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06-12-12, 05:34 PM
Thread: 25 miler at Parris Island?
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It's newer then 2008 if they're doing it now. I...
It's newer then 2008 if they're doing it now. I think the longest we did was 12 miles or something around it.
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05-07-12, 07:00 PM
Thread: Vision and Scout Sniper
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I know a few snipers with glasses. Usually,...
I know a few snipers with glasses. Usually, they'll send you to get laser eye correctional surgery pretty quickly but wearing glasses isn't an instant disqualifier. The main things you need are an...
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02-26-12, 02:15 PM
Thread: Waivers at MEPS
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Depends on what the waiver's for, with...
Depends on what the waiver's for, with everything. If it's something small, like maybe getting arrested but not charged for something like shoplifting, and you're relatively good elsewhere, maybe....
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01-14-12, 04:15 AM
Thread: Ok...now I Am Confused (force Reduction?)
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The Marine Corps now has a 1 year early out...
The Marine Corps now has a 1 year early out program, though I doubt anyone's getting out that early. There'll be a draw down of troops in the near future, though it seems they're not doing it until...
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12-25-11, 10:04 PM
Thread: When would I find out my PDS?
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You'll find out duty stations a few weeks before...
You'll find out duty stations a few weeks before your school's over. What I'd have your wife do is, once you find out, fly out to where ever and try to find a place. You'll also have 10 days or so...
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12-23-11, 03:55 AM
Thread: Future of the Marine Corps?
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Everything they've told us was that Afghan...
Everything they've told us was that Afghan deployments were pretty much dead except for a few random little billets come the end of next year and that they were cutting numbers, the exact number they...
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12-23-11, 03:47 AM
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This actually happened while I was in MOS school....
This actually happened while I was in MOS school. They wrote down a list of what they wanted to do that didn't require a clearance then gave him another job. Not sure if he got what he picked though....
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12-09-11, 07:45 AM
Thread: Acl waiver
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Yeah, don't get your hopes up. Especially with...
Yeah, don't get your hopes up. Especially with the downsizing lately, they're looking much more closely at who they're taking these days.
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10-30-11, 06:05 AM
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Ah, that one. Yeah, you'll need to get an SCI...
Ah, that one. Yeah, you'll need to get an SCI caveat so that's out of the question if your parents aren't American. Know a few guys who can't get it for that reason. So unless they'll change their...
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10-23-11, 04:27 PM
Thread: Can non-citizen Marines deploy?
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Your friend's right about the security clearance,...
Your friend's right about the security clearance, but there are plenty of jobs that don't require a clearance overseas. So, yes, you can and quite possibly will be deployed.
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10-19-11, 01:02 AM
Thread: Lifted ban on wearing of bracelots
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The whole thing about them was that they were...
The whole thing about them was that they were never officially allowed. Enforcement was spotty, with the straight motard idiots who can't seem to realize that regulations can actually be wrong who...
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10-19-11, 12:52 AM
Thread: sleeves down all year???
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Wow, never realized how many people would really...
Wow, never realized how many people would really be so mad about something like this. I don't really see how it's a big deal, it's just one less thing I have to worry about all in all.
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10-11-11, 12:58 PM
Thread: Drinking in the Marine Corps
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You'll be fine, there's always someone around who...
You'll be fine, there's always someone around who doesn't drink, a lot of times the older guys or the Mormons. And there's usually people who go somewhere nice and drink and being a DD is always...
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10-11-11, 01:55 AM
Thread: Marriage/Housing Information?
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You can use the facilities free of charge and...
You can use the facilities free of charge and have a military chaplain do the ceremony proper but that's about it, you're footing the bill for anything else.
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10-11-11, 01:49 AM
Thread: Advice for Boot Camp mental challenges?
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It's honestly not that bad, in all honesty it's...
It's honestly not that bad, in all honesty it's the easiest thing I've done in the Marines so far. As much as everyone wants to do the whole "WE CALL IT BOOT CAMP BECAUSE IT ISN'T BASIC TRAINING,...
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10-06-11, 12:13 PM
Thread: What's wrong with the Army???
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Different style of fighting between the Army and...
Different style of fighting between the Army and Marines. Not necessarily bad either way, only an idiot or someone straight out of boot camp, but I repeat myself, would say the Army's horrible, they...
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09-17-11, 12:51 AM
Thread: Poolee Drug Testing
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Depending on when you actually leave, it may not...
Depending on when you actually leave, it may not be that big of a problem. Unless they've changed something drastically, they won't test you again until you actually get to boot camp. They test you...
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09-16-11, 02:22 PM
Thread: General pressured by whitehouse to lie...
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He's a four star general, he can basically do...
He's a four star general, he can basically do whatever he wants in all honesty. Now, if it is true, then that's messed up and I think we can all agree on that.
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09-14-11, 10:08 PM
Thread: Intel MOS non 0231
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2600s do Signals Intelligence, while 0200s are a...
2600s do Signals Intelligence, while 0200s are a more broader form. In the 2600 field there are a few general options, the two main ones being a team and analyst. Team members are the ones that work...
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09-11-11, 07:20 AM
Thread: Visiting other bases
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It's possible to get RA between them, I know a...
It's possible to get RA between them, I know a few people who have. Apparently they'll do it if MCT is backed up but it seems to be a bit of a rare situation so, obviously, don't expect it.
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09-11-11, 03:04 AM
Thread: Top Secret Security Clearance & Bad Credit
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With that little, you won't have a problem at...
With that little, you won't have a problem at all. You'll also talk to an investigator during boot camp or shortly after where you'll be able to explain where the discrepancies are from and why you...
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09-03-11, 04:09 PM
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So to change the rules, you would've all started...
So to change the rules, you would've all started fighting, if I'm reading this correctly? Pushing him around, calling discrimination, things like that? Real strong case.
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09-02-11, 01:53 PM
Thread: Old Corps /New Corps/ what corps?
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Yeah, never had to pay for anything myself, they...
Yeah, never had to pay for anything myself, they gave me everything in terms of gear. Obviously, if you want different stuff you gotta buy it, but I've never had to pay for anything extra. Though...
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09-01-11, 01:58 PM
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Hm, alcohol + Marines = fights. Some people just...
Hm, alcohol + Marines = fights. Some people just don't want that trouble or maybe he's had too much of it and Marines started it usually. Not too surprising, there's enough places around any military...
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09-01-11, 01:48 PM
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It's not exactly hard to get on base without it,...
It's not exactly hard to get on base without it, even if you don't have a military ID. All you have to do is have the name, rank and unit of someone who they can verify that's on the base, show some...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay