter.

Ryan, as I said I'm also a Recon wannabe like you. I've been in the DEP for a long time now and I only just got really serious about preparing for Boot Camp and eventually the Recon Indoc. My advice...

Make sure you don't overtrain and hurt yourself more. Also, when you reply to Marines on this site or anywhere, refer to them by their rank and name. That is unless the tell you otherwise.

As...

Okay ryan, I'm not a Marine yet so feel free to take my words with a grain of salt.

First of all, the Marines who have replied to you may seem blunt but the best advice I can give you is; listen...

Hey, it just gives you more time to prepare. Stay positive. That does suck though.

davidlu1222 go fill out your profile. Read the rules of this site. Use the search engine to find a ton of advice, and use proper punctuation and grammer when posting. Also don't hijack other peoples...

Good for you Ryan. I remember that first step being hard. You can definetly wait a year, it will suck waiting so long, but you can PT and gain a lot of knowledge in that time. I'm glad my first...

Okay Ryan, your two posts tell me different things. If I had only read your first one then I would bluntly tell you that, in my humble poolee opinion, that you're not right for the Marine Corps. You...

Talk to your recruiter. They usually will go beyond your expectations if your motivated. Just tell him the situation and see what he says.

Also, I am not a Marine so I cannot be sure, but I...

I'd go with Farsi. The spoken language is a lot easier to learn then Arabic or Manderin. Farsi is the most similiar to English of all the eastern languages (as far as I know). Plus it will probably...

Age 18
Pullups 23
Situps 100+
Run 20:30

Score 285

Damn, I gotta run more.

Right now I'm set to ship 0721 but I'm trying to push it up to the 14th so I can go with two of my buddies. One is doing something with aviation and the other has been trying to get Infantry. I've...

I am not a Marine and do not know the answers to your questions. I just want to say good luck to you. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we're glad you're okay. Let yourself heal and don't lose...