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12-28-11, 08:52 PM
Thread: -le gasp- the clock is ticking...
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-le gasp- the clock is ticking...
I doubt a lot of you know me/remember me from when I was most active during the summer, but I just want to say that it's been real cool here. I have 5 days left before I ship to Parris Island. My...
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12-24-11, 09:17 PM
Thread: Happy Holidays poolees!
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Happy Holidays poolees!
Here to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years :)
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12-15-11, 10:27 PM
Thread: I can't do pull/chin-ups
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Poolee, you just dug us all a ****hole that's...
Poolee, you just dug us all a ****hole that's impossible to get out...
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12-13-11, 01:08 PM
Thread: Reserve Infantry
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I just had an INI interview with Weapons Co., 2nd...
I just had an INI interview with Weapons Co., 2nd Battalion today and the Master Sergeant told me virtually the same thing, sir. It depends. He said a lot of times we'll be in a class, other times in...
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12-12-11, 09:10 AM
Thread: Are there scrawny kids out there?
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I was garbage on my very first IST, shortly after...
I was garbage on my very first IST, shortly after DEP'ing in. I couldn't do a single pullup, not even half of one. Barely did 55 situps, and I ran 1.5 miles in nearly 15 minutes. 6 months later I'm...
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12-12-11, 09:04 AM
Thread: Reserve Infantry
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I understand that sir, but I wasn't able to go...
I understand that sir, but I wasn't able to go active because I received a DEP discharge for personal reasons and later re-enlisted. Brought it on myself and can't complain, just happy I was given...
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12-08-11, 10:13 PM
Thread: welcome aboard tin
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My recruiter told me the card was sort of like a...
My recruiter told me the card was sort of like a 'token' to refer to as a way to boost motivation. He didn't say anything about taking it to boot camp. :/
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12-08-11, 10:06 PM
Thread: *Anyone looking to join the Corps Soon?
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I think Bradleyy wants to graduate boot camp as a...
I think Bradleyy wants to graduate boot camp as a PFC. :D
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12-07-11, 06:22 AM
Thread: Pool Function - IST scores.
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Pullups - 9 Situps - 152 in 2 minutes 1.5 mile...
Pullups - 9
Situps - 152 in 2 minutes
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12-05-11, 09:25 PM
Thread: Reserve Infantry
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Reserve Infantry
Good evening Marines, poolees, and all others. I am shipping to MCRDPI in roughly 3 weeks as a Reservist with an 0341 mortarman contract. I am wondering if any Marine(s) here have experience as a...
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12-04-11, 08:26 AM
Thread: DEP Discharge Question
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I hope nobody makes the same mistake I did. I...
I hope nobody makes the same mistake I did. I initially DEP'd in late April 2011 and requested a discharge sometime in September for a personal hardship with family. I put all crap aside and got my...
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12-02-11, 10:48 PM
Thread: I can't do pull/chin-ups
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Your recruiter may push your ship date back until...
Your recruiter may push your ship date back until you're able to pass an IST. But you're only allowed to be in the DEP for up to a year.
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08-31-11, 08:56 AM
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Lol. We have to do duck walks throughout the...
Lol. We have to do duck walks throughout the recruiting building while holding a 25 pound weight over our heads. It's the most brutal thing ever, especially when we're told to do it all over again...
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07-30-11, 10:04 PM
Thread: ASVAB Scores & MOS (Poolee directed)
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Can you explain a bit about what the MOS of Bulk...
Can you explain a bit about what the MOS of Bulk Fuel Specialist does?
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07-30-11, 02:07 PM
Thread: ASVAB Scores & MOS (Poolee directed)
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I scored a 60 when I took it while I was still a...
I scored a 60 when I took it while I was still a senior in high school. Haha. I remember that the mechanics section destroyed me, heck, even some parts of math were tough. Since then I've taken an...
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07-29-11, 04:37 PM
Thread: Open Contract and Stand-By
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Good piece of info there :thumbup:
Good piece of info there :thumbup:
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07-29-11, 04:32 PM
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I used to get side cramps real bad whenever I'm...
I used to get side cramps real bad whenever I'm nearing the end of a nice 3-miler. A few Marines back at my RSS who would come run and PT with us suggested that we avoid loading on water within the...
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07-19-11, 09:51 PM
Thread: Dream Sheet?
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So how come I had 3 choices put down on a dream...
So how come I had 3 choices put down on a dream sheet? Is it because none of the jobs I selected were open?
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07-18-11, 09:38 PM
Thread: Dream Sheet?
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Dream Sheet?
I've been in the DEP for about 3 months now, and I don't know why I'm just thinking about it now but I'm curious about the 3 choices on the "dream sheet" that you fill out with your liaison at MEPS....
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07-18-11, 09:27 PM
Thread: Really awkward moment
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As Gunnery Sgt. Dan Daly one said to motivate his...
As Gunnery Sgt. Dan Daly one said to motivate his Marines to attack, "Come on, you sons of b-----s, do you want to live forever?"
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07-05-11, 07:39 PM
Thread: Poolee PT before Bootcamp
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Over here we PT Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and...
Over here we PT Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and the "go hard" Saturdays of each week. Usually it's a 2.5/3 mile run, a host of push-ups (both regular and diamond), pull-ups, crunches, and pushing a...
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07-05-11, 11:10 AM
Thread: Happy 235 Birthday USA!
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Happy birthday (although a day late posting it),...
Happy birthday (although a day late posting it), my dear America!
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06-13-11, 04:27 PM
Thread: Why does meps suck?
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My recruiter advised me to look at the brighter...
My recruiter advised me to look at the brighter side of all the smoking and a$$ chewing that will take place in boot camp. "You'll be in the best shape of your entire life." ;)
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06-13-11, 04:22 PM
Thread: sergeant major cup
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Ouch, it must have sucked for him. Our guide kept...
Ouch, it must have sucked for him. Our guide kept screwing up the grip and snap, and the guide two platoons to the left of us was screamed at by the Drill Instructor for not saying "Yes, sir!" or...
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06-12-11, 03:38 PM
Thread: sergeant major cup
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Oh and the Drill Instructor went hard on a few...
Oh and the Drill Instructor went hard on a few poolees holding their flags because they kept screwing up, hahaha.
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