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    Chulaivet, I would like to point out that you...

    Chulaivet, I would like to point out that you will be hard pressed to find a time in my life where I cry bully and you will definitely not find a time like that because someone said something online...
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    Thanks Dave! I understand what you mean about how...

    Thanks Dave! I understand what you mean about how experience puts it into a different perspective but, I have a hard time believing they have seen females out in live combat situations due to how few...
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    Thank you all for your replies. I do agree that...

    Thank you all for your replies. I do agree that the majority of women could not make it as a grunt. However I firmly believe that there are some who can. Women are just starting to be able to be in...
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    Thank you guys for believing in me and I can only...

    Thank you guys for believing in me and I can only hope to do you all proud!
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    Waiting sucks but I guess that's all I can really...

    Waiting sucks but I guess that's all I can really do for a while, huh?
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    Okay so there is a possibility that I could do...

    Okay so there is a possibility that I could do all the DEP things, just not be officially part of the program before I reach that point of 1 year till I leave for PI. But, you all are fairly certain...
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    Zulu, so are you saying that I would have to wait...

    Zulu, so are you saying that I would have to wait until they set my date, for PI, to join DEP? Or is there any way I could be in DEP for more than a year?
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    So I have repeatedly heard mention of the fact...

    So I have repeatedly heard mention of the fact that you can only be in DEP for 1 year. So what happens if I sign up for DEP on my 17th birthday (mid October) stay in the program until I turn 18 but...
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    Definitely! I don't plan on doing anything stupid...

    Definitely! I don't plan on doing anything stupid (especially if it could get me disqualified). Personally I like to think I'm smarter than that. Fun in the moment, haunting you 30 years later......
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    I know I should be open to all MOSs until I have...

    I know I should be open to all MOSs until I have a reason to scratch it off the list nut infantry is definitely where my heart is set as of now.
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    With my parents I'm pretty sure for a while...

    With my parents I'm pretty sure for a while things will be tough and they will try the hardest to get me to change my mind. However, I think that eventually they will come around. Especially my dad,...
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    Obviously I know that being a female grunt I will...

    Obviously I know that being a female grunt I will stick out but, that's different. I have always been the odd one out because I would rather go play soccer on a muddy field than sit around and talk...
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    Dave, my whole life I've wanted to do things that...

    Dave, my whole life I've wanted to do things that are somewhat similar. Most of my life I have been wanting to be FBI (BAU in particular). I even played with the idea of military when I was younger...
  14. Advanced, I will not pretend to know what it's...

    Advanced, I will not pretend to know what it's really like but I will say that this is what I want and I will earn it. I know it will be the best and worst hell anyone could ever imagine (and so much...
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    Mike, definitely need to work on not getting...

    Mike, definitely need to work on not getting injured. I think I've got ( or am working on the rest). I get how important it is not to get hurt but I am a goalie in soccer and injuries come with the...
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    Thanks Mike, I definitely agree with that. I...

    Thanks Mike, I definitely agree with that. I personally have no problems setting up boundaries. It's not like the 1st day I will go v=over my "boundaries" in front of everyone but, if something were...
  17. Thanks Tennessee Top, I didn't see anything too...

    Thanks Tennessee Top, I didn't see anything too recent when I looked it up online but, I figure that doesn't guarantee that FETs aren't a thing anymore. I agree it makes sense to keep them around...
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    Thanks Tennessee Top, I'm sure it has been and...

    Thanks Tennessee Top, I'm sure it has been and will be a problem but I am not quite sure why that should stop women from joining infantry positions. However, your right and it's possible that I will...
  19. Thanks Mongoose and I completely agree with that....

    Thanks Mongoose and I completely agree with that. I know that from day 1 (of boot camp) till the day I leave the Marines, I will be proving myself. I accept that. I have been constantly having to...
  20. DanM, are FEts still an ongoing thing? I figured...

    DanM, are FEts still an ongoing thing? I figured once women were allowed into the infantry the two jobs would just blend together and women would help out communicating when infantry teams were in...
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    Also, for what my (completely unqualified and...

    Also, for what my (completely unqualified and inexperienced) opinion is worth, I believe that if a woman can meet the same qualifications as men then there is no reason they shouldn't be allowed to...
  22. Advanced, why? I believe that I know a fair...

    Advanced, why? I believe that I know a fair amount about what I'm asking for (I know that I can by no means say I know it all). I know that will never have things even remotly easy and I accept that....
  23. Hammer, while I do not particularly like it I did...

    Hammer, while I do not particularly like it I did ask for your opinion regardless of your stand point and I do believe there is something to be said for knowing why both sides think the way they do....
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    Thank you all for all your input, it's really...

    Thank you all for all your input, it's really helpful and I appreciate it a lot! (I don't know how to do the thing with the yellow box that shows what I'm talking about) So in the 6th reply by...
  25. What will the infantry be like as a woman?

    So what is it like to be a woman in the infantry? If you aren't in the infantry, have you heard stories? I/m 15 and I know 100% that I want WILL be infantry, I just want to know what it will be like....
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